UNION Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah arrived in Raipur on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh on Sunday. He was accorded a warm welcome at the airport by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, along with BJP leaders and party workers. During his visit, Shah is scheduled to participate in official programmes and review key matters related to governance and security in the State. The high-profile visit will feature a strategic blend of grassroots public service launches, internal security reviews, tribal community engagements, and apex-level governance summits in Jagdalpur across both days. The Home Minister will commence the first day of his itinerary on Monday at 10:15 AM in the State Capital, where he will flag off an upgraded fleet of Dial 112 emergency response vehicles at the Parade Ground of the Police Training School in Raipur. Immediately following this event, Shah will fly to the Bastar region to inaugurate a newlyestablished Jan Suvidha Kendra in Netanar at 11:45 AM, an initiative designed to streamline administrative machinery and bring essential digital public services directly to rural and tribal pockets.

 

The afternoon engagements on May 18 will transition to Jagdalpur, beginning at 1:00 PM with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at Amar Vatika to pay tribute to the nation’s fallen heroes. This will be followed by an extensive interaction session at 2:00 PM at the BADAL Academy in Jagdalpur. During this dialogue, the Home Minister will interact directly with the families of martyrs, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel, state special forces, police officials, Naxal victims, and prominent representatives of local tribal societies to assess welfare and ground realities. The opening day will culminate at 6:30 PM at the same venue with ‘Bastar Ke Sang,’ a specially curated folk cultural program celebrating the traditional art, music, and rich heritage of the region. On the second day of his itinerary, May 19, 2026, the Home Minister’s schedule shifts focus to key regional policy and administrative governance in Jagdalpur.