CHHATTISGARH

In a ranking made on the basis of a survey conducted by a national magazine, Chhattisgarh is ahead of states like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

To create equal opportunities for every section, a road map was prepared for after a Congress government took office headed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, an official Communication said.

As part of it, farmers loans were waived off, input subsidy is provided to farmers on different crops, minor forest produce is covered by minimum support price and work in the rural areas is ensured through MGNREGA.

The gauthans have been generating EMPLOYMENT opportunities for the rural Women. Apart from the core Industry, rural Cottage industries are also promoted.

The state recorded a boom in all sectors including automobiles, increase in GST collection and procurement of maximum quantity of forest produce.

TheNational Tribal Dance Festivaltook off to a colourful start on Tuesday with national and international tribal artists putting up an impressive performance on the opening day of the three-day event here in the state capital ofChhattisgarh, coinciding with the states 23rd foundation day celebrations.

Being hosted by the Chhattisgarh government, foreign artists from ten countries, including Mozambique, Serbia, Togo, Egypt, Mongolia, Indonesia, Russia, New Zealand, Rwanda, and Maldives and tribal artists from 28 states and seven union territories of India are set to compete at the tribal dance festival.

Chhattisgarhis all set to host the second edition of the National Tribal Dance Festival to promote, preserve, and provide a platform to showcase the rich, vibrant and state’s unique tribal culture and cultural exchange among indeginous people coming from across the country and abroad.

As many as 59 tribal dancers from 27 states and six union territories of the country and seven countries will showcase their unique dance forms and diverse tribal culture in the fest beginning on Thursday. Around 1,000 artists will be part of these dance troupes, of which 63 will be foreign artists from Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Swaziland, Nigeria, Palestine, Male, and Uganda.

Chhattisgarh is said to be the first state of the country to organize this biggest tribal dance festival with a large congregation of tribal artists from the whole country and abroad.

TheChhattisgarhgovernment has betted big on non-conventional energy sources to ramp up its healthcare system especially in the rural areas. The government has since 2010 set up solar panels in 1,400 government Health centers and hospitals.

Non-availability of electricity or low voltage affecting refrigeration and storage of critical vaccine is no more an issue for all these health centres that get 24×7 electricity supply.

The need to store and refrigerate life drugs came into focus during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said.

He said, under theNational Health Mission, a total of 1,432 government health centers and hospitals now have solar power Plants across the state with a total capacity of 457 MW. It generates 66,72,200 kWh of electricity per year.

Lakheshwar Baghel, Chairman of the Bastar Region Tribal Development Authority, also urged the Bastar tribal communities to cooperate and assist in the documentation.

Baghel was addressing a one-day workshop to conserve the tribal culture and tradition in Bastar region. It was held at the Bastar Academy of Dance Art Literature and Language (BADALL) at Aasna in Bastar district.

Baghel said the Chhattisgarh government had initiated the process of documentation of unique culture and tradition of Bastar tribes namely Madia, Muria, Bhatra, Halba, Dhurva, Dorla and others.

He underlined the need to preserve the traditions in the fast changing scenario and said the project will be finished by the time India marks the 75th anniversary of its independence.

Schemes such as Suraaji Gaon Yojana and Godhan Nyay Yojana have brought prosperity to villages, an official statement said on Friday.

Till date, cow dung worth nearly Rs 100 crores has been procured in the state under Godhan Nyay Yojana. This has helped many. Success stories have come from every corner of the state.

Godhan Nyay Yojana has provided new means of livelihood to self-help groups and landlless people.

In Korea district, nearly 233,903 quintals of cow dung have been procured and Rs 5.34 crores paid to the sellers.

The e-Question and e-Answer application operated in the Chhattisgarh Assembly has been awarded the prestigious IMC Digital Award by the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industries at a national level function organized in Mumbai.

Assembly Speaker Dr. Charandas Mahantcongratulated all themembers of the Assembly for the achievement.

Questions raised by the MLAs and replies to these questions are being sent electronically by an application developed by NIC, Raipur. The departments also send their answers to the questions raised online. This has helped to reduce the use of paper.

This is a proposed elephant sanctuary in Chhattisgarh. Lemru is one of two elephant sanctuaries planned to prevent human-animal conflicts in the area. Elephants moved from Odisha and Jharkhand to Chhattisgarh. The proposed area under the reserve is part of the Hasdeo Aranya Forest, which is a very diverse biological area and also rich in coal.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the Congress government is fulfilling Mahatma Gandhis dream of Ram Rajya through the Suraji Gaon Yojana in villages.

He was addressing the inauguration of Rajiv Bhawan, the Congress party office in Arang, Raipur district.

Coming down heavily on the BJP, Baghel said that party seeks votes in the name of cow and Lord Ram. But the party never dedicates itself to serve the cow nor work on the ideology of Ram.

The is fulfilling the dream of Mahatma Gandhis Ram Rajya by concentrating on the overall development of villages, he said.

The state government is serving the cow but opening Gauthans in the last three years across the state. BJP leaders never visited Gauthans but just before the election they are searching for cows. It is all just for votes, he said.

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) has obtained the Intellectual PropertyChairof the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (CIPAM) of the Ministry of Commerce and under the Scheme for Pedagogy & Research in IPRs for Holistic Education & Academia (SPRIHA).

According to the norms of this establishment of the Chair, there will be funding for appointing a Professor, Research associates, and sponsoring PhD candidates in IPR. The funding norms will also mandate conducting workshops and training programs onIPRfor other institutions and various stakeholders, as stated in an HNLU press release.SPRIHA also mandates the offering of UG/PG/Diploma and Certificate courses in IPR and allows internships for students at IP offices in India.