CM meets villagers, tells them what Pb govt is doing for them
Bhagwant Singh Mann
Sunday interacted with people living in villages under the shade of trees and sought their suggestions regarding the carving out of Rangla Punjab. He also apprised them of key initiatives of his govt.
Addressing people at Samrala and Libra, the CM said at the time he assumed office, only 21% of canal water was being used for irrigation. Today it has risen to 63%. He said due to the concerted efforts of the Punjab govt, for the first time, the water of canals and rivers has reached the villages at the tail end of the state. His govt successfully safeguarded Punjab's water resources from being diverted to other states, he added.
The CM told the farmers that to avoid complications in selling paddy due to high moisture content in Oct, the state govt has advanced the paddy cultivation season from June 1. For this, he said zone-wise cultivation of the paddy crop has been ensured in the state along with necessary planning and arrangements. Mann said the state was divided into zones to implement this sowing mechanism effectively, and the dates of paddy cultivation were announced soon after.
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The CM also said as the state govt advanced the dates of paddy transplantation, he urged the Union govt to prepone the procurement of paddy by 15 days. He called up the Union food minister and urged him to begin paddy procurement from Sept 15.
The CM said he wants to hand over tiffins to the youth by giving them employment so that they shun syringes and the drug menace.
Stating that unemployment is the root cause of social problems, he said the govt has given 55,000 youth jobs so far.
Highlighting another major welfare initiative, the CM spoke about the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna — the first-of-its-kind scheme in the country that provides cashless medical treatment up to Rs 10 lakh for every resident family in Punjab. He said Punjab is the first state to offer such a comprehensive healthcare coverage, which will significantly ease the financial burden on the public while ensuring quality health services.
The CM said the state govt has fulfilled almost all the guarantees promised to people, adding that even those guarantees which were not made have also been given to people.
He, however, said unfortunately, water depleted in 117 out of 153 blocks, which went into the black dark zone. Mann said the previous govts "never bothered" about making any effort to save the groundwater, and the farmers at the tail ends, on this land of five rivers, never got water.
The CM said after assuming charge, the AAP govt revived 15,947 water courses in the state, due to which water has reached the tail ends even in the remotest villages. Likewise, he said his govt has provided free power to households from the month of July. He said for the first time, the state govt purchased a power plant from a private firm to make the state surplus in power production.
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