Tag: Bhupesh Baghel

  • Today, Bhupesh Baghel will attend Arpa Mahotsav, will give 20.63 crore development works to the district

    Bhupesh Baghel will inaugurate and inaugurate development works worth Rs 20 crore 63 lakh at Pendra in Gorella-Pendra-Marwahi district at the concluding ceremony of Arpa Mahotsav today. Chief Minister Baghel will leave the helicopter from Police Ground Raipur at 12 noon as per schedule and reach Pandra at 12.45 pm and attend the Arpa Mahotsav held at Multipurpose School Ground from 12.55 pm. The Chief Minister will return to Raipur at 4.25 pm.
    At the general meeting held in Baghel Pandra, the Chief Minister will inaugurate the asphalt work of Bhadaura to Dhangarwan Road. In addition, in the newly sanctioned works for which he will lay the foundation, in the assembly constituency Marwahi, he will lay the foundation stone of Dongria, Sapni Pendra Road 10 km costing Rs 4 crore 90 lakh.
    Similarly, Basantpur Amadand Road to Jamudikhurd Bakulipara via Bagesarpara Murmur Road 10 km cost 4 crore 78 lakhs, SH-22 Pandra to Bariumaon via Jhabar 8 km road construction Rs 3 crore 96 lakhs, Kasturba Residential School for Kumhari and Kodgar 13 Includes works worth Rs. 81 thousand. Similarly, Rs 2 crore 67 lakh for Dhangaon to Barpara road construction in Vidhan Sabha constituency Kota, Rs 59 lakh for Swami Atmanand English Medium School Bharapara Pandra, CC Road Rs 20 lakh in Animal Breeding Area Pakriya, Pipeline water tank and Pump House 11 lakhs 54 thousand rupees, Rs 9 lakh 74 thousand rupees for the upgrading of retaining wall at Stop Dame of Basinpat in Pakariya, 9 lakh rupees for the construction of Charadana shed, 8 lakh 14 thousand rupees for the upgrading of Kasturba Gandhi Vidyalaya Gaurela Work is included.

  • NCC’s “At Home Function” program today, Bhupesh Baghel to award cadets

    There will be an “At Home Function” for the NCC cadets of the three Wing Air, Army and Navy returning from Delhi Republic Day Parade at the residence office of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur from 6 am today. During the program, NCC cadets will give colorful cultural performances. On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will award cadets.
    It is worth noting that Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have been placed under a directorate in view of NCC. It is headquartered in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. This program is organized in Bhopal in the first week of February every year for the cadets performing well at the national level and participating at this level.
    This program to be held in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, will be held from 6 pm to 7.30 pm on February 10 at the Chief Minister’s residence. In this program, Additional General Director Major General Sanjay Sharma from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Directorate, Bhopal will be present. Preparation for this Group commander of Raipur Group Headquarters Brig. Has been completed under the direction of Bharadwaj. The program will be attended by the chief guests as well as the command officers of all NCC units, associate NCC officers, PI staff and NCC cadets of various units.

  • Road construction will ease traffic: Minister Dr. Dahria

    Urban Administration Minister and MLA of Arang Vidhan Sabha, Dr. Shivkumar Dahria performed bhumi pujan of 7 new routes in the area. Under the Chief Minister Sugam Road Scheme approved by the Public Works Department, the completion of these roads, constructed at a cost of Rs. 2 crore 20 lakh, will ease the traffic. Minister Dr. Dahria performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the Chief Minister’s Sugam Road Scheme at Mandir Hasaud, Bahnakadi, Badgaon, Gori, Bhansoj, Sakri, and Village Akolikhurd.

    On this occasion, he said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, development works are being given momentum in the state. Approval has been given to connect all government buildings in the state with the main road. Under the Chief Minister Sugam Road Scheme in Arang area, the road will be constructed by the Public Works Department from the Government Building to the main road. This will make it easier for everyone, including school students, to travel. He said that development of villages along with the city is in the priority of his government. In every village of the state, work is going on to provide water in every household through the tap-water scheme. He said that the government is constantly working in the interest of the village, poor and farmers and laborers. The area will be taken further in the path of development by creating a new Nagar Panchayat. Therefore, the temples of the Arang region, Hasaud, Samoda and Chandkhuri have been made a Nagar Panchayat.

