Chandigarh, April 8: Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the aim of the state government is only public service and in the last eight and a-half-years, many public welfare works have been done by bringing radical changes in the system.
The Chief Minister while addressing a programme in Delhi on Friday late night, was giving information about the public welfare policies of the government. “The 2.45 crore population of the state is our family and taking care of them is our topmost priority. We are experimenters and have learned this quality from Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi; that one should never hold back from doing any new experiment,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that implementation of e-tendering system in Panchayati Raj institutions will give long-term benefits and it has also garnered appreciation from the public during the recent visit to Bhiwani.
PPP means Protection of Poor People
The Chief Minister said that the state government has made Parivar Pehchan Patra, through which the data of every family and its members is available with the government. “The real meaning of PPP is Protection of Poor People. We are working for the welfare of poor and needy,” he added.
Taking a dig at the opposition, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the previous governments used to come up with schemes, but instead of those who were the real beneficiaries; influential persons used to take the benefits of such schemes. “But the present state government is providing benefits of every scheme to the eligible beneficiaries,” he said.
He further said that the opposition should not do petty politics of such catchy slogans and promises. Although the central government has formed a committee on the new pension scheme to study it.
Present state government has given more compensation to farmers than previous government
The Chief Minister said that during the 10-year tenure of the Congress government, only Rs 1,000 crore compensation was given to the farmers; while in the year 2015, our government gave compensation of about Rs 1,200 crores.
He said that in the Congress government, compensation was given at the rate of Rs 7,000 per acre and in the year 2014, it was made Rs 10,000 per acre but was not paid. “After our government came to power, the rate of Rs 12,000 per acre was fixed,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that this time also in the months of February and March, unseasonal rains and hailstorm caused damage to the crops. After evaluating all the things, efforts are made to make up for the damage. “The state government is standing shoulder to shoulder with the farmers, but the opposition will always keep talking against the government,” he said.
Responding to the opposition's statement that unemployment is high in Haryana, the Chief Minister said that today, the opposition has nothing worth mentioning. “The opposition has become issueless. That's why they keep talking wrong. The opposition keeps talking about the unemployment statistics of the CMIE organization. It is a private organization, which sometimes shows 24, sometimes 34 and sometimes 27 percent unemployment. Their figures cannot be trusted,” he said.
He said that there is data of each family on the Parivar Pehchan Patra and those who are unemployed have self-declared in this data. According to this, there is about six percent unemployment in the state. To reduce the unemployment rate, continuous employment opportunities are being provided by the government, he added.
Government will take care of single family member above 80 years of age
Based on the Parivar Pehchan Patra data, the Chief Minister said that there are more than 3,000 persons in the age group of 80 years or above who are living alone. “The government has decided to take care of these people in old age homes by paying the full expenses and also by setting up ashram for them; where basic facilities including food and health will be taken care of,” he added.
He said that under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana, work has been done to raise the income of families with an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh. Loans have been made available to identified families under this scheme.
The Chief Minister said that about 20,000 teams were formed for income verification of all the families in the state. Also, about 3 lakh people also applied for income-related correction, out of which more than half have been settled.
Ration card of 1 lakh people made again
Sh. Manohar Lal said that about 12.5 lakh new ration cards have been made through PPP. Ration cards of 1 lakh people, which were cut due to income; were made again. He said that one can go to CSC to update any information in PPP. Survey is the work of the government, which is being done continuously. Auto updation system of income has been made, he added.
He said that on April 7, the state government has notified increasing the income limit in old age pension from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.
Government committed to take care of destitute cattle
The Chief Minister said that the government is constantly trying to take care of destitute cattle in the state. “Arrangements will be made for destitute cattle and will ensure that they are kept at a safe place. The state government has also increased the budget of the Gau Sewa Aayog from Rs 40 crore to Rs 400 crore,” he added.
Sh. Manohar Lal also talked about some untouched aspects of his life. Narrating an incident, he said that when he passed Class 10th and expressed the desire to study further, his father refused, following which he approached his mother for the same; who gave him money for studies; due to which he was able to get admission in the college. “My mother's hand was behind my success. If my mother had not given me the money, I might not have been here today in this role,” he added.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Dushyant Chautala, Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Shri J P Dalal and Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr. Amit Agrawal were present.