Chandigarh, Jan 20 (UNI) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has appreciated the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for implementing various schemes and programmes effectively in the state.
Mr Naidu was speaking at the valedictory session of 'Vibrant Gujarat 2019' at Gandhi Nagar in Gujarat on Sunday.
Describing Haryana as among the most developed states of the country, he said that the credit goes to the present State Government. Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and other ministers of the Central and the State Governments were also present on this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that as a result of the schemes and programmes launched on the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has emerged as a powerful country of 21st century.
He said that Modi has set a holistic vision of taking India through a surge of economic and social empowerment by launching various priority initiatives such as Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat Mission, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana Programme.
He said that during last four years, several significant steps have been taken in Haryana for industrial development. A Single Window mechanism has been developed with statutory backing- Haryana Enterprise Promotion Centre (HEPC) wherein more than 70 industrial services are provided in a time-bound manner.
Mr Khattar said that under Digital India, the State Government has launched four policies namely IT and ESDM Policy, Startup and Entrepreneurship Policy, Communication and Infrastructure Policy and Cyber Security Policy.
Inviting the investors to invest in Haryana, the Chief Minister gave detailed information about the sound system and opportunities for investors in the state. He congratulated the Gujarat Government for successfully organising the Summit.
Mentioning the achievements of the Haryana Government, the Chief Minister said that Haryana was conferred with the ‘Champion of Change’ award under the category of Best State for engaging maximum apprentices per lakh of population under the Apprentices Act 1961. Apart from this, Antyodaya-SARAL is a unified platform through which 485 services are available through faceless, paperless and cashless service and scheme delivery model.
He said that under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the top six districts in the country under Swachh Survekshan Grameen included three districts from Haryana namely Gurugram, Karnal and Rewari. He said that multiple initiatives have been taken under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Programme as a result of which the gender ratio has increased to 914 girls per 1,000 boys.
Lauding the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, he said that Haryana is among the kerosene-free states. For effective implementation of this scheme, free-of-cost LPG connections are provided to poor families, he added.
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