There will be a section for English medium students from class 1st to 12th.
There will be recruitment on more than 4200 vacant posts in the universities and colleges of the state soon.
Students of the state will get monthly travel allowance for commuting to college.
Increase in the annual grant amount of state universities
Padmashree awarded artists will get pension of Rs 25 thousand per month
‘Pradhanmantri Shri Ramlala Gatha Kendra’ will be constructed in Chhattisgarh to showcase the saga of Lord Shri Ram.
‘Prime Minister’s International Folk Art Mahotsav’: Grand festival to be held in Raipur, Sirpur and Raigarh
Mata Kaushalya Dham will be built in Ayodhya Dham and Chhattisgarh Dham in Tirupati, Jagannath Puri for the devotees of the state.
Grant demands of more than Rs 8879 crore of school education, higher education, tourism, culture, religious trust and endowment of the state legislature passed.
In the Chhattisgarh Assembly today, the demand for grant of Rs 8879 crore 01 lakh 49 thousand for the financial year 2024-25 for the department of School Education, Higher Education, Tourism, Culture, Religious Trust and Endowment, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal was passed unanimously. This includes Rs 7387 crore 66 lakh 32 thousand for school education department, Rs 1049 crore 08 lakh 90 thousand for higher education, Rs 218 crore 04 lakh 40 thousand for tourism, Rs 90 crore 50 lakh 39 thousand for culture department, religious An amount of Rs 49 crore 20 lakh is included for trusts and endowments and Rs 84 crore 51 lakh 18 thousand for the state legislature.
Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal, while replying to the discussion on the departmental budget, announced that direct recruitment of teachers will be done on more than 33 thousand posts in the schools of the state. These include 2524 posts of lecturer, 8194 posts of teacher and 22 thousand 341 posts of assistant teacher. He said that 1086 new posts will be created under Samagra Shiksha. For this, a provision of Rs 1 crore has been made in the budget. A provision of Rs 265 crore has been made in the budget for the maintenance and infrastructure development of schools. There is a provision for construction of new buildings for 57 high schools and 39 higher secondary schools. Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal said that a provision of Rs 1 crore has been kept in the budget for the creation of 18 new posts by upgrading Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Central Library, Shankar Raipur. He said that along with the establishment of District Education and Training Institute in Surajpur and Gariaband tribal dominated areas of the state, there is a provision to establish District Education and Training Institute by upgrading the byte of Kusmi development block of Kondagaon, Sukma and Balrampur districts. For this, a provision of Rs 3 crore has been made in the budget by approving 41 posts per institution. For good functioning and administrative control in the School Education Department, our government has taken a quick decision and made a provision of Rs 1 crore for starting the Administrative Composite Building in Nava Raipur. The offices of Directorate of Public Instruction, Samagra Shiksha, Sanskrit Vidyamandalam, Madrasa Board, Education Commission, Textbook Corporation and Board of Secondary Education etc. will operate in this building. He said that the Swami Atmanand government schools running in the state will be run by the Education Department. An English medium section will be established in 25 thousand schools of the state from class 1st to 12th. Education will be provided with the help of internet projectors under smart classes in the schools of the state. A centralized education review center will be established for regular and quick monitoring of children’s attendance in schools, studies by teachers, teaching and academic evaluation. He also announced that under the Saraswati Cycle Scheme, all girl students of class 9 will now be given free cycles. Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal announced that under the Scholarship Scheme, the scholarship given to the Scheduled Caste category will be given in the name of Saint Shiromani Guru Ghasidas and the scholarship to the Scheduled Tribe category will be given in the name of Veer Gundadhur.
Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal, while replying to the discussion on the demands for grants of the Higher Education Department, said that the process of recruitment on more than 4200 vacant posts in the universities and colleges of the state will be started soon. These include 595 posts of professor, 2150 of assistant professor, 130 of sports officer, 130 librarian and 350 posts of third class and 930 posts of class fourth. A provision of Rs 5 crore 80 lakh has been made in the budget for starting new undergraduate faculty in 15 government colleges and new postgraduate faculty in 23 government colleges of the state. A provision of Rs 12 crore has been made for the construction of buildings in 12 colleges of the state and Rs 4 crore has been made for the construction of additional rooms in 9 colleges. He said that a provision of Rs 2 crore has been made for the construction of hostel buildings in Government College Durgkondal District-Kanker and Bhopalpatnam District Bijapur and Rs 3 crore has been made for the construction of toilets in 50 government colleges.
Minister Aggarwal said that under the guarantee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the facility of giving monthly travel allowance to the students of the state for going to college will be started soon. Under which, Rs 6000 will be paid directly into the account of three lakh students of the state every year through DBT. Along with regular studies, arrangements will also be made for the students of the state for coaching for various competitive examinations and national eligibility examinations like UPSC, PSC, Assistant Professor Recruitment Examination.
Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal has increased the annual grant amount of the universities of the state. Under which the provision for Shaheed Mahendra Karma University Bastar has been increased from Rs 450 crore to Rs 10 crore, for Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur from Rs 39 crore to Rs 44 crore, for Atal Bihari Vajpayee University Bilaspur the provision has been increased from Rs 2 crore 27 lakh to Rs 10 crore. Has been done
Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal, while discussing the demands for grants related to the Culture Department, announced a pension of Rs 25,000 per month to Padmashree awarded artists. He told that a grand festival will be organized in the name of ‘Prime Minister International Folk Art Festival’ at three places in the state – Raipur, Sirpur, Chakradhar Maharaj’s land Raigarh. By inviting national and international artists in this event, the identity of Chhattisgarh will be created in a cultural form in the entire country. He said that to give a grand look to the ‘Rajim Kumbh Kalp’ fair, a provision of Rs 37 crore has been made in the budget and Rs 1 crore 28 lakh has been made for the cultural development of Sirpur. He said that to make Swami Vivekananda’s life spent in Raipur memorable, the present day building, his residence, will be developed as Swami Vivekananda Memorial. For this, a provision of Rs 4 crore 80 lakh has been made in the budget. A provision of Rs 8 crore 64 lakh has been made for the establishment of the State Human Museum in the Purkhauti Muktangan complex located in Nava Raipur. He said that by expanding Gadhkaleva in 28 district headquarters and main tourist places of the state, the traditional food dishes of Chhattisgarh will be recognized at the national and international level. For this, a provision of Rs 2 crore 12 lakh has been made in the budget. Along with this, under the Artist Welfare Fund Scheme in the state, the financial assistance given to famous but needy litterateurs and artists of the state and their families in case of prolonged and serious illness, accident or divine calamity has been increased from Rs 25 thousand to Rs 50 thousand. While the financial assistance of Rs 25,000 in case of death has been increased to Rs 1 lakh. The monthly pension of artists has been increased from Rs 2000 to Rs 5000 per month. A provision of Rs 2 crore 50 lakh has been made for the preservation and promotion of Godi language.
Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal, while replying to the discussion on the grant demands of the Tourism Department, said that the people of the state will be given a free trip to Ayodhya Dham under the Shri Ramlala Darshan Scheme. Provision has been made for this in the budget. He said that ‘Pradhanmantri Shri Ramlala Gatha Kendra’ will be constructed in Chhattisgarh showcasing the saga of Lord Shri Ram. Chhattisgarh Mata Kaushalya Dham Bhavan will be constructed for the devotees of the state in Ayodhya Dham. Similarly, Chhattisgarh Dham will also be built in Tirupati and Jagannath Puri. A provision of Rs 100 crore has been made for the development of Rajim Panchkoshi Parikrama Circuit. Minister Aggarwal said that Chhata Pahad in Giroudpuri Dham will be developed as a pilgrimage site. Similarly, tourism development of Guru Balak Das martyrdom site Bandha Mungeli will be done. He said that Mainpat is known as Shimla of Chhattisgarh and it will be developed as a hill station on the lines of Shimla-Manali Mall Road.
Five Shaktipeeths in Chhattisgarh- A plan is being prepared to develop Kudargarh district Surajpur, Chandrahasini Chandrapur district-Sakti, Mahamaya Ratanpur district-Bilaspur, Danteshwari district Dantewada and Bamleshwari Dongargarh district Rajnandgaon on the lines of Chardham. This scheme is expected to cost approximately Rs 112 crore 16 lakh. A provision of Rs 5 crore has been made in the budget this year.
Minister Shri Brijmohan Aggarwal announced to increase the Samman Nidhi amount of boatmen and drivers of Bastar from Rs 2000 to Rs 2500 and from Rs 1500 to Rs 2000 respectively, in relation to the demands for grants of the Department of Religious Trusts and Endowments. Similarly, the honorarium of executive members of Bastar will also be increased from Rs 1100 to Rs 1500 per month. The annual honorarium of 50 ordinary members of the Membranes will be increased from Rs 1500 to Rs 2000. In 80 parganas of Bastar Dussehra, annual honor fund of Rs 1500 has been approved for 80 Chalaki members, Kachhandevi, Railadevi Gurumayya, 10 members of Kothipujari, 30 members of Mundabaaz players, 7 members of chariot conductors. The native residents of Chhattisgarh will be given financial assistance grant amount of Rs 50 thousand per passenger for the journey to Kailash Mansarovar, which will be increased to Rs 1 lakh. Similarly, for Sindhu Darshan pilgrimage, financial assistance grant up to 50 percent of the actual expenditure will be given.