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Chhattisgarh is due to easy availability of illegal liquor in the state : BJP Narayan Chandel

Raipur | 03-Oct-2022 21

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday alleged that the cause for rising crime in Chhattisgarh is due to easy availability of illegal liquor in the state.

Leader of Opposition Narayan Chandel also said that neither officials nor Ministers have met the family members of victims of the Kumhari massacre. He demanded compensation of Rs 4 crores from the government.

The bodies of Bholanath Yadav (34), his wife Naila (30), son Parmad (12) and daughter Mukta (7), all residents of Kaspada village, were found in a farm house. Police on Saturday arrested three persons in the case. Chandel said after meeting the victims' family members and villagers, it was found that the business of illegal liquor was responsible for it.

Medical Examination and treatment of elderly people at 'Siyan Jatan' Clinic is being done every week

Raipur | 01-Oct-2022 51

The medical camp is organised in the first Wednesday of the month in urban primary health centers and every Thursday in Ayurvedic institutions

Information will be given about the prevention and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the elderly through the old age camp

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International Day of Older Persons is celebrated every year on October 1 to create awarenes about the safety concern, and protection of senior citizens. The month of October is also celebrated as the month of the senior citizens. This month has been dedicated to the elderly with the aim of curbing the injustice, neglect and misbehavior among them. During this month, special health facilities will be provided to the elderly patients from October 1 to October 15 in all government health institutions of the state.

On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, numerous activities will be conducted at the state and district level to create awareness among the public to create a safe,caring and just society for the elderly. Under this,healthcare facilities like special OPD service will also be provided for the elderly in all district hospitals of the state. In such districts where there is an old age home, health check-up will be done by the team of health department and the elderly will be encouraged to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Through the old age camp, information will also be given regarding the symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases among the elderly.

State Nodal Officer for the 'Vayovriddh' Program(healthcare program for senior citizens) Dr. Kamlesh Jain said that under this program, in the current financial year of 2022-23, eight lakh 27 thousand 077 elderly people have been screened since april. Out of these, 53 thousand 318 elderly people have been provided rehabilitation facility, four lakh seven thousand 385 have been given lab facility for medical tests, three lakh 16 thousand 098 health cards have been provided to the elderly people, 28 thousand elderly people have been provided home based care facility.

Siyan Jatan Clinics are organized in the urban primary health centers of the state on the first Wednesday of the month and every Thursday in Ayurvedic institutions for health consultation, examination and treatment of the elderly. So far, more than one lakh 12 thousand elderly people have been benefited in Siyan Jatan Clinic which operates on every Thursday in Ayurvedic institutions.

According to a study by the Statistics Office, the elderly population in the country has been increasing continuously since 1961. According to the National Census 2001, by the year 2031, the number of old people in the country will reach about 17.85 crores. International Day of Older Persons is celebrated every year with the aim of curbing the injustice, neglect and abuse done to the elderly in the world. It is worth mentioning that his year, the day is being observed on the theme of "Resilience of Older Person in Changing World with special focus on older women".

Chhattisgarhia Olympics to be organized from October 6

Raipur | 30-Sep-2022 65

The event will be organized in six different levels ranging from Mitan Club-level to State-level, separate organizing committees will be constituted for each specific level

Competitions for 14 kinds of traditional sports such as Gilli Danda, Pitthool, Langdi Daud, Banti (Kancha), Billas, Fugdi, Gedi Daud, Bhanwara to be organized in group and single categories

Competitions will be held separately for three different age groups, from children to the elderly, there will be separate categories for women and men

Panchayat and Rural Development and Urban Administration and Development Department have been entrusted with the responsibility to organize this sports event

The decision of organizing Chhattisgarhia Olympics was taken in a recent cabinet meeting, on the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel

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Under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, State Government has decided to organize Chhattisgarhia Olympics 2022-2023, with the objective to promote traditional sports activities in rural and urban areas, to provide platform to the sports talent, to create awareness towards sports and to encourage sportsman spirit among people. Sports and Youth Welfare Department has finalized the entire action plan and issued it on 23 September 2022. Panchayat and Rural Development and Urban Administration and Development Department have been entrusted with the responsibility to organize Chhattisgarhia Olympics in six different levels.

Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be commenced from Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club-level on 6 October 2022, and after the competitions in 6 different levels, the event would come to a close on 6 January 2023. 14 kinds of traditional games have been included under Chhattisgarhia Olympics, and the competitions for the same will be organized in group and single category.

It is noteworthy that as per the vision of Chief Minister Mr. Baghel, State Government has taken an initiative to encourage traditional sports activities in rural and urban areas in Chhattisgarh. On one hand, the participants from Chhattisgarhia Olympics will get a platform to exhibit their sports talent. On the other hand, the event would create awareness among people about sports and would also inculcate sportsman spirit in youngsters. Panchayat and Rural Development Department has been appointed as the nodal agency for organizing the competitions in rural areas and Urban Administration and Development Department has been made the nodal agency for organizing competitions in urban areas under Chhattisgarhia Olympics.

Competitions will be held in two different categories for 14 different sports:

According to the guidelines and action plan issued regarding Chhattisgarhia Olympics, the competitions in traditional sports of Chhattisgarh will be held in two categories i.e. group and single. 14 types of traditional sports have been included under Chhattisgarhia Olympics 2022-23, which includes Gilli Danda, Pitthool, Sankhali, Langdi Daud, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and Banti (Kancha) for group category, and Billas, Fugdi, Gedi Daud, Bhanwara, 100 meter run and long jump for single category.

Competitions will be held at six different levels from Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club to State level:

Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized in six different levels, starting with the sports competitions in Rajiv Yuva Mitan Clubs at the rural and the urban level through the knockout method. The second is the zonal-level, under which 8 Rajiv Yuva Mitan clubs will combine to make a single club. Then at the third level, sports competition will be organized at development block / urban cluster level, then district-level, then division-level and lastly the state-level sports competitions will be organized.

*Various levels of Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized on the following dates:

At first, Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club-level event under Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be held from October 6 to October 11, 2022. Thereafter, the zonal competitions will be held from October 15 to October 20, 2022. Competitions at the block-level will be organized from October 27 to November 10. Competitions will be held at district level from November 17 to November 26. The divisional level sports competitions will be held from December 5 to December 14. And lastly, the final state-level competitions under Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized from 28 December 2022 to 6 January 2023.

From children to the elderly, everyone can participate:

People of three different age-groups can participate in the Chhattisgarhia Olympics i.e. age upto 18 years, then 18-40 years, and those above 40 years of age. The competition will be organized separate for male and female categories.

Organizing committees to be constituted

Separate organizing committees will be organized for the competitions of the Rajiv Yuva Mitan club level, the zone level and the block/urban cluster level. The order for the formation of the committee will be issued by the department concerned. At the same time, the order regarding formation of the organizing committee at district level and divisional level will be issued by the District Collector and the Divisional Commissioner respectively. In the final phase, a coordination committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary and a state level organizing committee under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department will be constituted.

Organizing Committees will be responsible for the following tasks:

The main responsibility of the organizing committee is to encourage the sportspersons to register and participate in the event, and also to promote the traditional games. In addition, the organizing committee will also be responsible for selection of judges/referees along with the arrangements for organizing games at each level. All orders/instructions/correspondence regarding the arrangement of the event will be issued by the Member Secretary.

Poshan on Wheel Rally, the girl students gave the message of nutrition plate to every household

Raipur | 29-Sep-2022 51

Raipur : The month of September is being celebrated as Poshan Maah all over the country. During this, many events are being organized to make the common people aware about nutrition. In this episode, today a nutrition on wheel rally was taken out by the Department of Home Science of Government Milk Dhari Bajrang Mahila Postgraduate College, Raipur. The students of the department enthusiastically participated in the rally. He made people aware through slogans like right nutrition - country roshan and vegetable, salad khao har baar.

College Principal Dr. Shraddha Girolkar along with other lecturers flagged off the rally. Raising slogans based on nutrition, the rally ended at Anganwadi in Nehru Nagar.

In Anganwadi, student Kumari Muskan Lalwani and her group provided nutrition information to the workers through traffic signals, food pyramids. Along with fruits, pregnant, lactating women and nutritious food items to children, jaggery, gram and flaxseed were distributed. A cake made of Kodo was also the center of attraction for the children.

