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Raipur, November 28, 2024: Chitrotpala Film City will be built in Chhattisgarh at a cost of Rs 147 crore. For this, the Government of India has approved Rs 147 crore.
Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai gave this information while addressing an event organized on the occasion of Chhattisgarhi Rajbhasha Diwas today.
On the proposal of the state government, the Central Government has approved the amount while approving the construction of the film city, he said.
The construction of Chitrotpala Film City will not only encourage Chhattisgarhi films and Chhattisgarhi dramas, but will also promote tourism, Sai said.
Chief Minister Sai announced in the programme to increase the honorarium given to the eminent personalities of Chhattisgarh honored with Padma Shri Award from Rs 5 thousand per month to Rs 10 thousand.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is continuously working for the development of Chhattisgarhi language. Chhattisgarhi is a strong language which connects us with each other from the heart. He said that Chhattisgarhi films are very popular. Chhattisgarhi films also have a big contribution in promoting Chhattisgarhi language.
Announcing the end of the merger of Chhattisgarh Official Language Commission with Sahitya Parishad, Sai said that Chhattisgarh Official Language Commission will continue to promote the official language Chhattisgarhi.
It is worth mentioning that earlier Chhattisgarh Official Language Commission was merged with Sahitya Parishad.
Sai honoured six litterateurs who enriched Chhattisgarhi language by presenting them shawl, Shriphal and memento in the programme.
He also released 12 books written in Chhattisgarhi language published by Chhattisgarh Official Language Commission.
Presiding over the programme, MP Brijmohan Agrawal said that to make Chhattisgarhi language popular and to give respect to the official language, it is necessary that we talk in Chhattisgarhi language and teach the new generation to speak Chhattisgarhi.
He called upon litterateurs to write novels, poems and history in Chhattisgarhi language.
Agrawal said that members in the Legislative Assembly can give their address in Chhattisgarhi. He also said that as an MP, he will try to get Chhattisgarhi included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
In the programme, Secretary of Culture Department Anbalgan P, Director Culture and Official Language Vivek Acharya addressed in Chhattisgarhi official language.
Secretary of Official Language Commission Dr. Abhilasha Behar said that the Commission has provided training to more than 2700 officers and employees in Chhattisgarhi.
Till now, the Commission has published 1400 books in Chhattisgarhi language.
