Responds to youth aspirations, promises progress in Bastar division
Raipur 16 August 2023// Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel engaged in a direct conversation with the youth of the Bastar division today, at the Government Kakatiya PG College Ground, Dharampura in Jagdalpur, for nearly 3 hours. Chief Minister engaged in direct interaction with the youth who hailed from various districts within the Bastar division, including Bastar, North Bastar Kanker, Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur, and Kondagaon. During this interactive session, Chief Minister discussed the ‘Gadhbo Nava Chhattisgarh’ (Build New Chhattisgarh) initiative with the youth. The enthusiasm among the youth of the Bastar division to meet the Chief Minister was quite evident.
Chief Minister expressed the unwavering commitment of the state government to foster progress and development in the Naxal-affected Bastar division. “I am genuinely delighted to have engaged in a face-to-face interaction with the youth representing seven districts of the Bastar division today. Throughout this programme, the youth also shared valuable insights and suggestions”, he said.
Chief Minister assured swift action on various demands and issues raised by the youth. He granted approval for the construction of a compound at Government College Bhopalpatnam in the Bijapur district. Furthermore, he announced the establishment of a Wrestling Academy in Kondagaon and the opening of an Agricultural College in Sukma from the next academic year.
Present on the occasion were Bastar Lok Sabha MP Shri Deepak Baij, Parliamentary Secretary Shri Rekhchand Jain, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Fisheries Welfare Board Shri M.R. Nishad, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) Shri Mithlesh Swarnakar, Vice Chairman of Indravati Basin Development Authority Shri Rajiv Sharma, Mayor of Jagdalpur Smt. Safira Sahu, Chief Minister’s Secretary Dr. S. Bharatidasan, Bastar Commissioner Shri Shyam Dhawde, Inspector General of Police Bastar Range Shri Sundararaj P., Collector Shri Vijay Dayaram, and other public representatives.
