Panchkula (Haryana) [India], October 28 (HBTV): Marking the completion of one year of its third consecutive term, the Haryana Government extended a major gift to poor families and pension beneficiaries, as Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced fresh plot allotments under rural and urban housing schemes, a INR 200 increase in social security pension, and development grants worth INR 2,697 crore for panchayats and local bodies.
Addressing the state-level programme in Panchkula to celebrate the completion of one year of the current government’s third term, the Chief Minister announced the allotment of 8,029 plots to beneficiaries in 141 villages and two mega village panchayats under the second phase of the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana. Additionally, 518 plots were allotted in Pinjore city under the second phase of the Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana. The event was broadcast live at district-level functions across the State.
During the programme, the Chief Minister made several announcements. He stated that under the social security pension scheme, the government currently provides INR 3,000 per month, which will be increased by INR 200 from November 1, bringing the new pension amount to INR 3,200 per month.
The Chief Minister also announced that tehsils would remain open even on Dhanteras day to facilitate registration for beneficiaries of 100-square-yard plots who were issued ownership certificates.
Referring to youth employment, Saini said that the CET examination for Group-C posts, conducted on July 26-27, was successful. Responding to requests for document corrections, the Haryana Staff Selection Commission has opened a correction portal available from October 17 to October 24 till 11:59 p.m.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister released INR 1,044 crore 57 lakh to panchayats from stamp duty and electricity cess, INR 169 crore for constructing phirnis (peripheral roads) in 322 villages, and INR 1,483 crore 77 lakh to urban local bodies for development works. In total, INR 2,697 crore 34 lakh was distributed as development grants to panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
Extending festival greetings, the Chief Minister described the day as a golden chapter in Haryana’s development journey, marking one year of the BJP government’s third term dedicated to resolve, service, and commitment.
Highlighting the housing initiatives, he said that 4,002 plots were allotted in the first phase of the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana, and 8,029 more were allotted today, totalling 12,031 plots so far. Under the Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana, 15,247 plots were allotted in the first phase and 518 more today, totalling 15,765 plots.
The Chief Minister said that during the last year, 77,199 families benefited from various housing schemes, including 49,403 families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and 27,796 under the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana.
He said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the people of Haryana gave the BJP a historic third consecutive mandate—a first in the State’s history. This reflects their faith in the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a developed nation by 2047 and in his ideals of nationalism, good governance, and Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.
Under the slogan Non-Stop Haryana, Saini said the people have given the double-engine government a third mandate to build a strong, prosperous, educated, and healthy State. He added that with a triple-engine government, they are now working at triple speed to make Haryana a developed State.
Out of 217 Sankalpas (resolutions) made in the last Assembly elections, 46 have been fulfilled within one year, and work on 158 others is ongoing. The Chief Minister said that within this financial year, the government aims to complete 90 Sankalpas.
In the past year, 2,716 projects worth INR 25,515 crore were inaugurated or had foundation stones laid, including 2,159 projects worth INR 4,685 crore inaugurated and 557 projects worth INR 20,830 crore launched. This, he said, demonstrates the government’s commitment to action over rhetoric.
Saini concluded that Haryana is rapidly advancing on the path of development, thanks to the combined efforts of the Prime Minister’s leadership and the State’s triple-engine government. Inspired by the Prime Minister’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s philosophy of Antyodaya, the State Government is ushering in a new era of social justice and inclusive growth.
(ANI)