Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has extended his greetings for the New Year to all the citizens of the State. He wished everyone in the State a happy and prosperous life and all round development of the State.
On the eve of the New Year, he said that everybody would have to strive together for the comprehensive development of Uttarakhand. Social conditions had to be created in which people of all castes, creeds and communities could live together in total harmony. Everybody needed to benefit from development, so all the citizens would have to make their invaluable contribution. The challenges of reconstruction in the State had to be faced in unison. An ideal society would emerge from resolve and effort.
Interacting informally with the media persons at the Secretariaton Tuesday he said that responsibilities had to be carried through with honesty and dedication, he said those who did so would be encouraged and protected. Recalling the damage caused to the State in 2013 after the natural disaster, he expressed confidence that the state would advance towards comprehensive development in 2014. Revealing that plan expenditure had been greater this year than last year in spite of the disaster, he said that of the Rs 4,662.84 crores worth of approvals, Rs 3000 crore had already been spent.
last year, 61.11 percent had been spent, while this year it had been as much as 64.34 percent. As compared to expenditure, approval percentage had also risen from 46.87 percent to 54.86 percent. The growth rate had been 6.8 percent this year. He also disclosed that a committee had been constituted to assess the damage to businessmen’s goods that had been lost in Rudraprayag during the disaster. Compensation would be granted on the basis of the committee’s recommendations.