The Himachal Government would provide more than 25,000 employment opportunities in the next two years in the Government sector,
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Friday.
He said the Government has provided employment to more than 60,000 people in Government and private sector during the last three years which include 27,000 employment in Government sector alone.
Speaking after hoisting the tricolour on the occasion of State level celebrations of 69th Himachal Day function at Ghumarwin in district Bilaspur, Virbhadra Singh said since the formation of Government priority has been given to providing employment to the unemployed youth both in Government and private sector by enhancing their skills.
He took salute from an impressive march-past by contingents of Police, Home guards, NCC and NSS cadets on the occasion.
The Chief Minister said that 3,237 appointments were made in higher education sector besides 4,527 promotions and as many as 5,000 appointments were made in the elementary education department. Around 3,355 posts have been created for newly created or upgraded educational institutions and 1,775 posts for newly sanctioned medical colleges. He further added that 2,458 posts of various categories of doctors including specialists have been filled in health sector besides appointing 7,503 Asha workers. More than 1,300 appointments have been made in the police department alone, he added.
Singh said the State Government has launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna’, with an outlay of Rs25 crore under which BPl families of general categories would be provided housing subsidy of Rs75,000.
He said the State Government has enhanced the social security pension from Rs450 to Rs650 per month and sanctioned new pension cases of over 57,000 during last three years. An additional 24,000 eligible pending pension cases were being sanctioned from April 1, this year. Social security pension of persons above 80 years of age and of young widows below forty five years of age with children have been enhanced to Rs1,200 per month.
To provide food security to everyone, the Government has launched ‘Rajeev Gandhi Ann Yojna’ catering to needs of 37 lakh eligible beneficiaries and all the BPl families were getting 35 kilogram of ration per month.
He said that a sum of Rs773 crore have been spent on water supply schemes during this period. As many as 6,949 additional habitations have been covered under rural water supply scheme and 4,890 hand pumps have been installed in water scarcity areas.
Chief Minister also released one year report card of ‘Muskan’ campaign initiated by Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur, who gave a clarion call to save girl child by preventing female foeticide. Due to efforts of the district administration, the Sex Ratio at birth has improved remarkably from 891 in 2011-12 to 979 in 2015-16.