Ensuring benefits of govt programmes reach people: Himachal CM

Himachal Presh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said his government is ensuring that policies and programmes initiated by it reach intended beneficiaries for ir socio-ecomic uplift.

CM said this while interacting with beneficiaries of government schemes in Kangra through a video conferencing from Shimla, an official statement said.

chief minister said such virtual events help government interact directly with beneficiaries and get feedback from m regarding policies and programmes initiated by it.

“During se interactions, government gets good suggestions to make programmes more result oriented and effective,” he said.

Jai Ram Thakur said at times it has been felt that people could t derive benefit from welfare schemes due to a lack of information. He said such interactions go a long way in apprising people of se schemes.

Thakur said Prime Minister Narendra Modi h launched Ujjawala Yojna to provide free gas connections to poor women but still lakhs of m in state could t be covered.

Thus, state government launched Himachal Presh Grihni Suvidha Yojna and provided free gas connections to about 2.76 lakh households, he said, ding that with this, state become first in country to provide gas connections to every household.

CM said under a state government grievance redressal initiative, 190 “jan manch” have been organised. Mukhyamantri Sewa Sankalp Helpline 1100 has furr assisted in redressing public grievances, he said.

government launched HimCare Yojna and till date about 90,000 people have been treated under it by spending Rs 90 crore, he claimed.

Jai Ram Thakur said his government for first time has set a target to provide 10,000 houses to homeless.

Mukhyamantri Swavalamban Yojna loans worth Rs 13 crore have been provided to youth for self employment, he said.

chief minister said as COVID-19 pandemic has versely hit people, Rs 180 crore was transferred to accounts of over 8.75 lakh farmers under Prhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna.

He said state government has provided an ditional incentive of Rs 1,000 per month to every ASHA from March to June. An incentive of Rs 2,000 per month will be provided per month for each ASHA from July and August, he ded.