During this program in-charge Dr. Vasu Verma, Dr. Abhaya Joglekar and guest lecturers also participated with the students. IQAC in the program In-charge Dr. Usha Kiran Agarwal, Head of Department Dr. Rashmi Minj, Senior Professor Dr. Nanda Thursday, Dr. Anubha Jha, Dr. Shipra Banerjee, Dr. Rekha Dewan, Dr. Mini Alex along with guest lecturers and a large number of students were present. . The program was concluded under the guidance of Dr. Vasu Verma and Dr. Abhaya Joglekar.

The arrest of Jairam Dubey, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Right to Information activist

Raipur | 28-Sep-2022 34

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The arrest of Jairam Dubey, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Right to Information activist, in a false case is to save the corrupt and amounts to political vendetta, BJP leader Kedar Gupta said on Thursday.

Kedar Gupta said Dubey had filed more than 200 RTI applications seeking information, which have revealed many cases of corruption involving the state government.

Listing examples, he said one RTI application revealed that in Raipur Municipal Corporation limits Zone 1, 7 and 9, around 8,000 quintals of cow dung have been procured from residents.

But it was found that the beneficiaries are not residents of these three zones. The BJP approached the police to file a FIR alleging pilferage of government funds. Till date no FIR has been lodged.

Also, an additional director level officer of the Health Department was involved in corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic. A departmental probe has found him guilty. But no action has been initiated, the BJP leader said.

RTI documents also show that excise and revenue losses are being incurred even after liquor prices have been hiked by 70 percent, he said. This is due to a higher sale of liquor illegally.

It is to silence the man behind these exposes that Dubey (45) was arrested on Wednesday in Rajnandgaon with 13 litres of liquor in his car, the BJP said.

Online applications invited to empanel the news websites of Chhattisgarh state for advertisement

Raipur | 27-Sep-2022 50

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Raipur : Online applications to empanel the news website and portal of Chhattisgarh state for the next one year is invited from 01 October to 15 October 2022. Online applications for empanelment can be submitted in the prescribed format. The application form and the terms-conditions in this regard is available on the website of Public Relations Department, jansampark.cg.gov.in.

It is noteworthy that the news websites/web portals will be approved for empanelment on the basis of requirement/utility/opportunity as well as the budget availability. Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules, any news website shall not have any right to receive official advertisements.

The portal/website fulfilling the following conditions will be recommended for empanelment by the committee-

The empanelment of news websites of Chhattisgarh state will be done for the duration of 01 year. To be considered for empanelment, the news website/portal should have an average unique user count of minimum 50 thousand during the last 06 months, and duration of each average session should be minimum 30 seconds. Each website/portal should display the name of the owner, operator, editor, mobile number, e-mail, editorial office address of the website/portal on its home page. They will also have to update their websites/portals daily. The news website should have been online for at least one year and the name and the Internet address (URL) of the website should not have changed during this period. Priority will be given to the website/webportal uploading the activities of the State. Simultaneously, the committee may verify the monthly view number user report through available technical tools such as reliable tariff analysis tools or any other means.

14 thousand 545 government documents delivered to citizens homes through Chief Minister's Mitan Yojana

Raipur | 22-Sep-2022 68

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With the aim of providing the benefits of government services directly to the homes of Chhattisgarh's citizens,the Mukhyamantri Mitan Yojana, was started on the initiative of chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel on the ocassion of Labour day on May 1, 2022.This initiative has received good response and has become fairly popular among the citizens of the state in a very short span of time. More than 14 thousand 545 government documents have been delivered to people's homes by Mitans through this scheme.

