Taking an aim at his political opponents, Punjab Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday said that there is no shortage of funds in Punjab.
“Our political opponents are baffled due to slew of development works and successful pro-people welfare programmes of the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party led Punjab Government,” he said while addressing a gathering on the occasion of inauguration of newly constructed Tehsil Complex and Patwar Station.
Majithia said that all the government schemes, programmes and other development works started for the welfare of Punjabi's have been possible only if Punjab has a sound financial position.
“Thousands of kilometres of new roads, thermal plants with an investment of more than Rs 33,000 crore, Atta-Dal scheme, pension schemes, power plants, new District Administrative Complexes and Tehsil complexes, modernisation of infrastructure in villages, besides others have been possible only if Punjab government had ample funds,” he said.
The Minister said that the Punjab government is committed for the overall development of the state and false claims made by the political opponents are baseless and far from truth.
Due to the efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, 1.5 lakh new tube well connections would be allotted, he said while assuring that after allotment of these new tube well connections, if any person is left, he can still contact the area MlA and he would certainly get one.
Majithia said that due to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal’s efforts, Punjab is now a power surplus state. “New thermal power plants have come up in the state with an investment of more than Rs 33,000 crore. This summer, despite 24 percent less rainfall, there were no power cuts in Punjab, whereas in neighbouring state of Haryana, the farmers are getting only five-six hours electricity supply,” he said.
Thanking the Union Government and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for implementing One Rank One Pension for the ex-servicemen, he said that the Centre should now focus on uplifting the standard of living of farmers.
More than 70 percent people in India are dependent on agriculture and our country can prosper only if our farmers are prosperous, he said.