Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that the state government is considering to start a pension scheme for the aged unmarried men and women in the age group of 45 to 60 years. The government will take a decision regarding the formation of this scheme within about a month, said Khattar while addressing a Jan Samvad programme held at Kalampura village in Karnal.
During the Jan Samvad, a 60-year-old unmarried old man raised a complaint related to pension being placed before the Chief Minister, responding to which the Chief Minister shared that the government is planning to introduce the scheme.
At the same time, Khattar announced the construction of Sanskriti Model School in Kalampura village, while directing the officers concerned to construct a new building for the same and construct the road from Kachhwa to Kalampura within the next two months.
The Chief Minister also directed the Deputy Commissioner to provide internet services in all the villages of Karnal by holding talks with the BSNL. “In today's time, 70 to 80 percent of work is done online and that's why it is necessary to have internet service in the village. Karnal will be the first district where BSNL internet service will be available in every village,” he said.
Responding to a demand of opening a bank in village Kalampura, the Chief Minister said that in the village which does not have a cooperative bank branch, banking services of other banks should also be made available on mobiles.
“To solve the problems of every citizen of the state, I am myself is reaching out to the people through these Samvad programmes. Those who raise their concerns in these programmes, the concerned person will be given feedback through telephone or SMS. Till now, the Samvad has been conducted in five districts since April 2 and the next series of Samvad will be started in the state from July 15,” he said.
He said that the government is solving the people’s problems by visiting their doorsteps. In previous governments, people had to make several rounds of the offices of CM, Minister and MLAs. “Our government has done the work of providing all facilities to the people while sitting at home through a transparent and online system,” said Khattar.
Khattar said that the government has done the work of giving ownership rights to 5 lakh shopkeepers in the cities. The government is constantly making efforts to provide employment to the youth. The government on one hand has given temporary jobs through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, while on the other self-employment opportunities have been made available to 50,000 people by providing loans under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana, said the Chief Minister.
“The aim of the government is to provide loans to 1 lakh people through this scheme and give them ample employment opportunities. Apart from this, to empower women, financial assistance is being provided to the self-help groups”, asserted Khattar.
Several Works Done for Women Empowerment
The Chief Minister said that due to the efforts of the present State Government, the rights of women have been protected. Dedicated work has been done for the empowerment of women. This is the result of our government's decision that 50 percent of representatives chosen by the public are women, he added. Khattar said that the State Government had taken strict action to prevent female feticide, due to which the gender ratio of girls has increased.
He said that awareness about Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, environment protection, water conservation, and drug addiction is being disseminated through Raahgiri programmes.