CG Cabinet Meeting: A cabinet meeting will be held in Chhattisgarh on October 27, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. The meeting, scheduled for 11:30 AM at the Mahanadi Bhawan (Mantralaya) in Naya Raipur, is expected to feature significant discussions on the 2026-27 paddy procurement season, the ‘Rajyotsav’ (State Foundation Day) celebrations, and the demands raised by various employee organizations. However, the official agenda for the meeting has not yet been disclosed.
In the previous cabinet meeting held on October 11, approval was granted for the recruitment of former ‘Agniveers’ to 36 constable positions within the Home Department. A 10 percent category-wise reservation has also been provisioned for former Agniveers for these posts.
Furthermore, a proposal to rename the ‘Department of Tribal Welfare’ (formerly ‘Adim Jati Vikas Vibhag’) to the ‘Department of Tribal Affairs’ (‘Janjatiya Karya Vibhag’) was approved. All eyes are now on the decisions that will emerge from the October 27 meeting. Following the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao will brief the media on the key decisions taken.
