Chandigarh, March 17
Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the portfolio of Finance Minister, while presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Monday said that Rs 262.31 crore has been allocated for the year 2025-26 for the Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department.
He said that to revive the Saraswati River and the Rakhigarhi civilization that are invaluable parts of our cultural and historical heritage, a Public Trust named ‘Haryana Sapt Sindhu Saraswati Sahitya, Kala evam Sanskriti’ will be established and an amount of Rs. 25 crore will be allocated for it in the financial year 2025-26.
The Chief Minister said that the construction of the ‘Shaheed Smarak of the First Independence Struggle’ on the National Highway in Ambala, at a cost of Rs. 538 crore, will be completed and inaugurated in the financial year 2025-26.
He said that under ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana,’ elderly individuals from low-income families were provided with the facility to visit the Ayodhya Teerth and take a dip in the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Yatras to Mata Vaishno Devi and Shirdi Sai Temple will be started in the financial year 2025-26.
The Chief Minister said that an announcement was made last year to build a memorial in Pipli to educate the new generations about the life and teachings of Guru Ravidas ji. Therefore to increase citizen participation in this memorial and establish a separate trust for its supervision and administration as well as to allocate an initial fund of Rs 5 crore for this purpose.
He further shared that an sum of Rs.10 crore has been allocated to the Lohgarh Trust for the construction and administration of the memorial of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, who raised his voice against the atrocities of the Mughals, was the founder of Khalsa Raj, and remains an epitome of bravery.
Benefits of Cashless Medical Treatment’ facility extended to mediapersons
The Chief Minister said that in the financial year 2025-26, the benefits of ‘Cashless Medical Treatment’ facility have been started for government employees and will also be extended to media persons.
He said that as in our state, festivals, fairs, and celebrations spread enthusiasm and joy among all sections of society. Therefore Rs. 100 crore will be allocated for organizing public participation programs on all such occasions. He said that the government had announced plans to build a Sikh Museum in Pipli to educate the new generations about the glorious history of the Sikhs and their contributions to the country and humanity. The construction work of the same will be started soon by HSVP, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
