With the intention to boost its populist schemes, the BJP Government in Chhattisgarh has now decided to offer up health insurance coverage free of cost and cashless treatment facility to 36 lakh families.

Under the proposed scheme, the government will provide annual health insurance coverage of Rs 30,000 to 3.5 million poverty hit families in the state.

Raipur, Dec 22 : Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr.

Raipur, Dec 22 : Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh will expand his cabinet here today.

Eleven new ministers will be sworn at a ceremony.

Dr. Raman Singh was sworn-in as the third Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on December 12.

Dr. Raman Singh has been Chief Minister since December 7, 2003.

He joined the Bharatiya Jan Sangh as a youth member and progressed to become a councillor, and subsequently, an MLA. His career reached a new high in 1999, when he won the Lok Sabha seat from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

Dr. Raman Singh was sworn in as chief minister of Chhattisgarh, on Friday, for a second consecutive term. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the 56-year-old Raman Singh.

About 15,000 workers of the BJP as well as party president Rajnath Singh and senior leader L.K. Advani attended the ceremony at the Police Parade Ground in Raipur.

Raipur, Dec 12 : Dr. Raman Singh was sworn-in as the third Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh here today.

Governor E. S. L. Narsimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at a ceremony in the Police Parade ground.

The ceremony was attended by BJP''s senior leaders including Rajnath Singh and L. K. Advani. Uttaranchal Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal were also present on the occasion.

Dr. Raman Singh, who was born on October, 15 1952, has been Chief Minister since December 7, 2003.

Bhopal, Dec 12 : Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh will be sworn-in as the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively today.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Dr. Balram Jakhar will administer oath of office to Chouhan at the Jamboori Maidan.

The ceremony will be attended by BJP President Rajnath Singh, senior leader L K Advani, former President M Venkaiah Naidu, General Secretary in-charge of the state Anant Kumar and senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushma Swaraj.