Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 30: Extending the benefits of Government of India’s flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) to the deserving beneficiaries, Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today distributed 100 LPG connections among poor women of Panchayat Hakkel in Raipur-Domana area.
Addressing a gathering at a function organized at Chatha Mill locality near here, the Minister said that the present Government is committed to uplift the living standards of the poor for which numerous welfare schemes have been launched.
The Minister stressed the need for appropriate steps for ensuring cent percent coverage of BPL beneficiaries under the scheme to achieve the objective of the programme. “It is endeavor of the Pradhan Mantri to provide 5 crore gas connections to the BPL families across the country in the first instance and the State Government will step up efforts to extend the benefits to the deserving lot”, said the Minister.
Maintaining that the BJP formed the Government for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir with PDP only for the sake of ensuring all round development of the State, the Minister said that the tempo of development started immediately after coming into power, but with a little pause due to unfortunate demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed the process slowed down. Now the activities have been stepped up to accomplish the ongoing projects in a time-bound manner with special focus on quality of works.
The Minister referred to the initiatives taken in Raipur-Domana and said that during the past over six months, more than 100 KM road length has been blacktopped providing relief to the rural masses from the hardship of torn-off infrastructure.
Responding to the demand of the locals, the Minister announced construction of 2.5 kilometer road from Hakkal to Pancayat Ghar at an estimated cost of Rs 1.07 crore. He also assured to address all other demands which were projected before him.
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