Together we have to develop a cent percent literate and well-educated Chhattisgarh for the development of a healthy and prosperous Chhattisgarh. Ensure that no child in our family or neighbourhood is deprived of school admission,” said Chief Minister Raman Singh.
In the district-level farmers and women’s convention held at the mini stadium here on Sunday, Singh blessed the children admitted in schools under the State-wide ‘School Admission Festival’.He said that education is necessary for the personality development of every child.
Singh, in order to bring development in the district, dedicated and performed bhumi poojan of different construction works costing Rs 65 crore, including high-level bridge on the Kela River costing Rs 6.90 crore and Prime Minister Rural Road Scheme costing Rs16.35 crore.
Addressing the joint function of farmers, women convention and School Admission Festival, the chief minister said that the state government has decided to observe this year as Education Quality Year in all the government schools in the State. Teachers, parents and common people have important participation in it. For the participation of local villagers in the school education, School Development Committees would be strengthened and with their cooperation Gram Sabhas would be conducted,he added.
Mentioning about different schemes launched for farmers and women, the Chief Minister asked them to take benefit of these schemes. To link villages in the district to the mainstream of development, roads were being constructed,he said.
In the programme, the Chief Minister distributed free solar light to 702 literacy promoters and kotwars, cheques to 1,000 women workers involved in building construction for sewing machines and cycles, loan worth Rs10.15 lakh to 41 Women Self Help Groups for different professions and fishing nets and ice boxes to 305 fishermen.
Under the grants schemes of the Agriculture Department, the Chief Minister distributed modern farm implements, minikits of seeds, diesel pumps and power trillers to 270 farmers.The Chief Minister performed bhumi poojan and laid foundation stones for BSc Nursing College at Raigarh district headquarters costing Rs 7.58 crore, 100-bed Mother and Child Health Centre building costing Rs15 crore and Women Health Worker (ANM) Training Centre building costing Rs2.86 crore.