An amount of Rs 2.56 crore was returned to 3, 274 investors of Durg district
Raipur 6 February . Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel on Monday returned an amount of Rs 2.56 crore to 3, 274 duped chit-fund investors of Durg district, in a virtual programme organized at his residence office here.
Addressing the programme, Chief Minister said “an amount of about Rs 40 crore has been returned so far to the investors duped by chit-fund companies. The state government is taking strict action against the chit-fund companies in Chhattisgarh. The money is being returned to the investors by seizing the properties of fraudulent chit-fund companies. Chit fund companies in Chhattisgarh have been duping innocent people of large sums of money. The state government making its best efforts to ensure that these investors get their money back. Chhattisgarh is the only state in the country which is giving back their money to these investors.”
Durg SP Shri Abhishek Pallav said that so far 126 directors and 8 office bearers of chit fund companies have been arrested in the district.
Talking to the Chief Minister, Shri Ghanshyam Sahu, a resident of Uparwara of Durg, said that he had invested money in the chit fund company by selling 2 acres of land. He did not expect that the money would be recovered. Expressing his gratitude towards the Chief Minister, he said that he is getting Rs 9 lakh back with the efforts of the state government and his family is happy with this. Teejan Bai of Khursipar told the Chief Minister that today I am getting Rs 3 lakh back. Now I will be able to get my children married easily. I was hopeful that my money would definitely be returned under your leadership.
Agriculture Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey, Food Minister Shri Amarjeet Bhagat, PHE Minister Shri Guru Rudra Kumar, MLA Shri Arun Vora, Chief Minister’s Advisor Shri Pradeep Sharma, Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Subrat Sahoo, Durg Collector Shri Pushpendra Meena, SP Shri Abhishek Pallav along with the beneficiaries attended the virtual programme.