Not even five months have passed since the commencement of this scheme, but the response received from the citizens reflects the success of this citizen centric scheme. A large number of people in the municipal areas have started taking advantage of this scheme and availing numerous types of government services instantly. Through the Mitan scheme, 13 types of services are currently being provided by the Revenue and Urban Administration and Development Department to the citizens in 14 municipal corporations. The services being provided through Mitan scheme are; domicile certificate, caste certificate, income certificate, issuance of duplicate copy of document, non- Services include digitized (copy of land records etc.), death certificate, marriage registration and certificate, birth certificate, shop and establishment registration, birth certificate correction, death certificate correction, marriage certificate correction etc. With the scope of expansion of these government services. Work is being done expeditiously to provide about 100 types of government services to citizens home's in the near future and this scheme will be extended to all urban bodies.Under the Mukhyamantri Mitan Yojana, so far more than 30,000 citizens have received document related information through calls, while more than 14 thousand 545 citizens have received their official documents at their home's. Around 20,800 Mitan appointments have been booked across the state till date. Through this scheme, the facility of booking appointment is available for the citizens that will provide them with the all the needed government documents on a single call. A toll free number,which is 14545 has been set up to avail this service.The sole purpose of Mitan Yojana is to provide hassle free government facilities to the citizens of the state from the comfort of their homes. This scheme is proving to be an important bridge between the government and the citizens and the confidence of the citizens in the state government has been strengthened even more through this scheme.

International Grand Master Chess Tournament in Raipur between 19 to 28 September

Raipur | 17-Sep-2022 116

More than 500 chess players from 15 countries to attend the tournament

Opportunity for the rated players of the state to improve their rating and get a title, winner to be awarded the Chief Minister trophy

Event to be organized by the joint efforts of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, All India Chess Federation, and Chhattisgarh Olympic Association

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The Sports and Youth Welfare Department of Chhattisgarh, All India Chess Federation, and Chhattisgarh Olympic Association are jointly organizing the grand event of the International Grand Master Chess Tournament, in which the winner will be awarded the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Trophy. This tournament is being organized under the guidance and inspiration of the Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. The Chief Minister said while congratulating all the players participating in the tournament that this event will encourage people who play chess and the state players will get an opportunity to showcase their talent on an international level.

In this tournament held in Raipur from 19 September to 28 September, more than 500 chess players from about 15 countries of the world will participate under the guidance of more than 100 experienced masters. This tournament will host players hailing from various countries of the world. The players belonging to15 countries including Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, U.S.A., Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Vietnam, Columbia, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal have already registered. This tournament will enable rated players from the nation/state to improve their rating, GM/IM Norm, and achieve titles.

In the International Grand Master Chess Tournament, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Winner Trophy will be awarded apart from a cash amount. This tournament will be held in two categories: Masters and Challengers. An amount of Rs. 23 lakh with a trophy will be awarded in the Masters category while Rs. 12 lakh and a trophy will be given to the winner in the Challengers category. The live telecast of the 50 games under this tournament will be done on a global level so that more and more people can watch the tournament.

The officials in charge of the tournament said that such events are organized very rarely where high-rated players from all over the world will perform on one platform. Due to the lack of such events, players face difficulties in achieving international titles and they have to travel to European countries. The players have to deal with many economical and mental troubles in such situations. This event is being organized to encourage players and provide a platform for emerging talent.

To participate in the International Grand Master Chess Tournament, 6 Grand Masters, 17 International Masters, 2 Women Grand Masters, 8 Women International Masters, 5 FIDE Masters, and 200 Elo-rated players will reach Chhattisgarh. Many more players are expected to participate in the tournament. The competition under the Masters category of the tournament will be held in Hotel Imperia while those under the Challengers category will be held in Shagun Farm located on VIP Road. The Masters competitions will be played in 10 phases, and every day one match will be played from 3 pm. On the other hand, the Challengers competition will be played in Shagun Farm in two phases daily: one from 9 am, and another from 3 pm. Experienced judges from various states will attend this tournament.

Removed the Chhattisgarh BJP in-charge D Purandeshwari and named Vice President Om Mathur in her place

Raipur | 12-Sep-2022 111

Raipur : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday removed the Chhattisgarh party in-charge D Purandeshwari and named Vice President Om Mathur in her place.

The appointment order was issued by BJP President J P Nadda.

Mathur is a former member of the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. He is now a BJP Vice President.

The Chhattisgarh BJP co-in-charge Nitin retains the post, the order said.

The announcement came even as Purandeshwari was attending meetings of the party during Nadda’s four-day Chhattisgarh visit.

