Chhattisgarh

• 09 Jan 2023

Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be held Every Year

Why In News?

• On January 8, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Chhattisgarhia Olympics at Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in Raipur announced that Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized in September-October every year to revive traditional sports in Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

• Apart from this, the Chief Minister also announced cash prizes for the participants who secured first, second and third positions in cluster, block, district, mandal and state level competitions.
• Addressing the players, the Chief Minister said that traditional sports have a special place in the culture of the state. Chhattisgarhia Olympics has been started to bring back the era of traditional sports and create an atmosphere for these sports to flourish.
• Addressing the function, Additional Chief Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Department, Renu G Pillai said that around 1,900 participants participated in the event. The final will be held in Raipur till January 10.
• People of all age groups, from children to adults, women and youth, participated in these games with great enthusiasm. Over 25 lakh people from rural areas and over 1.30 lakh from urban areas participated in the Olympics.

Website of Bilaspur District Administration of Chhattisgarh got National Award

Why In News?

• On January 7, 2022, President Draupadi Murmu awarded the National Platinum Award for Innovation to the website of Bilaspur District Administration of Chhattisgarh at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan. Bilaspur District Collector Saurabh Kumar received the award.

Key Points

• The website of the District Administration was selected for the National Platinum Award by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
• It is worth mentioning that this prestigious award is given to the government websites that are ranked first in different categories. Bilaspur district administration's website has been given this award under the category of Best Web and Mobile Initiative Compatibility with GIGW and Scability Guidelines.
• Bilaspur district website has innovated in the implementation of the central government's flagship scheme Digital India. Along with uploading information about central and state government schemes in the website prepared by NIC (National Informatics Center), special facilities have also been provided for the disabled.
• Visually impaired can also listen to the information given in this website through the software. Wherever the mouse cursor goes, the information written there will turn into a voice.
• However, this feature is currently in English only. In the coming days, this facility will also be provided in Hindi. For this, technical experts of NIC have started working.
• Significantly, a special type of software has also been uploaded in the website for the visually impaired. It can be used for free. For this, additional amount will not have to be paid.