Bhupesh Baghel is an Indian politician serving as the third and current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is a politician from the Indian National Congress. He started his political innings in the 80s with the Youth Congress. He was the President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee . He has been a five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from Patan .

Bhupesh Baghel is not dependent on any introduction in the whole of India today. Bhupesh Baghel is Chhattisgarh's most enthusiastic, hardworking and a symbol of new energy, a successful Chief Minister so far. He is experienced in politics, struggling, sociable, rich in sharp intelligence, and known for his efficient policies and is a person who follows the truth and opposes wrongdoing.

He is a hardworking, inspiring, optimistic thinking, forecasting person. By nature they are of simple, kind, humanitarian. This is the reason that 69 out of 90 assembly seats have been won by the historical record. While being the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, he also became famous for his welfare schemes. Gave the slogan of Narwa Garwa Ghurwa Bari Yojana and Garhbo Nava Chhattisgarh.

Political Life

Bhupesh Baghel started his political career with the Indian Youth Congress and became a member of the All India Congress Committee, he was also the General Secretary and Program Coordinator of the Pradesh Congress Committee. He was first elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Patan in 1993, and was subsequently elected five times from the same seat.

From 1990 to 1994, he was the President of District Youth Congress Committee Durg (Rural). From 1993 to 2001, he was the director of Madhya Pradesh Housing Board.

He was a cabinet minister in undivided Madhya Pradesh in the Digvijay Singh government in the late nineties . He was the Minister of Revenue, Public Health Engineering and Relief Works of Chhattisgarh .

After the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh in November 2000, he became a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly , and was appointed as Minister, Revenue Rehabilitation, Relief Work, Public Health Engineering under the Government of Chhattisgarh. He became MLA again in 2003 state election from the same seat . He lost the Patan assembly seat in the 2008 elections. In 2009, he also had to face defeat in the parliamentary elections from Raipur .

He again won the Patan assembly seat in the 2013 election, and became a member of the Working Committee of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. In 2014-15, he became a member of Public Accounts Committee , Public Accounts Committee , Government of Chhattisgarh.

President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Commitee

Bhupesh Baghel was the state unit president of the Indian National Congress from October 2014 to June 2019 . Top state Congress leaders such as Mahendra Karma , Vidya Charan Shukla , Nand Kumar Patel and 28 others were killed in the 2013 Naxal attack in the Darbha Valley. Baghel played a very important role in reviving the party in the state. He managed to oust former chief minister Ajit Jogi and his son Amit Jogi from the Congress party after the Antagarh assembly by-election audio tape scandal.

Under his chairmanship, the Chhattisgarh Congress won the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections with a thumping majority. 

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

After leading the opposition in the Chhattisgarh state assembly for 15 years, Baghel again became an MLA from the Patan assembly seat and became the chief minister of the state by defeating BJP's Raman Singh . He took oath as the Chief Minister on 17 December 2018. In his place, Kondagaon MLA Mohan Markam was made PCC president in June 2019.

Baghel fulfilled two major election promises, farm loan waiver and a 50% increase in paddy support price in a relatively quick manner, within hours of the swearing-in ceremony. However, the actual money transfer to the farmers happened over a period of days, weeks and months. The prices of Tendupatta collection were increased. The government announced the vacancy of 15,000 permanent teachers posts for Shiksha-karmi (temporary teachers). Narwa Garwa Ghurwa Bari Yojana has gained special fame, under which cow dung purchase scheme was brought and Gaushalas were constructed. Under the Narva Garva Ghurva Bari scheme, efforts have been made to encourage the youth for old traditional works.

The 2022 IANS-C Voters survey claimed that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has the highest anti-incumbency in the country in Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel is at the first position in the country in keeping the public happy. For the last one year, the state has the lowest unemployment rate in the states across the country, Rajiv Kisan Nyay Yojana, online payment in people's account through justice schemes including Godhan, Government English Medium School Scheme and people from health market and urban clinics etc. Facilities like direct relief are the main reasons for this. 

Sports promotion 

Chhattisgarh is moving towards sports hub. Bhupesh Baghel, who has taken over as the Chief Minister, has already successfully supported and hosted the 'Road Safety World Series' in the state capital Raipur.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the state's own Olympics, called 'Chhattisgarhia Olympics', which claims to revive the age-old tradition of traditional sports like langdi, bhaura, banti (kancha) and pitthul.

Baghel said that “These games are not only entertaining but also beneficial for maintaining good physical and mental health. Children, elders and youths in rural areas all will indulge in these games for entertainment and to keep themselves fit."

Pioneer in sanitation

Chhattisgarh has received four awards in Swachh Survekshan Grameen. As the top performing state, Chhattisgarh has won the East Zone. Along with this, Chhattisgarh has also received National Award in three other categories. President Draupadi Murmu has awarded Chhattisgarh in the Clean India Day 2022 program organized on Gandhi Jayanti . The Swachh Bharat Diwas program was organized at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi.

Durg and Balod have secured the second and third positions among the best performing districts . Along with this, Chhattisgarh stood third in the Central Zone in the wall writing competition on ODF Plus.

