Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the foundation stone of a host of developmental schemes at a Dwarahat Mahotsav programme at Dwarahat in Almora district on Saturday. It is learnt that CM inaugurated developmental schemes worth Rs 4,434.52 lakh and laid foundation stone of several others worth Rs 85.24 lakh on the occasion.
While addressing the people who gathered, CM said that his government has started eradicating institutional corruption right from its roots. “But to make the mission successful, people’s participation is an imperative. I am thus urging you all to extend your wholehearted cooperation behind our mission of freeing the state from the cankers of corruption,” he said.
Rawat announced Rs 5 lakh for organising Dwarahat Mahotsav. Besides, he announced approval of funds for buying furniture for Khsetra Panchayat office at Dwarahat and construction of a taxi stand at Dwarahat Nagar Panchayat area.
He added a mini-stadium would be constructed at Chana and Binta. Chaukhutiya would be converted into Nagar Panchayat and Mansa Devi temple would be beautified, CM said.
Reiterating his government’s resolve to re-jig education in the state-run institutions, CM said that the vacant posts in higher education, secondary education and technical education institutions would be filled through outsourcing. “The government being committed to transform the education system in the state, schools are being clubbed. This would improve the quality of education,” he said.
Dwelling on the initiatives being taken for the welfare of those in the armed forces, he said that the jawans who have become handicapped while in the line of duty have been provided with a hostel in Dehradun. “Besides, the state government has released fund of Rs 2 crore to provide facilities to their children. Dependents of the jawans who were killed during Second World War would be given Rs 8,000 in place of Rs 4,000. Dependents of the martyrs from paramilitary forces would be taken in government services,” CM said.
He also spoke of the steps his Government is taking to improve the health facilities in the state-run hospitals.
He said that the patients would soon get treatment through telemedicine and teleradiology. “To strengthen 108 services, a tender has been released for buying 35 such vehicles,” he said.
CM also referred to his Government’s moves to promote tourism in the state. Thirteen new tourists places are being developed, he said.
He also stressed on land consolidation in the hills to boost agriculture.
“Voluntarily chakbandi or exchange of lands has started from the village of the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and also the village I hail from in Pauri district. It would go a long way in increasing the agricultural production and the income of the farmers. This would in its turn help in stopping migration from the hills to the plains,” he said.
Among others present on the occasion were the state women and child development minister Rekha Arya, Salt MlA Surendra Jeena and the state BJP president Ajay Bhatt.