The year-2017 would be dedicated to the youth and it would be ensured that every youth in the State gets employment, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar said.
“We have finalised the plan for the same,” he said, while interacting with mediapersons after releasing the logo of the Haryana Swarna Jayanti celebrations.
Khattar said a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed during the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit -2016 held at Gurgaon in March last were being given final shape. About 150 industries have purchased land for setting up of their units. This would not only lead to the development of the State but would also generate employment opportunities, he added.
In reply to a question regarding the logo of Haryana Swarna Jayanti celebrations, the Chief Minister said that Haryana is the land of lord Krishna. Every State has its own spiritual and cultural importance which should be highlighted and projected in a big way, said the Chief Minister adding that this must not be seen by relating it to any religion.
On being asked about the preparations about the Swarna Jayanti celebrations, the Chief Minister said that a Swarna Jayanti celebrations Committee comprising 140 members has been constituted which would hold its first meeting in Chandigarh on September 21. Various aspects of the Swarna Jayanti celebrations including the implementation of new programmes and policies would be discussed in the meeting.
He said there is no dearth of funds for the year long celebrations in which programmes would be organised right upto the grass root level. This is an important event for the State Government, he said.
Asked whether it was a State Government’s programme, the Chief Minister said that an all-party meeting was convened recently at Chandigarh in which all the political parties unanimously decided to celebrate Swarna Jayanti year of Haryana at a grand scale.
He said those who have made outstanding contribution in the development of the State after its formation in the year 1966 would be honoured during the celebrations.
In reply to a question, he said that a one-day special session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha would also be convened in which all the sitting as well as former MlAs would be invited.
He said that they would be urged to register their significant contribution in celebrating the Swarna Jayanti year in a befitting manner. Apart from this, a NRI sammelan would be organized in the State preferably in the month of January, 2017 in which Haryanvis living in different parts of the country and abroad would be invited.
In reply to yet another question, the Chief Minister said that, after holding the reigns of administration in the State, he has made 2,000 announcements of various development works and projects out of which 1,100 announcements have been completed and 900 are in the pipeline.
He said that he has already visited about 80 to 82 Assembly constituencies in the State and added that he would visit the remaining constituencies soon where he would announce more development projects.