Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday reiterated the State Government’s commitment to ensure all-round development of the State.
Addressing a gathering at ITI, Dineshpur of Udhamsinghnagar district, the Chief Minister announced 15-kilometre long road projects. Nine-kilometre road between Matkota and Dineshpur will be named after Baba Kashmir Singh and six-kilometre road between Dineshpur to Gadarpur would be named after late Chitranjan Raha, he said.
The announcement came following Gadarpur MlA Arvind Pandey’s protest at the entrance of secretariat demanding construction of road in his Assembly constituency. The Chief Minister had assured that he would consider his demands. Rawat said that Udhamsinghnagar, which is known for its communal harmony, made their identity in agriculture sector. The Chief Minister exhorted the people to maintain its identity by adopting modern technique in agriculture to increase their produce.
To provide social security to the needy persons, the State Government has eased the pension norms and the State Government will provide pension to all farmers who are 60 years old or more age by 2015, the Chief Minister said, adding the State Government will give title right to the Dalit community members over their land.
The Chief Minister also said that the State Government has raised the fund of Saint Kaisar Singh Baba from `2 crore to `4 crore under which scholarships are given to Bengali and Rai Sikh community children. To ensure medical facility for all, the State Government will launch universal health insurance scheme by January 26, 2015, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, State Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh said that the roads will be made through SIDCUl to maintain quality. State Revenue Minister Yashpal Arya said that the State Government is giving emphasis on quick disposal of public grievance and timely execution of the development projects. Zila Panchayat president Ishwari Prasad Gangwar, local MlA Arvind Pandey, Ex-MlA Tilak Raj Behad, Subhash Behad, Shilpi Arora, Peemanand Mahajan, Pushkar Raj Jain, Rina Kapur, Kanwal Singh, Narayan singh bist, Kumaon Commission AS Nayal, DIG GS Martolia, DM Pankaj Kumar Pandey, SSP Nilesh Anand Bharne, CDO Eva Ashish Srivastava, ADM Dipit Vaisya and other officials were present on the occasion.