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Chandigarh, Haryana

Government moving towards rural development and employment generation of youth: Dushyant Chautala

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IEP Chandigarh, June 9

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that a robust road network is the foundation of progress and development. The government is fulfilling the commitment made to the people for inclusive development. Employment to the youth and rural development is the topmost priority of the government.

The Deputy CM was addressing the villagers on Friday after laying the foundation stone of the improvement work of 41 roads in Jhajjar district’s Badli area village Jahangirpur at a cost of more than Rs. 102 crores.

         The Deputy CM said that the roads are being improved by sanctioning hefty amounts for its repair and improvement. He added that 41 roads in the villages of Badli, Bahadurgarh, Beri and Jhajjar assembly constituencies of district Jhajjar. He said that the roads being constructed by the Public Works Department and Panchayati Raj Institutions will not only make the traffic movement smooth, but would also boost the economy of the area.

         The Deputy Chief Minister reiterated that for the prosperity of any area, it is necessary to have strong roads and pucca streets. Sh. Chautala said that a provision of Rs. 25 crores have been made to each assembly constituency of the state for the repair of damaged roads, due to which the roads will be repaired in the next few months.

        He said that industrial areas have gained momentum under the able leadership of the present state government, due to which avenues of employment are opening for the youth.

Referring to the Maruti Suzuki plant being set up in Kharkhoda, he said that with the commissioning of this plant, 15,000 to 20,000 youths will get employment. On the other hand, enthusiastic industrialists from Bahadurgarh Footwear Zone are also looking forward to setting up a new company in the footwear sector, due to which more than 200 companies have taken interest to commence footwear production in Rohtak IMT, thereby creating employment avenues for thousands of youth.

Foundation stone laid for the improvement work of these roads

The Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala on Friday inaugurated the improvement work of 41 roads of Badli, Beri and Jhajjar and Bahadurgarh assembly constituencies during a programme organized at bus stand in village Jahangirpur. In this programme, besides four-lane 18.250 km Jhajjar-Badli road, he also laid the foundation stone for the improvement work of 56 km long roads of Badli region.

Similarly, along with the improvement work of 10 roads of 40 km length in Beri assembly constituency and 15 roads of 27 km length in Jhajjar assembly constituency, the improvement work of seven roads in Bahadurgarh area has also been started. On the demand of construction of Jahangirpur to Pahsaur road, he said that this road will be constructed after taking approval from HSIIDC.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Punjab to rationalise staff in Rural Development & Panchayats Dept

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IEP Chandigarh, June 4

          Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Sunday, said that the rationalization of the staff of Rural Development and Panchayats department will be done soon to speed up the work at the ground level.

          Rural Development and Panchayats Minister said, it has come to his notice that additional staff was deployed in many districts, whereas other districts are struggling to complete their task in a timely manner due to lack of staff.

          The Cabinet Minister directed the Finance Commissioner Rural Development and Panchayats Mr. K. Siva Prasad and Director RD&P Mr. Gurpreet Singh Khaira to provide lists of staff of all the wings within two days so as to ensure the deployment of staff in required number in all the districts.

          S. Bhullar said that 73 regular BDPOs are working in total 153 blocks in the state, while 80 posts of BDPOs are vacant. Likewise, 97 blocks of the state are sans Senior Assistant (Accounts).

          S. Laljit Singh Bhullar also asked the authorities to provide the lists of DDPOs and BDPOs working in the same district for past several years. Besides this, the officials have also been asked to provide the number of vacant posts of BDPOs of direct and promotional quota and make arrangements at the earliest to fill these posts.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Union Panchayati Raj State Minister Kapil Moreshwar Patil and Punjab Rural Development Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal visited Sirsini model village of SAS Nagar

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 22, 2022

Union Panchayati Raj State Minister Kapil Moreshwar Patil and Punjab Rural Development Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal who were here to inaugurate the two-day national workshop being conducted for sustainable development of villages, made a visit the model village Sirsini which falls in Derabassi block of SAS Nagar district.

The Panchayat of this village has developed a lake in the village on 4 acre land, in which rainwater is collected and further used for irrigation purposes. Efforts are being made to raise this as a future income asset and plans are being made to convert it into a tourist destination due to its prime location.

The Panchayat Ghar has been constructed at a cost of Rs 25 lakhs with basic facilities like kitchen, separate washrooms for men and women, and a spacious meeting hall which can seat 100 persons in the village.

A mid-day meal kitchen shed was constructed by the Panchayat at Government Primary Smart School.

A project is being run in the village to collect various wastes from house to house. Each house pays Rs.50/- as remuneration to the waste collector. The wet waste is disposed of in honey comb pits, where it is converted into compost in 45 days. The compost is used to plant plants. The waste collector generates his income by selling the dry waste. .

A Nanak Bagichi has been created in the village and about 15000 saplings have been planted in cremation ground, parks and roadsides besides a Mini Jungle.