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CHHATTISGARH 08 kms of new roads declared as nhs in c’garh The Central Government has declared 290.08 kms of roads in Chhattisgarh as new National Highways during 2017-18, officials informed. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) and considers declaration of State … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh to Distribute Free Smartphones to Over 50 Lakh People Chhattisgarh government will start distributing smartphones to over 50 lakh people for free from May under the Sanchar Kranti Yojana (SKY), months ahead of assembly polls in the state. Women heads of households will be the priority recipients of the smartphones. … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt puts off survey for new helipads across state The Chhattisgarh Government has put off plans for now to get ‘Obstruction Limitation Surveys’ (OLS) done for new helipads across the State. The tender has been recalled due to some unavoidable reasons, officials informed. Chhattisgarh is aggressively focussing on development of three … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt spending rs 100 cr to develop tribal tourism spots The State Government is developing tourism facilities at a cost of Rs 100 crore under Central Government’s ‘Tribal Tourism Circuit’, officials informed. The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) had been working at a ‘themed based’ development of the project. The Central Government … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Appointment of 11 parliamentary secretaries: Supreme Court notice to Chhattisgarh govt The Supreme Court declined to grant any interim relief on an appeal against a high court order dismissing pleas challenging the appointment of 11 parliamentary secretaries by the Raman Singh-led BJP government in Chhattisgarh. The Chhattisgarh government had appointed 11 MLAs as parliamentary … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Ctb to hold ‘tour de chhattisgarh’ in 2018 With a view to introducing the concept of bicycle tourism and leisure cycling in India, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) will be organizing the very first ‘Tour De Chhattisgarh’ – a four-day cycling event in the last week of January 2018. The cycling enthusiasts will … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt to develop tourist spots in surguja forests The State Government is planning to develop tourist destinations in forests of Surguja region, officials informed. It may be recalled that the Chhattisgarh Government is also creating an ‘eco-ethnic’ tourist destination near the world famous Chitrakot water falls in Bastar region of the State, official … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh to hand over 9 CHCs to private players, opposition cries foul Chhattisgarh government’s move to hand over nine government community health centre(CHCs), including four in the state capital, to private entities has drawn flak from the opposition parties. The opposition parties accused the BJP government of shying away from its responsibility to provide better health care to citizens. … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Bhoramdev sanctuary not to be tiger reserve: min The State Government has shelved its plan to declare Bhoramdev Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda. The Minister said that the decision was taken in the interest of forest dwellers. Gagda also said that no forest dweller would be displaced … Read more
Current Status: Agriculture is counted as the chief economic occupation of the state. According to a government estimate, net sown area of the state is 4.828 million hectares and the gross sown area is 5.788 million hectares. About 80% of the population of the state is rural and the main livelihood of the villagers … Read more