Sangrur, July 27:
Under the ‘Rangla Punjab’ scheme being run by the state government under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann to give further impetus to the all-round development of rural areas, cheques of grants worth a total of Rs. 5,51,00,000 (Rupees Five Crore Fifty One Lakh) were presented by MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj today to the gram panchayats of Sangrur constituency for development works.
In this regard, a simple but impressive function was organized at PWD Rest House, Sangrur, in which the sarpanches and panchayat representatives of various gram panchayats participated.
MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj while presenting the cheques of development grants to the representatives of the panchayats said that the Punjab government is committed to establishing villages as a model of development and continuous concrete steps are being taken in this direction.
She said that the policy of the state government is to provide better living standards to the people by strengthening basic facilities in the villages. With this aim, the required funds for development works are being released on time so that there is no delay in the implementation of any scheme.
The MLA said that the grants released will be used for the construction of streets and drains, provision of clean drinking water, renovation of ponds, street lights, Dharamshalas, crematoriums, parks, playgrounds and other public infrastructure. He said that these development works will bring a big change in the appearance of the villages and the people will get direct benefits.
Narinder Kaur Bharaj appealed to all the Sarpanches and Panchayat members to complete the development works with complete transparency, honesty and high quality. She said that the proper use of government funds and according to the rules should be ensured so that every rupee can be spent for the welfare of the people.
She said that the Chief Minister Mr. Under the leadership of Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab government has given priority to rural development and no village of Sangrur constituency will be left behind in terms of development. He said that development work will continue at the same pace in the future also based on the needs and priorities of the people.
On this occasion, development grant cheques were presented to the gram panchayats of Changal, Khilrian, Mangwal, Saron, Bhindran, Balian, Bangawali, Balial, Bhattiwal Kalan, Bhattiwal Khurd, Bimbar, Bimbari, Gehlan, Jhaneri, Jolian, Lakhewal, Majhi, Mehsampur, Jalan, Bharaj, Nadampur, Nandgarh, Phummanwal, Shahpur, Rampura, Phagguwala, Kheri Gillan, Channo, Kheri Chandwan and Harikrishnanpura.
Officers of various departments, dignitaries and a large number of people from villages were present on the occasion.
