State Profile
Chhattisgarh is a State in Central India formed on Nov 1,2000 by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi speaking South-Eastern Districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (26th State in India)
Chhattisgarh is primarily a rural state with only 20% of population residing in urban areas.
The State has 27 Districts and 12 Municipal Corporations.
Chhattisgarh is one of the few states of India where Power sector is effectively developed and has become Zero Power Cut State by 2008.
The Rail Network in Chhattisgarh is centered around Bilaspur, which is zonal headquarters ofSouth East Central Railway.
The state has 11 National Highways (2,225 kilometres).
Capital Raipur
Population 25 Million (2011 Estimate)
Official Language Hindi; Chhattisgarhi
Literacy Rate 71% of which Male - 81% and Female 60% as per 2011 Census.
History
Chhattisgarh was under Maratha rule (Bhonsales of Nagpur) from 1741 to 1845 AD. It came under British rule from 1845 to 1947.
The demand for a separate Chhattisgarh state was first raised in the 1920s. Similar demands kept cropping up at regular intervals; however, a well-organised movement was never launched.
The 1990s saw more activity for a demand for the new state, such as formation of a state wide political forum, specially the Chhattisgarh Rajya Nirman Manch led by Chandulal Chandrakar, several successful region-wide Bandhs and rallies were organised under the banner of the forum all of which were supported by major political parties.
NDAGovt. sent the redrafted Separate Chhattisgarh Bill for the approval of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.The bill for a separate Chhattisgarh was passed in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for the creation of a separate state of Chhattisgarh. ThePresident gave his consent to TheMadhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2000 on the Aug 25,2000. The GOI subsequently set the First day of November 2000 as the day on which the state of Madhya Pradesh would be bifurcated into Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Government
The State Legislature is Unicameral with 90 Members.The State has 11 Lok Sabha Members and 5 Rajya Sabha Members.
Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh
S No | Name | Party | Tenure |
1 | Ajit Jogi | INC | Nov1,2000 to Dec 7,2003 |
2 | Raman Singh | BJP | Dec 7,2003 to Dec 12,2008 |
3 | Raman Singh | BJP | Dec 12,2008 to present |
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