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New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
177 security personnel died by suicide in Chhattisgarh since 2019: Government
RAIPUR: As many as 177 security personnel, including nearly 40 from paramilitary forces deployed in Chhattisgarh, died by suicide in the state in the last six-and-a-half years, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma has informed the assembly. Family, personal issues and health grounds were among the reasons responsible for these suicides, police investigations have found. In a written reply to a question by senior BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar, Deputy CM Sharma, who holds the home portfolio, informed the House on Wednesday about cases of suicide by security personnel and murders committed by them. As per the reply, 177 security personnel died by suicide in the state between 2019 and June 15, 2025. Of them, 26 personnel belonged to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), five to the Border Security Force (BSF), three to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and one each to the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Tripura State Rifles, it said. The other personnel who died belonged to different wings of the state police, including the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Special Task Force, and Home Guard, the reply said. The CRPF, BSF and ITBP have been extensively deployed in the state for anti-Naxal operations. According to the government document, 25 security personnel died by suicide in 2019, 38 in 2020, 24 in 2021, 31 in 2022, 22 in 2023, 29 in 2024 and 8 in 2025 (till June 15).
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Chhattisgarh deports 30 undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh on Tuesday deported 30 Bangladeshi nationals following an ongoing verification exercise in the state, with the individuals being sent back to their homeland. The undocumented Bangladeshi migrants were taken by flight to Guwahati, where they will be handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF), a police officer said. After initiating the necessary action and completing the process of deportation, all illegal immigrants will be sent across the border into the neighbouring country. The thirty immigrants found staying 'without valid documents' were traced from the districts of Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Raigarh. They were apprehended following intelligence inputs and some complaints received from local inhabitants about the foreigners staying illegally. According to a senior intelligence officer, some Bangladeshis had even procured Indian passports in Chhattisgarh, travelled to their country, and returned to the state. On Tuesday, the issue of Bangladeshi and Rohingya undocumented immigrants was raised by senior BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar in the House, claiming that their strength is consistently on the rise in different districts of the state. Chandrakar claimed that illegal immigrants are accessing the benefits of government schemes after they secured documents illegally on the basis of 'false documentation' and the official machinery failing to enforce stringent regulations.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Govt mulls pros & cons of PPP but will it aid health sector?
Raipur: The state govt is considering the feasibility of implementing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in the health sector. The state will thoroughly evaluate the pros and cons of the model before coming up with a concrete proposal, said health minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal in response to a query from The Times of India. "We are considering the PPP model for the health sector—whether govt hospitals can be operated under this model, provided it serves the public interest. Whatever is in the interest of the people of the state, this govt will pursue. It is too early to say that we have any concrete proposal in hand to implement the PPP model in the health sector. 'Hum yeh keh sakte hain ki hum vichar kar rahe hain' (we can say that we are considering it)," the Minister said, when asked about the 2018 statement made by former health minister Ajay Chandrakar regarding the model. Critics in the public health sector ask for evidence on whether the model will work. They point out that pilot projects in states like MP and others have failed to meet expectations in the past. In 2018, the state govt decided to establish six 100-bed hospitals—two of them in the state capital Raipur—under the PPP mode to provide quality healthcare facilities to the public. Then health minister Ajay Chandrakar directed officials to initiate the process and build the hospitals on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. After a stipulated period, the hospitals were to be handed over to the health and family welfare department. However, after the 2018 Assembly elections, the govt changed and the Congress came to power in the state. The proposal was subsequently shelved. The current health minister reiterated that the state is re-evaluating PPP. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