Free treatment done for 27 lakh people from Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme

Raipur | 10-Sep-2022 111

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Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel had envisaged a healthcare scheme namely 'Mukhyamantri Shahari Slum swasth yojna' that would provide free of cost treatment for the residents of slums with the help of mobile medical units. So far, more than 27 lakh people have been treated by designated medical teams of Mobile Medical Unit by reaching the slum settlements. Under the scheme, doctors, paramedical teams, 120 mobile medical units equipped with medical equipment and medicines are now providing health facilities to the people in the slums of the urban areas of the entire state. Through this scheme, so far five lakh 78 thousand 239 patients have been provided with the facility of pathology tests and free medicines have been given to more than 23 lakh 8 thousand 637 patients. It is worth mentioning that two lakh 46 thousand 481 labourers are also among the patients benefitted under the scheme.

Under the Chief Minister's Urban Slum Health Scheme, run by the Urban Administration and Development Department of Chhattisgarh Government, so far 38 thousand 990 free of cost camps have been organised for the slum residents of 169 urban bodies of the state. Urban Administration and Development Minister Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya has directed the departmental officers that free medicines should be made available to the people of the cramped settlements of urban areas and other needy people after conducting a preliminary health check-up.

It is worth mentioning that to provide health facilities to the people living in slums of 14 municipal corporation areas of the state, the first phase of Mukhyamantri Shahari Slum Health Scheme was started on 01 November 2020. Under this, health check-up and treatment and medicine distributions were started by going to slums by 60 mobile medical units. On 31 March 2022, it was expanded to the entire urban body areas of the state and 60 more mobile medical units were started for further expansion.

New India Literacy Program to commence in Chhattisgarh: Mr. Bhupesh Baghel

Raipur | 09-Sep-2022 70

Seven thousand people participated in the webinar organized on International Literacy Day

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Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, in his message on the occasion of International Literacy Day on 8 September, said that Navbharat literacy program will be run in Chhattisgarh. This campaign will run for 5 years. In this program, along with providing basic literacy and numeracy knowledge to the illiterate persons, they will also be trained about the skills that are life- useful . Under this campaign, work of creating digital literacy, financial literacy, legal literacy, electoral literacy, skill development, basic education, continuing education, as well as special awareness on cleanliness and sanitation will also be done. The Chief Minister said that the innovative programs of Chhattisgarh are being continuously appreciated in the country and We have to work continuously towards making one-fourth of the population of the state literate.

School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh in his message said that old age education and lifelong education have been given an important place in the National Education Policy. He said that it is necessary for the quality of education that along with the teachers, parents should also contribute in the education of the children, so it is also very important to educate the illiterate parents. He requested all the bodies and teachers of the School Education Department to make their invaluable contribution in bringing the deprived persons to the mainstream by becoming volunteer teachers.

More than seven thousand people participated in the webinar organized today on Literacy Day. School Education Secretary Dr. S. Bharathidasan said that the state has a proud history of working literacy program in mission mode and in an innovative manner. He asked to actively contribute towards the success of the work in coordination with Samagra Shiksha SCERT and State Literacy Mission Authority. Mr.Rajesh Singh Rana, Special Secretary, School Education Department and Director, State Literacy Mission Authority said that the decision to celebrate International Literacy Day was taken by UNESCO and this year's theme of Literacy Day is Transforming Literacy Spaces. He said that old age education has now been renamed as education for all. He further said that the cornerstone of a strong country is education and every possible effort should be made to turn the state towards literacy.

Additional Director SCERT Dr. Yogesh Shivhare said that special importance has been given to old age education and lifelong education in the National Education Policy. For the first time the subject of old age has been included in the state curriculum. Chhattisgarh is the first state in the whole country, where literacy center has been established in SCRT. Prashant Kumar Pandey, Assistant Director and Nodal Officer, State Education Mission Authority gave a presentation about International Literacy Week. In the beginning of the program, a film centered on the state song, Navbharat literacy program and Garhbo Digital Chhattisgarh were also screened.

Complete the work of road construction projects within the time limit: Chief Secretary Mr.Amitabh Jain

Raipur | 08-Sep-2022 66

Chief Secretary reviews the works of National Highway Road Projects

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Chief Secretary Mr.Amitabh Jain reviewed various National Highway road projects in the state at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan here today through video conferencing. In the meeting, a detailed review of the works under the National Highways and National Highways Authority, pending works and in-progress roads were reviewed in detail. The progress road projects under the Bastar division were also reviewed in the meeting. DGP Mr.Ashok Juneja and Secretary, Public Works Department Mr.Siddharth Komal Pardeshi were also present in the meeting. During the review of the works of the National Highway Road Project, the Chief Secretary directed the officials of the Forest Department, Public Works and National Highways Authority to coordinate the works like compensation for the construction of roads, land acquisition, and tree plantation or cutting. He told the officials that the construction work of the roads should not be discontinued under any circumstances, and all the necessary works should be completed on time.

