By Punjabsportswire4u
BASSI PATHANA
(FATEHGARH SAHIB), SEPT 21
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that
due to the concerted efforts of the state government, Punjab would become a
Power Surplus state by the end of this year.
Addressing a mammoth gathering after inaugurating the
newly upgraded 220 KW Power Grid here today, the Chief Minister that when the
state government had assumed power in the year 2007, Punjab was Power deficit
by 30% as their predecessors had never bothered to augment the Power supply.
However he said that realizing well that Power was the engine of growth in any
economy the SAD-BJP government has taken unprecedented steps to enhance power
generation in the state for which three thermal Power plants with a capacity of
3920 MW were under construction. Mr. Badal said that these power plants would
be commissioned soon after which Punjab would become the power surplus state of
the country by the December this year.
The Chief Minister further said that the day was not far
away when instead of incurring heavy expenditure on purchasing the power, the
state government would be in a capacity to sell the power to other states.
However he said that the need of the hour was to check the transmission losses
for which unprecedented steps have been taken by the state government. Mr.
Badal also lauded the role of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in
making the state Power Surplus.
Lashing out at the Union Government, the Chief Minister
said that the anti-farmer’s stance of the Centre has ruined the farmer of the
state, who had played a vanguard role in making the country self reliant in
food production by exhausting its only available natural resources in the form
of soil and water. He said that due to the wrong policies of the Centre the
farmers of the state were reeling under a whopping debt of Rs 30000 crore. Mr.
Badal said that if the state government had not extended a helping hand to the
farmers of state by giving them free power worth Rs 5700 crore then they would
have been completely vanished.
Terming the meager compensation given to the flood
victims of the state as a cruel joke with them, the Chief Minister said that he
had raised the matter of hiking this relief with the Prime Minister and Union
Home Minister but of no avail. He categorically said that none of the Union
minister had ever bothered to visit the state to give any grant or project to
it. Rather he said that the Union government was depriving the state of its
legitimate right by blocking the grants on pretext of photographs pasted on
Ambulances.
The Chief Minister said that the ceasing of grants by the
UPA government reflected the myopic outlook of the Congress leaders adding that
the state Congress leadership has always acted as stumbling block in the
progress of the state. However Mr. Badal said that the Congress leaders owe an
explanation to the countrymen as to why every central scheme was named after
their leaders. He said that these schemes on the name of Congress leaders were
arbitrarily imposed on the states, who were left with no other choice then
implementing it.
Later on interacting with the media persons, the Chief
Minister said that rather than worrying about the fiscal condition of the
state, the Punjab Congress leaders must introspect and look into the deplorable
economic condition of the country under the UPA regime. Mr. Badal said that the
dwindling position of our Rupee against the Dollar reflected the poor state of
economy in the country. He said that even the Union Ministers have admitted
about the poor financial condition of the country but the state Congress
leaders were misleading the people by unleashing a malicious propaganda
regarding the economic condition of state, which was very sound.
The Chief Minister said that due to the stupendous
efforts of the state government Punjab was today leading the country in the
field of education, as per the report of the Government of India (GoI).
Likewise he said that despite of adverse circumstances Punjab has emerged as
the third most preferred investment destination of the country according to a
recent report of the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI).
Acceding to the demand made by the local MLA Justice
(Retd.) Nirmal Singh, the Chief Minister said that the town would soon have
Administrative and Judicial complexes. He also announced a grant of Rs 15 lakh
for the construction of a community hall in the town. Mr. Badal also
asked the officers to explore the possibility of installing an Astro Turf in
the town.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by MLA Justice (Retd.)
Nirmal Singh, former MP Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, former MLA Mr. Didar
Singh Bhatti, his Special Principal Secretary Mr. KJS Cheema and Deputy
Commissioner Mr. Arun Sekhri.
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