On the completion of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s one year in office, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said his government is working untiringly not for forming the next government, but for prosperity of the next generation.
In a video message to Punjabis on the occasion, Mann said during the last one year revolutionary changes have been witnessed in the state with his government making concerted efforts for ensuring the holistic development of Punjab and prosperity of its people.
The Punjab chief minister said for the first time a government has been formed in Punjab which belongs exclusively to the people of state. He said it is neither the government of Parkash Singh Badal nor of Captain Amarinder Singh but this is the government of every Punjabi.
He said no stone will be left unturned for the well being of the state adding that a new, progressive and vibrant Punjab will be carved out soon.
The CM said industries making a beeline to invest in the state, Punjab will soon emerge as an industrial hub in the coming days.
Mann said a major drive will be soon initiated against the drugs in the coming days to wipe out this menace from the state. He said the state government has so far given 26,797 jobs to youth in the last one year to check brain drain.
The CM said the sole criteria for selection in this entire recruitment process are merit and the complete procedure is being followed in a transparent manner. Mann said the state government has fulfilled the guarantee of giving 300 units of free electricity per month from 1 July. He said the state government has regularised 14000 temporary employees in the state and the Cabinet has given nod for regularizing the same number of employees.
He said the state government has provided financial assistance at the rate of Rs 1500 per acre to the farmers for promotion of Direct Seeded Rice. He said the state government has also paid the total outstanding amount of previous years of sugarcane cultivators.
The CM said that the state government has dedicated more than 500 Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state to impart quality health services in the state.He said 117 Schools of Eminence have been set up in 23 districts of the state to provide quality education to children.
Mann said his government will punish the perpetrators of sacrilege incidents in the state and the day is not far away when the culprits of this heinous crime will be seen behind the bars.