Overview
- In his budget-session address, Governor Ramen Deka said Left-Wing Extremism is close to eradication after 532 Maoists were killed, 2,704 surrendered and 2,004 were arrested over two years.
- He credited a humane surrender-and-rehabilitation policy and the Niyad Nella Nar programme, which he said delivers 25 schemes and 18 services through 17 departments in former strongholds.
- The government reported ₹1,109 crore approved for 146 road and bridge works in Bastar, 728 mobile towers made operational with 449 upgraded to 4G, plus village DTH links and high-mast lighting.
- Deka announced plans to host the first Khelo India Tribal Games and cited new primary schools, sub-health centres and over 11,000 vaccinations in areas once hardest hit by Naxalism.
- He outlined the Anjor Vision to make Chhattisgarh a developed state by 2047 and highlighted record paddy procurement worth ₹33,431 crore, Mahtari Vandan payouts and a grain shelf-life centre with BARC.