Chandigarh, April 1 – Haryana Industry and Commerce, Environment, Forest and Wildlife Minister Sh. Rao Narbir Singh said the first budget presented by Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini is the most important budget of his 38 years of political life which will be written in golden letters in the history of Haryana. He said that when Haryana was formed in the year 1966, the budget of the state was Rs 650 crores which is now touching a new record of Rs 2.5 lakh crores. He said that when former Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal presented his first budget in the year 2014, a provision of 1.18 lakh crores was made in the budget. There has been an unexpected increase of 87,000 crores in the last 10 years for the welfare of the public. Rao Narbir Singh was addressing a press conference in Gurugram today.
He said that the Chief Minister has tried to give benefits to every section of the society through his first budget. He said that the BJP had made 214 announcements for the next five years in its Sankalp Patra. Some of these announcements have already been completed before the budget and 90 announcements will be completed this year with the set targets. He said that this budget will pave the way for the creation of a better and prosperous Haryana while ensuring the upliftment of all sections. He said that the Chief Minister has made a provision of Rs 5000 crore for the Lado Laxmi Yojana in the current budget.
Rao Narbir Singh said that there is no doubt over building a martyr’s memorial in Naseebpur. The martyr’s memorial will be developed here on 42 kanal i.e. 5.25 acres of land. He said that this is a matter related to the sentiments of the people of South Haryana. In the revolution of 1857, the people of Ahirwal fought against the British under the leadership of Rao Tularam in which a large number of people were martyred. He said that respect for the martyrs is a part of the ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The contribution of the martyrs cannot be forgotten in any way. The Cabinet Minister said that the Chief Minister has also given his approval to this. He clarified that this work will not be done by the Military and Paramilitary Welfare Department but by the Department of Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture. There was a confusion regarding this in the past days. But now its DPR is being prepared by PWD-B&R. Lack of funds will not be allowed to become an obstacle in the construction of Shaheed Smarak. He said that the government is trying to get rid of waterlogging problem in Gurugram. Under these efforts, a permanent solution to the problem of waterlogging will soon be found in Narsinghpur as well. The Cabinet Minister said that drainage work is going on on the Dwarka Expressway. As soon as this work is completed, water drainage will be connected with drainage in Narsinghpur.
Rao Narbir Singh said that the government is also moving forward with full seriousness regarding the future water needs of Gurugram. He said that the Chief Minister has specially allotted an amount of Rs 2000 crores in the budget for the covered pipeline from Kakroi of Sonipat to Gurugram. He said that along with getting rid of the problem of water leakage from the entire project, the quality of water will also be maintained.
The Cabinet Minister said that in the coming five years, the foundation of the golden future of Gurugram will be laid with better connectivity and strong road network. He said for the development of infrastructure, an elevated road from Gurugram Jaipur National Highway to Vatika Chowk and four flyovers from Vatika Chowk to Ghata will be constructed at a cost of Rs 850 crore.
Rao Narbir Singh said that in the coming five years, his priority will be to provide smooth and easy traffic route to the general public by relieving the city from traffic jams. He said that he had a fruitful discussion with the Chief Minister to make Dhankot village on Gurugram Jhajjar road jam-free in which work will be done on the options of bypass for Badhsa AIIMS from Dwarka Expressway. Similarly, the process of land acquisition will be started soon for the bypass to be built in village Chandu.
The Environment Minister informed that the Forest and Wildlife Department has applied to the Central Zoo Authority and the Hon’ble Supreme Court regarding the world’s largest jungle safari proposed in Gurugram. This project will be taken forward as soon as it is approved.
He informed that in view of the efforts to improve the environment, an Environment Training Center will be set up in I.M.T. Manesar, Gurugram, which will also strengthen the efforts to deal with pollution in Gurugram.
Rao Narbir Singh said that whatever renovation work is being done on the roads in Gurugram, before that the de-silting work of the drains along the road is being completed. He said that the officers have been instructed that the consent of the concerned RWA must be taken in the development work being completed in any area. Only after this the concerned contractor should be paid for the work.
He said that he is confident that the work of Metro expansion in the city will start on the ground on May 1. He said that the general public should not face any kind of inconvenience during this entire construction work. For this, he himself visited the proposed route along with GMDA and Metro officials and gave necessary instructions to the concerned officials.