In the meeting, the works of Bilaspur to Urga road under the National Highway in Bilaspur district, Pathrapali to Katghora in Korba district, Champa to Korba-Churi-Katghora and Urga to Pathalgaon road were reviewed. Similarly, information was taken from the officials regarding Urga to Pathalgaon in Raigarh district, Ambikapur to Pathalgaon in Surguja district and Ambikapur to Ramanujganj Garhwa road. The Chief Secretary took information from the officials regarding the progress of Pathalgaon to Kunkuri road and Durg-Raipur Bypass Bharatmala project and Raipur to Visakhapatnam Bharatmala project in the Jashpur district. In the meeting, information was taken from the officials about the status of the construction of roads under LWE-affected areas of Bastar division, which includes Bijapur Aavapalli, Basaguda, Jagargunda Road, Bijapur Modakpal Tarlaguda and Nelsanar to Kodoli Mirtur Gangalur Road.

Similarly, the works of Pedagudam-Golapalli road, Konta to Golapalli, Chintalnar to Mariaguda road and Bhejji to Chintagufa road were reviewed. Similarly, necessary instructions were given to the officials regarding the construction of Chhotedongar to Orchha road, Narayanpur to Sonpur Maroda road, Narayanpur to Palli Barsur road and Koylibeda-Pratappur-Kalgaon-Koylibeda and Antagarh-Bedma road in Kanker district. In the meeting, the collectors of Narayanpur, Kanker, Bastar, Sukma, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Kondagaon districts were instructed to take necessary action to provide land for the installation of new mobile towers in the Bastar division and to give necessary approvals for this. In the meeting, instructions were given to the officers to take immediate action regarding the pending allocations for optical fibre cable clearance under the Bharat Net project and other projects in the Bastar division. He directed the officers to take necessary action at the earliest to increase mobile connectivity in the newly formed Mohla-Manpur and Khairagarh districts. Officers of Public Works, Forests, National Highways, BSNL, Reliance Jio, CHIPS, including Principal Secretary, Forest and Home Department Mr.Manoj Pingua, ADG Mr.Vivekanand Sinha attended the meeting.

Cycle rally to raise nutrition awareness held in Raipur

Raipur | 07-Sep-2022 113

Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Anila Bhediya, Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women Chairperson Dr. Kiranmayee Nayak participated in the event

Cycle Rally spreads the message of "Sahi Poshan, Desh Roshan" and "Gadhbo Suposhit Chhattisgarh"

Mrs. Bhediya flagged off the nutrition awareness chariot

Nutrition oath was administered to make the society malnutrition free

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In a bid to achieve the goal of malnutrition-free Chhattisgarh and increase awareness regarding a healthy balanced diet among people, a cycle rally was organized in Raipur on Tuesday. Spreading the message of "Sahi Poshan, Desh Roshan" and "Gadhbo Suposhit Chhattisgarh", the rally started from Telibandha Talab here under the leadership of Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Anila Bhediya. Observing 'Poshan Month', this cycle rally was organized by Women and Child Development in collaboration with UNICEF.

The rally saw the participation of the Chairperson of the State Women Commission Dr. Kiranmayee Nayak, Dharsiwa MLA Mrs.Anita Yogendra Sharma, Chief of UNICEF in Chhattisgarh Mr. Job Zachariah and a large number of members of UNICEF, NSS, various bi-cycle clubs and Anganwadi workers. On this occasion Smt. Bhediya flagged off the nutrition awareness chariot and administered the nutrition oath.

Mrs. Bhediya said that during the 'Rashtriya Poshan Maah', a nutrition-related awareness campaign is being run in the entire Chhattisgarh. Through this campaign, efforts are being made to spread the message of nutrition, health and cleanliness to the people. She said that the Chief Minister's Suposhan Abhiyan, which was initiated for the eradication of malnutrition in the state, has yielded positive results. People's cooperation is also necessary for the eradication of malnutrition. Dr. Nayak has appealed to people to take care of the nutrition of women and children, only then our state will be healthy.

