Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday said the announcement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of kharif crops is a step towards achieving his target of doubling the farmers’ income by 2022.
Farmers’ Welfare is the top priority of the present Government both at the Centre and in the State, said the Chief Minister while addressing a Kisan Dhanyavad rally at Gohana in district Sonipat.
He said the prosperity of any State or country depends on the progress and prosperity of its farmers, which would lead to a a new era of happiness in the world.
During its tenure of about four years, the present State Government had framed laws and policies to provide benefit of Government schemes to the poor and brought complete transparency in providing jobs, he said.
Manohar lal said 30,000 Group D posts will soon be advertised. The State Government has so far provided more than 28,000 Government jobs to youth in a transparent manner, he said.
He addded there will be no dearth of funds for development works in Gohana Assembly constituency.
The Chief Minister approved demands worth Rs 56 crore for Gohana area on the spot. He announced to give Rs 5 crore for Gohana city and Rs 10 crore for development work in rural areas through Haryana Rural Development Fund.
He also said soon a rally would be organised in Baroda Assembly Constituency and similar announcements would be made there for development works.
Earlier, the CM inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various projects at the rally venue.
He laid the foundation stones of widening and strengthening of Gohana-Baroda-Julana rail road, at an estimated cost of Rs 2,401 lakh, construction of Mini Sports Complex at an estimated cost of over Rs 1,137 lakh and widening and strengthening of mini bye pass from from Jind road to Meham road at an estimated cost of cost of Rs 217 lakh.