November 25, 2014
We have to build clean and green Digha: WB CM in East Midnapore
West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee held an administrative review meeting at Digha today to take stock of the developmental works in East Midnapore district.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the Gateway of Digha, set up by the Digha-Shankarpur Development Board. She also inaugurated the renovated Digha Youth Hostel.
The Chief Minister address a public meeting at the Police Holiday Home Ground in Digha and inaugurated thirty one completed projects. These include girls’ hostels, water supply projects, new roads, a power substation and units in hospitals and health centres.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stones for nineteen new developmental projects. She also distributed benefits of schemes like Kanyashre and Gatidhara and handed over different scholarships and grants to beneficiaries.
Ministers from the West Bengal Government, MPs Shishir Adhikari and Suvendu Adhikari and MLAs from the district were present at the programme.
Excerpts from the Chief Minister’s speech:
WB CM inaugurates Digha Gateway, renovated Youth Hostel at Digha and a slew of other development projects. Lakhs of foreign tourists visit Digha every year. We are committed towards developing the infrastructure. We have to build a ‘clean and green’ Digha. We are working for the benefit of fishermen.
A Digha Gate has been built in a small span of time. This will be a tourist attraction. Bengal is a very beautiful State. We have a lot of potential. We are going to build a 40-km long Marine Drive from Digha to Mandarmani. The Marine Drive will generate a lot of employment and attract a lot of tourists.
Our Irrigation Minister has talked with Centre. We are going ahead with Ghatal Master Plan. It will solve flood problem here. We are building an alternative road connecting north and south Bengal. We are building Krishak Bazaars and 500 Marketing Centres. They will create employment opportunities.
Bengal is No. 1 in 100 Days Work Scheme, Skill Development and MSME sector. World Bank has rewarded 986 gram panchayats in Bengal with a grant of Rs 20 lakh each under ISGP. The Left incurred debts. Centre is taking away our revenue as installments for the debt. Despite the financial crunch, we are working for the people.
Medinipur has a history of nationalism and patriotism. We have opened 8 new universities in 3 years. Left set up only 3 universities in 34 year. We set up 31 new colleges in 3 years. There were only 34 colleges in Bengal till 2011.
We have started fair price medicine shops and fair price diagnostic centres. Healthcare has become affordable for poor. We are setting up 34 multi super-specialty hospitals. We have made all beds at government hospitals free.
We want the youth to be self-sufficient. We want them to pursue higher education. We have introduced reservation for OBCs and minorities, without touching General class. We created infrastructure for that.
Where there is a will, there is a way. If someone wants to work for the people, no one can stop them.
We have started Kanyashree scheme to encourage girls to pursue studies and to prevent child marriage. We have started schemes like Yuvashree and Sikkhashree for the youth and students. Work for the people. If you serve them, people will shower their love on you.
I want the well-being of my fishermen brothers. They are doing a great service. We started a scheme called Nija Bhoomi Nija Griha. We have distributed land pattas to the poor. We will give ID cards to hawkers. We have adopted the policy to assist slum dwellers to build homes for themselves.
Those who are jealous of us, I ask them to come to Digha. See the development here. Don’t you feel proud?
We are working. We will keep working for the people. We will take Bengal to new heights of glory.
Our dream is to make Bengal No. 1 in every sphere.
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