  • Development of fast growing industries under the leadership of Bhupesh Baghel

    Under the leadership of Bhupesh Baghel and the efficient guidance of Industries Minister Shri Kavasi Lakhma, Chhattisgarh is moving towards rapid development in the field of industry. The government has formulated several policies that are helpful in the creation and development of industry in the state. There is enough availability of minerals in Chhattisgarh, replete with natural resources. A new industrial policy has been formulated in the state to encourage investment. In this, various investment incentive grants, rebates and concessions have been given by dividing the eligible industries into general, priority industries and high priority industries. As a result of this, according to the State Investment Promotion Board, a total of 104 MoUs have been done in Chhattisgarh during two years, in which more than 42 thousand 714 crore capital investment is proposed. This will provide employment to more than 64 thousand people. Among these investments, 37306.39 crores in 78 MoUs in Steel sector, one MoU amount 2000 crores in Cement, 7 MoUs 1082.82 crores in Ethanal, 283.61 crores in 5 MoUs in Food sector, 56.41 crores in 3 MoUs of Pharmaceutical, 529.50 in 3 MoUs of Defense sector. Crore, 30.76 crores in 2 MOUs in electronics, one MOU 245 crores in solar and 1179.99 crores in other 4 sectors.
    Chhattisgarh holds the status of surplus state in terms of electricity generation. Being a surplus, Chhattisgarh also sells electricity to other states. As per the September 2020 report of the Central Electricity Authority, working under the Government of India, the thermal power houses of Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company have achieved the first position in the country, recording the highest power generation. With this, Chhattisgarh has become the first state without power cut. Electricity is available here at a rate lower than India’s average electricity rate. Which attracts investors for investment in the state.
    Here, 30 to 60 percent of the land premium has been given in the land allocation in industrial areas and 60 percent in the high priority industries in the category. There was an increase of one year in the period prescribed for setting up industries in the land leased to industries. Transfer of land was made easier in cases of non-use of industrial land allotted on lease. An 18-month timeframe was set for earlybird grant for setting up new bio ethanol plant. First MOU After starting production within six months, there was a provision for grant of earlybird grant. The rate of water use for industrial purpose from government or natural sources has been reduced by 20-36 percent. Micro, small and medium scale industries have been given the option of permanent capital investment grant or net SGST reimbursement. Central, major, mega and ultra mega industries have been given full exemption from electricity duty for 5 to 10 years according to the category of development blocks.

  • Tea gardens and bamboo industry of Chhattisgarh will get benefit of Assam’s expertise

    Bhupesh Baghel met a delegation of Assam’s industrialists in Jorhat on the second day of his two-day visit to Assam today. He explained in detail the characteristics of Chhattisgarh with tea cultivation and bamboo and small forest produce based industries here. During the discussion, he invited these industrialists to set up tea and bamboo industries in Chhattisgarh. Representatives from various industries were present on this occasion along with tea producers. A delegation of industrialists from Assam also presented special hand-crafted tea to the Chief Minister.

    44 percent of the forest is in Chhattisgarh. There is a large amount of hypnosis. At present, 52 minor products have been brought under the support price. In order to increase the income of forest dwellers in the state and to provide them continuous employment, the processing and value addition of micronutrients is being promoted. He said that Chhattisgarh is famous all over the country for paddy production. Sugarcane crop is also being taken on a large scale here. Now fruits and horticultural crops are also taken on a large scale in the state, their processing industries have immense possibilities here. The weather of Jashpur district is favorable for tea cultivation, tea plantation is being promoted there. He informed the industrialists of Assam about the possibilities of tea industry and invited them to invest in these areas.
    Giving detailed information about the possibilities of setting up industries in horticulture and agriculture sector, the Chief Minister said that tomato is widely grown in many regions of Chhattisgarh. The tomato here goes to Pakistan. Bamboo is also being produced on a large scale in forest areas. The forest dwellers are being given employment through all these. In the field of bamboo crafts too, the industrialists here can set up industries by adding value. He said that various artistic objects are also prepared in Chhattisgarh. Bastar art is preferred here and abroad. Various crafts of the state are being encouraged. These craftsmen are also being encouraged to provide markets and value editions as per the time.

  • House Lease Committee said, the government fulfilled public aspirations with the acquisition of Chandulal Medical College

    The House Lease Joint Struggle Committee expressed happiness over the announcement of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s governmentalization of Chandulal Chandrakar Medical College in Kachandur, Durg. Members said that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, fulfilling the aspirations of the late Chandulal Chandrakar, fulfilled the public aspirations by announcing the acquisition of the medical college by the government.

    Chairman of the committee Rajendra Parganiha said that the dream visionary and thinker of Chhattisgarh, late Chandulal Chandrakar had dreamed in the 90s that Chhattisgarh should also have a well-equipped private sector hospital on the lines of the country and abroad. To fulfill this, he had a meeting in the fort with a group of local doctors before his death.

    But after his sudden demise, a group of these doctors came forward to formulate their views. And the 750-bed grand medical college ‘self’ in village Kachandur. Commissioned Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College ‘. Changes in student recruitment policy in Medical College and MCI after successfully running for four to five years. Due to lack of recognition, not a single student was admitted as a zero year for the last three years.

