Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said that with a view to increase happiness in the life of people and to reinforce brotherhood feeling in society, the Raahgiri programs were started two-and-a-half years ago in Haryana, which the people has appreciated very much.
“The Raahgiri programme reflects that social concern is one of the top priorities of the present government. This Raahgiri's social message is connected with the water conservation campaign,” the Chief Minister said while participating in the state level Raahgiri prize distribution program in the campus of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University at Hisar.
The program was attended by Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu, MP Brijendra Singh among others.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister encouraged the youth and said that this program started two-and-a-half years ago has become very popular among the people today. The aim of this program is to free the hectic life from stress, he said.
He said that the Happiness is considered the national prosperity index in Bhutan. We have also started this program with the same intention whose sole purpose is social concern, he said.
Manohar Lal said that every program of Raahgiri has some social message. This Raahgiri’s social message is connected with the water conservation campaign. Recently, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had emphasized the need for proper utilization of water in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program. Jal Shakti Abhiyan has also been started to tell people the importance of water and to make them aware of its wastage, he said.
He further said that we do not have to stop such programs at any time, but also have to introduce them at the sub-division and block level and ensure maximum participation of the people. On one hand, such programs maintain health of the participants and secondly, there is an atmosphere of meeting and interaction with people, which increases the spirit of brotherhood too, he said.
He said that the purpose of these programs is not to take any political advantage.
The Chief Minister said that in order to encourage the youth and the players, vyayamshalas have been built in villages and such a sports policy has been developed for sports persons, which is being appreciated across the country. A Yoga Council has been set up in Haryana so that more and more people can live healthy lives by adopting yoga, he said.
Manohar Lal also honoured the districts performing notable in the Raahgiri programs held at the district level with award in different categories. For organising maximum Raahgiri function from April 2018 to March 2019, the Chief Minister honoured Karnal, Gurugram and Fatehabad.
Gurugram, Karnal and Hisar districts were honoured on the basis of the number of participants in the Raahgiri programs, Karnal, Rohtak and Jhajjar were honoured for getting maximum media coverage, Fatehabad, Kaithal and Panipat were honoured on the basis of participation of the Deputy Commissioner in Raahgiri programs, Fatehabad, Kaithal and Panipat were honoured on the basis of the participation of the Deputy Commissioners and on the basis of the participation of Superintendent of Police in Raahgiri.
Apart from this, the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of Ambala, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Karnal and Narnaul districts were honoured. IPS Bharti Arora, Pankaj Nain, Sonal Goyal and Sarika Panda were also honored for their contribution towards popularizing the Raahgiri program.
The Director General of Police Manoj Yadava presented the annual report of the Police Department regarding Raahgiri. He said that 367 programs of Raahgiri have been organized in the state in the last one year, in which 8.59 lakh persons have participated.