Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah requesting to provide employment to the Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh on a large scale and to expeditiously approve the pending proposals for development works, while he has eradicated left-wing extremism from Bastar. While sending several new proposals for the same, they have also requested to give approval from the Central Government. The Chief Minister has said that I hope that with the necessary support of the Central Government, the way of improvement and standard of living of the people of Bastar will be paved.
The Chief Minister, in a letter to the Union Home Minister, while referring to the meeting held with him on the 16th of last month, has said that the meeting was informed about the action plan for providing employment on a large scale in Naxal-affected areas. According to the discussion with you, the details of the previous pending proposals and new proposals of the state are as follows-
Mr. Baghel has written in the letter that continuation of Special Central Assistance Scheme. Installation of 1028 mobile towers under the scheme (1028). Approval for the formation of an India Defense Corps (IR Battalian) for deployment of Special Striking Force Black Panther. Improving Resolution of UAV Cameras The resolution of the camera used in NTRO UAV provided by the Government of India for anti-Naxal operations was increased and K.K. Railway Protection Security Force (RPSF) is proposed to be deployed at Kumarasadra (District Bastar) and Kamalur, District Dantewada to protect railway property and doubling work under the line.
Similarly, in the Bastar region of the state, for the construction of the remaining roads of the 1991 kilometer route sanctioned under the LWE scheme in the year 2020, revised approval is required in the items provided in the administrative approval.
There is a great need of OFC connectivity in Bastar and LWE affected area to increase the number of towers for IT & Telecom Infrastructure and to provide 3G / 4G network facilities.