State Tech. Education Minister unfurls National Flag at Ferozepur
Punjab government is committed for drug and Debt-free state, says Channi
Ferozepur, January 26, 2020: Punjab Technical Education Minister, Chanranjit Singh Channi said that the state government led by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is committed to making debt and drug-free state adding he said that it was due to pro-people steps of the state government that Punjab once again has returned on the development track.
Addressing the massive gathering at the district level republic day event at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, the minister said that the contribution of Punjabis in the independence movement can never be forgotten as Punjabis account for about 80 percent contribution into this movement despite having 1.6 percent geographical area of the country.
Minister said that state government has brought a debt-waiver scheme and fulfilled its promise besides cracking down on drug menace by setting up Special Task Force (STF) in the state to wipe out this menace from Punjab. Due to crack down on the supply-line of drugs the recovery of Heroin has increased from 191 Kilogram in 2017 to 432 Kilogram in 2019.
He said that to bring drug-affected people to the mainstream, the state government has set up 35 drug de-addiction centers in the state besides 192 government fun outpatient opioid assisted treatment (OOATs) centers and as a result of these efforts about 3.66 Lac patients have got themselves registered for the treatment and a sum of Rs. 104 Crore has been spent on this task.
Earlier the minister visited Hussainiwala, the martyrdom place of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev and laid a wreath to pay his obeisance to the martyrs. Meanwhile, Chief Guest took a salute during an impressive march past accompanied by deputy commissioner Mr. Chander Gaind and SSP Mr. Vivek S. Soni. Mr. Channi also felicitated the various officers or employees and persons from different walks of life for their remarkable contribution towards society.
Deputy Commissioner Chander Gaind announced local holiday on January 29th, on the context of festival Basant Panchmi. He added that the holiday which usually announced for the next day of Republic Day shall now come into effect on January 29th, 2020.
On the occasion MLA Parminder Singh Pinki, MLA Kulbir Singh Zira, MLA Satkar Kaur Gehri, IG B. Chandersekhar, Divisional Commissioner Sumer Singh Gurjar, District and Session Judge Parminder Pal Singh, SSP Vivek S. Soni, GOG in-charge Gen. S.S. Chauchan, ADC Ravinder Singh, ADC Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu, SDM Amit Gupta were present.