The State Government is committed to overall development of pilgrimage and tourist destinations along with the rehabilitation of Kedarnath,” said Chief Minister Harish Rawat, while addressing the gathering in a Maha Yagya, organised after 25 years in the premises of Bhagwati Ma Rakeshwari Devi at Ransi Vilage in Madmaheshwari Valley. Rawat said his Government had introduced several schemes for the under privileged people of the society. The Government had introduced several schemes such as Teelu Rauteli, and pensions for specially challenged, handicapped under the age of 18, farmers as well as Teertha Purohits.
The CM added that the work of rehabilitation in Kedarnath was on war footing. This had inculcated trust of people from all over on the country. President Pranab Mukherjee had consented to visit Kedanath on April 24 on the occasion of opening of its portals. He further said Ransi- Madmaheshwar motor route had been approved and money had been released to the Forest department for Chaumasi- Kedarnath walking route.
CM also announced inter school status for the coming 2015-16 academic session to High School Ransi. Other announcements included orders to CDO and MD of GMVN to survey Hydel projects of 2 MW Hydel projects, Helipad in Mansuna or Jugasu, primary health center in Raulenk and one lakh rs for boundary wall construction of primary school Pauldi.
Agriculture Minister Dr Harak Singh Rawat said that the state government is encouraging livestock and horticulture. He also spoke about the schemes introduced by the government to save field from wild animals. Present on the occasion were Santlal, Narvada Devi, Sangeeta Devi and Chandra Singh Bisht among others.