A sum of Rs37.66 crore and Rs43 crore would be spent on the construction and repair of link roads, latrines and civil works in the government schools in the rural areas of Patiala and Sangrur districts, the Punjab CM said.
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today sanctioned Rs 128.97 crore for the execution of various development projects in all assembly constituencies of Patiala and Sangrur districts.
Badal approved Rs51.70 crore for the assembly constituencies of Patiala and Rs47.70 for those in Sangrur district.
A sum of Rs37.66 crore and Rs43 crore would be spent on the construction and repair of link roads, latrines and civil works in the government schools in the rural areas of Patiala and Sangrur districts, Badal said.
Out of Rs 24.35 crore earmarked for the upgradation of health infrastructure, Rs 7.80 crore Rs 16.55 crore would be spent in Patiala and Sangrur districts respectively.
The sanction was made by Badal while presiding over the separate meetings of MLAs representing the constituencies falling in the two districts.
The chief minister also directed the Deputy Commissioners of Patiala and Sangrur to immediatley undertake a survey to assess the damage caused to the tubewells in the region due to the recent floods so that the farmers could be compensated adequately.
He also asked the secretary Mandi Board to construct a link road from village Faganmajra to Lang, to be named after the Kargil martyr Shaheed Dharam Pal Singh.
The chief minister also convened a special meeting of senior officers of PUDA, Local Government and district administration here on August 22 for the overall development of Patiala city.
Badal also directed the Secretary Social Security to work out the modalities for the simplification of the procedure for the disbursement of old age/widow pension to save the beneficiaries from harassment due to inordinate delay in the payment of pensions.
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