Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said during the past eight and a half years, the BJP-led government in the state has not only launched several public welfare schemes but also ensured their meticulous implementation. Interacting with residents of Jhansa village in Kurukshetra district during a ‘Jan Samvad’ programme, he also highlighted the opening of medical colleges in every district and said with this, the health system has been further strengthened.
“For the past eight and half years the present state government, while following the motto of ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek’ and upholding the spirit of ‘antyodaya’, has not only launched several public welfare schemes but has also ensured their meticulous implementation at the grassroots,” Khattar said. The chief minister said ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek’ is not just a slogan for him, but his resolution.
“Compared to the previous government (in the state), our government’s tenure will always have an upper hand in terms of both development works and providing state-of-the-art health facilities to citizens,” he said at the ‘Jan Samvad’, according to an official statement issued here.
“Our government has ensured direct benefits to the actual beneficiaries, apart from ensuring infrastructural development and reach of public welfare schemes to beneficiaries at their doorsteps,” Khattar said.
Khattar started the ‘Jan Samvad’ programme in Rohtak district last year and after that, the programme was organised in Sirsa, Sonipat, Karnal, Fatehabad, Bhiwani and Palwal districts. During ‘Jan Samvads’, people share their grievances with the chief minister and he directs officials to resolve their problems on the spot. The Chief Minister said that in 2014, there were only 750 MBBS seats in Haryana and this has now increased to 1,850. The government is focusing on rural development and works are being done in a transparent manner through e-tendering, he said.
REVIEWS STATUS OF EDUCATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOL
In another event, on the first day of his three-day visit to Kurukshetra, the Chief Minister visited the Government High School in Tangaur village and took stock of the arrangements in the school. He also inquired about the facilities available for the children. Khattar also interacted with the school children. The Chief Minister said, “It is our duty to provide quality education to the children as well as to inculcate the spirit of nationality and good values.”
The Chief Minister asked the students general questions about their subjects and also reviewed the education system and management of the school. He also asked several questions from the girl students on mathematics. Moreover, the Chief Minister also interacted with the teachers of the school about the education system. He also inquired about the education system, management and Swachhta Abhiyan in the school. The Chief Minister also held a discussion with the students about their future plans and extended best wishes for their prosperous future.
LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR DEVELOPMENT WORKS OF NEW GRAIN MARKET PHASE 2 IN JHANSA
In another event, Khattar laid the foundation stone of development works worth Rs.6.38 crore to be executed in the new grain market phase-II in Jhansa, Kurukshetra. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that with the objective of providing additional facilities to the Arhtiyas and farmers, the new Anaj Mandi Phase-2 will be constructed in an area of 8 acres, 2 kanal, 6 marla, under which three individual platforms, one common platform will be constructed at a cost of Rs 6.38 crore. The mandi will also have a covered shed, two parking lots, water supply and proper sewerage system, informed the Chief Minister.
INTERACTS WITH THE SARPANCHES
The Chief Minister also interacted with the Sarpanches present in the programme. During this, the Sarpanches also raised the demands related to drainage, construction of community centres etc before the Chief Minister and responding to which, he directed the officers to prepare the estimates of the said work at the earliest. He said that Rs 1 crore has been spent for strengthening the drainage and road network in village Nalvi. An amount of Rs. 53 lakh has been spent for the construction of chaupal and other development works, shared the Chief Minister. He said that about 32 lakh Ayushman cards have been made for families having income less than Rs 1.80 lakh. About 2024 Ayushman cards have been made in Nalvi village. E-tendering has brought transparency and it is proving very beneficial for the Sarpanches, said Khattar.