Cong walks out during governors address on first day of Budget Session of HP Assembly
Shimla Feb 23 PTI The opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly during Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekars address on the first day of the Budget Session on Wednesday The governors address listing the achievements of the state government was interrupted by Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihtori When the governor continued his address Agnihotri and other Congress legislators staged a walkout from the House The lone CPM MLA Rakesh Singha however did not walk out Talking to the media outside the House Agnihotri said We respect the governor but his address document is a bundle of lies Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told media the Congress legislators failed to digest the state government achievements during the last few years That is why they walked out just to draw the attention of the public and the media he said adding the Congress would never come to power in the state and at the Centre Adhering to Covid protocols the Budget Session began in the assembly with the governors address at 11 am In his address Arlekar said the government made efforts to modernise health infrastructure in the state during the pandemic The efforts resulted in setting up of 48 PSA plants as compared to just two earlier and procurement of 1014 functional ventilators in hospitals as compared to 52 available earlier he said Similarly the availability of ICU beds increased from 52 to 557 and now 17000 oxygen cylinders and concentrators are available in the state the governor added Arlekar also appreciated the state government for achieving the target of coronavirus vaccination both for the first and second dose He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appreciated the state government for effective Covid management and adopting natural farming at a large scale in the state The governor said the government provided free health services in remote areas under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and golden cards were issued to 425 lakh households and free medical assistance offered to 14317 crore was provided to 123 lakh beneficiaries Under Himcare 513 lakh households were issued health cards and free medical facilities worth Rs 201 crore were provided to 227 lakh beneficiaries till January 2022 The government also provided assistance of Rs 61 crore to 18218 patients suffering from serious diseases under the Sahara Yojna he said The Krishi Utpaad Sarankshan Yojana has been started to establish permanent structures made of steel and bamboo for installation of anti-hail nets and reduce damage caused to orchards by hailstorms he added Presently horticulture contributes more than about Rs 4000 crore to the states GDP and an additional area of about 1932 hectare will be brought under various fruit crops in this financial year he added On the lines of MNREGA during the Covid pandemic the government started a livelihood scheme for the poor residing in urban areas the governor said Himachal has secured second position in the category of north-eastern and hilly states of the country in implementation of an urban employment scheme which helped workers get guaranteed employment he added The government is also playing a leading role in realising the dream of providing tap water to every household under the ambitious scheme Jal Jeevan Mission and so far 1728000 families have been provided with the facility he added Arlekar said 66280 youths were provided Rs 3930 lakh unemployment allowance The governor said that 48478 out of the 51461 grievances received under the Jan Manch programme were disposed of The Budget Session from February 23 to March 15 will have 16 sittings Thakur who holds the finance portfolio will present his fifth budget on March 4 during the fourteenth session of the 13th assemblyPTI DJI AAR AAR
Shimla Feb 23 PTI The opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly during Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekars address on the first day of the Budget Session on Wednesday The governors address listing the achievements of the state government was interrupted by Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihtori When the governor continued his address Agnihotri and other Congress legislators staged a walkout from the House The lone CPM MLA Rakesh Singha however did not walk out Talking to the media outside the House Agnihotri said We respect the governor but his address document is a bundle of lies Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told media the Congress legislators failed to digest the state government achievements during the last few years That is why they walked out just to draw the attention of the public and the media he said adding the Congress would never come to power in the state and at the Centre Adhering to Covid protocols the Budget Session began in the assembly with the governors address at 11 am In his address Arlekar said the government made efforts to modernise health infrastructure in the state during the pandemic The efforts resulted in setting up of 48 PSA plants as compared to just two earlier and procurement of 1014 functional ventilators in hospitals as compared to 52 available earlier he said Similarly the availability of ICU beds increased from 52 to 557 and now 17000 oxygen cylinders and concentrators are available in the state the governor added Arlekar also appreciated the state government for achieving the target of coronavirus vaccination both for the first and second dose He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appreciated the state government for effective Covid management and adopting natural farming at a large scale in the state The governor said the government provided free health services in remote areas under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and golden cards were issued to 425 lakh households and free medical assistance offered to 14317 crore was provided to 123 lakh beneficiaries Under Himcare 513 lakh households were issued health cards and free medical facilities worth Rs 201 crore were provided to 227 lakh beneficiaries till January 2022 The government also provided assistance of Rs 61 crore to 18218 patients suffering from serious diseases under the Sahara Yojna he said The Krishi Utpaad Sarankshan Yojana has been started to establish permanent structures made of steel and bamboo for installation of anti-hail nets and reduce damage caused to orchards by hailstorms he added Presently horticulture contributes more than about Rs 4000 crore to the states GDP and an additional area of about 1932 hectare will be brought under various fruit crops in this financial year he added On the lines of MNREGA during the Covid pandemic the government started a livelihood scheme for the poor residing in urban areas the governor said Himachal has secured second position in the category of north-eastern and hilly states of the country in implementation of an urban employment scheme which helped workers get guaranteed employment he added The government is also playing a leading role in realising the dream of providing tap water to every household under the ambitious scheme Jal Jeevan Mission and so far 1728000 families have been provided with the facility he added Arlekar said 66280 youths were provided Rs 3930 lakh unemployment allowance The governor said that 48478 out of the 51461 grievances received under the Jan Manch programme were disposed of The Budget Session from February 23 to March 15 will have 16 sittings Thakur who holds the finance portfolio will present his fifth budget on March 4 during the fourteenth session of the 13th assemblyPTI DJI AAR AAR
