The concept of taking cooperatives to every household is being fulfilled under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: Chief Minister Shri Sai
12-Jun-2025
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Chief Minister attended the taking charge of the newly appointed authorized officer of Apex Bank
Chief Minister virtually inaugurated the new branch of Apex Bank
Raipur : Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai today attended the taking charge and felicitation ceremony of the newly appointed authorized officer of Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Bank Limited, Shri Kedarnath Gupta, at Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in the capital Raipur and wished him. On this occasion, the Chief Minister virtually inaugurated the new branch of Apex Bank at Farasbahar in Jashpur district and congratulated the people of the area.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that the concept of prosperity through cooperation is being realized under the leadership of our country's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Cooperative Minister Shri Amit Shah. With their inspiration, our government is working to connect every household of the state with cooperation. Shri Sai said that under the leadership of the newly appointed authorized officer, cooperation will get further strengthened in the state. He said that with the aim of promoting cooperative activities, milk production is being promoted in the state in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board. Recently, we have started the distribution of milch animals, under which two milch cows are being distributed to the beneficiaries by selecting 6 districts of the state for the pilot project.

Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai said that we have started a major initiative to provide banking facilities to the farmers and rural people of the state from Panchayati Raj Day this year. Atal Digital Suvidha Kendras have been opened in 1460 Gram Panchayats of the state, through which banking facilities are being provided in the Gram Panchayat building itself. He informed that by the next Panchayati Raj Day, this facility will be available in all the Gram Panchayats of the state, which will provide great relief to the farmers.

Chief Minister Shri Sai also mentioned the major changes in the field of cooperation during the Chief Ministership of Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh. He said that former Chief Minister Shri Singh freed the farmers from the heavy interest rate for short-term loans and provided relief to the farmers by continuously reducing the interest rates. Now farmers are getting short-term loans without any interest for agricultural work. Chief Minister Shri Sai congratulated the people of the area on the opening of a new branch of Apex Bank in Farasbahar and said that now farmers will not have to go to Pathalgaon, 50-60 kilometers away, for banking facilities. He congratulated the Cooperative Department for this noble initiative.
Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh started his address by remembering the great personalities who sowed the seeds of cooperatives in Chhattisgarh. He said that in Chhattisgarh, pioneers like Shri Vamanrao Lakhe and Thakur Pyarelal laid the foundation of cooperatives, whose developed form we are all seeing today. This year is the International Year of Cooperatives, and with the efforts of Union Cooperative Minister Shri Amit Shah, miraculous changes are definitely taking place in this sector. He said that the tireless efforts of Chief Minister Shri Sai have brought prosperity in the lives of the farmers of the state. He is the first Chief Minister in the entire country who has purchased paddy at the rate of 21 quintals per acre and Rs 3100 per quintal. He said that Chief Minister Shri Sai has worked to take cooperatives to the last village of the state. Apex Bank is the most powerful organization in the state with a turnover of Rs 40 thousand crores and through this, loans worth Rs 7 thousand 5 hundred crores have been made available to the farmers so far.
Dr. Singh said that due to the efforts of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, every citizen of the country was connected to the banking system and the result of this is that today 100% amount is being received directly in the account of the beneficiaries without any middleman. He said that there are still immense possibilities in the field of cooperation and called for completing the work of connecting 100% farmers with cooperation and Apex Bank soon.
In the presence of the Chief Minister, Mazgaon Dock Ship Builders Limited handed over assistance amount of Rs 2.25 crore to Satya Sai Hospital
In the presence of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, in the program, Mazgaon Dock Ship Builders Limited handed over a cheque of assistance amount of Rs 2.25 crore to Satya Sai Heart Hospital in the capital Raipur under CSR activities. The Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to the representatives of Mazgaon Dock Ship Builders Limited for this noble work.
Cooperation Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap, Agriculture Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam, Revenue Minister Shri Tankaram Verma, Food Minister Shri Dayaldas Baghel, MLA Shri Rajesh Munat, MLA Shri Anuj Sharma, MLA Shri Motilal Sahu, MLA Shri Purandar Mishra, MLA Guru Khuswant Saheb, MLA Shri Sunil Soni, Chairmen of various Corporations and Boards, Additional Chief Secretary Cooperation Shri Subrat Sahu and a large number of dignitaries were present in the swearing-in ceremony.