Announces Rs 50 lakh for community hall and Rs 20 lakh for CC road construction in Paragaon*

//Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday attended the two-day annual convention of the Chandranahu Kurmi Kshatriya community held at Paragaon in Raipur district. Addressing the gathering, he said that when a society takes responsibility for the education of its children, the younger generation moves forward with greater confidence.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister announced Rs 50 lakh for the construction of a community hall for the society and approved Rs 20 lakh for the construction of a CC road in Paragaon.

Extending greetings to women on International Women’s Day, Sai said the Mahtari Vandan Yojana has completed two years and the 25th instalment has been transferred to the accounts of around 70 lakh women in the state. He said the scheme is an important step towards women’s economic empowerment.

The Chief Minister said the Chandranahu Kurmi Kshatriya community has a proud history and has produced many talented personalities for the state and the country. Appreciating the community’s efforts in the field of education, he said more than 2,000 students are currently receiving educational opportunities through initiatives run by the society.

He added that the state government is continuously working to create more employment opportunities for youth, committed to providing ‘pucca’ houses to poor and needy families across the state.

Keeping up to the identity of “rice bowl of the country” and dignity of farmers ahead of Holi festival, Rs 10,324 crore was transferred to the accounts of 25.28 lakh farmers under the Krishak Unnati Yojana.

Chief Minister said that through the Ram Lalla Darshan Yojana, more than 42,000 devotees have visited Ayodhya for darshan of Lord Ram over the past two years. The Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana has also been restarted, enabling elderly citizens and devotees to visit various pilgrimage sites.

Shri Sai said, “The 2026 state budget includes provisions for the development of all sections of society. The enterprising youth should refer state’s new industrial policy. Chhattisgarh has received investment proposals worth nearly Rs 8 lakh crore and efforts have begun to translate these proposals into projects on the ground.”

During the programme, the Chief Minister honoured several individuals from the community for their outstanding achievements. Those felicitated included Deepak Chandrakar (selected as Civil Judge), Lakshmi Chandrakar (selected through PSC as Commercial Tax Officer), Dr Preeti Karan Chandrakar (Head of Department, Computer and Science, NIT Raipur), Dr Karan Chandrakar (PhD in Textile and Fibre Engineering from IIT Delhi), ku Lakshmi Chandrakar (Gold medalist in the Indo-Nepal Test Series in Ball Badminton), and Dr Divya Chandrakar and Dr Rahul Chandrakar (MBBS, Government Hospital, Mahasamund).

Cabinet Minister Guru Khushwant Saheb, MLA Shri Lalit Chandrakar and MLA Shri Yogeshwar Raju Sinha also addressed the gathering and appreciated the community’s contribution towards organisation, education and social development.

Office-bearers of the community, public representatives and a large number of community members were present on the occasion.