Himachal Pradesh witnessed 'unprecedented development' under BJP rule: Jai Ram Thakur

SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that state government is about to complete two years in office in December and during this period the state has witnessed "unprecedented development". He said that people of the state have given tremendous love and affection and BJP has won all the elections held during this period, be it Lok Sabha or by-elections of two assembly constituencies.He said that BJP won in all 68 assembly constituencies during the Lok Sabha elections with a record margin.
While presiding over the closing ceremony of the International Shri Renuka Ji fair at Renuka in Sirmaur district, Jai Ram Thakur said that during last two years the efforts of the state government was to ensure equitable and balanced development of the state. He said that on the day of assuming office, his government lowered the age limit for availing the benefit of old age pension without income limit from 80 years to 70 years.
He said that Janmanch programme launched by the state government has been appreciated even by the political opponents. As many as 35,000 issues had been resolved during this programme. He said that now the “1100 Chief Minister Sewa Sankalp Helpline” was proving to be a boon to the people of the state for redressal of their grievances.
He said that Union government had launched Ayushmann Bharat Yojna and 22 lakh people of the state have been covered under the scheme. He said that the state government has launched Him Care scheme to provide health insurance cover to those families who have not been covered under Ayushmann Bharat Yojna. He said that Sahara Yojna has been launched for providing relief to the families having a member suffering from serious illness. Under this scheme, Rs two thousand were being provided per month for the better care of the patient.
He said that due to the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is poised to emerge as the super power of the world. Now, Article 370 and 35A have become history and now entire India has one Constitution and one symbol, he said.
He said that the Global Investors' Meet organized by the state government got overwhelming response and Prime Minister also requested the entrepreneurs to invest in the state.