Raipur 14 December 2022/ The Medical Education Department of the state government has suspended Dr Manju Ekka, a gynaecologist at the hospital attached to Rajmata Smt. Devendra Kumari Singhdeo Government Medical College Ambikapur with immediate effect for showing negligence in allocated work. She has been suspended in connection with the death of patient Smt. Subuktara, husband Shri Israfil, was referred from Pratappur in the hospital affiliated with the Medical College, on November 29, in a case related to high-risk pregnancy. Despite receiving information from the hospital during her on-call duty in the hospital, she did not promptly discharge her official duties and responsibilities.

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- Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel reached the venue of village Bagarpali of Khallari assembly constituency for Bhent-Mulaqat.

- Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel commenced the Bhent-Mulaqat program by garlanding the portrait of ‘Chhattisgarh Mahtari’ and lighting a lamp in front of it.

- The Bhent-Mulaqat Abhiyan began with the state song "Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar."

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  Mahasamund :TNINS , 13 December 2022/ Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated and performed Bhumi Pujan of development works worth Rs 64 crore 13 lakh 92 thousand in Basna assembly constituency today. This includes Bhoomipujan of 37 development works worth Rs 32 crore 64 lakh 09 thousand and inauguration of 23 works worth Rs 32 crore 59 lakh 83 thousand.

The works for which bhumi pujan was performed include construction of new roads, bridges and culverts and construction of additional rooms in the college, school building construction, boundary wall construction, cultural building construction, C.C. Roads, community building construction etc.

Chief Minister Mr. Baghel was on Bhent-Mulaqat visit to Basna constituency of Mahasamund district today. During the visit, Mr. Baghel met and interacted with the people of village Pirda and village Gopalpur of Basna and asked about the implementation of state government schemes.

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While addressing the Bhent-Mulaqat program, Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that the state government has formulated various schemes for each section of the society.

And this Bhent Mulaqat campaign is our way to personally inspect the implementation of these schemes, policies and laws. 

Mr. Baghel said  that during Bhent-Mulaqat programme, we meet the beneficiaries and get to know about their experiences, while taking feedback about the implementation of the schemes.

 Announcements made by the  Chief Minister at village Gopalpur of Basna assembly constituency.

 1. A statement granting Basna the status of a subdivision office.

 2. Upgradation of the building of Government Higher Secondary School, Gopalpur.

 3. Upgradation of Village Memra High School into a higher secondary school.

 4. The announcement of the road's construction from Raja Sawaiyya Kala to Lakhagarh village.

 5. The announcement of the canal lining and renovation work at the Devgaon reservoir.

 6. The announcement that Gaurav Path will be built in Pithora Nagar Panchayat.

 7. Announcement of construction of anicut in Bagh river.

 8. A new primary school will be opened in Gram Panchayat Bhokludih.

 9. Instructions for the Gram Panchayat Sarpanch to act right away on the letter about forest rights.

 10. Announcement of the construction of a raised platform shed in Basna's marketplace.

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Bhent mulaqat : Assembly constituency- Basna, Village Gopalpur

Addressing to Bhent-Mulaqat, Chief Minister Mr Bhupesh Baghel stated that several programmes have been created for each class to ensure that each class benefits from the programmes.

  Vidhansabha creates laws and policies, and we are here to discover their implementation.

 He remarked that when we meet the beneficiaries, we may hear about their joys and sorrows and understand more about how the plans are being carried out.

 In accordance with the Chief Minister, under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, the money was distributed in four instalments and deposited directly into the accounts of the farmers.

 Three to four days remain for the completion of the four years after taking the oath on the 17th. He stated that immediately after taking the oath, they went to the ministry, called a meeting, and decided about loan waiver and support price.

 We have waived the 19 lakh farmer's loan of Rs. 9 thousand 50 crore rupees in our initial judgement.

 Regardless of whether the central government participates, we are working to keep our words.

 Farmers are also granted money based on their requirements, which is utilised for festivals, weddings, and other occasions.

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Cabinet Minister Mohammad Akbar today distributed residential pattas to 126 families and letters of approval for construction of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to 09 families in the collector's office. Cabinet Minister Mohd. Akbar, Municipality President Rishi Kumar Sharma and the present people's representatives congratulated the beneficiaries and distributed the Prime Minister's acceptance letter with their own hands. So far, 1 thousand 104 persons have been given residential lease by the Cabinet Minister Mo. Akbar.

