Haryana Government would give a lifetime monthly pension to Hindi ‘satyagrahis’ and those from Haryana who were jailed during the emergency period. Besides, the government has hiked financial assistance to veterans of the Second World War and their widows, and would provide ten-hour power supply to the agriculture sector from Wednesday onwards.
These announcements were made by the Chief Minister Manohar lal while speaking at the closing ceremony of the year-long swarna jayanti celebrations of Haryana at Mahabir Stadium in Hisar. The Vice-President, M Venkaiah Naidu was the chief guest on the occasion.
Welcoming the Vice-President, the Chief Minister announced from Wednesday onwards, the agriculture sector in the state would start getting ten hours of electricity daily. Faridabad rural has become the fourth district in the state to start getting 24-hour electricity supply in the rural areas, he said.
Manohar lal rued the fact that despite Haryana being a product of the language agitation, the ‘satyagrahis’ for mother tongue had been ignored for 47 long years. Having honoured them and given the facility of travel concession in state-run buses on August 15, the State Government has now decided to give them lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000, which would be paid to their widows after their death, said he.
Recalling the fact that M Venkaiah Naidu had himself been jailed during the emergency period, Manohar lal said under a programme named “Shubrajyotsana”, the government had identified the people who had been jailed during that period and given them the facility of free medical treatment and free travel in state-run buses. Now, it has also been decided to give them lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000, which would be given to their widows after their death, said the Chief Minister.
He also announced enhanced monthly financial assistance of soldiers from Haryana who took part in the Second World War, and their widows, from Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000.
lauding the indomitable spirit of the people of Haryana, he said, every other family in the state has either sent a son to protect the country’s frontiers, or produced medal winning sportspersons, or contributed to the food pool of the country.
Highlighting the work his government has been able to do during its three-year term in office, the Chief Minister said that government jobs had been provided to 156 next of kin of heroes from the state who had laid down their lives in post-Independence wars and while doing internal security by engaging terrorists.
These include 130 from the armed forces, 12 from BSF and 14 from CRPF. We have also given jobs to the next of kin of two martyrs of the 1971 war. Among those who got government jobs are 31 war widows, 27 daughters, 89 sons, one daughter-in-law and eight brothers of the martyrs”, the Chief Minister added.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki said that during the swarna jayanti year of the state, welfare works for each section of the society have been done which has laid a strong foundation for the development of Haryana.
He said that it was a matter of pride for him to become the Governor of Haryana during the swarna jayanti year and join in the celebrations of the state. Exhorting the people to follow the mantra of “Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek”, he asked them to contribute to making the state more prosperous.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has resolved to end six evils from the society by 2022 when the country would be celebrating its 75 years of Independence. These include dirtiness, poverty, corruption, violence, casteism and communalism, said Solanki.
He hoped that Haryana would be further glorified in the world in the times to come and would again be recognized as Jagatguru in 2047.
The Governor also congratulated the people on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel had played a vital role in the unity and integrity of the country, he added.
The Cabinet Ministers, BJP MlAs, senior party leaders and senior bureaucrats among others attended the mega event.