Lifestyle in Bastar has undergone sea change: President
Wednesday - July 25, 2018 11:20 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Raipur July 25 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said in the last 10-15 years a remarkable change has come about in the lifestyle of tribals of Bastar region following the government s efforts to bring about a socio-economic change in the area.
Interacting with members of the Bihan Women s Self-help Group and tribal farmers in Hiranager village of Dantewada district -- also referred to as South Bastar district -- during his two-day visit to the state the President said the government has also raised basic infrastructure in the region.
"On the completion of my first year in office it s my pleasure to be among tribals and forest dwellers " Kovind told the gathering.
During his interaction with the women of self-help group he was accompanied by wife Savita Kovind Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and state s Minister for Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Kedar Kashyap.
Earlier in the day President Kovind arrived in Jagdalpur as part of his two-day visit to the Bastar region.
Chief Minister Singh welcomed him amidst light rainfall.
From Jagdalpur he left for Dantewada in a helicopter accompanied by the Chief Minister.
As his arrival in Jagdalpur he was accorded a warm welcome by the Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda Bastar Lok Sabha MP Dinesh Kashyap and several other prominent public representatives.
--IANS hindi-nir
Interacting with members of the Bihan Women s Self-help Group and tribal farmers in Hiranager village of Dantewada district -- also referred to as South Bastar district -- during his two-day visit to the state the President said the government has also raised basic infrastructure in the region.
"On the completion of my first year in office it s my pleasure to be among tribals and forest dwellers " Kovind told the gathering.
During his interaction with the women of self-help group he was accompanied by wife Savita Kovind Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and state s Minister for Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Kedar Kashyap.
Earlier in the day President Kovind arrived in Jagdalpur as part of his two-day visit to the Bastar region.
Chief Minister Singh welcomed him amidst light rainfall.
From Jagdalpur he left for Dantewada in a helicopter accompanied by the Chief Minister.
As his arrival in Jagdalpur he was accorded a warm welcome by the Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda Bastar Lok Sabha MP Dinesh Kashyap and several other prominent public representatives.
--IANS hindi-nir
