Chhattisgarh

• 12 Sep 2023

Chhattisgarh Government's Big Decision Regarding Women's Safety

Why In News?

On September 11, 2023, the Chhattisgarh government, taking a big decision regarding women's safety, has banned girls and women accused of molestation, rape etc. from government jobs. An order in this regard has been issued by the General Administration Department of the State Government.

Key Points:  

• It is noteworthy that in the main Independence Day function on August 15, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced to ban those accused of molestation, rape etc. of girls and women from government jobs.
• In the instructions issued by the General Administration to all the departments, Revenue Board Chairman, Department Heads, Divisional Commissioners, Collectors, it has been said that such candidates, against whom there are cases of moral turpitude related to molestation of girls and women, rape etc., will not be considered for appointment in government service. Crimes which are registered under sections 354, 376, 376A, 376B, 376C, 376D, 509, 493, 496 and 498 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO Act), 2012, They should be banned from appointment to government services and posts till the final decision of the case is taken.
• In the instructions issued by the state government, it has been said that sub-rule (4) of rule 6 of Chhattisgarh Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961 provides as follows that any candidate who has been convicted of any crime against women will not be eligible for appointment to any service or post. Provided that in so far as such cases are pending in the court against any candidate, his appointment case shall be kept pending till the final decision of the criminal case.
• It is noteworthy that the state government has worked diligently at many administrative, practical and legal levels to prevent crimes related to women. Women cells have been established in 547 police stations and outposts of the state, so that victimized women can lodge their reports without any hesitation.
• Women's cells have been established in every district at the district level. Women's counseling center has been established in every district headquarters to prevent incidents of domestic violence and harassment of women.
• Mahila police stations have been established in four big districts of the state, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg and Surguja. Crime against women research units have been established in 6 districts of the state, Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Raigarh and Janjgir-Champa.
• Abhivyakti app has also been launched by the state police department for women safety, which has more than 1 lakh 85 thousand registered users.
• To women safety and controlling crimes, CCTV cameras have been installed in sensitive places by marking public places. An internal complaint committee has been constituted in each unit to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
• To ensure the safety of girls and women, women police patrolling teams are continuously patrolling schools, colleges and sensitive places. Along with this, an awareness campaign is also being conducted for prevention of crimes against women through expert or trained women police officers.

Great Chhattisgarh Run Marathon will be held on 17th December

Why In News?

According to the information given by Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on September 11, 2023, like every year, this time also the Great Chhattisgarh Run Marathon race will be organized in Nava Raipur of the capital on December 17, 2023.

Key Points:  

• Collector Dr. Sarveshwar Bhure started the registration of participants for this marathon in a function organized in the capital Raipur.
• The marathon will be held in four categories: 6 kilometers, 10 kilometers (about 6.21 mi), 21 kilometers (about 13.05 mi) and 42 kilometers (about 26.1 mi).
• This time the marathon will focus on the theme of birds found in Chhattisgarh. More than three and a half thousand runners are expected to participate in this marathon.
• The marathon will be organized by the Let's Run organization in collaboration with the district administration. The Let's Run organization has been organizing such marathons with enthusiasm and enthusiasm continuously for the last seven years in Chhattisgarh. This time it will be the eighth edition of the marathon.
• The organization Let's Run is a group of not only professional runners but also people from different sections of society associated with running. People of every age group and age who believe that running keeps them physically and mentally healthy are associated with this organization and keep organizing three-four such small and big marathon races in a year.
• Director of the organization, Dr. Vinay Tiwari said that every year the Great Chhattisgarh Run is organized with a specialty of the state as its theme. This year, birds found in Chhattisgarh have been identified as the theme.
• He also said that this marathon race will also give a message of awareness towards environmental protection and collective efforts to save the biodiversity of Chhattisgarh.

Bilaspur Division Becomes Overall Champion in the State Level Literary Competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools

Why In News?

Bilaspur division became the overall champion in the state level literary competition of Eklavya Adarsh Residential Schools held on September 11, 2023, at Prayas Residential School, Saddu Raipur, under the aegis of Chhattisgarh State Level Tribal Welfare, Residential and Ashram Educational Institutions Committee.

Key Points:  

• In this literary competition, the Central region stood first in most of the literary genres, while the Surguja division stood second and Bastar division stood third.
• In this competition, competition was organized in a total of 10 literary genres like Speech, Extempore, Debate, Story Telling, Creative Writing, Sanskrit Verse, Hindi poetry recitation, English poetry, English quiz, English spell bee.
• In the Hindi language competition of the senior category, Pratima of the Central Region division, Anamika in the junior speech competition in Hindi, Jeevika Diwan in the English speech senior category and the Bastar division in the English speech junior category got first place.
• In extempore category, Tapeshwar Sai from Surguja was the winner in Hindi senior category, Ishika from Central region in English senior category, Jaiprakash Sidar from Central region in debate senior category competition and Tejeshwari Manjhi from Bastar in English senior category were the winners.
• In the story telling competition, Aditi Bhagat from Surguja stood first in Hindi and Ashrit Tirkey stood first in English.
• In the creative writing competition in Hindi, Raghavendra from the Central region stood first and Rakhi Madkam from Bastar stood first in English.
• Prachi Meriya of Bastar stood first in Sanskrit verse competition, Anglian Tirkey of Surguja stood first in Hindi poetry recitation, Deepika of Surguja stood first in English poetry, Anila and Shashikala of Central region stood first in English quiz, Smita Kanwar and Aanchal Pulast of Central region stood first in Spell Bee. Received.
• All the winners were honored with certificates and insignia. All the participants who get first position in the competitions will participate in the National Cultural and Literary Competition organized in Dehradun from 3rd to 6th October.

Surguja Division Becomes Overall Champion in the State Level Cultural Competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools

Why In News?

On September 11, 2023, Surguja division became the overall champion in the state level cultural competition of Eklavya Adarsh Residential Schools held under the auspices of Chhattisgarh State Level Tribal Welfare, Residential and Ashram Educational Institutions Committee.

Key Points:  

• Under the aegis of Chhattisgarh State Level Tribal Welfare, Residential and Ashram Educational Institutions Committee, state level cultural competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools was organized at Thakur Pyarelal Panchayat and Rural Development Institute, Nimora Raipur and intellectual competition was organized at Prayas Residential School, Saddu Raipur.
• All the participants securing first position in these competitions will participate in the National Cultural and Literary Competition to be held in Dehradun from 3rd to 6th October.
• The Surguja division won the cultural competition. Surguja division stood first in group singing, group dance, painting, theater and also stood first in teachers' music competition - vocal classic, vocal semi classic and folk song. Central region stood at second place and Bastar division stood at third place.
• Giving information regarding the organization of the competition, Deputy Commissioner Pragyan Seth said that its main objective is to develop the cultural and intellectual capacity of children along with education for their all-round development, so that they can have correct knowledge of their cultural and literary values.
• In the state level cultural competition, group singing, group dance, playing of tribal instruments, semi-classical solo song, painting, theater and teachers' concert were held.
• Under the state level cultural and intellectual competition of Eklavya Model Residential Schools, Sahanpur (Surguja) stood first, Balod (Central Region) stood second and Orchha Narayanpur (Bastar) stood third in group singing.
• In group dance, Premnagar Surajpur (Surguja) stood first, Karpavand (Bastar) stood second and Gariaband (Madhyakshetra) stood third.
• In the tribal musical instrument's competition, Dhamtari (Central Region) stood first, Karpavand (Bastar) stood second and Petla (Surguja) stood third.
• In the solo song competition, Gariaband (Central Region) stood first, Chheribera (Bastar) stood second and Sahanpur (Surguja) stood third.
• In the painting competition, Shivpur (Surguja) stood first, Korba (Central Region) stood second and Golavand (Bastar) stood third.
• In the theater competition, Balrampur (Surguja) stood first, Mugeli (Central Region) stood second and Karpavand (Bastar) stood third.
• Apart from this, a competition was organized in the music section for the teachers of Eklavya Vidyalaya. In this, Mainpat Surguja stood first in vocal classic music, Odgi Surguja stood first and Gariaband stood second in vocal semi-classic music. Surajpur Surguja stood first in folk songs and Raigarh stood first and Surajpur Surguja stood second in instrumental music. All the winners were honored with certificates and mementos.