‘Red corridor’ Bastar region is rapidly transforming into a ‘green corridor’: Raman Singh

Raipur, December 1: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh today said that the Bastar region, which is called as the red corridor area because of Naxal activities, is fast transforming into a ‘green corridor’ because of the state government’s development works.

He said that the state of Chhattisgarh has registered slow and steady irreversible progress in last 17 years. He added that in these 14 years Chhattisgarh has achieved such great heights of development which is far more then the economic and social index of other states. No one in Chhattisgarh die due to hunger in Chhattisgarh.

Speaking of health index, he said that IMR has come down to 39 per thousand from 70 per thousand and MMR has reduced to 221 per lakh from 379 per lakh in Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh government has started 102 facilities for everyone and provided Rs 50 thousand through smart card facility to provide better health services to poor people.

He said that per capita consumption of electricity is the social indicator of any state and Chhattisgarh is amongst the top three states. The state’s per capita consumption has increased from 525 to 1724 unit.

The chief minister said that a single decision of the Central government has changed the development scenario of Chhattisgarh. Now, the state fund flow has increased from 32 per cent to 42 percent, providing more development opportunities for the state.