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Haryana govt has ensured equitable development in state: Guv

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
The Haryana government has ensured equitable development in the state without any discrimination or regional bias, Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki today said.

"The government has ensured equal development in every nook and corner of the state without discriminating against any of the 90 assembly constituencies," Solanki said in his address on the opening day of the Haryana Assembly's Budget Session here.

He further said compared to 6,012 announcements made during the previous 10 years, 4,583 were made since October 2014 by the government.

Out of these 4,583 announcements, 2,996 have either been implemented or are in advance stages of implementation, the governor said.
 

The state government has "dismantled the fountainhead of corruption" by discontinuing the practice of "frist-cum-first serve" in grant of residential and commercial licenses and replaced the same by a transparent system of auction, Solanki said.

On another issue, he said all public buildings in Haryana will soon be made accessible to physically challenged persons.

"Public buildings in Haryana will soon be made accessible to the physically challenged persons," Solanki said.

The governor also said buses to be purchased in future shall be "disabled friendly" and a separate wing would be set up in the existing college at Karnal for higher education of the deaf, mute and blind.

Touching upon another issue, he said that the Cooperative Election Authority would be set up in Haryana for superintendence, direction and control of the poll process in the cooperative organisations.

Solanki also said that the Haryana Government is committed to rolling out the Centre's National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) in the state by August 15.

On digitisation of government works, the governor said that conscious steps were taken to promote cashless payments in various departments, boards and corporations.

The Deenbandhu Haryana Gram Uday Yojna, named after late Sir Chhotu Ram, is being implemented for the development of villages in Haryana and Rs 5,000 crore will be spent in the next two years in 1,700 villages with a population between 3,000 to 10,000, he said.

On metro rail services, Solanki said the government has approved the extension of the metro line from Narela to Kundli in Sonipat district and has referred the matter to the Union Ministry of Urban Development for in-principle approval of assistance.

"Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has conducted the Techno Feasibility Study of metro connectivity between Faridabad and Gurgaon, and also of the link between Subhash Chowk to Railway Station, Gurgaon. It has found both these projects viable. Detailed Project Reports for these are being prepared," the governor told the State Assembly.

On agriculture and allied activities, he said the government will soon set up the Haryana Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran to measures to make agriculture remunerative and enhance productivity to mitigate the physical, financial and psychological distress of farm household and landless workers.

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First Published: Mar 05 2018 | 8:20 PM IST

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