Shimla, August 23: Under Saubhagya Yojana as many as 6101 electricity connections have been provided to BPL and poor households in Himachal Pradesh since the BJP-led government took charge in the state.
While presiding over a meeting to review the centrally sponsored welfare schemes, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government is ensuring effective implementation of various centrally sponsored development and welfare schemes so that the fruits of the benefits could reach to the targeted and downtrodden sections of the society.
He said that the Union government under the dynamic leadership of PM Modi had been liberal towards the developmental needs of the State. “These schemes were aimed at welfare of every section of the society and development of every area of the State with special emphasis on those areas which had remained neglected so far due to one reason or other,” the CM added.
Jai Ram Thakur said that under the Saubhagya Yojana as many as 6101 electricity connections have been provided to BPL and poor households in the State. “Under Ujjawala Yojana to shield women from kitchen smoke, the Union Government has provided 10 crore LPG connections including four crore free to poor women,” he added.
The CM said, “Apart from it the State Government has also launched Himachal Grahini Suvidha Yojana to provide gas connections to women left out from this scheme.” “Under the Gramin-Saheri Aawas Yojna as many as 1800 houses had been constructed or assistance had been provided for repair of houses to poor families. Apart from it, target had been fixed to construct 7385 houses for rural poor, out of which 4522 houses had been constructed and work was in progress on the remaining houses which would be completed soon,” he added.
The Chief Minister also noted that the 681 bighas of land had been transferred for construction of AIIMS at Kothipura in Bilaspur district. In addition, 666 bighas would be provided soon for construction of this ambitious project. This institute would provide world class health services to the people of the State nearer to their homes.
He said that in order to provide the best information regarding the health of soil to the farmers, as many as five lakh soil health cards had been provided to them under the Mrida Swasthaya Yojana. “This would help them in providing micro-nutrients to their land as per the deficiency in the soil and would also go a long way in doubling the income of the farmers,” he stated.
Jai Ram Thakur said that Ayushman Bharat Yojana was being effectively implemented in the State to provide the better health services to the people of the State. The CM, in the end, directed the officers to ensure time-bound and effective implementation of all the centrally sponsored schemes so that desired results could be achieved well in-time.