After paying obeisance to Guru Nanak Dev on his 550th Prakash Parva, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday announced that land measuring 9.75 acres would be transferred to Gurudwara Chilla Sahib, Sirsa where Guru Nanak Dev had spent 4 months and 13 days during his journey.
“Ownership rights of land, which at present rests with the State Government would be transferred in the name of Gurudwara as per the policy of the State Government,” said Manohar Lal while addressing a state level function organized to mark the 550th Prakash Parva of Guru Nanak Dev at Sirsa.
The Chief Minister also announced that the State Government would provide all support and cooperation to the Gurudwara Chilla Sahib for starting projects of public welfare.He said that Guru Nanak Dev had spent 4 months and 13 days in Sirsa where he also delivered his divine message for the welfare of the society.
One acre land would be provided for the setting up of Sikh Dharamshala and for this, Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa has been asked to identify suitable piece of government land, the Chief Minister said.
Manohar Lal also announced to establish a Sikh Museum in Kurukshetra so as to give inspiration to the young generation and said that 400 posts of Punjabi Teachers would be advertised soon to give more recognition to the Punjabi language.He further announced that signboards in the name of Guru Gobind Singh would be installed on the national highway passing from Haryana upto the border of Punjab and Rajasthan.
Wth a view to enable large number of pilgrims be it Hindu, Sikh or of any other region to visit religious places, 50 per cent concession in fare would be given to them. The State Government has recently given relaxation in fare to the senior citizens visiting holy cities of Amritsar and Varanasi, he said.
The Chief Minister also said that the State Government has formed a Trust after the name of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur for the development of Lohgarh as a tourist destination. A memorial of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, Museum and Martial Art institute would soon be constructed in Lohgarh with the help of this Trust, he added.
While congratulating the large number of Gurus, saints and devotes which converged in Sirsa not from Haryana but from other states also, the Chief Minister said that we have a long history of great personalities and the messages delivered by them from time to time play a vital role in our lives.
He emphasized that mere education is not enough and till we do not instill moral values among the children, we could not achieve our target in life and added that Saints and Gurus have a big role to play in this direction.
Manohar Lal further said that during the tenure of present State Government, so far, besides ensuring unprecedented development in the fields of roads and other infrastructure, special emphasis has been given on imparting quality education to the children based on moral values so that they could contribute in developing a new nation
He said that during the next tenure, Security, Health and Education (SHE) would be our thrust areas. This, he said, could not be achieved by the government alone and support of society at large would be needed to achieve this.
The Chief Minister further said that the State Government has decided to celebrate the anniversaries of our great personalities at the state level so as to spread a positive message to all sections of the society.
The coffers of the State Government are always open for the welfare work of people belonging to all sections of the society, he added.
Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated a blood donation camp near the venue and also went around an exhibition put up on the life of Guru Nanak Dev .