Raipur, 22 November 2024/ Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, while addressing the concluding session of the two-day regional conference on the subject of “Good Governance” in Raipur today, announced the launch of “Chief Minister Good Governance Fellow Scheme” in the state. . Chief Minister Shri Sai said that under this scheme, Chhattisgarh government in collaboration with IIM Raipur will start a master's course in Public Policy and Governance for the native students of Chhattisgarh. For this, students will be selected through CAT.
Chief Minister Shri Sai said that under this scheme, along with classes in IIM Raipur, students will also be given practical experience in various departments of Chhattisgarh government. The state government will bear the entire course fee, along with providing a fixed monthly stipend to the students. This scheme will increase efficiency and transparency in governance as well as provide an opportunity for high level education and practical experience to the youth of the state. Its objective is to create a generation of professionals in Chhattisgarh who will work with the government, NGOs, think tanks and the private sector to improve governance.
The Chief Minister, on behalf of the citizens of Chhattisgarh, warmly welcomed the senior officials, subject experts and well-meaning people who came from all over the country to the two-day regional conference and said that you people shared the best practices going on in different states of the country with each other. Is. Everyone together held detailed discussions regarding increasing mutual cooperation and partnership in the field of good governance. During these two days, you must have learned and understood a lot about the efforts being made by the Chhattisgarh government towards establishing good governance.
The Chief Minister said that as you know, the idea of good governance is at the core of our political ideology. The one who has been called Ramraj in our Puranas, we call him good governance. Survey Bhavantu Sukhinah is our basic mantra. Antyodaya and Integral Humanism is our political philosophy.
Chief Minister Shri Sai said that former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is our inspiration. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, we are striving for maximum participation of Chhattisgarh in building a developed India through good governance. 44 percent of our land area is covered with dense forests, hence we have a huge responsibility to preserve India's environment and biodiversity. Along with all this, it is also our primary duty to preserve the tribal culture and traditions of the state. We have identified the state's rich mineral wealth, industrial expansion, agricultural expansion as well as its natural and cultural beauty as important resources. We are also seeing good governance as an important resource for the social and economic empowerment of the state.
The Chief Minister said that we have launched our new industry policy, in which the development of tourism has also been encouraged. Availability of land for industries is a challenge in tribal areas like Bastar. In such a situation, the natural and cultural beauty of these areas will become a big economic strength for them. Opportunities for employment and increase in income will be created. The standard of living of the people will rise. We are working towards building a big tourism circuit in the state.
The Chief Minister said that our special focus is on tribal areas like Bastar and Surguja. Along with developing facilities for tourists, we are also developing basic infrastructure at these places. The United Nations World Tourism Organization has recently included Dhudmaras village in Kanger Valley of Bastar among the selected 20 villages of the world to be developed as the best tourism village. We are very excited about this. We have also included local processing of forest produce and agricultural produce as a very important component in our economic development strategy.
The Chief Minister said that the most primary need is for the common man to have access to information and information about the schemes, programmes, policies and services made by the government. Along with the establishment of security camps in Naxalism affected areas, access to all types of basic infrastructure, central and state government schemes and services is being ensured in the interior villages. For this, Niyad Nella Naar scheme is being run by the state government. This is a word of Gondi language, which means your good village.
The Chief Minister said that the PM Janman Yojana and Dharti Aaba Tribal Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for the development of tribal areas have given us even more strength. Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, PM Suryaghar Free Electricity Scheme have also intensified the efforts being made by the state government towards establishing good governance. The state government has achieved significant achievements in the development of infrastructure in a short span of 11 months, thanks to the participation of sensitive officers like you who understand the needs of Chhattisgarh. I am happy that the Central Government is paying serious attention to our proposals and is cooperating readily.
The Chief Minister said that the ultimate goal of good governance is to satiate the life of every citizen with comforts and amenities. In the last 11 months, we have received road projects and many important rail projects worth about Rs 31 thousand crores. Air services have also expanded. A new airport has been inaugurated in Surguja, the number of airports in the state has increased to 04. The day before yesterday, the Government of India has given the green signal to start air services from Raipur to Dubai and Singapore.
The Chief Minister said that due to the double engine government in the state, we are moving rapidly towards this goal. In the last 11 months, we have ensured transparency in governance by taking strict action against corruption. Online platforms have been created for services, simplifying processes across all departments. It has been ensured that citizens' work is done within the time limit, they have easy access to governance, resolution of complaints is speedy, public participation in development increases, democratic and constitutional institutions are strengthened.
The Chief Minister said that in the last 11 months, we have implemented e-office system, Chief Minister's Office online portal, Swagatam portal for entry into the ministry, online permission for minerals, home based registry through Sugam app, single window system for industry trade, Many steps have been taken like online layout and building permission, Atal Monitoring Portal, online sale of wood in the forest department, making it mandatory to purchase material for government needs through JAM portal. Under the efforts being made in this direction, we have Immediately after the formation of its government in the state, a new department, Department of Good Governance and Convergence, has been formed. We are moving ahead with full confidence with the target of increasing the state's GSDP from Rs 5 lakh crore to Rs 10 lakh crore by the year 2028.
Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh, while addressing the workshop, said that Chhattisgarh state is moving fast in the direction of establishing good governance and ensuring public participation in development under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai. He said that Prime Minister Shri Modi has prepared the vision document Amrit Mahotsav of Independence till 2047. He said that good governance means transparency and accountability. All the ministries should be in coordination with each other and should ensure that the benefits of public welfare schemes reach the eligible beneficiaries while maintaining constant contact with each other and being oriented towards continuous innovation. Such events increase personal contact and exchange of each other's culture.
At the conclusion of the program, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh also released the e-book “Minimum Government Maximum Governance” based on good governance.
In the conference, detailed discussions were held on topics related to best practices of good governance, citizen empowerment, functioning of governance and administration and use of various e-platforms to ease access of citizen services to the general public, etc. The workshop was organized by Shri V., Secretary, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances Department. Srinivas and Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain also addressed. Secretary to the Chief Minister, Shri Rahul Bhagat expressed his gratitude.
