Reviewing the centrally sponsored schemes with Una District Administration, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday asked the officials to work on awareness about natural farming, de-addiction, and cultivation of millets.
The Governor said that the implementation of various schemes of the Centre and State Governments at the district level should be completed within the stipulated time while ensuring quality.
“If the scheme is going to be beneficial, it should be worked with determination and if there is any shortcoming, the officers should also have the ability to inform about it, only then it can do justice to the scheme and the people,” said Shukla, while expressing satisfaction over the work of many departments in the district.
The Governor said that Himachal is also known as Devbhoomi (land of Gods) so there is no place for illegal drug trade here. “During my visit to Una, I had visited the de-addiction centre. More facilities should be provided in such centers so that the youth coming to these centers could be treated well,” he said, while stressing that the entire society has to work together against drugs.
“Due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers, the land is becoming barren and the food produced is harmful for the health. Thus, we need to motivate the farmers towards natural farming,” he added.
He directed the officers to ensure proper utilization of the amount sanctioned for various schemes besides giving special attention to the quality of work. He said that the work should be speeded up by adopting a positive attitude which would benefit everyone.
The Governor inquired about the status of Bulk Drug Park being constructed at Poliyan Beet in Haroli at a cost of Rs 1,923 crore. He said that it would boost the economy of the region and more employment opportunities would be available to the people.
Also reviewing the work of first generation ethanol plant to be set up by Hindustan Petroleum Chemical Limited (HPCL) at Jeetpur Medi, Mother and Child Treatment Center, Satellite Centre of PGI, Critical Care Unit, National Career Center for Differently Abled Child and work of National Highways, the Governor issued instructions to complete all the works within stipulated time.
Directions were also given to the state Agriculture Department to make people aware about millets. “This year is being celebrated as International Year of Millets (IYM) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has named it as ‘Shri Anna’,” he said while asking the Department to organize maximum camps in this regard.
HP Governor visits Kushth Ashram at Kotlan Khurd
Una: Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday visited the Leprosy Ashram built at Kotlan Khurd in Una district. About 40 patients are living with their families in this ashram run by Maa Chinnamastika Kushth Ashray Society. Lauding the efforts of Gram Panchayat Pradhan of Kotla Khurd Mamta Rani and District Administration for serving leprosy patients, he expressed satisfaction that special care was being taken of cleanliness here and proper medicines were also being provided to them. He urged them to educate their children to secure their future. Saying that he was also associated with such Ashrams in Uttar Pradesh and is well aware of their problems, Shukla assured them that efforts would be made to resolve all their difficulties through the District Administration and he would personally peruse the matter for their accommodation. He also urged the people to come forward to help them.