Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the Centre has given the in-principle approval to the project of laying the CNG gas pipeline between Haridwar and Dehradun while addressing the farmers’ gathering oragnised by kisan Sewa Cooperative Committee to mark the International Cooperative Day at Bhaniawala in Dehradun on Saturday.
“Once CNG vehicles come out in Dheradun the city would have a much cleaner environment,” he said. He also said that the proposal of building a bridge connecting Doiwala’s Chandipul and Kaluwala to Raipur has been drafted. “A water reservoir will be made at Suryadhar and Rs 66 crore has been approved for it. Doiwala sugar mill will be upgraded too. We would give emphasis on bi-products of the sugar mills so as to help the mill owners and the farmers get more returns. Besides, underground cabling of Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh and Nainital has got approval of Rs2000 crore from the Centre. We have been considering to open a Sridev Suman University campus in Dehradun too. An IT park and a science city would come up in the city,” CM said while spelling out his government’s developmental roadmap for the State.
Congratulating the farmers and members of the cooperative committees on the occasion of the special day, CM reminded them of the day marking a history with the GST regime being rolled out on the same day.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s several decisions like Jan-dhan yojna, Mudra yojna and everything being attached with Aadhar Cards would make India economically sounder. Once every citizen would have the Aadhar Cards the nation would be in a position to switch to digital economy. GST has ushered in a new epoch having ensured one nation one tax one market. It has set the people free from 17 types of taxes and 23 types of cess,” he said.
He further said that his Government would provide house, water, electricity and road for everyone by 2022. “Now fertilisers are available at affordable rates and it shows how the government is sincere towards farmers. Cooperative means one for all and all for one (ek sabke liye aur Sab ek ke liye). Economically weaker class will be empowered through cooperatives. State Minister for cooperative has taken few revolutionary steps to take it on the new height. In all, 769 cooperative committees are being made online and colour culture for the committees is being developed too. All committees will be computerised shortly and with this cooperative banks will also be benefitted,” he said.
Cooperative Minister of State Dr Dhan Singh Rawat said that THE international cooperative day’s theme being sabka saath (with all), conferences and workshops would continue to be organised till July 15. “For the first time, millions of people would participate in the cooperative movements. Around 30 lakh people will be members of the cooperative committees by dialling 9759500500. For this, we have been running a campaign to make people its members from July 1 and will continue till July 10. We will link cooperative with employment generation. We are going to change its name to multipurpose cooperative committee in the place of cooperative committee. With this we will open shop of generic medicine and under the guidance of CM Rawat we will take it into new height. Once we be able to add every village with cooperative then it will check migration too. State Government will give Rs four per litre bonus to dairy producers of the state and farmers can get loan upto Rs one lakh @ two percent,” he added.