With an intention to establish good rapport with common man, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna held a Janta Milan (public meeting) programme in Khatima and Kichha on Thursday.
During meeting, he received complaints from public and instructed concerned department concerned to sort out these grievances. later, he assured the applicants that their problem will be resolved within 30 days and they should be intimated as well. In Kichha, he categorically reiterated that quality must be maintained in all construction works otherwise strict action would be taken.
The Chief Minister said that the Government was committed to the welfare of farmers and labourers. He said the wages of labourers had been increased and paying the support sugarcane price to sugarcane farmers was a priority of the government. He said Rs 5 crore would be given for roads in Khatima, Sanjay Park will be beautified, Khatima bypass will be constructed, Khatima sports stadium and Khatima bus stop would be constructed.
He said SIIDCUl Phase two in Sitarganj would provide employment to local people. An investment of Rs 1,000 crore had been made there. He said the condition of electricity would improve once small hydropower projects were completed in 3-4 months.
He also distributed gave cycles to 946 girl students under Balika Shiksha Ptotsahan Yojna and NSCs of Rs 25,000 each to seven girls under the Kanyadhan Yojna. He gave Rs 4,800 each to 12 beneficiaries and Rs 4,800 to an elderly person. The CM gave Rs 199.55 lakh for reconstruction of Chhatrapur Nagwanath bagiaghat route. He also heard 236 complaints at the programme.
He announced that a Polytechnic would be set up in Kichha, beautification of Kichha Roadways Station would be done, a community hall for SCs would be built and female teachers would be recruited for GGIC. He said hotmix roads would be built and demands of freedom fighters and their descendants would be fulfilled by June 12.
He unveiled the Rs 240 lakh Rural development Institute at Rudrapur and announced Rs 75 lakh for the construction of indoor games facilities (Judo Karate etc) at Sports Stadium in Rudrapur. He said Rs 1.56 crore would be provided for building several roads including the Rudrapur-Kashipur Road till the gate of the Nagar Nigam office.
He unveiled the road construction work of NH 74 and inaugurated the first floor of GGIC at Khatima.He gave away 100 cycles to girl students under the Balika Shiksha Protsahan Yojana and cheques for the pension of the elderly.Kichha MlA Rajesh Shukla demanded that a whole time ADM should be posted here.
Other dignitaries including MlA Pushkar Singh Dhami, MlA Ravindra Thukral, Dr PS Rana, NS Bisht, Jayanti Chandra , Suraiya Begum, DM BKSant, SSP RAgarwal, CDO DS Garbyal and ADM H Verma.