Meanwhile, 'Poshan Abhiyan' is being operated from the year 2018 to reduce the rate of malnutrition and anaemia and realize the concept of a 'well-nourished India'. Under this, every year the month of September is celebrated as 'Rashtriya Poshan Maah' across the country to ensure community mobilization and bolster people’s participation.

Income of Bhomin and other farmers increases due to the Saur Sujala Yojna

Raipur | 06-Sep-2022 93

Fields of farmers are turning greener due to better irrigation

Farmers getting 30-40 percent additional profit after the installation of solar pumps

Solar pumps installed in the fields of 55 farmers in Pinkapar and Navagaon.

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Due to the increased awareness among farmers in regard of the Saur Sujala Yojna, they are availing the benefits of this state government's scheme that uses solar energy, which is renewable and has no repurcussions on the environment . Now every village is equipped with solar pumps for the purpose of better irrigation. With the increase in the number of solar pumps installed, the income of farmers has doubled due to the increase in yield due to better irrigation facilities.There is a continuous demand by the farmers for the installation of solar pumps. A total of 4 thousand 116 pumps have been installed by CREDA in Rajnandgaon district so far.

Due to the awareness among the women of the villages of Pinkapar and Navagaon of Chhuria block, solar pumps have been installed in the fields of 55 farmers, in which most of the pumps are installed on the banks of the river bank which are surface pumps. Mrs. Bhomein Bai Kanwar,a resident of the village of Pinkapar said that 5 HP capacity solar pump is installed in her farm, which is sufficient for about 8-10 acres of land. Earlier, due to lack of means of irrigation, they were dependent on monsoon and due to lack of rain on time, the crop batches were ruined. Before the installation of solar pumps, the income from the total land was about Rs.1 lakh 50 thousand. With the installation of solar pumps, now paddy worth Rs 5-6 lakh is being produced in the same field due to adequate irrigation system. After harvesting the paddy crop, they produce wheat, gram, vegetables like bhata, cabbage, barbatti, tomato in which there is an additional income of about 40 to 50 thousand rupees.

Indabati Yadav, Shri Geetalal Yadav, Shri Chanuram Kanwar, Shri Sukalu Ram Kanwar of village Pinkapar told that due to lack of irrigation system, the farm used to remain barren for years. After installing the solar pump, now the income per acre has increased by 30 to 40 percent. Now the whole village is happy because of availing the benefits of the Saur Sujala Yojna which has greatly helped them in their agricultural activities.

Mr. Namsing Sahu, a resident of village Karmari informs that taking inspiration from the Agriculture Department,he has availed the facility of the installation of solar pumps on the banks of the culvert. A total of 10 farmers have installed solar pumps in the village. Now, after the adequate supply of water in the area of irrigation has increased from 4 acres to 10-11 , farmers are now earning an income of 50-60 thousand rupees annually, which is used for the additional production of paddy, gram, wheat, vegetables. Along with the farmers, solar pumps are also being installed in Gauthans. There are many such villages where 15-20 pumps have been installed. The main objective of the solar pump to be set up by the state government under the 'Saur Sujala' scheme is to provide adequate irrigation facilities to the farmers of the state who were earlier dependent on monsoon for their yield.

The use of solar pumps is helping in increasing agricultural production in the state as well as in conserving and promoting ground water and strengthening the rural economy. Collector Doman Singh said that the Saur Sujala Yojana has brought great relief to the farmers and they are becoming financially sound. Farmers do not have to pay any kind of electricity bill for the usage of these pumps, due to which farmers have got freedom from unnecessary expenses. Millions of rupees of electricity are being saved by the installation of solar pumps and proper utilisation of land, coal is being also saved as these pumps run on solar energy which also has an added environmental benefit of getting rid of carbon dioxide and smoke emitted due to burning of coal. District Officer CREDA Mr. Sanket Dwivedi said that this scheme is greatly beneficial for those farmers who do not have proper arrangement for irrigation or in case of non-affordability of electricity extension line till the farmer's field due to financial limitations. Earlier,the farmers were dependent on monsoons ,and in the time of low rainfall,farmers were suffering with low agricultural yield which was making them financially weak. In view of such circumstances, the work of installation of solar energy based irrigation pump is being done by CREDA through Saur Sujala Yojana with the financial support of the Chhattisgarh Government.