  • Rahul Gandhi only leader who can take on mantle of Congress presidentship: Bhupesh Baghel

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi is the only leader who can take on the mantle of the Congress presidentship as he is the one who has been taking a strong stand on important issues without bowing to government’s pressure, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said, amid a growing chorus within the party seeking Gandhi’s return to the helm.

    Within a span of one week, two state units of the Congress have passed resolutions backing Gandhi’s return as party chief.

    While Delhi Congress had passed a resolution requesting Gandhi to take over as chief last Sunday, the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution moved by Baghel to re-appoint the Wayanad MP as the party president.

    “All Congress persons are standing resolutely with Rahul Gandhi and believe that under his leadership, the Congress organisation will be constantly strengthened.

    Under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, a confidence has been kindled among Congress workers that under his leadership and guidance, they will strengthen the party’s foundation,” the resolution passed by the CPCC said.

    In an interview with PTI, Baghel said Gandhi enjoys the confidence of one and all in the party and holds the party together.

    Asked if Rahul Gandhi was best suited to take on party presidentship, he said, “Who else is there.

    Apart from Rahul Gandhi, is there any leader who is touring the country, who is recognized by the Congress workers across the country?” Gandhi is speaking out on all issues, be it demonetisation, GST, or COVID-19, he made his stand clear, the Chhattisgarh chief minister said.

    “He also took a clear cut stand in favour of farmers.

    So, he is the only leader who is taking a clear cut stand (on important issues), is putting forth his views forcefully, not bowing before the government’s pressure,” Baghel said.

    Asked if Gandhi should become president through elections or should he be appointed chief without the electoral process as a unanimous choice, he said whatever the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) decide would be followed.

    Everything should be done according to the Constitution of the party, he added.

    “Definitely, Rahul Gandhi is the only leader who can take on the mantle of national presidentship of the party,” Baghel asserted.

    On whether elections to the CWC should also be held along with the polls of party president, Baghel said the matter had been discussed and there was no controversy as whatever is in the Constitution of the party will be followed.

    “The party traditions will be followed.

    We have a constitution and traditions are also there which will be followed,” he said.

    The Congress last month announced that the party will have an elected president by June 2021 “at any cost”.

    After a three-and-a-half-hour meeting, which was stormy at times, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest policy making body, had authorised incumbent chief Sonia Gandhi to schedule the internal elections after the conclusion of assembly polls in five states due to be held in April-May.

    Congress leaders K C Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala had said that the CWC elections will also be held but it remains to be seen whether they can be scheduled before or after the election to the post of Congress president.

    Sonia Gandhi took over as interim Congress president after Rahul Gandhi resigned in the wake of the party’s Lok Sabha debacle in May 2019.

    Baghel, who was recently made a senior observer for the upcoming Assam assembly polls by the party for overseeing the election campaign management and coordination, slammed the BJP for targeting the Congress’ alliance with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the state.

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah had kickstarted BJP’s campaign for the state election in Assam last month, alleging that the Congress-AIUDF combine will open “all gates” to welcome infiltrators if it comes to power in Assam.

    Hitting out at the BJP, Baghel said, “It is unfortunate that the BJP indulges in politics of fear.

    They never talk about their achievements.

    There is an alliance of six parties, but they are talking about one party (AIUDF).”

    “If you (BJP) are talking about Assam. You were in power for five years, how many promises you fulfilled. What happened about the major promises,” he asked.

    The BJP always spreads fear, sometimes of Pakistan, sometimes of China and at other times of Hindu-Muslim, Baghel alleged.

    “They (BJP) scare people and threaten them. They are getting people to crossover to their party by scaring and threatening them. After going into the party, what is the state of the leaders, be it (Jyotiraditya) Scindia or Himanta Biswa Sarma,” Baghel said.

    Asserting that the Congress’ electoral prospects in Assam are very good, Baghel said the main issues in the polls would be the BJP government’s failure in Assam and the achievements of the Congress government which was in power for 15 years in the state.

    He said the Congress alliance will soon come up with a common minimum programme and a coordination committee will be set up, he said.

    The election to the 126-member Assam Assembly is likely in March-April.

    The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has announced that it will contest the forthcoming state polls in alliance with five parties — AIUDF, the CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and the Anchalik Gana Morcha — to oust the ruling BJP from power.

  • Bhupesh Baghel leaves for Assam tour, says Congress victory in assembly elections

    Bhupesh Baghel has left for Assam tour. Assam Incharge Secretary Vikas Upadhyay has also left along with CM.
    Before leaving for Assam tour, CM Bhupesh Baghel, while speaking to reporters, said that the Congress would win in Assam. The Congress has an alliance with six parties.
    On imposing agricultural cess, CM Bhupesh Baghel said that inflation has increased the burden on the general public. We will not get the amount of cess, it will cause loss.

