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Raipur, January 12, 2025: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai today said Nalanda campus in Raipur is open 24 hours a day for the preparation of competitive examinations. On the lines of the Nalanda campus, the state government is also establishing hi-tech libraries in other districts of the state, where materials will be available for the preparation of online-offline competitive examinations.
Chief Minister Sai, while addressing the youth on the occasion of the launch of Yuva Mahotsav today, said that the youth are the future of the state and the country.
Take a dream of how you want to serve the state and the country, study with full devotion, honesty and dedication to achieve it, he added.
Chhattisgarh has eminent educational institutions related to technical, medical, law and management. The Nalanda campus in Raipur is open 24 hours a day for the youth to prepare for competitive examinations. On the lines of Nalanda campus, the government is setting up hi-tech libraries in other districts of the state, where materials will be available for the preparation of online-offline competitive examinations, the Chief Minister said.
While mentioning the success of the Bastar Olympics organized to connect the youth of the Bastar region with the mainstream of the development of the state and the country, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised this event.
While congratulating the youth on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, he said that in 1893, at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, America, Swami Vivekananda impressed the whole world with his lecture on the ideals, spirituality and philosophy of Sanatan Dharma.
Regarding peace and development in Bastar, the Chief Minister said that the government is working with full commitment towards security and development in the five Naxal-affected districts of Bastar. The benefits of government schemes and programmes are being ensured to the people through the establishment of 39 security camps in these districts and the Niyyad Nella Nar Yojana.
There is a double engine government in the state. Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have resolved to eliminate Naxalism from the country by 31 March 2026. The commitment and strategy with which the state government is working for the complete elimination of Naxalism, and they feel that the goal will be achieved well before the stipulated time period, he added.
The Chief Minister said that the people of Bastar are also ensuring their participation in establishing peace and development in Bastar. The participation of lakhs of youth in the organization of Bastar Olympics proves this.
Regarding Sai’s journey to becoming the Chief Minister, he said that he is a resident of Bagiya, a small village in Jashpur. Today the population of his village is about two and a half thousand.
The Chief Minister said that when he was 10 years old, his father passed away. The entire responsibility of the family fell on his mother. Mother is a fearless woman, she handled the responsibility with great patience and fearlessness. Along with our upbringing, education, she also took care of farming and household work. We considered our mother as our role model. Being the eldest, I took the responsibility of the house upon myself.
When my father passed away, my younger brother was only two months old. I taught my younger brothers. I started my public life as a Panch. I remained a Panch for five years. Seeing my good work and honesty, the people of the village elected me unopposed as Sarpanch. Within six months, I got a ticket to contest the assembly elections and became MLA from Tapkara assembly constituency in 1990.
The Chief Minister then mentioned his journey of becoming an MP, Minister of State in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and then becoming the Chief Minister and said that whenever he was given any responsibility, he fulfilled it with full devotion and honesty.
He said that in political life, late Dillip Singh Judeo and former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been his role models. Referring to the opportunity to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister said that the way he has taken decisive decisions, he is not only my role model but also of the new generation.
On this occasion, Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh, Deputy Chief Minister-PWD Arun Sao, Deputy Chief Minister-Home Vijay Sharma, Food Minister Dayaldas Baghel, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Tank Ram Verma, MLAs Rajesh Munat and Guru Khuswant Saheb, State Youth Commission Chairman Vishwa Vijay Singh Tomar, public representatives, youth from various fields were present in large numbers.