Kiran Pisda, a woman player from Chhattisgarh, has been selected for the senior Indian football team

Raipur | 05-Sep-2022 98

Raipur : Kiran Pisda, a woman player from Chhattisgarh, has been selected for the Indian senior team for the South Asian Football Championship to be held in Nepal.

Pisda is a resident of Baloda district and is training at the Girls Football Academy operated by the Sports Department at the Swami Vivekananda Stadium, Raipur.

The academy was started in 2020. She will play as a forward for the Indian team. She will be the first player from the state selected for the national football senior team.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has congratulated her.

Quality roads are being constructed in Chhattisgarh: Public Works Minister Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu

Raipur | 30-Aug-2022 94

Following the announcement by the Chief Minister, approval for the construction work of bridges in all the divisions has been obtained

Administrative approval of Rs. 927.27 Crore for building 39 bridges in 7 districts have been received

Raipur / TNIS

The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Mr. Bhupesh Baghel discussed ensuring quality and speed in the works relating to the construction of bridges and culverts in the state. For this, the Chief Minister has also announced new construction works in many districts. According to the announcement by the Chief Minister, 10 works have been approved for bridge construction in Ambikapur, Jagdalpur, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Durg, and Raipur. Besides this, an estimate of the ten works has also been sent.

The officers of the Public Works Department have informed Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu that an administrative approval of Rs. 927.27 crores for building 39 bridges at the cost of more than Rs. 10 crores each in Jagdalpur, Ambikapur, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh, and Kanker has been obtained, out of which Rs. 607 crores has been spent. The divisional officers have informed that under the Mukhyamantri Sugam Sadak Yojana, 4132 works worth Rs. 495 crores have been approved, out of which 2245 works have been completed, 870 works are in progress, and 973 works are at tender level. Additionally, 24 works under the A.D.B project are in progress.

Chief Minister Bhupesh baghel expressed grief over the accident in Ramdaha Falls

Raipur | 29-Aug-2022 104

Raipur : Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep grief over the accident in Ramdaha Falls and the Chief Minister has directed the Korea Collector to keep a constant watch on the rescue operation.

It is to be known that outside the Ramdaha Falls there is a clear warning written in the board that bathing here is strictly prohibited. Even after this the family went there to take a bath. The warning board was not followed by these people.

It is noteworthy that today a tragic accident has happened in Ramdaha Falls, about 100 km from Baikunthpur headquarters, in which 7 people of Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh drowned in water, out of which 2 have been taken out, who have been sent to the hospital, One of whom has died. The condition of the other is fine now. Search is on for the remaining 5 people. All are residents of Madhya Pradesh. The team of police administration is continuously searching. The families of these people have also been contacted.

chhattisgarh government employees and officials will be on an indefinite strike

Raipur | 24-Aug-2022 134

RAIPUR : The protest will be staged under the banner of the Chhattisgarh Karmchari Adhikari Federation (CGKAF).

Adamant on their demand of 34 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) and revision of House Rent Allowance (HRA), Chhattisgarh government employees and officials will be on an indefinite strike from Monday.

They are demanding pending 6 percent DA, which is still less in comparison to what Central government employees get.

The protestors are also demanding revision of HRA as per the 7th Pay Commission at par with the Central government employees.

Work in schools is expected to be unaffected as all the three major associations of government teachers have decided to abstain from the strike, union leader Sanjay Sharma said.

Earlier, the employees had gone on a five-day strike and given an ultimatum of an indefinite strike from August 22 if their demands remain unfulfilled.

CGKAF patron Vijay Jha said the Chhattisgarh government had recently hiked DA by 6 percent but it was insufficient.

"We are also fighting for the arrears to be paid from January 1, 2020 from when the Central government declared DA for its employees. We have been given the DA from the present date and the arrears of 22 months are still pending," he said.

Similarly, the officials and employees of the Chhattisgarh government were at present getting HRA based on the 6th Pay Commission, because of which they were suffering a loss, Jha said.

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