Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday laid the foundation stone of Gramya Vikas Bhawan to be built at a cost of ₹ 58.32 crore while participating in a program organized at Danda Nooriwala Sahasradhara Road, Dehradun. During this, he also planted saplings in the campus.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated on the foundation stone laying of the integrated building of the Rural Development Department and said that this building will prove to be important in the field of rural development. He said that in this building constructed at a cost of about Rs 58 crore, the major flagship schemes of the department will be operated in the same campus.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is promoting local livelihood through One District, Two Products Scheme and is getting its traditional products recognized at the national and international level through the House of Himalayas brand. He informed that work is also being done on the plan to export the products of the state to major countries of the world. The government aims to achieve a turnover of Rs 25 crore by the year 2027, so that thousands of youth, women and self-help groups of the state can be linked to sustainable livelihood.
The Chief Minister said that the economy of the state is getting strengthened through initiatives like State Millet Mission, Farm Machinery Bank, Apple Mission, New Tourism Policy, New Film Policy, Home Stay, Wed in Uttarakhand and Solar Self-Employment Scheme. Through the Home Stay Scheme, remote villages of the state are also creating their unique identity. Lakhpati Didi Yojana is empowering lakhs of women of the state economically. Self-employment and entrepreneurship have been promoted in rural areas through Rural Business Incubator Center Scheme.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has developed various sectors like religious, adventure, eco-tourism, wellness tourism, agro tourism and film tourism. He informed that the country’s first yoga policy has been launched to establish the state as the global capital of yoga. Four villages of the state – Jakhol, Harshil, Gunji and Soupi – have also been awarded the Best Tourism Village Award by the Union Ministry of Tourism.
The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unprecedented work is being done in the rural development sector in the country. Rural areas have been strengthened socially and economically through many schemes like Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, MNREGA, National Rural Livelihood Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Swachhata Abhiyan. Under the guidance of the Prime Minister, the state government is also making the rural economy more strong.
The Chief Minister said that he had adopted Sarkot village of summer capital Gairsain to make it an ideal village, in which the state government has succeeded. The people of Sarkot are progressing rapidly in the field of animal husbandry, mushroom production, home stay, millet production. He said that in the results of the Panchayat elections, 21-year-old Priyanka Negi of Sarkot has been elected as the Pradhan as the youngest representative of the state. He said that soon he will invite Priyanka Negi and will discuss the development of Sarkot and other villages of the state.
Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the state government also inaugurates the schemes whose foundation stone is laid. He said that this building will definitely be inaugurated soon. This building is being built in the hilly style. Also, this new building will have complete solar energy system. He informed that so far 1 lakh 65 thousand Lakhpati Didi have been made in the state under the Lakhpati Didi scheme. Under Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana, 30,678 people have been trained, out of which about 19,600 people have got employment.
On this occasion, MLA Umesh Sharma Kau, Secretary Mrs. Radhika Jha, Additional Secretary Abhishek Rohela, Mrs. Anuradha Pal, Jharna Kamthan and officials of Rural Development Department were present.
