Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that students of other poor families of the State will also get the benefit of meritorious scholarship scheme being provided to scheduled castes and backward classes in the State.
Khattar was speaking as the Chief Guest at a programme organised by Ambedkar Samaj Kalyan Sabha on the inauguration of Dr Ambedkar Bhutal Bhawan, Sector 16, in Karnal.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister also announced a grant of `11 lakh for the construction of the first floor of Dr Ambedkar Bhawan and to convert the existing library built in the Bhavan building into an e-library.
The Chief Minister said that Dr Ambedkar’s dream was to uplift every poor family and he always worked to help the poor and downtrodden in his life. The present government is also moving forward with the same objective and with the spirit of Antyodaya is working for the welfare of every section of the society. For this, the government has launched several public welfare schemes.
He said that along with the scholarship to the students of poor families, the government is continuously increasing facilities in the field of education, for which the education budget has also been increased. Today, youth are getting jobs on the basis of merit in the state as they do not have to bribe anymore to get jobs, said the Chief Minister.
RURAL AREAS GETTING HEALTH INFRA, SAYS CM
The Chief Minister said that with the objective of providing health facilities to every person, Vyayamshalas and Ayush Health and Wellness Centres are being opened in rural areas of the state so as to ensure that people residing there are getting free of cost health facilities at their doorsteps.
Khattar visited the Ayush Health and Wellness Centre set up at Ramba in Karnal district today and sought information from the team of doctors about the facilities being provided at the centre. The Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioner Karnal Nishant Kumar Yadav to implement the work of constructing a Vyayamshala on at least one acre of land in the village so as to ensure that people of the rural areas can exercise to improve their health, he added.