These families recieved the housing approval letter

Residential lease(patta) was given to 126 beneficiaries of Kawardha city in collector's office hall and 09 beneficiaries namely, Sunita, husband Bal Swaroop, Hansi Bai husband Akal Singh, Jaitram husband Udhoram, Prema husband Govardhan Yadav, Bendiya husband Gautriha, Fekan Bai husband Bhagwani Manikpuri, Lakshmi" Shrivas husband Vinod Shriwas, Jameli Bai husband Adhanu Jaiswal, Savita Manikpuri husband Fuldas Manikpuri were given the Prime Minister's residence approval letter.

The cabinet minister read out the names of 126 beneficiaries

Beneficiaries were content after getting residential lease and approval letter. While congratulating wishing  luck to all the families, Cabinet Minister Mohammad Akbar read out the names of the beneficiaries of all the wards and informed the beneficiaries. He also said that special attention should be paid to the basic problems and all the schemes of the government should be taken till the last person and facilities should be made available to everyone.

Our government stands for the welfare of the poor - Rishi Kumar Sharma

Municipality President Rishi Kumar Sharma said that our government is the government that works for the welfare of poor, our government is fulfilling its promises , the residential lease have been given to 1 thousand 104 eligible families of the city so far  under 'Rajiv Gandhi Ashray Yojana'. Collector Janmejay Mahobe, Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Aggarwal, Municipal President Rishi Kumar Sharma, Vice President Jameel Khan, Chairman, Councillors, Aldermen, Chief Municipal Officer Naresh Kumar Verma, Executive Engineer M.L.Kurre and officers-employees, People's representatives, dignitaries were present on this occasion.

 Distance reduced by 20 kms, farmers relieved by the new centre

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As per the intentions of Chief Minister Mr. Baghel,Paddy procurement has been commenced in Chhattisgarh from November 1, 2022, under which paddy is also being procured in all the procurement centers of Dantewada district. It is noteworthy that earlier there were 12 procurement centers in Dantewada district. Keeping in view the convenience of the farmers that they need not travel far to sell paddy , now the 13th procurement center has been set up in Gram Panchayat Keshapur. With Keshapur becoming a paddy procurement centre, 626 registered farmers of these 14 villages of Keshapur, Midkulnar, Kavalnar, Bhogam, Purantarai, Tudparas, Kuper, Manganar, Pandewar, Gondpal, Kamalur, Jhirka, Revanar will be able to sell their paddy at the support price in this centre.

Due to the formation of new paddy procurement centers, farmers are relieved that they need not travel far to sell their produce. Where earlier farmers had to travel numerous kilometres to sell paddy. Due to the long distance of the villages from the procurement center, sometimes the farmers used to spend more in transportation than the profit earned by selling paddy. Farmers used to go to Balud which is about 15 to 20 kilometers away. Due to which they had to spend some money in carrying the paddy and it also took more time. But now with the opening of new centres, the facilities have become closer to the farmers villages. Also, after the sale of paddy, the payment amount reaches the farmers' account within 24 to 48 hours.

Mr. Chandan Bhogami, a farmer and a resident of Manganar, says that earlier he used to go to Balud to sell his paddy, but now opening of procurement center in Keshapur has brought a lot of relief in his life. He also informed that numerous farmers are also getting the benefits of state governments public welfare  schemes like Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. He further said that now Kodo and Kutki are also being produced by farmers which will be sold at the support price. Further, he says that he will invest his savings in the cultivation of next batch of produce and hopes to earn a good profit. He expressed gratitude towards the Chief Minister for opening the new centre.

Mr. Sarju Kumar Nag, a resident farmer of Purantarai Patel Para, says that many farmers are getting convenience as the new centre does not require him to travel far to sell his produce. 

It is notable that the Chhattisgarh government has started paddy procurement for the year 2022-23 on the support price from November 01, 2022, which will continue till January 31, 2023. While increasing the support price of paddy this year, the support price of paddy  has been fixed at Rs.2040/- for normal paddy and 2060/- per quintal for Grade A Paddy .Chhattisgarh government has also launched Token Tunhar Haath app for farmers to buy paddy at support price. Due to which farmers are selling their crop without queuing up by registering themselves online. Small and marginal farmers are being given tokens on priority basis in procurement centres. A total of 13140 quintals have been purchased in 13 procurements of the district and 1763.60 quintals of paddy has been procured in Keshapur so far.

