Union Food Processing Minister and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday asserted that both the Central and Punjab Governments are committed to provide basic amenities like housing, electricity and toilets to every citizen of Punjab.
Harsimrat, while distributing grant for the repairs of old houses and construction of new housing units under Indira Awaas Yojna, said that there has been total coordination between the state and the union governments and that there was no dearth of funds for the ongoing developmental activities in the state.
She said that about 3,000 families of Mansa district are being given the financial aid for houses to the tune of Rs six crores and as a part of this ongoing scheme, the beneficiaries of about 10 villages were given a grant of Rs 77 lakh for the repair of old houses and construction of new residential units.
Coming down heavily on the opposition parties, Harsimrat said that so-called leaders belonging to such parties were a product of politics of convenience trying to survive on hollow promises and misleading the people.
She said that the SAD-BJP government in the state has created a history by completely overhauling the state and ensuring an era of development and all round progress. “Congress party did nothing for the people of the state in spite of ruling over many years. The facilities like free electricity and water to the farmers, Atta-Dal Scheme for the poor, Old age pensions and Shagun Schemes etc were introduced during the SAD-BJP tenure under the able guidance of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal,” she said. Adding, the Union Minister said that the state government has also ensured the quality healthcare to its people besides giving them Bhagat Puran Singh Insurance Scheme for the farmers, traders, labour class and also issued cards to the poor people through which they could get free medical treatment up to Rs 50,000 in the government and private hospitals registered with the Government.