Bharatiya Janata Party national president, Jagat Prakash Nadda has lauded the ambitious schemes and welfare policies being run by the Haryana Government and said that Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign has made great progress in the state.
He said that the sex ratio of Haryana has increased from 830 to 923 due to the reforms which have come about with the efforts of the Government.
Nadda was addressing a Pragati Rally in village Kharian in Sirsa which was organized by Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal welcomed the national president on his arrival in Haryana, saying that it was for the first time that Nadda has visited Kharian village of Haryana and Rania Vidhan Sabha constituencies after becoming the national president of BJP.
While greeting the people on the occasion of International Women's Day and also extending his greetings for Holi, Chief Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development schemes worth more than Rs 50 crore and approved projects worth Rs 215 crore for the development of the Rania Assembly constituency during the Pragati rally in, village Kharian in Sirsa.
While addressing the gathering at the rally, Nadda described the land of Haryana as the land of farmers and heroes and said that it is due to the contribution of the soldiers and farmers here that Haryana is a progressive state.
He further said that the Pragati rally is an indicator that we have brought progress and development to the people of Haryana. Through these rallies, the people are being informed about the various projects being undertaken and completed by the Government which shows that the Government has worked for the welfare of all, he added.
He said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the Government at the Centre has purchased state-of-the-art weapons for the soldiers of the country and 1 lakh 86 thousand bulletproof jackets have been provided for their safety.
Nadda said that in the 20 years before Narendra Modi came to power, the Governments did not make any kind of procurement for the army and where ever the purchases were made, and there were scams.
He said that our Military was strengthened after Modi government has purchased, 26 Rafale jets, 28 Apache helicopters, air-to-air missiles, and 5 lakh ultra-modern rifles for the Air Force.
Nadda said that under Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, 12 crore farmers of the country have been given Rs 6000 annually in their account. Describing the Ayushman Bharat Scheme as the world's largest health cover, he said that under this scheme, 55 crore people have been linked with benefits due to which in a year, 90 lakh patients have been provided treatment worth Rs 12000 crore.