Devkar came into existence as the 8th tehsil of Bemetara district, due to the formation of new tehsil, enthusiasm was shown among the people.
Report of Durgam Das from Garvit Matrabhoomi
Bemetara- 02 November 2022- New Tehsil Office Devkar was inaugurated in Bemetara district by Agriculture Development and Welfare and Biotechnology, Livestock Development, Fisheries, Water Resources, Aayacut, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey. The program was organized on Wednesday at Swami Atmanand English Medium School, Devkar campus. The program was presided over by Nagar Panchayat President Deokar Smt. Jantri Bihari Sahu. Shri Avinash Choubey, Janpad Panchayat Saja President Dinesh Verma, Shri Santosh Verma, Nagar Panchayat Parpodi President Smt. Rinki Gaddu Jaiswal, District member Saja Kamta Prasad Gaikwad, all councilors, aldermen and MLA representative Nagar Panchayat Devkar were present in the program. On this occasion, people Congratulations and best wishes to the people on the 22nd year of the establishment of the state, Gantt Rajyotsav and Devkar coming into existence as a new tehsil. He said that common citizens will no longer have to go far for revenue related work. He said that the citizens of the area would be benefited by the opening of the new Tehsal Devkar, as well as it would facilitate smooth implementation of government schemes and tightening of administrative work. Government schemes and basic facilities will be easily available to the common citizens. The pace of development will also increase. People will no longer have to go to the Tehsil office for minor work related to revenue. This will save their time and expenditure. With the opening of the Tehsil office, now the development of Devkar will take place. He directed the officers that farmers should not face any kind of revenue related work and complete their work on time. Talking about Atmanand School, he said that with the opening of this school, children of the area are getting an opportunity to teach in English medium school. Regarding the procurement of paddy on support price, the biggest campaign started in the state from November 01, the cabinet minister said that fulfilling the promise made by the state government, farmers are buying paddy on support price. Collector Shri Jitendra Kumar Shukla said that with the formation of tehsil, revenue matters will be simplified. People will get easy settlement of their revenue related work. The Collector said that in the new Tehsil Devkar, there are total 03 revenue circles, 13 Patwari Halkas, 2 Nagar Panchayats and 46 villages, where the total population is about 55 thousand. On this occasion, senior public representatives Banshi Patel, District Panchayat CEO Smt. Leena Mandavi, Sub-Divisional Officer Revenue Saja Dhanraj Markam, Janpad Panchayat Saja CEO Smt. Kanti Dhruv CMO Devkar Komal Thakur along with Block level officers-employees and a large number of villagers were present.