Prime Minister Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of a scheme worth Rs 34 thousand 427 crore in Chhattisgarh by pressing the button in the Vikas Bharat, Vikas Chhattisgarh virtual program.
Raipur, 24 February (HS). Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually joined the Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra program organized in the capital Raipur on Saturday and inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development works worth Rs 34 thousand 427 crore in the state. These include inauguration of nine projects costing Rs 18 thousand 897 crore and laying of foundation stone of one project worth Rs 15 thousand 530 crore.
In his address on this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Chhattisgarh has a special contribution in the development of the country. The dream of developed India will be fulfilled only through developed Chhattisgarh. The Prime Minister said that Chhattisgarh has hardworking farmers. They are talented youth and a treasure of nature. There is every possibility of development here. Today, the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 35 thousand crore related to the development of Chhattisgarh has been laid and inaugurated. These include many projects related to coal, solar energy and connectivity. This will create new employment opportunities for the youth of Chhattisgarh.
Today NTPC's 1600 MW Super Thermal Power Station has been dedicated to the nation. Along with this, the foundation stone of 1600 MW Stage 2 of this modern plant has also been laid. Through these plants, electricity will be available to the countrymen at low cost. We want to make Chhattisgarh a big center of solar energy. Today itself, very big solar plants have been inaugurated in Rajnandgaon and Bhilai. It has such a system that the people nearby will be able to get electricity at night.
The Prime Minister said that the way the double engine government in Chhattisgarh is fulfilling its guarantees is very praiseworthy. Two years' outstanding bonus has been given to lakhs of farmers of Chhattisgarh. I had given a guarantee to increase the money of tendu leaf collectors. The double engine government has fulfilled this guarantee. The houses of the poor were not being built earlier. Now our government is working rapidly to build houses for the poor. The government is working rapidly towards completing the Har Ghar Jal Yojana. An inquiry has been ordered into the irregularities in the PSC exam. I congratulate the sisters of Chhattisgarh for the Mahtari Vandan Yojana, which will benefit lakhs of women. We demonstrate by doing what we say. Modi's guarantee means the guarantee is guaranteed to be fulfilled.