Providing quality health services to people of the state close to their homes is the main objective of Himachal government, claimed Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while inaugurating a free multi-speciality health camp organised by the State Health and Family Welfare Department at Chamiyana near Shimla on Monday.
The Chief Minister said that a forum for redressal of grievances had an objective to deliver services closer to people’s homes.
The CM provided free gas connections to the beneficiaries of HP Grihani Suvidha Yojana and also participated in the Swachhata Abhiyan organised on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
He recounted that Grihani Suvidha Yojana targets to provide gas connections with cylinders and stoves to every household in the state.
He expressed satisfaction that the state was getting liberal financial assistance from the Centre for its developmental endeavours.
Thakur claimed the state government’s decision to lower the age limit for old age pension without any income limit from 80 years to 70 years had benefitted over 1.30 lakh people.
He said that the government succeeded in getting approval for developmental projects worth Rs 6,000 crore from the Centre, which was a record in itself.
The state government was committed to make Himachal Pradesh a “favourite” destination for tourists and special attention would be paid to exploration and development of lesser known places.
Jai Ram Thakur wished Narendra Modi good health and long life on his birthday so that he could guide the nation for many years to come.
He said that unlike other leaders, the Prime Minister decided to celebrate his birthday with people of the country with several functions related to free health checkups and cleanliness campaign being organised throughout the country.