 Dantewada transforming itself with its invaluable experiences

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Chhattisgarh's innovative initiatives were showcased at the International Summit on Social and Behavior Change Communication held in Marrakesh, Morocco from December 5 to 9. The 'Bapi Na Uwat', is an innovative program initiated by the Dantewada district that has garnered accolades in the field of behaviour change at the international level. The grandmother is known as ‘bapi’ in the local Gondi language. Bapis are participating voluntarily in the program and motivating the mothers and family members on child care, feeding, breastfeeding, health and nutrition. There is one Bapi in each of the 143 gram panchayats of the district. Bapis get the support of village-level volunteers, ‘Satrangi Nayak’ and ‘Satrangi Nayika’. This Chhattisgarh model was highlighted by UNICEF Head of Social Behavior Change (SBC) Mr.Siddharth Shrestha, and SBC expert Mr. Abhishek Singh.

An innovative initiative of the Dantewada district, the ‘Bapi Na Uwat’ program was launched on December 10, 2020, to reduce the rate of malnutrition in the district and adopt healthy practices, with the technical support of the District Administration and UNICEF. Almost 200 Bapi working in the gram panchayats of the districts are motivating the community to adopt healthy practices through various activities which belong to health, education, nutrition, and cleanliness in Satrangi Sabha, Gram Sabha, Mahila Sabha, Yuva Sabha in Devgudi at the community level. Along with Bapi, the youth are now participating in community awareness programs as ‘Satrangi Naak’ and ‘Satrangi Nayika’. It is a great pride that Dantewada's story of Bapi has garnered great accolades at the Global Summit held in Morocco.

 Chief Minister will observe the ground reality of schemes in Basna assembly constituency

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In his state wide extensive Bhent Mulaqat program,Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel will be in Basna assembly constituency of Mahasamund district on December 13. Chief Minister Mr. Baghel will take information about the implementation of the schemes of the state government while meeting and conversing with the common people. At the same time, he will address the problems of the general public, as well as meet various organisations to know their problems and needs. It may be noted that the Bhent Mulaqat programme is a unique initiative where the general public gets an opportunity to interact directly with the head of the state.

As per the scheduled tour programme, the Chief Minister will leave from  Raipur at 11.30 am by helicopter for gopalpur village of Basna assembly constituency and will attend the Bhent mulaqat program there from 12.05 pm. The Chief Minister will leave for  Pirda village in Pithora tehsil by helicopter from Gopalpur helipad at 1.40 pm and will interact with the villagers from 2.35 pm then,the Chief Minister will leave Pirda village at 4.10 pm by helicopter for Basna High School Ground and will perform Bhumi Pujan and inauguration of development works at Basna at 4.35 pm and after meeting various delegations from 5 pm, will return to Raipur at 8 pm.

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 Chhattisgarh was facilitated for having achieved 100% functional health and wellness centers ahead of time.

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Thousands of people thronged into the Chhattisgarh Regional Science Center Raipur on December 10. Students from the Kawardha district also visited the centre. The single day visitor figure crossed 1000. In the last 10 days of December, more than 2000 students from 23 schools visited the centre. Students of Prayas and Eklavya schools belonging to different tribes visited the centre. Students belonging to the special backward tribe of Pahadi Korwa also visited the Chhattisgarh Regional Science Center situated in  Raipur.

Chhattisgarh Regional Science Center has activities like a 3-D show and a Planetarium show which attract many visitors specially the students. The centre also showcases a 3D film based on NASA and a planetarium show with a night sky also attracts many visitors. There is also a huge green science park and a science exhibition which showcases the science models at the centre. Along with this, Science Quiz held at the Science Center on every Saturday has also attracted students coming from different schools.

On the occasion of celebrating December 10 as International Human Rights Day, an awareness lecture was also provided to the students from different schools by Scientist and Engineer Dr. Shirish Kumar Singh, and Scientist Mr. Amit Kumar Meshram. The lecture focused on the relationship between human rights and science and analyze the ways of research in the science field that can protect the rights of the public as expressed by the International Covenant on Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). At the same time, scientific information and products should be accessible to the public. During the lecture, Scientific Officer Mrs. Pragya Kadam, Mr. Varun Kumar Mishra, Ms. Tarini Verma, Ms. Shreya Mishra, along with other officers were also present.

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Raipur, 10 December 2022/ Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep grief over the death of a couple after a bike fell from the under-construction over bridge in Kumhari. 

Expressing his deep condolences to the bereaved family members, the Chief Minister has directed the district administration to provide better treatment facilities to the girl child injured in the accident. The Chief Minister has given instructions to the officials concerned to take immediate punitive measures against those responsible for this incident.

Along with this, the Chief Minister has directed the district administration officials to ensure all security measures including barricading in the under-construction overbridge so that such incidents do not occur in future. Shri Baghel has prayed to God for the peace of the deceased souls and for providing strength to the family members to bear the loss.

