Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 15: Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today inaugurated newly constructed lane and drain at village Khawaskhan of Gandhi Nagar constituency.
The works have been completed under the Panchayat Dharap CDF Scheme, by the Rural Development Department. MLC, Vikram Randhawa was also present on the occasion.
Interacting with the locals, the Speaker said that the Government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the rural people and focus has been laid on providing clean drinking water, better lanes and drains, road connectivity, education facilities, adequate power supply and health facilities.
The Speaker also chaired a public grievances redressal camp and listened to people’s problem. He said that maximum number of works have been completed in the area which were ignored by earlier representatives. He also assured that the pending works in the area would be taken in hand on priority basis.
The Speaker also assured the people that 100 KVA transformers would be installed to improve power scenario in the area.
The locals also put forth their demands seeking inclusion of genuine families in BPL list, clearance of pending old age pension cases, benefits of PMAY and other schemes to the eligible people of the area.
The Speaker directed the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to provide succor to the needy people under State and centrally sponsored welfare schemes.
MLC, Vikram Randhawa also spoke on the occasion and said that the Government was committed to develop Gandhi Nagar as a model constituency.
Earlier, the Speaker also launched a cleanliness drive under Swachh Bharat Mission at Gandhi Nagar near Laxmi Narayan Mandir.
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