Question: Recently, Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh and Union Tribal Affairs Minister launched two-day tribal festival at Science College Ground in Raipur. This festival is being celebrated on the martyrdom day of which of the following freedom fighter?
(a) Kunwar Narayan Singh
(b) Veernarayan Singh
(c) Lal Pradyumna Singh
(d) Baldev Singh Dev
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On 10-11 December, 2017, Adivasi Mahotsav, 2017, a two-day tribal festival was organized at Science College Ground in Raipur.
- This festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister Raman Singh of Chhattisgarh.
- This festival was organized on the occasion of on the martyrdom day of freedom fighter and great revolutionary from Chhattisgarh, Shahid Veernarayan Singh.
- It was organized by the Tribal and Scheduled Castes Department of Chhattisgarh Government.
- On this occasion, the Chief Minister also released the development booklet based on the schemes of the State Government’s Undersecretary Cooperative Development Corporation in the area of tribal development.
- The Chief Minister announced the construction of all the 633 buildings of hostels and ashram schools of the state.
- The assistance will be taken for construction of 409 of these from the World Bank and from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for 78 hostels.
- 146 hostels will be constructed from the amount of District Mineral Trust Fund.
- Construction cost of these buildings will be around 2.5 thousand crore rupees.
- Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram also attended the function.
Reference:
http://www.ind24.tv/do-divsiy-aadiwasi-mahotsav-ka-shubharabh-raipur
http://tribal.cg.gov.in/Documents/TRI/Tender_Catering.pdf