Chhattisgarh Current Affairs Today — Full notes
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Chhattisgarh Current Affairs Today — 17 Oct – 23 October 2026
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Top events
Latest · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — Chhattisgarh's Mukhyamantri Gramin Bus Yojana, launched at Jagdalpur by Amit Shah on 4 October 2025, now runs 107 buses on 106 routes across 13 Bastar and Surguja districts, with a viability gap subsidy of ₹26 per km in year one.
- 23 Oct — During her Chhattisgarh visit (22-23 October), President Murmu went to Jagdalpur for Bastar Dussehra, which includes the Muriya Darbar and prayers at the Maa Danteshwari Temple.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 23 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 20 Oct – 22 Oct
- 22 Oct — President Droupadi Murmu attended the Seva Samman Parv and Yuva Prabodhan during Nuakhai celebrations at Raipur. She said former Maoists are joining the mainstream and urged youth to work for a developed India by 2047.
- 22 Oct — At the Urban Challenge Fund Conclave in Raipur, Chhattisgarh signed MoUs with HUDCO and CEPT University for urban planning support. CM Sai stressed drainage, sewerage, underground cabling and regular drinking water.
- 22 Oct — At the Urban Challenge Fund Conclave in Raipur, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai said the state aims to grow its economy from Rs 6 lakh crore to Rs 75 lakh crore, linking planned, modern cities to the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal.
- 22 Oct — The Rs 200 coin for Mata Hasi Devi Ji shows her portrait on the obverse and the Lion Capital of Ashoka on the reverse.
- 21 Oct — The first Chhattisgarh Hockey League runs from 21 October to 1 November at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium, Raipur; Union MoS Raksha Khadse inaugurated it and its tagline is "Chalo Re Sangi, Hockey Khelbo".
- 20 Oct — Rail reached Rowghat in Kanker district for the first time since Independence when CM Sai opened the Tadoki-Rowghat section, completing the 95 km, ₹1,628 crore Dallirajhara-Rowghat line.
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Latest · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — Chhattisgarh's Mukhyamantri Gramin Bus Yojana, launched at Jagdalpur by Amit Shah on 4 October 2025, now runs 107 buses on 106 routes across 13 Bastar and Surguja districts, with a viability gap subsidy of ₹26 per km in year one.
Economy & Banking
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Economy & Banking
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 23 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 20 Oct – 22 Oct
- 20 Oct — Rail reached Rowghat in Kanker district for the first time since Independence when CM Sai opened the Tadoki-Rowghat section, completing the 95 km, ₹1,628 crore Dallirajhara-Rowghat line.
- 20 Oct — Chhattisgarh's railway allocation for 2026-27 is ₹7,470 crore, and rail projects worth ₹51,080 crore are under way, including the 278 km Kharsia-Naya Raipur-Parmalakasa line, according to state government figures.
- 22 Oct — At the Urban Challenge Fund Conclave in Raipur, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai said the state aims to grow its economy from Rs 6 lakh crore to Rs 75 lakh crore, linking planned, modern cities to the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal.
- 22 Oct — At the Urban Challenge Fund Conclave in Raipur, Chhattisgarh signed MoUs with HUDCO and CEPT University for urban planning support. CM Sai stressed drainage, sewerage, underground cabling and regular drinking water.
Sports, Days & Culture
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Sports
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 23 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 21 Oct
- 21 Oct — The first Chhattisgarh Hockey League runs from 21 October to 1 November at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium, Raipur; Union MoS Raksha Khadse inaugurated it and its tagline is "Chalo Re Sangi, Hockey Khelbo".
Art, Culture & Tourism
Latest · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — During her Chhattisgarh visit (22-23 October), President Murmu went to Jagdalpur for Bastar Dussehra, which includes the Muriya Darbar and prayers at the Maa Danteshwari Temple.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 23 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 20 Oct – 22 Oct
- 20 Oct — Sirpur (Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh) was the capital of South Kosala from the 5th to 12th century. It has Sharabhapuriya copper-plate inscriptions, was visited by Xuanzang, and has nine sites in its core zone, including the Lakshmana Temple.
- 20 Oct — Sirpur is proposed for UNESCO listing under criteria II and IV. Reports say India had 45 World Heritage Sites in July 2026 (37 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed); India signed the World Heritage Convention on 14 November 1977.
- 20 Oct — Chhattisgarh plans the Aastha Path, a roughly 1,000 km pilgrimage corridor linking five Shaktipeeths (Ratanpur, Dongargarh, Dantewada, Kudargarh and Chandrapur), with ₹5 crore in the 2026-27 budget and a ₹200 crore Ratanpur plan under PRASAD.
- 22 Oct — President Droupadi Murmu released a Rs 200 commemorative coin at Lok Bhavan, Raipur, for the 200th birth anniversary of Mata Sahib Hasi Devi Ji, the fifth spiritual head of Shadani Darbar.
- 22 Oct — The Rs 200 coin for Mata Hasi Devi Ji shows her portrait on the obverse and the Lion Capital of Ashoka on the reverse.
- 22 Oct — President Droupadi Murmu attended the Seva Samman Parv and Yuva Prabodhan during Nuakhai celebrations at Raipur. She said former Maoists are joining the mainstream and urged youth to work for a developed India by 2047.