Team News Riveting
Raipur, August 4
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday interacted with the youths in Durg district under “Bhet-Mulakat with Youth” programme and assured that Kaka Abhi Zinda Hai (Uncle is alive) to redress their issues.
Baghel has recently started the campaign to directly interact with the youths at the divisional headquarters. The programme was envisaged after getting overwhelming response while interacting with the villagers under the Bhet-Mulakat campaign. Through the campaign, the Chief Minister aims to share youths’ vision about the prosperity and growth of Chhattisgarh.
Youths from Rajnandgaon, Kawardha, Balod, Bemetara, Khairagarh, Manpur-Mohla-Ambagarh Chowki and Durg districts attended the programme. Baghel announced that to help the youth of the state to prosper, CoE (Center of Excellence) will be established in Swami Vivekanand Technical University. It will be built at a cost of Rs 15 crore, where space will be available for startup units in 10 thousand square feet.
Referring to the decision of the Bangalore GST Authority to impose 12 per cent GST on students living in hostels, the Chief Minister said they would request the Government of India to withdraw the decision. “If this does not happen, then the Chhattisgarh government will bear the burden of 12 per cent GST amount charged,” the Chief Minister said.
The Chief Minister also announced the construction of an indoor stadium with all facilities for sports near the National Highway of Durg, Bhilai so that the people of Durg, Bhilai, and Risali do not have to face any difficulty in commuting.
“On May 4, we launched the ‘Bhent-Mulakat’ programme. We met people from all sections including the religious heads. Since then, the idea of having separate interactions with the youth was in my mind,” Baghel said, adding that some of the youth shared their aspirations and dreams.
Baghel added, “Their dreams are the same that our ancestors had, and it is also the dream of our government. Our government had put nearly Rs 2 lakh crores in people’s pockets, due to which the state remained untouched by the recession. We opened universities and established four medical colleges.” Wherever they went for the ‘Bhent-Mulakat’ programmes, two demands came up: establish Swami Atmanand schools and open banks. For so many years, there were no English medium colleges. They opened 10 colleges and will continue to open more, Baghel said.
