Benefits of schemes are being made equally available to everyone: Chief Minister

Jaspur – Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami distributed Rs 28.20 crore in the beneficiary felicitation ceremony organized at the Agricultural Production Market Committee. Laid the foundation stone and inaugurated 7 development schemes in which the construction work of the new building of the headquarters of Municipal Council, Jaspur at a cost of Rs 1.51 crore, the work of beautification of Bankhandi Temple, Chakarpur under the assembly constituency Khatima at a cost of Rs 1.41 crore, 10.00 Upgradation work of boilers of Nadehi Sugar Mill at a cost of Rs 1 crore, beautification work of Hidimba Devi temple in village Halduvasahu under Jaspur at a cost of Rs 0.8267 crore, work of beautification of 1 km of NH 74 (Old) in Jaspur at a cost of Rs 77 lakh. The work of reconstruction and improvement of the damaged road connecting km 1 of 131 to Jaspur Dhampur road and small modernization of Kichha Sugar Mill worth Rs 12 crore, inauguration of drinking water construction work under Jal Jeevan Mission at a cost of Rs 1.69 crore are included. The Chief Minister announced the upgradation of the Higher Secondary School in Dam area of Jaspur and the construction of a chamber for the advocates of Jaspur.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister had earlier organized a target of Rs 10 thousand crores in the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit (regional investors conclave 2023), under which a total of MOUs worth Rs 24740 crores were signed. In this sequence, grounding work worth Rs 18 thousand crores started today. Congratulating everyone on this, the Chief Minister said that with this the regional youth will get employment opportunities at their homes.

The Chief Minister said that our government is fully committed to the all-round development of Jaspur. When he came here last time, development works worth Rs 16.5 crore were inaugurated and the foundation stone was laid. Which mainly included drinking water projects and construction of roads. He said that the work of building a direct road from Jaspur to Haridwar via Afzalgarh and Najibabad and also finding land for the construction of a stadium in Jaspur is being done with full activeness.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the enthusiasm of all of you shows that the benefits of the schemes and development works of our state government are reaching you directly. Our government has implemented welfare schemes for every section of the society, from youth to the elderly and from mothers, sisters to children. Many schemes have been started to ensure health, education, employment, women empowerment and upliftment of farmers. From the birth of a child to an elderly person, different welfare schemes are being run in the state for people of all ages.

He said that at present in Uttarakhand, through several schemes including Mukhyamantri Mahalakshmi Yojana, Khushiyon Ki Sawaari and Matritva Vandana Yojana, better health and better life of the child and mother is being ensured. When children grow up, they are being given good education and scholarships. With the aim of especially encouraging girls towards education, bicycles are being given to class 9 girls. Along with this, an amount of Rs 50 thousand is being provided to the girls passing 12th under Nanda Gaura Scheme.

The Chief Minister said that our government is working strongly on providing maximum employment to the youth. Recruitment is being done continuously for vacant posts in government departments. Along with this, youth are being provided employment through various employment fairs. He said that the unemployment rate in the year 2021-22 was 8.4 percent, which has come down to only 4.9 percent in the year 2022-23.

The Chief Minister said that our government is working with full commitment on women empowerment. Along with giving 30 percent reservation to women, many schemes including Mukhyamantri Nari Sashaktikaran Yojana, Lakhpati Didi Yojana and Mukhyamantri Aanchal Amrit Yojana are making women empowered and self-reliant. Today, the products made by self-help groups of our mothers and sisters are competing with big companies. He said that earlier among the elderly, only one of the husband or wife used to get old age pension, but we said that it is difficult for the elderly husband and wife to survive on Rs 1200. Therefore, we have started giving old age pension to both husband and wife in elderly couples. Along with this, the pension of Rs 1200 per month has been increased to Rs 1500 per month. So that the elders of our Uttarakhand do not have to face any problem in this situation.

The Chief Minister said that a large number of farmers cultivate sugarcane in Jaspur. For the economic prosperity of all you farmers, our government has increased the sugarcane rate by Rs 20 per quintal this year. Today I have also laid the foundation stone for the upgradation of boilers in the sugar mill here. Sugarcane farmers will also definitely benefit from this. He said that just two days ago we have taken an important decision keeping in mind the welfare of the farmers. Our government has made canal water tax free for farmers. Now farmers irrigating through canal will not have to pay any fee. All farmers will irrigate from the canal for free.

He said that we are making the infrastructure of the state much stronger than before. Work is being done on many projects including schools, colleges, roads, hospitals, water projects and power projects across the state. He said that in the last two months alone, our state government has laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development works worth more than Rs 18,000 crore. All these works to strengthen the infrastructure of the state are being done keeping in mind the future and vision of the next 25 years of Uttarakhand.

During the conversation with Mrs. Akalima, Mrs. Mehboob Jahan (beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) and Komal of the self-help group, Chief Minister Shri Dhami expressed his gratitude to the Chief Minister. In this sequence, Rs 17 crore 24 lakh were distributed to the beneficiaries of Rural Development Group, Rs 13 crore 92 lakh to the beneficiaries of Cooperative Department, 3 Ayushman cards of Health Department and 2 Ujjwala kits were distributed to the beneficiaries of Food Department.