Haryana govt mulling pension scheme for unmarried people, says CM Khattar
- July 03, 2023
- Updated: 12:26 am
category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the state government is considering a pension scheme for unmarried people in the 45-60 age group. According to a release, the government will take a decision regarding the scheme within a month, Khattar said while addressing a Jan Samvad programme at Kalampura village in Karnal. Responding to a 60-year-old unmarried man s pension-related complaint during the Jan Samvad , Khattar said the government is planning to introduce a scheme. Manohar Lal announced the construction of the Sanskriti Model School in the village of Kalampura. Along with this, he also directed the officers concerned to construct a new building for the government school and to construct the road from Kachhwa to Kalampura within the next two months. Apart from this, along with constructing a volleyball playground in the government school Manohar Lal also announced the renovation of the pond. Besides this, he also assured that all the demands placed by the Sarpanch will be fulfilled. The Chief Minister said that an amount of Rs 6.50 crore has been spent by the government on the development of village Kalampura and the construction of the community centre will also be completed soon. He also directed the Deputy Commissioner to provide internet services in all the villages of Karnal by holding talks with the BSNL. He said that in today s time, 70 to 80 percent of work is done online and that s why it is necessary to have internet service in the village. Karnal will be the first district where BSNL internet service will be available in every village, said Manohar Lal. Meanwhile, while responding regarding the demand of opening a bank in village Kalampura, the Chief Minister said that in the village which does not have a cooperative bank branch, banking services of other banks should also be made available on mobiles. He said that to solve the problems of every citizen of the state, he himself is reaching out to the people through these Samvad programmes. Those who raise their concerns in these programmes, the concerned person will be given feedback through telephone or SMS. Till now, the Samvad has been conducted in 5 districts since April 2 and the next series of Samvad will be started in the state from July 15, shared the Chief Minister. (editor dailyworld.in)