DW BUREAU / solan RIDICULING the opposition congress over its eroding base in four states, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the Congress Party has virtually lost its base in the entire country and in the state also it is a completely divided house. Addressing a public meeting at Sobhan Majra in Nalagarh in Solan district,he said that in Uttar Pradesh Congress could win only two seats, which speaks the popularity of the BJP and complete rejection of the Congress by the people of the country. He said that the main focus of the present State Government was to provide benefit of government schemes to the persons living at the lowest ebb. Earlier, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 52 developmental projects worth Rs. 225 crore at Panjehra in Nalagarh assembly constituency. Chief Minister announced opening of BDO Office at Ramshahar, upgradation of CHC Ramshahar to 50 bedded CHC, opening of Fire Sub Station at Ramshahar and upgradation of CHC Nalagarh to 200 bedded Civil Hospital. He also announced opening of ITI at Andhrola, opening of PHC at Doli and upgradation of Health Sub Centre Panjehra to Primary Health Centre. Thakur said that the present government has completed four years of its tenure in December last year. He said the Nalagarh area was the first area of the State which provided lead of over 40,000 votes in the last Lok Sabha elections. He said that the Congress leaders even politicized sensitive issue of vaccine against the Corona virus. He said that the State today has over 50 oxygen plants as compared to only two during the Congress tenure. He said that there were only 50 ventilators in the State when the pandemic broke out, whereas today the State has over 1000 ventilators. The Chief Minister said that said that 7.50 lakh beneficiaries would now benefit from Old Age Pension Schemes and an amount of Rs. 1,300 crore would be spent. He said that Gender Budget Statement has been presented for the 1st time along with other budget documents. The Chief Minister said that monthly honorarium of Anganwari Workers, Anganwari Assistant and Asha workers, sewing teachers, mid-day meal workers, Water Carriers, Jal Rakshak, Multi-Purpose Workers, Para fitters and Pump Operators have been increased considerably. He said that additional free cylinders would be given under Grihini Suvidha Yojana by spending an additional amount of Rs. 50 crore on it. He said that registration for HIMCARE would now be renewable after three years. He said that daily wages of daily wagers would be increased by Rs 50 per day to Rs 350 per day. He said that Rs 31,000 were being provided under 'Shagun Yojna' to a girl of poor BPL families at the time of their marriage. (editor@dailyworld.in)