Rise of Tribals

In 2005 , an agreement was signed between the then government and Tata Steel , BastarAgricultural land was acquired from 10 villages around Lohandiguda in the area. Despite opposition from the villagers, the government went ahead with the acquisition to build a mega integrated steel plant with a capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per annum. Tata Steel decided to leave the project in 2016. Soon after coming to power, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel decided to return 4400 acres of land to 1707 tribal families. The land was returned to the immediate owners or their legal heirs in accordance with the provisions of 'right to fair compensation and transparency' in the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 under section 101. Section 101 states that if any land is acquired for 5 years from the date of possession of the acquired land, it shall be returned to the original owners of their legal heirs.

Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Collector Social Security Schema

Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Collector Social Security Scheme for Tendupatta collectors was started from August 2020. Under the scheme, from August 5, 2020 to December 2021, an amount of Rs 57 crore 52 lakh has been paid in 3,827 cases.

Under the scheme, the head of the registered collector family engaged in Tendupatta collection, whose age is between 18 to 50 years on the date of death, on his normal death, a grant-in-aid of two lakh rupees is provided to the person or successor nominated by him. In case of death due to accident, an amount of two lakh rupees is additionally provided. In case of complete disability due to accident, Rs 2 lakh and in case of partial disability, Rs 1 lakh is given to the eligible tendu leaf collector who is injured in the accident. Similarly, the heads of families of registered collectors engaged in Tendupatta collection, whose age is between 51 to 59 years on the date of death, In case of his normal death, Rs.30,000 is given to his nominee or successor and in case of accidental death, Rs.75,000 as grant-in-aid is given. 75 thousand rupees in case of complete disability due to accident and 37 thousand 500 rupees in case of partial disability is provided to the eligible tendu leaf collector in accident.

Presently Bhupesh Baghel is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh State. He is considered to be a very popular Chief Minister of the state. The reason for this is that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has implemented many public welfare schemes after taking over the reins of the state. The Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana is in many ways a more attractive scheme than the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana run by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Under the Kisan Nyay Yojana, 7500 rupees are sent annually to the farmers' account, whereas under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana only 6000 rupees are sent annually. Similarly, the Narwa Garwa Gharwa Bari scheme by himhas also been implemented. This scheme is specially for the citizens living in rural areas of Chhattisgarh. This scheme is inspired by the 4 symbols of the state of Chhattisgarh. Narva (stream), Garva (cattle and cattle), Gharva (fertilizer) and Bari (garden) are the symbols of this scheme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has also praised this scheme during the meeting of Chief Ministers. Similarly, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has also implemented Madhur Gur Yojana in the state for the victims of malnutrition. sweet jaggery schemeUnder this, 2 kg of jaggery is provided per month to poor families and malnourished tribal women of the state at the rate of Rs.17 per kg. The reason for this is that jaggery is considered a major source of iron. Since iron deficiency causes anemia in women and girls. Keeping this in view, the Bhupesh Baghel government of Chhattisgarh has decided to make jaggery available at a cheaper rate to the poor people of the state. Similarly, from June 2019, Hot Bazaar clinics are also being operated in the state of Chhattisgarh. In Chhattisgarh, there is a tradition of organizing weekly hot markets by the tribal community. In these markets, tribals living in remote deep forests come to cities and villages to sell their goods. Government health services to these tribals Hot Bazaar Clinic Schemeare provided under Hot Bazar clinics are a type of mobile hospital, which provide health services by visiting Hot Bazar. Bhupesh Baghel is very sensitive towards the health of the people of the state. That is why he has also implemented Khubchand Baghel Health Assistance Scheme in the state. The scope of this scheme is huge. This scheme has got the status of 4 times bigger scheme than Ayushman Bharat scheme. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has included all other schemes running in the state in this scheme. Under this scheme, the people of the state get 4 times more benefits than the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Due to the high forest area in Chhattisgarh, there is also an abundance of wild animals. Keeping this in mind, the Gajraj scheme hereis being operated. So that the conflict between humans and wild animals can be avoided. Under the Gajraj scheme, wild elephants are monitored, while under the Jamwant scheme, wild bears are sent back to the forests when they come to the villages. Apart from this, the Government of Chhattisgarh is also running Pauni Pasari Yojana for the tribal community/villagers and unemployed youths associated with traditional business in the state. Under this scheme, people making and selling products related to traditional arts are provided space on platforms/sheds etc. in urban areas. Due to which products related to traditional arts are getting a big market. Dhanvantari Medical Store SchemeUnder this, generic medical stores are being opened in urban areas in Chhattisgarh. Essential medicines are being made available to the people at very affordable prices at these dispensaries. People from rural areas can also come to these medical stores and buy essential medicines at affordable rates. Like other states of the country, the problem of stray animals is serious in Chhattisgarh. But Chief Minister Bhupesh Vaghel has taken very important steps for the safety of stray cattle. He has made stray cows and buffaloes the mainstay of the rural economy. He launched the Godhan Nyay Yojana in the state to get rid of the problem of stray cattle.has launched. Under this scheme, the government purchases cow dung at the rate of Rs 2 per kg. Due to which the cattle rearers of the state have started earning additional income from animal dung. Since Bhupesh Vaghel is a very humble and sensitive person, he was saddened to see the problems faced by families battling the Corona pandemic. He had launched Mahtari Dular Yojana for the safety and education of the children orphaned due to Covid-19 disease. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to the children who have lost their parents due to Corona.

All the works mentioned above were possible only during the Chief Ministership of Bhupesh Baghel. His dedication towards work has made him a different identity in the whole country. The schemes implemented by him are being appreciated all over the country. In fact, the Chief Ministers of other states are also considering implementing such schemes in their states.