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Faridabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Advocating each state to ensure supply of its fair share of water, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday supported continued cooperation among the states as it is “extremely important for the progress of the country”.
Addressing the 32nd meeting of the Northern Regional Council held in Faridabad, Haryana under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Chief Minister said, “By pooling our resources, sharing knowledge and adopting each other’s best practices, we can turn the vision of ‘One India, Best India’ into reality.”
He said that Haryana has made many efforts in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of a developed India by 2047.
Discussing the major agenda items, CM Saini said that arrangements should be ensured to provide its fair share of water to each state.
“Haryana has been continuously giving more than its share of water to Delhi. However, due to non-construction of SYL canal, Haryana is not getting its full share of water from Punjab. Once Haryana gets its due share of water through SYL, Rajasthan will also get its due share.”
He said that Punjab is the land of Gurus, the sacred land where Guru Sevak Bhai Kanhaiya ji served the enemy soldiers by giving them water on the battlefield.
Through the Northern Regional Council, he urged Punjab to remember the great traditions of the Gurus while addressing the water dispute. He said water “is a shared resource and it is the collective responsibility of all states to keep it clean.”
Reminding that rivers are worshiped as mothers in Indian culture, he specifically mentioned Yamuna and assured that Haryana is making every possible effort to keep it clean. Referring to Punjab University, Chandigarh, CM Saini said that the Haryana government wants to contribute to the university.
“If some colleges of Haryana become affiliated with Panjab University, it will benefit both the university and the students of Haryana.”
The Chief Minister said that it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety of children. With the implementation of three new criminal laws in Haryana, cases under the POCSO Act are being disposed of more quickly.
CM Saini said that to ensure affordable health care for every citizen, the state government has strengthened the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana by integrating its Viva Yojana with it.
“This is an example of accelerated growth under the ‘double engine’ government.” He said that now banking facilities are available even in the smallest villages of Haryana.
The Chief Minister said that out of 217 ‘sankalps’ (poll promises) made in the manifesto during the last assembly elections, the government has already fulfilled 47 in the year itself. Giving an example, he said that ‘Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi’ app was launched on September 25, the 109th birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
On Haryana Day (November 1), the government transferred Rs 2,100 each into the bank accounts of 522,162 eligible women beneficiaries under the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Scheme. So far 8.05 lakh applications have been received and soon this number will reach 15 lakh.
–IANS
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