Chhattisgarh is currently hosting a 41-day Good Governance Festival, where officials travel to villages to resolve public complaints in person. One district alone arrived with 8,500 grievances waiting. The other 324 days of the year, presumably, are the off-season.
The Chhattisgarh government has launched "Sushasan Tihar 2026," an official 41-day Good Governance Festival running from May 1 to June 10, during which state officials will descend on clusters of 15-20 gram panchayats at a time to accept complaints, deliver benefits, and in general behave as though they work for the public. Ministers, MPs, MLAs, the Chief Secretary, and department secretaries are all on the roster; Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has promised to personally show up for surprise inspections. Dhamtari district alone produced 8,500 unresolved public grievances on day one, which was apparently not considered disqualifying for the "good governance" brand. The campaign promises that "most cases will be resolved within one month," which still leaves the question of what happens on June 11, when the festival ends and public grievances presumably resume aging in peace until Sushasan Tihar 2027.