To promote sports culture in the rural areas, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced that sports competitions will be organized at the village, block and district level by the Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad. There will be 12 types of sports in these competitions.
Apart from this, the Chief Minister also announced to set up a medical college in Rasulpur village of Tohana block, Fatehabad district and a nursing college in Jakhal.
Khattar was addressing the gathering during the ‘Madhur Milan’ programme and ‘Pragati Rally’ organised by Development and Panchayats Minister Devender Babli at Tohana’s Bidhai Khera village on the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala was also present on the occasion.
Khattar announced development works worth Rs 580 crore to the residents of Tohana. Out of this, inauguration and foundation stone was laid for projects worth Rs 272 crore. He further announced to establish the Government College, Tohana, outside the city limits, wherever about 15 to 20 acres of land would be available.
While paying tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Chief Minister said, “Due to Netaji and many freedom fighters like him, today we are living in freedom in an independent country. The time was different when there was a need to die for the country; but today there is a need to live for the country.” He said that along with development, the state government has brought various welfare schemes to uplift the social and economic status of the people by following the mantra of ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek.”
Khattar said that Panchayat is the third government and the state government has given many powers to these local governments. “The previous governments did not give power to the panchayats, but our government has given them power to get development works done on their own. The money belongs to the Panchayats and they can spend it accordingly. They can pass the resolution and get the development work done in their area. If the power or funds has to be increased then as per the demand; it will be taken up” he added.
He said that to financially empower the panchayats, the facility of giving 2 percent of the stamp duty to the panchayats has also been initiated. “In the last quarter of this financial year, a budget of Rs 1,100 crore has been released to the panchayats for development works in the villages. Inter district council has also been formed to strengthen the Panchayats,” he asserted.
He said that a scale has been set to ensure transparency in development works. “The public is also happy with the advent of transparency. The development works are done in the villages, but for their maintenance; the retired people with the help of sarpanches should maintain them,” he added.
He said that the Gram Darshan portal has been created so that the people can directly reach the government for the development work in the villages. The residents of Tohana constituency had sent demands for 26 development works on this portal, which have been approved, he added.
Khattar said that the state government is delivering the benefit of every scheme to the last mile person through the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). “Now ration cards are also being made automatically through PPP. 12 lakh new ration cards have been made. Under this, the state government has prepared a comprehensive action plan in which all-round development and welfare of every citizen will be ensured by laying emphasis on education, health, security, self-respect and self-reliance,” he added. He said that for this, the data of the citizens collected in the Parivar Pehchan Patra has been divided into different categories according to the age group and the responsibility of each category has been assigned to a department.