Haryana Government has released a sum of Rs 74 crore for the setting up of swarna jayanti parks in municipalities in the State.
Modern facilities including space for yoga and open gym would be made available in these parks to facilitate the people of the State, said Haryana Urban local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain.
Jain said during the swaran jayanti year of the State, a proposal had been prepared for the construction of 50 memorable parks in the municipalities for which now the budget has been released, thus paving way for the setting up of these parks.
The Minister said officers of the Department had been directed to identify space for the setting up of swaran jayanti parks in each Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Municipal Committees so as to ensure that maximum people could be benefited from these parks.
She said Chief Minister Manohar lal had accorded approval for providing a sum of Rs 2.5 crore to the Municipal Corporations, Rs 1.5 crore to Municipal Council and Rs 1 crore to the concerned Municipal Committee for this purpose.
In the swarana jayanti parks to be set up by the Department, sitting arrangement especially for senior citizens would be made where they could sit and interact with each other.