Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that as Haryana enters golden jubilee year of its existence from November 1 next, special development projects and welfare programmes would be implemented during this year.
The Deputy Commissioners will upload the 'development directory' of their respective districts so that the people are acquainted about these projects and schemes, Khattar said addressing a gathering after unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Republic Day here today.
The Chief Minister congratulated the people for successful completion of all three phases of elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions conducted on January 10, 17 and 24 this year.
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He claimed educated representatives with clean image have been elected and people have fully supported the amendments made in the Panchayati Raj Institution Act by the government.
The Chief Minister said that the Gram Panchayats, where Sarpanches, Panches and members of Zila Parishad and Block Samitis have been elected unanimously, would be honoured with incentives ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 11 lakh. These funds would be utilised on development of villages, he said.
Highlighting the achievements made in rural development sector, he said Rs 631.50 crore was released for development works.
As many as 241 'Gram Sachivalyas' equipped with e-connectivity facility were set up in villages. National optical fiber network is being laid in villages and economic and technology development would be ensured in villages, he said.
Khattar said that the state government has made comprehensive changes in the selection process for recruitment to government jobs to ensure that the youth get such jobs on the basis of merit without any discrimination.
On sports front, he expressed the hope that players from the state would win maximum medals in the Rio Olympics scheduled to be held this year.
He said that the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat in January 2015, has started yielding fruitful results.
"For the first time in the history of Haryana, the sex ratio at birth in 12 districts of the state has crossed the 900 mark in December 2015," he said.
Khattar said that the state government has constituted
Saraswati Heritage Development Board for the rejuvenation and research of river Saraswati, the symbol of reverence and devotion.
The Chief Minister said establishment of women police stations at all district headquarters has helped in prompt redressal of cases of women harassment. The success of these police stations could be gauged from the fact that during the last four months, 11,758 complaints have been received, of which 10,793 have already been disposed of, he said.
While describing the Emergency as the black chapter of Indian democracy, the Chief Minister said that the State Government has decided to publish the literature compiled during the Emergency period in a book namely 'Shubhra Jyotsana'.
He also highlighted the various initiatives taken to facilitate farmers and further said that the peasants were facing a lot of challenges as land holdings were shrinking and production costs were increasing at a constant rate.
"There is a need to bring about a second green revolution and switch to crop diversification, for which we have taken several initiatives, including establishment of a Horticulture University in Karnal," he said.
Khattar also said the present government is committed towards the construction of the SYL canal and equitable distribution of the waters of Ravi-Beas.
Reiterating the state government's commitment to following the policy of zero tolerance toward corruption, Khattar said that the state Vigilance Bureau had registered 262 cases against corrupt officers and other employees during the last one year.
Touching upon strengthening infrastructure, he said during the current financial year, schemes to the tune of Rs 1,560 crore have been sanctioned for strengthening infrastructure in the State.
"Work is in progress on projects of railway expansion in the state. Work on Sonipat-Jind rail link is about to finish. For establishing a rail coach factory, a Memorandum of Understanding is being inked with Railways for creating a Special Purpose Vehicle," he said.
He also said there is a scheme to expand the Delhi Metro from HUDA City Centre, Gurgaon to Sohna Road and Sonepat to Kundli.
"The expansion work from YMCA Chowk, Faridabad to Ballabhgarh has already been started. There is also a plan to link Gurgaon and Faridabad with Metro and develop Hisar airport as an international airport," he said.
