Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday approved two key decisions aimed at strengthening welfare delivery and accelerating economic growth.
The Cabinet resolved that families belonging to Antyodaya and Priority categories in Scheduled Areas and Mada Pocket regions will continue to receive two kilograms of chickpeas every month under the Public Distribution System (PDS). To ensure transparent procurement, the State Civil Supplies Corporation will purchase the commodity through the NeML e-auction platform at a service charge capped at 0.25 percent for the 2024–25 fiscal year.
The government directed officials to ensure pending quotas from July to November 2025 are delivered to beneficiaries by December. “Food security for vulnerable families is a top priority. The Cabinet is committed to ensuring no eligible household is left behind,” a senior Food and Civil Supplies Department official said.
In a major push for industrialisation, the Cabinet approved the allotment of a 90-acre plot in Nava Raipur at concessional premium rates to promote Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services. The decision is expected to attract private investment, generate employment, and accelerate Nava Raipur’s growth as a planned technology-driven urban hub.
Chhattisgarh has previously seen success in attracting investments through initiatives such as the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster in Naya Raipur and start-up incubation programmes that encouraged local entrepreneurship. Officials said the latest land allotment builds on these achievements and positions the capital region as an emerging technology corridor.
“By providing affordable land to IT industries, the government is laying the foundation for Nava Raipur to emerge as a technology-driven economic centre,” senior BJP leader Shiv Narayan Pandey remarked.