Congress’s first time voter marathon on October 30
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Raipur. The number of first-time voters for the Congress in the upcoming 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections is around 18 lakh. Congress Party believes that young voters are the future of the country. The Congress Party is going to organize a marathon to motivate and participate in the elections for these young voters. In 1989, the then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi reduced the age limit for voting from 21 years to 18 years. After this decision, participation of young voters in democracy has increased in India. To ensure their full participation in the biggest celebration of democracy, the Congress Party is organizing a Voter Awareness Marathon. Youth between 18 to 25 years will be able to participate in the marathon. Through the marathon, young voters will be encouraged to participate in elections, connect with each other and become aware of their voting rights. Registration for a marathon can be done both online and offline. Online registration can be done through form link and QR code and can also be done through offline form. Whom the party workers are taking among the first time voters. The marathon will start from Telibandha Pond at 7 am and will reach Gandhi Maidan via Ghari Chowk. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Kanhaiya Kumar and sports influencers of Chhattisgarh will participate in this marathon. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel ji will have a special meeting with the first 100 winners of the marathon.
State Congress Communication Department Chairman Sushil Anand Shukla said that in 5 years, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s government formed 13242 clubs of Rajiv Yuva Mitan for the creative development of youth and an amount of Rs 132 crore was given. Jobs were given on 44000 government posts and recruitment is going on on 42000 various government posts. 10 Swami Atmanand English Medium Adarsh Colleges and 33 other colleges opened. To expand medical education in the state, 04 new medical colleges, 3 new private medical colleges have been opened and 04 are in the process. Free bus service was started for more than 1 lakh youth. Free 144 Swami Atmanand Coaching Scheme started at block level. You will be able to prepare for NEET and JEE through ALLEN. The minimum unemployment rate in the state reached the level of 0.5 percent. 753 Swami Atmanand Good education free in English and Hindi schools, more than 4.5 lakh students studying. Unemployment allowance of Rs 2500 every month for educated unemployed. For the first time, recruitment and recruitment on more than 28,000 regular teacher posts continues. The quality of education was ensured in all schools and colleges. Examination fee completely waived for PSC and Vyapam government recruitments. In this press conference, senior spokesperson R.P. Singh, Dhananjay Singh Thakur, Surendra Verma, Youth Congress President Akash Sharma, NSUI President Neeraj Pandey, spokesperson Ajay Gangwani, Amit Srivastava, Ankit Bagbahra were present.