Development is not viewed from the perspective of political party but from the view point of the requirements of an area and its public, said Chief Minister Harish Rawat. The Chief Minister was speaking at a public meet held in Nankmatta on Monday. Rawat addressed two meets—one at Guru Nanak Inter College in Nanakmatta and one at the government inter college ground in Jhankot during this trip to this area.
Addressing the public on the occasion, the Chief Minister averred that the state government is with the people in every developmental initiative. He said, “In the year 2014, Uttarakhand was in a broken state whereas now we have restored developmental efforts in all spheres. During the pilgrimage season this year, more than 15 lakh persons undertook the Char Dham Yatra safely and the number of pilgrims will further increase in the next year. Next year, the State Government will also facilitate a ropeway system for those travelling to Hemkund Sahib. A new circuit will be developed for development of religious cites including Nankmatta, Reetha Sahib and Hemkund Sahib so that development can be achieved in the State and as many as possible pilgrims undertake journeys to these shrines,” he said.
The CM went on to aver that Uttarakhand had achieved a place among the six Indian states to have achieved maximum development, adding that it was a cause for pride. “The agriculture development rate in our state has risen to more than five per cent. Meanwhile, the service sector is also seeing consistent development,”said the Chief Minister.
As stated in earlier public meets held in various locations in this region, the CM recalled that the number of people receiving various types of social welfare pensions in Uttarakhand had increased from 1.74 lakh persons to 7.13 lakh pension beneficiaries. The State has set a target of raising the number of pension beneficiaries to about 10 lakh by 2017, added Rawat. He further went on to list the various schemes and other welfare measures taken by the State Government especially during the past two years in the interests of women empowerment and child development. In addition to the encouragement grant of Rs 5,000 to each of the women self help groups, State is providing a grant amounting to Rs 20,000 to each women self help group actively working and Rs one lakh grant to each of the groups undertaking community farming, said the Chief Minister.
He also announced approval for installation of 100 electricity poles in Nanakmatta area, financial approval for construction of three roads in Nankmatta, development of a public park in the name of the late Satnam Singh ‘Sonu’ and Shaheed Dwar at Tapeda and construction of 33 KV electricity sub station at Bharauni village among other declarations on the occasion. Various public representatives, officials of the local administration and police were also among those present on the occasion. Earlier, the CM also visited the Nanakmatta Gurudwara where he paid his obeisance and was also presented a Saropa by members of the Gurdwara management committee.