C'garh CM visits tribal dominated village

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Last Updated : Feb 26 2017 | 9:57 PM IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today visited Ramanpur, a tribal dominated village in Gariaband districton the first day ofhis government's campaign for good governance -'LokSuraajAbhiyan'.
After his arrival to the village, located around 100 kms away from here, the Chief Minister interacted with the villagers, and inquired about their demands and problems, an official said.
The village is 100-years-old and was earlier called as Kediama. Singh had resettled the villagers in 2006 after which it was renamed as Ramanpur. There are 46 families residing in the village with a population of 250 persons, he added.
He met beneficiaries of the 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana' in the village, said the official.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also visited kitchen at the house of one beneficiary- Nandini Vishwakarma - and had a tea there, the official said.
During his visit, Singh asked the officials concerned to construct road worth Rs 1.44 crore in the area, he added.
In the first phase of the campaign, camps would be organised in 11,000 gram panchayats and 168 civic body wards across the state.
In the camp, officials would receive the complaint from the people in the prescribed format, the official said.
In the second phase from March 1 to April 2, necessary action would be taken oncomplaintsreceived from the people.
Moreover, the third phase of the campaign would start from April 2 and continue till April 20 during which the Chief Minister, ministers and senior officials would conduct surprise inspection in the villages and camps.
They would talk to the villagers and the complainants to get first-hand information about the redressal of grievances, said the official.

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First Published: Feb 26 2017 | 9:57 PM IST

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