The formal conclusion of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Aajivan Sahyog Nidhi programme saw the State party unit handing over a cheque for Rs 25.11 crore to the party’s National General Secretary Ram lal. The conclusion was held at a programme organised to mark the the death anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay here on Sunday. The BJP State unit has managed to collect about Rs 11.11 lakh more than the target of Rs 25 crore and is likely to receive more donations under the campaign in the coming month.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that during the 11 months of the State Government’s tenure so far, it had received considerable support from the Central Government for roads, air connectivity, rail network, health services and agriculture sector. The state government has taken concrete steps for the all round development of Uttarakhand during this period.
A strong transfer act has been brought to bring about transparency in transfers while biometric attendance has been arranged in government offices from the secretariat down to the block level. A total of 162 new services have been brought under the purview of Right to Service bringing the total of such services to 312. He said that in the energy sector, the state had been suffering Rs 288 crore loss but during the past 10 months the revenue loss was decreased by about Rs 188 crore. The transport department revenue has also seen an increase of about Rs 110 crore this year as compared to the previous year. Measures like adoption of e-auction in the mining sector has achieved an increase of 27.6 per cent in the revenue generation. Citing an example of the state government’s zero tolerance stance on corruption, he said that so far 18 persons had been arrested in the national highway 74 land compensation scam.
He also spoke of the various measures taken to improve policing and other works in the state.
The Centre has also granted its approval for an international level convention centre on about 900 acre land at IDPl in Rishikesh. Rawat also said that the state had become the fourth Indian state to become open defecation free (ODF) in the rural areas.
A target has been set for making all the 92 local bodies in the state ODF by March 2018. He said that the local body elections are slated to be held in the near future for the first time during the term of the current state government. He exhorted all the party workers to work together for ensuring good performance of the party in the local body elections.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the BJP national general secretary Ram lal appreciated the achievements of the State Government during its 11 month tenure so far. He said that the State Government had been working with a zero-tolerance stance on corruption.
Considering the achievements registered by the State Government in such a short duration, it appears as if the government will succeed in achieving greater heights in developmental initiatives in the coming time, he opined.
The BJP state president Ajay Bhatt, MPs Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, senior party office bearers, state cabinet ministers and party workers in a large number were also among those present on the occasion.