The Himachal Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes on Monday claimed that the State Government had not only fulfilled the promises made by the Congress in its Election Manifesto but had gone miles ahead in development.
Presiding over the meeting of Cabinet Sub Committee constituted for implementation of election manifesto of the Congress party, she said around 3.50 lakh people were getting social security pension in the State which was higher as compared to other States of the country.
Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri was also present in the meeting.
The State Government enhanced the social security pension during last two and half years and now they were being given `550 per month whereas the pensioners having more than 70 percent disability were getting `750 and the person aged above 80 years were being provided `1100 per month.
Stokes said the financial assistance under Rajiv Awas Yojna had been enhanced from `48,500 to `75,000 and `25000 were being given for house repair to each family. She said various welfare schemes were being implemented for women and girl child and various welfare boards had been constituted to give due representation to the vulnerable sections of the society.
The Minister said efforts were on to strengthen the Panchayati Raj institutions and the process to appoint 345 Panchayat Sahayaks was in progress. She said each Panchayat would be provided with broadband internet facility to make the Panchayat data online.
Chief Secretary P. Mitra, Additional Chief Secretaries Dr. Shrikant Baldi and Sanjeev Gupta, Secretary Social Justice and Empowerment Anuradha Thakur, Secretary Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Onkar Sharma and other senior officers of the State Government attended the meeting.