Chandigarh: CM Nayab Singh Saini said that the state govt has taken several steps to benefit the poor. He highlighted that govt jobs are now being given without ‘kharchi-parchi’ and 50,000 more recruitment will be done in the days to come. The CM made these remarks as the chief guest at an event in district Karnal today.
Criticizing the opposition, Saini stated that the Congress party had only promised to provide 100-square yard plots to the poor but failed to deliver the plot papers and possession. In contrast, current government has so far given possession and papers for plots to 20,000 individuals, and those who have left will also given plots.
He also said that the government has decided to waive the electricity surcharge for connections up to 2 kilowatts. Consumers will only pay for the units consumed, meaning that if they are out of town for a month, their bill will be zero. Additionally, the government will install 2-kilowatt solar panels on the roofs of houses belonging to consumers with an annual income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh.