From Education to a Developed Chhattisgarh: CM Sai Shares Future Roadmap with NEET-Qualified Students

Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai holds an inspiring interaction with NEET-2026 successful students of Prayas Residential Schools

Calls upon them to serve society and the nation as compassionate doctors

Chief Minister Shri Sai responds in detail to students’ questions and shares views on education, healthcare, sports, tourism, employment, good governance, de-addiction and the vision of a developed Chhattisgarh

Raipur, August 2026 : Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai today held a special interaction with students who successfully qualified NEET-2026 from Prayas Residential Schools at the Chief Minister’s Residence Office in Raipur. Welcoming the students, the Chief Minister congratulated them and said it was a matter of pride for the entire state that students from poor and tribal communities studying in Prayas Residential Schools had achieved notable success in the highly competitive NEET examination.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that 17 Prayas Residential Schools are currently being operated in the state. These schools aim to provide quality education and better preparation for competitive examinations to talented children from remote, tribal and economically weaker families. He said the students’ success was the result of the blessings of their parents, the dedication of teachers and the students’ hard work. He extended his congratulations and best wishes to the students, their parents and teachers.

The Chief Minister told the students that they are the doctors of the future. He said doctors occupy a position in society next only to God, as God gives life while doctors save lives. He urged the students to become not only skilled doctors but also compassionate, practical and friendly physicians. Good behaviour with patients, he said, can itself contribute to healing many illnesses. He called upon the students to consider service to society, the state and the nation their highest responsibility.

Shri Sai said Chhattisgarh was progressing rapidly in education and every other sector. Recalling his own difficult educational journey, he said students today have access to far greater resources and opportunities provided by the government. He said Nalanda campuses were being established across the state for young people preparing for competitive examinations, with 34 new campuses under construction. These facilities will provide online and offline study material 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

He said the number of seats at the Tribal Youth Hostel in Delhi had been increased from 50 to 200, with free accommodation and food provided to students. He proudly noted that 13 students from the hostel had qualified for the Union Public Service Commission preliminary examination this year.

The Chief Minister said that when Chhattisgarh was created, the state had only one medical college, whereas today there are 15 medical colleges, including government and private institutions. The state government is also establishing five new medical colleges, which will create 250 additional MBBS seats.

During the interaction, Shri Sai referred to the nationwide ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said crores of people across the country had taken a pledge to stay away from drugs. The campaign, he said, was an important initiative towards building a healthy India and would continue for the next two years with participation from large numbers of young people, including My Bharat volunteers.

He urged students to remain healthy, disciplined, hardworking and drug-free, saying that only then could a healthy Chhattisgarh and a healthy India be built. Drug addiction affects both the body and mind, promotes crime, weakens family relationships and puts entire families at risk.

Responding to students’ questions, the Chief Minister outlined the government’s initiatives in education, tourism, employment, sports and infrastructure. He said the government was expanding scholarships and educational facilities so that lack of resources would not prevent talented students from pursuing their education.

On the implementation of the new education policy, he said employment-oriented courses were being introduced, government schools were being upgraded through smart classrooms and renovation, and teachers were receiving regular training. Parent-teacher meetings are also being organised in government schools, while programmes such as Nyota Bhoj are providing children with nutritious meals. Through the Jawahar Utkarsh Yojana, students are also being given opportunities to enter private schools.

On youth participation in politics and administration, Shri Sai said no work was small or big and that young people could serve society through medicine, agriculture, politics, public service or business. However, he stressed that dedication to duty and good values must always remain paramount.

Discussing the state’s security situation, the Chief Minister said Chhattisgarh had been affected by Naxalism for decades, but the state became Naxal-free on March 31, 2026, following coordinated efforts by the government, security forces and local people. He said this had opened enormous possibilities for tourism in Bastar and Surguja.

He highlighted destinations such as Chitrakote, Tirathgarh, Ranidah and the forests of Abujhmad, while noting that Dhudmaras in Bastar had been included by the United Nations among 20 prominent tourism destinations across 60 countries. Tourism has also been given special priority under the New Industrial Policy 2024-30. The Homestay Scheme provides loans and grants to tribal families for constructing five-room houses.

Shri Sai also highlighted the government’s focus on sports, noting that Chhattisgarh athlete Gyaneshwari Yadav had recently won a silver medal in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. He said sports complexes and an archery academy were being developed in Jashpur, while financial incentives were being provided to outstanding athletes.

On the state’s economic prospects, he said Chhattisgarh was rich in minerals and had strong connectivity with major metropolitan cities. The state is also a power-surplus region, with around 30,000 MW of electricity currently being generated and investment agreements worth approximately Rs 3.5 lakh crore in the energy sector.

The Chief Minister said agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, herbal production, rice mills, cold storage and value-added industries were being promoted to increase farmers’ incomes. Special provisions had also been incorporated into the new industrial policy for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.

He also highlighted the newly launched CM Helpline 1076, through which citizens can directly communicate their problems and suggestions to the government. Around 8,000 officials have been linked to the system for grievance resolution.

Concluding the interaction, Shri Sai said the state government was developing a Chief Minister’s Dashboard to connect government institutions across Chhattisgarh. It would enable real-time monitoring of schools, hospitals, teacher attendance, ration availability and other public services directly from the Chief Minister’s Residence.

He said delivering better services to every citizen through good governance, transparency and technology-based administration remains the state government’s commitment.