CM Sai Participates in Sanitation, Housing and Welfare Festival
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Raipur, 17 September
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai today participated in the Sanitation, Housing and Public Welfare Festival (Swachhata, Awas Aur Lok Kalyan Utsav) organised by the Department of Urban Administration and Development. Addressing the gathering at Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee Auditorium in Raipur, Chief Minister Shri Sai launched the state-level roll-out of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign, the ‘Angikaar-2025’ initiative, PM SVANidhi Yojana 2.0 and the Welfare Fair. He also presided over housewarming ceremonies for more than 11,000 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) across different municipalities.
Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Administration and Development Minister Arun Sao, MP Brijmohan Agrawal, MLAs Rajesh Munat and Sunil Soni, and Raipur Mayor Meenal Choubey were present on the occasion.
During the event, Chief Minister Shri Sai and other dignitaries unveiled the toolkit for the state-level Swachhata Super League. Beneficiaries under PMAY (Urban) 2.0 were handed construction permits for their sanctioned houses, while cheques were distributed to beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi. Compassionate appointment letters were also issued to family members of deceased employees of Raipur Municipal Corporation. Chief Minister Shri Sai administered a mass pledge of cleanliness, and flagged off door-to-door garbage collection vehicles dedicated to sanitation across Raipur and other municipalities.
Extending greetings on Vishwakarma Jayanti and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s birthday, CM Sai lauded the Prime Minister for his role in instilling awareness about hygiene and health across the country. “Cleanliness is no longer a mere campaign; it has become a part of daily habit. Keeping our homes and surroundings clean is not just the responsibility of women but equally of men,” he said, thanking the Prime Minister for elevating the nation’s sanitation standards.
Highlighting Chhattisgarh’s achievements, CM Sai noted that the state secured seven national awards in the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25. Among India’s 100 cleanest cities with populations below 20,000, as many as 58 are from Chhattisgarh alone. He commended sanitation workers, ‘Swachhata Didis’ and citizens for their contribution and urged further improvements in rankings. “We are working in alignment with our Vision Document-2047 to build a developed Chhattisgarh and a developed India,” he added.
Deputy CM Shri Arun Sao, in his address, said that Prime Minister Shri Modi has consistently prioritised the welfare of every citizen over the past 11 years. Guided by the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, the government is committed to housing for all through PMAY (Urban) 2.0 under the ‘Angikaar-2025’ campaign, being implemented between September 4 and October 31. He further said that PM SVANidhi 2.0, rolled out statewide from today, is aimed at empowering street vendors and ensuring their welfare. “Through the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign beginning today, every citizen will be connected to the cleanliness movement, turning it into a people’s revolution,” he remarked.
Earlier, Dr. Basavaraju S., Secretary, Urban Administration, welcomed the guests and provided details of the initiatives being launched. He informed that the fortnight-long cleanliness drive is being celebrated as ‘Swachhotsav’, during which urban local bodies will identify and clean up black spots. Director of Urban Administration R. Ekka, Raipur Municipal Commissioner Vishwadeep, SUDA CEO Shashank Pandey, senior officials, MIC members, corporators, and a large number of beneficiaries were present at the programme.