CHANDIGARH, JUNE 1
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu and Health Minister Anil Vij have thanked Prime Minster, Narendra Modi, and the Union Cabinet for taking historic decisions at its first meeting in New Delhi last evening. The pro-poor decisions benefiting poor farmers and traders reflect the earnestness of the BJP-led NDA Government-2 to fulfill the promises made to the people, he said.
In a statement issued here today, the Chief Minister said, “The extension of the PM-Kisan scheme to all farmer families, irrespective of size of land holdings, introduction of a pension scheme for our industrious farmers who toil day and night to keep our nation fed as well as small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people, and increase in the amount to be paid as part of the Prime Ministers Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund, speak volumes about the earnestness of the BJP-led NDA Government-2 to fulfil the promises made to the people”.
These decisions were taken at the very first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Lok Sabha elections shows that the Narendra Modi Government has hit the ground running in answering the aspirations of the people, the Chief Minister added.
Haryana Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu has thanked Mr. Narendra Modi for taking decisions in the interest of millions of farmers and soldiers across the country. Capt. Abhimanyu said that by taking decisions for the welfare of people in the first meeting of the cabinet, the Prime Minister has proved that this government will fulfill every promise that was made to the people at the time of election.
Capt. Abhimanyu said after assuming office, the Modi government has made a historic decision in the first cabinet meeting by making change in the PM Scholarship scheme and also giving scholarship to children of the police personnel martyrs. Apart from this, the cabinet also enhanced the amount of scholarships given to the children of martyrs.
The Finance Minister said that the Central Government has increased the scope of farmers being covered under Kisan Samman Yojana from 12 crore to 14.5 crore farmers. Earlier, under this scheme, it was announced that Rs 6,000 per annum would be given to only those farmers who had less than five acres of land, but now the limit of land has been removed and all the farmers have been included in it. He said that with this, all farmers across the country have come under the scope of this scheme.
The Finance Minister said that under the PM Pension Scheme, approval has been given to give pension of Rs. 3,000 to the farmers and poor. After the death of farmer, his wife will get this amount of pension. He said that Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi deserves congratulations for taking decisions in the interest of farmers, soldiers and poor in the first cabinet meeting. He said that the way Mr. Modi had taken various decisions in the interest of the people during his first tenure, he has started the same trend again.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has hailed the decisions of the Central Government to give pension to small shopkeepers, farmers and labourers which will be greatly beneficial to them in their old age.
Mr. Vij, in his tweet today said that in the very first Cabinet meeting, Modi Government has decided to give Rs 6000 to all the farmers per year and pension of Rs 3000 per month to small shopkeepers, farmers and laborers after the age of 60 years. He said that this is the first time in the history of the country when any government has made pension arrangements for the upliftment of the common man of the country. This will not only guarantee them social security but also improve their living standards.
The Health Minister said that the major benefit has also been given to the children of the martyrs, farmers and small businessmen. The scope of the scheme of providing annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the farmers having less than five acres of land have also been extended. Now, it will cover all of the farmers of the country. This will benefit about 15 crore farmers of the country and about 16 lakh farmers of Haryana. Not only this, the pension scheme has been announced for small farmers and traders.
Mr. Vij said that while dedicating the first decision to the country’s brave soldiers, the Government has made significant change in 'Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme' Under this, the rates of scholarship have been increased from Rs 2,000 per month to Rs 2,500 per month for boys and from Rs 2,250 per month to Rs 3,000 per month for girls.
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