(MOREPIC1)Vijyender Sharma/Jawalamukhi
Large number of Congress workers from Jawalamukhi will attend the rally at Dharamsala on December 11 to mark one year of Congress government in the state. Local MLA Sanjay Rattan, said this while addressing the meeting of block congress committee here today.
He said that on December 11 last year, the present government had assumed power under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. The event would mark one year of change in the system, he said. The change was being brought about by combining power with social service.
The present government has aimed to make Himachal self-reliant. The government has established new dimensions of development in its one-year tenure. The promises that the Congress made to the electorate before the Assembly elections are being fulfilled in a phased manner.
People-friendly schemes are being implemented to strengthen the economy of the state keeping in mind the welfare of all sections and development of all areas, he said.
He said that the government took a pledge to adopt orphan children as soon as it assumed power and gave them the status of ‘Children of the State’.
Chief Minister Sukhashraya Yojana was started and Chief Minister Sukhashraya Fund was also set up. The state government has kept the promise of providing benefit of the old pension scheme to government employees. This system change has secured the future of the employees, Sanjay Rattan said.
