India, June 12 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday presented a development roadmap for Bastar at the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, outlining plans to raise tribal family incomes, expand irrigation, strengthen healthcare, promote tourism and attract investments in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

Addressing the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sai said Bastar, which has long been affected by Naxal violence, is being positioned as a model of economic development driven by agriculture, employment generation, education and tourism.

The Chief Minister said the government has set a target of increasing the monthly income of Bastar f...