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Through the Mukhyamtri Dai-Didi Mobile Clinics, around 1776 camps have been organised so far in the state. Through Dai-didi clinic camps held close to their homes, 1 lakh 32 thousand 888 women and girls who reside in slums in the Raipur, Bilaspur, and Bhilai Municipal Corporation regions have received treatment.

It should be noted that the Chhattisgarh government's Urban Administration and Development Department oversees the Mukhyamantri Dai-Didi Clinic Yojana. Under the scheme, a team of women doctors and women staff arrive in the vehicle of Dai-Didi Clinic's mobile medical unit and treat needy women and girls for various diseases free of cost. Lab tests of 24 thousand 146 women were done by these mobile medical units and free medicines were given to 1 lakh 27 thousand 99 women. As a result, these hard-working, poor-slum-dwelling women who previously  were unable to receive treatment due to time constraints or a variety of other factors are now able to do so close to their homes with the assistance of female doctors and medical personnel.

 Raipur. The Chhattisgarh Kisan Sabha and Adivasi Ekta Mahasabha have demanded recognition of Scheduled Tribes for the people of 'Kisan' and 'Lohar' tribes living in Surguja and Balrampur districts as Nagesia and Agaria tribes. In this regard, a memorandum in the name of the President was submitted to the District Collector, Surguja today.

In a statement issued today, Chhattisgarh Kisan Sabha President Sanjay Parate and General Secretary of Adivasi Ekta Mahasabha Balsingh said that at present the majority of kisan and lohar tribes reside in these two districts, which are actually Nagesia and Agaria tribes. Their population at present is about three lakhs. There has been a continuous movement here demanding the status of Nagesia tribe to the 'kisan’ tribals. Therefore, 'kisan' should be associated with Ngesia tribe and 'lohar' with Agaria, so that these tribes can get the benefit of reservation and it can be saved from the loot of land by non-tribals.

It is noteworthy that in this session of Parliament, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth) Amendment Bill, 2022 is being brought by the Central Government, in which it has been proposed to recognize 42 tribal communities of Chhattisgarh as Scheduled Tribes. Due to minor discrepancies including spelling errors, these communities of tribals have been deprived of the recognition of Scheduled Tribes till date. An attempt has been made to remove these loopholes in the proposed bill.

Kisan Sabha and Adivasi Ekta Mahasabha have welcomed the bill and demanded that justice should also be done which are known as 'Kisan' and 'Lohar' in Nagesia and Agariya tribes and in the amendment bill, 'Kisan' and 'Lohar' should also be added. They have said that the people of this community are deprived of the recognition of the tribe due to the land settlemen records, in which they are registered as 'kisan' and 'lohar'

They said that the kisan have Roti–Beti relations with the people of Nagesia tribe and their kinship extends to Jashpur and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh state as well as Jharkhand and Odisha states. In Jharkhand and Odisha, the kisan tribe has been recognized years ago by equating 'Kisan' with 'Nagesia', while in Chhattisgarh the discrepancy continues and the BJP, which ruled the state for 15 years, is clearly responsible for this.

Kisan Sabha and Adivasi Ekta Mahasabha have appealed to all the BJP MPs representing this state to take the necessary steps to include 'Kisan' and 'Lohar' tribes in the amendment bill to remove the injustice done to 'Kisan' and 'Lohar' tribals. They have also urged the Congress government in the state to pass a resolution in this regard in the assembly.

Sanjay Parate,

President, Chhattisgarh Kisan Sabha

(M) 094242–31650

 Will get relief from heart disease

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05-year-old Yogendri hailing from Chinkrabhatha village under Deobhog development block of Gariyaband district will get free-of-cost treatment for her heart disease at NHMMI Narayana Super Specialty Hospital, Raipur.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel had reached Deobhog as a part of his statewide ‘Bhent-Mulaqat Abhiyan’. He received information about Yogendri suffering from congenital heart disease. Shri Baghel directed the officials concerned to provide immediate medical assistance to the girl. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, complete information regarding Yogendri’s disease was obtained by the RBS team of the Deobhog development block. After having a discussion with the family, Deobhog Block Medical Officer made arrangements for her free-of-cost treatment at NHMMI Narayana Super Specialty Hospital, Raipur. The parents agreed to take their daughter to Raipur for treatment and the hospital concerned has also been informed about the same.

The parents have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Chief Minister for his cooperation and for ensuring free medical arrangements for the treatment of their daughter.

 Sanctioned Rs 1.16 crore for the construction of various community halls