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This story is from April 13, 2022

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel urges Amit Shah to resume aid to Maoist affected districts

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel urges Amit Shah to resume aid to Maoist affected districts
RAIPUR: Urging to resume the special assistance given to seven Naxal affected districts in the state, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday met Union home minister Amit Shah and discussed the impact of GST on the resources of the state, Naxal related issues and deployment of central paramilitary forces.
CM was referring to resuming Rs 33 crore that was earlier given to each of the seven Maoist-affected districts every year under the Special Central Assistance (SCA) scheme of the union government and asked Shah to resume the assistance.
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During the meeting in New Delhi, chief minister Baghel also raised various issues including the need of an increasing communication facility in Naxal affected areas, the deployment of two more battalions of CRPF in Bastar and the formation of ‘Bastariya’ Battalion, officials said.
“Discontinuing the GST compensation to the states will have an impact on the state's economic condition. If funds are not available for development work in Naxal-affected states, it will have a great impact on the state’s economy,” the chief minister said requesting a consideration for the state.
He also discussed the issues related to the development of insurgency-hit districts in regards with the expansion of road network, livelihood development, setting up of banks and infrastructure etc.
Baghel discussed about iron ore available in abundance in Bastar region and if it is made available at 30 percent discount to the steel plants coming up in Bastar, the investment of hundreds of crores and thousands of direct and indirect employment opportunities will be created there. He said that due to difficult geographical areas, grid electricity is yet to reach in major parts of Bastar.

The fulfillment of the energy requirement of the common man and their economic development is possible only by the installation of large number of solar power plants, he said.
The chief minister urged Shah for grants to build a cold storage for processing and sale of minor forest produce, forest medicines and various types of horticulture crops in the forest areas.
The Home Minister has assured all possible help to Chhattisgarh on the Naxal front, the release said.
Chhattisgarh's additional chief secretary (Home) Subrat Sahoo and state DGP Ashok Juneja were among those present during the meeting.
The Union Minister assured to consider the requests and suggestions put up by the CM.
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