The state government has entrusted the charge of the district to the members of the Council of Ministers to chair the District Planning Committee and resolve public problems.
According to the order issued today from the Ministry of General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao has been given the charge of Bilaspur, Korba and Bemetara, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma has been given the charge of Durg, Balod, Rajnandgaon, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district.
Similarly, Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal has been given the charge of Bastar, North Bastar Kanker, Kondagaon and Narayanpur, Minister Ramvichar Netam has been given the charge of Raigarh, Korea, Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Minister Dayaldas Baghel has been given the charge of Mahasamund, Gariaband and Surajpur districts.
Minister Kedar Kashyap has been given Raipur, Sukma, Bijapur and South Bastar Dantewada, Minister Lakhan Lal Dewangan has been given Mungeli, Kabirdham and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal has been given Balodabazar-Bhatapara and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Minister O. P. Chaudhary has been given the charge of Surguja, Janjgir-Champa and Jashpur, Minister Smt. Lakshmi Rajwade of Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Sakti, Minister Tankram Verma of Dhamtari and Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district.