  • Chhattisgarh Congress passes resolution seeking Rahul Gandhi as party president

    By PTI
    RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) on Saturday passed a resolution seeking that Rahul Gandhi be made the party president again. The resolution was passed unanimously in a meeting of CPCC executive body and district presidents held at Rajiv Bhawan, the party’s state office, a release issued by CPCC spokesperson Vikas Tiwari said.

    “The resolution to reelect Rahul Gandhi as president of Indian National Congress was proposed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. It was seconded by AICC state in charge PL Punia and CPCC president Mohan Markam,” the release added.

    It said all Congress members were with Gandhi and the party would continue to grow stronger under him. In August last year, Baghel had written a letter to Gandhi urging him to return as the party chief.

  • Chhattisgarh CM slams nails, barricades at farmer protest sites, accuses govt of internationalising issue

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Slamming the Centre over the treatment of farmers protesting the new farm laws, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday likened the installing of multi-layered barricading and nails at protest sites to the old tactics of “dacoits” blocking routes of villages while caring out robberies, and accused the government of internationalising the farmers’ issue.

    The senior Congress leader also warned that if the government does not resolve the issue of farmers soon, the agitation will spread across the country.

    In an interview to PTI, Baghel said the farmers were demanding that there should be a guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) which should be given to them.

    “Why only Punjab, Haryana and Chhattisgarh, in the whole country, crops should be bought at MSP,” he asserted.

    He dismissed the suggestion that the Opposition could not forcefully raise the voice for the farmers on the three farm laws, saying former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was the first one to raise the matter.

    “When these laws were made, Rahul Gandhi was the first one to raise this issue, even in Parliament.

    He also carried out tractor rallies in Punjab and Haryana. He showed the way and then farmers proceeded on that path,” Baghel said.

    The farmers are carrying out a non-political movement which is a good thing, but Rahul Gandhi had taken the initiative, the Chhattisgarh chief minister added.

    He asserted that the Opposition strongly opposed the laws both inside and outside Patliament, and to say that they did not raise their voice forcefully is absolutely wrong.

    Asked about the multi-layered barricading and iron nails studded on roads at the protest sites on Delhi’s border points, Baghel said that in the olden days “when dacoits used to carry out dacoities in villages, they used to cut off all the routes by installing nails and leave just one route open for their exit.”

    “Now, the government is doing that,” he added.

    On the controversy over global celebrities such as singer Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg expressing support to the farmers’ protests, Baghel question the government’s approach of countering them by issuing an official statement.

    “You (the government) are further encouraging this by reacting to it. They (the government) have internationalised it. If you would not have reacted, it would not have been internationalised,” the Chhattisgarh chief minister said.

    In a statement issued on Wednesday, the MEA had slammed the remarks made by pop singer Rihanna and other celebrities and activists on farmer protests, saying the facts on the issue must be ascertained before rushing to comment on it.

    Pointing out that India also speaks on issues of other countries such as on the Capitol Hill violence in the US recently, Baghel took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Howdy Modi event, saying he was seen “campaigning” there.

    He urged the government to take care of the economic needs of the farmers and fulfil its promises such as the implementation of the Swaminathan committee report and doubling farmers’ income by 2022.

    “You had talked about implementing the Swaminathan committee report and doubling the farmers’ income by 2022.

    Now we are into 2021, how far have we reached in doubling the farmers’ income, the government needs to answer these questions,” Baghel said.

    If the government does not resolve the farmers’ issue soon, the agitation will spread across the nation, he said.

    To highlight the widespread opposition to the laws, he also pointed out that Rahul Gandhi had met President Ram Nath Kovind and handed over two crore signatures of farmers collected by the Congress against the farm laws.

    Baghel alleged that the primary issue was “that this government does not have a vision”.

    From the time of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi, there was a paucity of foodgrains, but Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of green revolution to which the farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh responded and supported the government, he said.

    The farmers increased production to such levels that “we became aatmanirbhar as far as foodgrains are concerned”, Baghel said.

    “Now the government does not have a place to keep all the foodgrains. You can’t just keep putting it in godowns as there is a limited capacity.

    They should have acted on time, I had proposed two years ago that states should be allowed to use the surplus foodgrains, be it ‘Makka (maize) or Dhaan (paddy)’, to produce ethanol,” he said.

    “But it is stuck. If you give this permission to states there will be less pressure on the Centre as well as states,” Baghel argued.

    Farmers are producing at the behest of the government, so who will ensure their welfare and why should they not get MSP, he asked.

    Thousands of farmers have been protesting at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh demanding the rollback of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act.

    The protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that these laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the “mercy” of big corporations.

    However, the government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.