Overview
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to present the ‘Bastar Vision’ and formally seek central approvals and assistance for major projects.
- The state asked for early central clearance for a proposed ₹10,500 crore gas‑based urea plant at Rajnandgaon, saying land and state clearances are already in place.
- Sai requested special help to provide permanent electricity grid connections to 461 remote, security‑sensitive villages and pressed the Centre to allow an Arunachal‑style PMGSY clustering rule that treats habitations within 10 km as one cluster for road funding.
- He also urged the Centre to expedite establishing an All India Institute of Ayurveda in Raipur or Bastar, arguing it would boost healthcare, research and local medicinal‑plant economies.
- No project‑specific approvals were announced after the meetings; Union ministers said the proposals will be examined and tracked, and next steps to watch include formal central clearances, funding commitments and any change to PMGSY rules that would enable wider road access.