For the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, Rs. 7,100 crore state plan size has been proposed for the financial year 2019-20, which is Rs. 800 crore more than last year with 13 percent increase, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Friday.
Presiding over the meetings of MLAs of Solan, Sirmaur and Shimla districts for finalization of their priorities for next financial year here, the Chief Minister announced increase for implementing works of MLA priorities under NABARD through Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). He said that projects worth Rs. 544.21 crore have been cleared by the NABARD which are recommended under MLAs priorities during the year 2018-19.
Thakur said that state government has succeeded in getting Rs. 9689 crore six major external aided projects from Central Government under tourism development, horticulture development, mushroom development, augmentation of drinking water, water protection and rain water conservation and forest management during last one year which would go a long way in ameliorating the income of the farmers, horticulturists and providing employment to the youth.
He said that State Government has adopted ‘Swarnim Himachal Drishtipatra-2017’ of BJP as Policy document was ensuring welfare of all sections of the society with a motto of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.
Thakur said that State Government has launched ‘Jan Manch’ to redress the grievances of the people nearer to their homes. This is helping in saving their time and money besides avoiding unnecessary harassment for getting their problems solved.
The Chief Minister said that progress of development schemes of different departments were being reviewed and monitored online so that projects could be completed within stipulated period of time besides maintaining quality of works. He said that to bring transparency in the administration, citizen centric services were being provided online to the seekers.
Chief Whip Narender Bragta said that Kuppar in Jubbal should be developed as skiing destination, besides developing Giri Ganga as tourist destination. He said that Hatkoti also can be developed as a major religious and water sports destination.
MLAs who participated in the meeting raised issues specific to their constituencies.
Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Social Justice & Empowerment Minister Rajiv Saizal, Deputy Chairman State Planning Board Ramesh Dhawala, Additional Chief Secretaries Shrikant Baldi, Manoj Kumar, and R.D. Dhiman, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, Heads of Department attended the meeting.
