Cabinet Meeting
Date: 05 August 2026
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai today chaired the Cabinet Meeting at Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan), where a series of landmark decisions were approved with the objective of accelerating the State’s digital transformation, industrial development, infrastructure expansion, governance reforms and sustainable economic growth.
1. The Cabinet has approved the Chhattisgarh State Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission, a five-year initiative with an outlay of ₹ 500 crore to promote good governance, emerging technologies, skill development and the digital economy.
Under the mission, 100 AI Data Labs will be established, five Centres of Excellence will be set up and support will be extended to more than 300 AI startups. The programme also envisages AI training for six lakh students and 1.5 lakh government employees, while more than 50 AI-enabled public services will be developed to make government functioning faster, smarter and more efficient.
Aligned with the Government of India’s IndiaAI Mission, the initiative is expected to position Chhattisgarh as a responsible, innovation-driven and future-ready digital State.
2. The Cabinet has approved the proposal to allot land at a concessional rate to Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) for setting up a Heavy Earth Moving Equipment Manufacturing Plant in Chhattisgarh. A prestigious Miniratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Government of India, BEML will establish the State’s first manufacturing facility for heavy earth moving equipment. The project is expected to provide Chhattisgarh with a new identity on India’s industrial map while laying the foundation for a modern heavy machinery manufacturing ecosystem.
The decision is expected to attract large-scale investment, create employment opportunities for local youth and generate direct and indirect benefits for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It is also expected to accelerate industrial development, strengthen the local economy and establish Chhattisgarh as an emerging manufacturing hub.
3. The Cabinet approved the first phase of implementing the Works and Accounts Management Information System (WAMIS) in the Public Works Department for end-to-end digital management of construction projects.
Developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, the integrated platform will digitise project approval, e-estimation, e-procurement, electronic Measurement Books (e-MB), bill payments, accounts management and quality monitoring. The system will initially be implemented in the Public Works Department before being extended to other construction and infrastructure departments.
The initiative is expected to enhance transparency, accelerate payments, enable real-time project monitoring and improve accountability and efficiency in project execution.
4. The Cabinet approved amendments to the guidelines governing the Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Evam Vikas Yojana for construction of all-weather rural roads.
The revised guidelines remove the mandatory requirement of undertaking earthwork through MNREGA before road construction and permit construction of cement concrete (CC) roads and drains in internal village lanes.
The scheme’s eligibility has also been expanded to include all rural roads that are not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) or any other scheme.
Financial resources may now be mobilised, as required, through NABARD loans, the Environment and Infrastructure Development Fund, the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and other sources. Administrative departments will approve the projects, while a State-level High-Powered Committee will be constituted to review implementation and ensure inter-departmental coordination.
