Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that those eligible families who do not have a domestic gas connection in the state will be given gas connection in the next one month.
The Chief Minister while presiding over a state level meeting of DISHA Committee directed the department concerned to provide connections to the eligible families under the Ujjwala scheme by running an intensive campaign. He also directed to find solutions to the problems of the farmers related to the Fasal Bima Yojana.
He also asked the officers to make drinking water available in every house while working seriously in this direction.
Khattar said that drinking water is a fundamental right and it is our responsibility to provide clean drinking water to every person. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the work of providing drinking water connection to every household of every village would be completed before November 1, 2021. Dhanis are also being covered under this scheme, he said.
The Chief Minister directed that the meetings of district level DISHA Committees must be held every three months. At the same time, he said that all the Deputy Commissioners should also be present during the state level meetings so that any kind of problem being faced in the districts can be discussed.
Special Covid vaccination camp for school staff
The Chief Minister directed to organize special vaccination camps for the staff of the schools in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, the situation is slowly returning to normal, yet in view of the possibility of re-emergence of this pandemic, these camps should be organized for the school staff at the earliest, he said.
It was informed that till now, about 1.5 crore people have been vaccinated in the state. Of these, 36 lakh people have also received the second dose.
Khattar also said that no student should be deprived of school education in the state. He directed the concerned officers to target children between the age of 3 to 18 years so that no student drops out.
On the issue of old age pension facility, he directed the officers to make necessary arrangements to ensure that the benefits of social security samman pension scheme are given to the elderly and other beneficiaries at the village level itself.
It was informed in the meeting that provision of Common Service Center is being made in the new village secretariats being built at every village level. With this, it will be easy for the villagers to take the benefits of government schemes.