{"id":3610,"date":"2026-08-30T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3610"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:17:40","slug":"drug-free-youth-essential-for-viksit-bharat-cm-vishnu-deo-sai-on-mann-ki-baat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=3610","title":{"rendered":"Drug-free youth essential for &#8216;Viksit Bharat&#8217;: CM Vishnu Deo Sai on &#8216;Mann Ki Baat&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" data-id=\"3611\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CM-26-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CM-26-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CM-26-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CM-26-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CM-26.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raipur, Aug 30: <\/strong>Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday attended the live broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s 116th \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 episode at Niranjan Dharamshala in Raipur, reiterating the call for collective action against substance abuse to build a developed India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the key themes addressed by the Prime Minister, Chief Minister Sai said keeping the youth away from drugs is the joint responsibility of families, civil society, and government institutions. He urged citizens across the state to actively participate in de-addiction drives and steer young people toward constructive lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Referring to PM Modi\u2019s mention of space science achievements, the Chief Minister congratulated Mahima Rajput, a resident of Chhattisgarh, for participating in the Space Kidz India satellite programme. He stated that the achievements of state daughters in science, technology, and sports serve as an inspiration for the entire nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Minister Sai noted that Chhattisgarh&#8217;s rich heritage and community initiatives\u2014such as the ancient copper plates discovered at Malhar and local conservation efforts\u2014continue to receive national acclaim through the monthly radio address. He emphasized that building a &#8216;Viksit Bharat&#8217; relies on sustained public participation in women&#8217;s economic empowerment, cleanliness drives, and national unity campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, Union Minister of State Tokhan Sahu, Rajya Sabha MP Devendra Pratap Singh, State Revenue Minister Tankaram Verma, alongside MLAs Motilal Sahu and Purandar Mishra, were present among other dignitaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raipur, Aug 30: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday attended the live broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s 116th \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 episode at Niranjan Dharamshala in Raipur, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chhattisgarh","category-display","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3612,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3610\/revisions\/3612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}