From Roads to Colleges: CM Sai Rolls Out ₹186-Crore Development Works in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
Announces ₹5 crore Gaurav Path from Bharat Mata Chowk to Kosir Chowk and ₹3 crore for PG College building in Sarangarh
Raipur (thestates.news) | Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai today inaugurated development works worth ₹186 crore for Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district. At a programme held in the premises of Government Lochan Prasad Pandey College in Sarangarh, the Chief Minister inaugurated projects worth ₹96 crore and performed bhoomipujan for works worth ₹90 crore. He also announced various local-level public utility projects worth ₹13.40 crore from the stage.
In his address, CM Sai said that he had served Sarangarh for many years as an MP, and now, as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, he has been working with full dedication and commitment for the past one-and-a-half years to lead the state on the path of development. He said that the state government is taking concrete steps to fulfil the guarantees given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Paddy is being procured from farmers at the rate of 21 quintals per acre for ₹3,100 per quintal. Approval has been granted for the construction of 18 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and the construction for beneficiaries is progressing at such a rapid pace that villages are facing a shortage of masons and centering plates.
Chief Minister Shri Sai said that the Mahtari Vandan Yojana has provided economic support to 70 lakh women in the state. With the monthly amount received under the scheme, women are starting their own businesses. In Danasra village of Sarangarh district, mothers and sisters have used the Mahtari Vandan funds to take the initiative to build a Ram temple, a move that has become known across the state. The procurement price of tendu leaves has been increased. Financial assistance of ₹10,000 each is being given to 5.62 lakh agricultural landless labourers. Under the Shri Ramlal Darshan Yojana, as many as 22,000 devotees have so far visited Ayodhya Dham for the darshan of Lord Shri Ram.
