Ahead of the budget session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha next month, Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday said that Haryana’s budget for fiscal 2018-19 would be more than
Rs1 lakh crore and development in any field would not be allowed to suffer for want of funds.
The Chief Minister, while addressing people in the village of Gondar at Karnal said, for carrying out any development work in a village, approval of the proposal by the sarpanch is necessary.
On the occasion, he also announced several development works worth about Rs93 crore on the demand of Nilokheri MlA Bhagwan Dass Kabirpanthi.
These include 50-bedded multi-storeyed hospital in Taraori, 16 roads to be laid by the Marketing Board at a cost of Rs 11 crore, eight roads by the PWD Department (Rs 14 crore), 33 KV sub-station in Gondar, Primary Health Centre at Samana Bahu (Rs 4.28 crore), sports stadiums (Rs 2.50 crore each) at Seekri and Samana Bahu, underbridge in Taraori (Rs 1.56 crore), Kisan Bhawans in Nissing and Nigdhu (Rs 1 crore each) and a new building for Nissing Municipality.
The PWD Department would construct road from Nissing Anaj Mandi to Singhra, widen the bridge at Shekhanpur at a cost of Rs 80 lakh. The Bastli-Guniyana road would be widened at a cost of about Rs 4 crore and government high school in Gondar would be upgraded to class XII and Nigdhu police post would be upgraded to police station, Manohar lal announced.
He said that after survey, grant would be given to all BPl families in village Gondar living in kucha houses for the construction of pucca houses and, those who do not have houses would be provided government assistance. The big pond in Gondar village would be developed on the lines of the five-pond system, said he.
The Chief Minister also announced Rs 3 crore for development works in village Gondar and Rs 8 crore for the development of villages in the assembly constituency of Nilokheri. He asked the villagers to get the proposal for the change of name of village Gondar through panchayat after which the State Government would approve the name suggested by the villagers.
Besides, the bridge near Chhatri Chowk would be widened at the cost about Rs 22 lakh and the GT road near Pir Baba would be widened at the cost of Rs 16 lakh. Ghat would be constructed on Nardak Canal passing through the village, he added.
Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone of Foot-over-bridge connecting Ram Nagar and Railway road in Karnal, the Chief Minister said that an underpass connecting Shiv Colony and Hansi road in Karnal would be constructed at a cost of Rs five crore.
Railway Board has already approved this project and foundation stone of the same would be laid shortly. Besides, service lane between rek point adjoining Railway station and Shivaji Colony would also be constructed, said he.
The work of this bridge being constructed with Rs 11 crore would be completed by December, this year, added the Chief Minister.
Manohar lal also said that a new ticket ghar was under construction here on the demand of people which would be functional by April. He also announced to give additional grant of Rs 6 lakh for the construction of Valmiki mandir. Earlier also, the Chief Minister had given a grant of Rs 5 lakh for the same purpose.