category Regional, jchandigarh, , tags Regional, jchandigarh, , DW BUREAU JChandigarh Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said the BJP-led government has implemented several initiatives for systemic change in Haryana since 2014 and said his government is inspired by Lord Ram s principles of governance. He said the benefits of welfare schemes are being delivered to the people at their doorsteps. Addressing a gathering in Karnal after hoisting the tricolour, Khattar mentioned the construction of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. He said his government has also been taking inspiration from the principles of governance set by Lord Ram, as he spelled out various initiatives including steps taken towards women empowerment and empowering rural panchayats. We are doing work in a transparent manner and taking steps to uplift the weaker sections with the spirit of Antyodaya, he said. Khattar also took on opposition for grinding their axe by spreading falsehood on various issues. Khattar said his government took several steps to rein in corruption and a stern message has been sent across that corruption will not be tolerated. We ended caste-based politics, he said. Republic Day functions were also held across Haryana. In Panipat, Governor Bandaru Dattatreya addressed a state-level function while Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala unfurled the national flag in Sirsa while Home Minister Anil Vij attended the Republic Day event in Yamunanagar district s Jagadhri. On the occasion in Karnal, Chief Minister Khattar also made a few announcements. Khattar announced that under the Mukhya Mantri Shehri Awas Yojana , a portal will be opened from February 1, for the allocation of plots measuring 30 square yards in 11 cities under this scheme. Applicants can participate by depositing a nominal amount and avail loans from banks, along with assistance from the central and state governments, to build their homes on these plots. He said that the state government initiated this scheme to provide roofs over the heads of the poor and needy. Through advertisements, applications were invited for plots or flats under this scheme. So far, 1 lakh people have applied under this scheme. He said Atal canteens have been opened for the poor and farmers and these canteens are being run in 25 mandis. These canteens will be opened in 15 more mandis and will be run throughout the year unlike five months at present, he said. Khattar said there was a demand from various quarters that instead of a two month billing cycle for power bills these should be made monthly. Under the first phase, in districts Hisar, Karnal, Mahendergarh and Panchkula monthly bill system will be started, he said. During his speech, Khattar also took on the Congress and said for years the country s governance was trapped under one family and it took years for the people to truly feel the essence of the Republic. The dominance of that family continued by virtue of rule. However, during the Emergency period, people became aware... Congress dynastic rule tradition started to end then, he said. Khattar said the country has made fast progress and is marching ahead on various fronts during the past ten years under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When the country celebrates the centenary of independence, we aim to be a developed nation by then, he said. India is also poised to become one of the top three global economies in near future, he said. (editor dailyworld.in)