The Haryana Government would issue 13,000 lPG connections to poor families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana within the next 48 hours in the state.
This was announced by the Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar at the state executive meeting of the BJP in Karnal on Tuesday.
Reiterating the commitment of the State Government to provide efficient, honest and corruption-free governance to the people, he said several steps had been taken for the welfare of persons belonging to all sections of the society in all parts of the State without any discrimination, during the last two-and-a-half years.
Under the ‘Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon’ scheme, 15-hour power supply is being provided to 723 villages under 207 feeders, 18-hour to 105 villages under 25 feeders, and 24-hour power supply to 172 villages under 32 feeders, for reducing line losses.
He informed that about 8,500 youths had applied under the the Saksham scheme, wherein unemployed youths are provided honorarium of Rs 9,000 per month in lieu of 100 hours of work. The scheme has been expanded to make provision for honorarium of Rs 7,500 for graduates in Science and Mathematics, for which eligible youth may apply by May 31, he said.
Speaking on the occasion, the Public Works (Buildings and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, said about Rs 1,550 crore would be spent on the repair and improvement of roads in the current financial year. Estimates have been prepared for the repair of roads in all Assembly constituencies, he added.
The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment (Independent Charge), Krishan Kumar, informed that about 2.75 lakh complaints had so far been received on CM Window, of which about 2.25 lakh complaints had been disposed of.