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Chhattisgarh CM Deo fulfills poll promise, clears pending paddy bonus

"I am happy that we have transferred Rs 3,716 crore to more than 12 lakh farmers," the CM said

Nine MLAs to be constituted in Chhatisgarh cabinet today: CM Vishnu Deo Sai

Vishnu Deo won four consecutive Lok Sabha elections from the Raigarh constituency from 1999 to 2014

Supplementary budget passed; Cong pushed Chhattisgarh into debt: CM Sai

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday said the previous Congress government did not make concrete efforts for revenue generation and pushed the state under huge debt in the last five years. While answering the debate in the Assembly on the demand proposals for the second Supplementary Budget of the ongoing financial year 2023-24, Sai said his government is determined to fulfil each and every 'Modi guarantee'. After the discussion, the House passed the supplementary budget worth more than Rs 12,992 crore. "We are going to start fulfilling the promises made to the public in our manifesto through this supplementary budget. At the age of 10, I lost my father but I want to assure the youth of the state I will always work for their betterment as a father and a guardian. I will be committed like a brother for the safety and prosperity of sisters of the state. I will be dedicated for the betterment of every citizen of the state," he said. The previous government had presen

Chhattisgarh cabinet expansion soon, will comprise both old, new faces: Sai

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday said the state cabinet will be expanded soon and it will comprise both old and new faces. He was talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur after returning from New Delhi. Sai took oath as the state's chief minister on December 13. "Yesterday evening I went to Delhi. I met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda there and held some discussions. The state cabinet will be expanded very soon," Sai said. Asked about the induction of new faces in the cabinet, the CM said, "It will be a mix bag of old and new faces. We will have to wait for a bit for the cabinet (expansion) but it will be done soon." On the BJP's promise to procure 21 quintal paddy per acre at the rate of Rs 3,100 per quintal as the paddy purchase exercise is underway, Sai said the promise made under 'Modi ki Guarantee' (referring to his party's poll manifesto) will be fulfilled. The payment and procurement wil

Never thought I would get this post: New Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai

Vishnu Deo Sai's name was announced as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday afternoon after a key meeting of the BJP's newly-elected 54 MLAs in the state was held in Raipur