Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh who completed 12 years in office on Saturday claimed that the State has taken a giant leap during his tenure and Chhattisgarh is now the fastest growing State.
Outlining priority of his Government, Singh remarked, “focus for upcoming years would be on robust development such as boosting road connectivity, construction of rail corridors, separation of electricity feeders for agricultural pumps and ensuring internet connectivity in 10,000 village Panchayats by 2018,’’.
“We took a giant leap in 12 years, Chhattisgarh was the first State to have brought Food Security Act and now it’s surely the fastest growing State,’’ Singh told reporters at a crowded press conference which he held to present report card of the BJP Government.
He informed that State produces country’s 30 percent sponge iron, 18 percent cement and roughly 25 percent aluminium. He added that his Government would pump in `50,000 crore over the next three years to boost connectivity through rail and road network. He reiterated that infrastructure build has been sped up and more funds are available for social welfare, education, health and welfare for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.
The Chief Minister claimed that Surguja region which lies in north of the State has been totally freed from Naxal menace while a large swathe of vast southern Bastar has also been freed from Maoists’ hold.
“Very soon a day will come when anyone could travel up to Konta (southern tip) in State without any fear,’’ he opined.
“Chhattisgarh this year faced the worst drought of 12 years of my tenure, 117 tehsils have been classified as drought-hit and drought has been categorised as natural calamity in the State and the affected farmers would get the benefits accordingly,’’ the Chief Minister revealed.