Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat inaugurated a “vaccination and training programme” organised by State Haj Committee at Dehradun for 172 Haj pilgrims going for Haj 2016 from Uttarakhand and released two guides for the pilgrims — Janib–E-Manjil Badte Kadam and Haj Guide-2016. CM Rawat inspected the arrangements made by State Haj Committee for vaccination and training for pilgrims and appreciated the management. CM extended his good wishes to the pilgrims. He said that the people going on Haj are fortunate enough to get the opportunity to visit the holy place. “You should pray for progress, happiness, development and protection from natural calamities for the nation and also for Uttarakhand,” he said while addressing the pilgrims.
Expressing his views on the importance of Haj, CM said that Haji is the person full of good qualities and high moral values. It is matter of happiness that every year more and more people are going on Haj pilgrimage from Uttarakhand, CM said. State Government is also putting efforts to send maximum people on the Haj from the State every year. He requested all the pilgrims to suggest some points regarding how State could make better arrangements for the Haj Yatra, assuring that their suggestions and feedback have so much importance for State Government.
Appreciating the communal harmony in Devbhoomi, he added that State is an excellent example of mutual brotherhood and unity. People of other religions also participate enthusiastically in the programmes to be organised sending off the pilgrims for Haj. Actually Uttarakhand is beautiful epergne of religious harmony and we will have to maintain this legacy of humanity and affection, he said.
He also announced that State is going to recruit 130 Urdu teachers across the State soon to promote the beautiful language embodying the national unity. State wants that more and more people should learn the Urdu. He cited the fact that more than half of the patriotic songs across the globe have been written in Urdu.
On the development of Madarsas, he asserted that State is committed to develop the Madrasas Board. State Government will pay the residual salary of teachers working in Madarsas at the earliest, he said.
Rawat said that he was happy that the state has completed the construction of grand minority building within a record short time. State will complete the wall construction around the Muslim cemetery as soon as possible, he assured .
This is matter of happiness that the said model implemented by Uttarakhand government was going to be adopted by Karnataka. Along with strengthening the protection walls around the Muslim cemetery State Government is also going to construct the protection walls around the cemeteries of all the religions within next three years.
Rawat informed that Minority Welfare Officers have been appointed to address the grievances of minorities at the earliest. State government has made efforts to transfer the scholarship directly into the accounts of minority students. State government emphasised to promote education among Muslim girls particularly.
CM further said that it is matter of immense pleasure that more and more Muslim women from Udham Singh Nagar and Dehradun are being benefited through “Hunar” programme conducted by NISBAD for skill development. State government is making all-out efforts to ensure that more and more youths are benefitted through Hunar programme. Maulana Azad Foundation is promoting the development of minority youths. Basically State Government is committed about the two major aspects of minority development education and skill development, CM said.