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Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister: Vishnu Deo Sai · BJP · Capital: Raipur

Overview

At a glance

Leadership, civic focus, and verified indicators.

Current CM
Vishnu Deo Sai
BJP
Projects tracked
1
1 ongoing 0 completed 0 proposed
Lok Sabha
11seats
Assembly
90seats
SDG score
58/100Aspirant
GSDP / capita
₹132KMoSPI approx.
Literacy
70.3%Census 2011
DPIIT BRAP
Top Achieverbusiness reform

Chief Minister

Chief Minister
Vishnu Deo Sai
विष्णु देव साई
BJP Since Dec 2023

Projects & Initiatives 3 ongoing

Mahtari Vandan Yojana
महतारी वंदन योजना
Ongoing
Budget₹8,400 crore/year approx. (₹1,000/month × 70 lakh enrolled women × 12 · CG Budget)
ReachGovt. reported: 70 lakh+ married women enrolled; ₹1,000/month direct bank transfer.
Since 2024 · Monthly financial assistance to married women in Chhattisgarh. Launched in February 2024, one of the first decisions of the new BJP administration. Modelled on similar schemes in MP and other BJP-governed states.
Krishak Unnati Yojana
Inherited Ongoing
Continued under a new name (formerly Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana). BJP government replaced it with the Krishak Unnati Yojana input-support scheme from 2024.
Carried forward from Bhupesh Baghel · 2018–2023
Subsidised rice PDS (₹1/kg)
Inherited Ongoing
Continued by the current government. The strengthened PDS and Chhattisgarh Food Security Act framework continued under both the INC and the returning BJP governments.
Carried forward from Raman Singh · 2003–2018

Lok Sabha MPs (4)

Vijay Baghel
विजय बघेल
Durg
BJP Elected 2024
Santosh Pandey
संतोष पांडेय
Rajnandgaon
BJP Elected 2024
Brijmohan Agrawal
बृजमोहन अग्रवाल
Raipur
BJP Elected 2024
Jyotsna Mahant
ज्योत्सना महंत
Korba
INC Elected 2024
Former Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh 2 listed
Bhupesh Baghel भूपेश बघेल
INC 2018–2023
Narwa-Garuwa-Ghurwa-Bari rural development; Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (₹9,000/acre); Godhan Nyay Yojana cow dung purchase.
Renamed
Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana
BJP government replaced it with the Krishak Unnati Yojana input-support scheme from 2024.
Continues under a new name under Vishnu Deo Sai
Stopped
Godhan Nyay Yojana (cow-dung procurement)
Procurement halted after the December 2023 change of government; the scheme was not carried into later state budgets.
Not carried forward by the next government
Raman Singh रमन सिंह
BJP 2003–2018
15-year tenure; Chhattisgarh Food Security Act (before central NFSA); ₹1/kg rice scheme; e-PDS public distribution; Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana.
Still running
Subsidised rice PDS (₹1/kg)
The strengthened PDS and Chhattisgarh Food Security Act framework continued under both the INC and the returning BJP governments.
Continues under Vishnu Deo Sai

Manifesto promise tracker

Headline manifesto commitments of the current government, with a sourced status. We track only whether each promise was kept — not its merits.

BJPBJP · manifesto 2023
3 Delivered1 In progress
Delivered Since 2024

Rs 12,000/year cash transfer to married women (Mahtari Vandan Yojana)

PM Modi launched Mahtari Vandan Yojana in March 2024, paying eligible married women Rs 1,000 per month (Rs 12,000/year); over 70 lakh women were receiving the transfer as of early 2026.

Delivered Since 2024

Procure paddy at Rs 3,100/quintal (up to 21 quintals/acre) with bonus to farmers

Under the Krishak Unnati Yojana the state procures paddy at Rs 3,100/quintal up to 21 quintals per acre; in March 2024 it transferred Rs 13,320 crore as input-assistance bonus to about 24.7 lakh farmers, and the rate was continued for the 2025-26 season.

In progress Since 2023

Build 18 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for the poor

The first Sai cabinet (Dec 2023) approved 18 lakh houses; as of March 2025 about 3 lakh houses were reported completed, with construction continuing toward the target.

Delivered Since 2024

Raise tendu-leaf collection remuneration to Rs 5,500 per standard bag

The Sai government raised the tendu-leaf (minor forest produce) collection rate from Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,500 per standard bag, benefiting roughly 14 lakh collectors, with direct payments continuing through the 2025-26 season.

Municipal snapshot — Chhattisgarh

Focus urban body

Raipur Municipal Corporation

Raipur · Municipal corporation portal

Latest municipal budget source linked nagarnigamraipur.nic.in ↗ cityfinance.in ↗
2Tracked
1Ongoing
1Completed
0Proposed

This tab is a state/UT-level urban snapshot, not a full ward or councillor roster. Numeric budgets and private vendor names should be added only when verified from official tender/project documents or named vendor disclosures.