Deputy Chief Minister Punjab and President Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal said that in order to check the menace of drug addiction in the state, the SAD-BJP government has adopted zero tolerance policies towards the drug peddlers. He categorically said that a special campaign has been started by the state government to put the drug smugglers behind the bar adding that the results of this campaign would be evitable soon.
Exhorting the people to play a proactive role in checking the drug addiction in the state while addressing the mammoth public gathering in a conference to mark the occasion of Hola Mohalla here today, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal said that public support was vital for carrying out any such campaign in an effective manner. He also said that soon a helpline number would be set up by the state government where the people could lodge their complaint besides giving vital inputs check the drug trafficking in the state.
Recalling the history of sacrifices of the Shiromani Akali Dal for safeguarding the interest of the state and its people, the Deputy Chief Minister said that whenever the AD has assumed power in the state the well being of all the sections of the society has been ensured. Making a scathing attack on the Congress party, he said that rather than working for the welfare of the common people the Congress leadership has always shed crocodile tears on the issues related to them. Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal said that Punjab was the only state in the country which under the stewardship of Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal was extensively working for the welfare of the poor and weaker sections of the society.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that for the first time in the state social emphasis has been laid on the education of poor but bright students adding that all senior secondary students in government schools securing 80% or above marks would get an annual scholarship of Rs. 30,000 under a new Dr. Hargobind Khurana Scholarship Scheme. Likewise he said that all BPL families would get Rs 30,000 Medical Insurance for each member under a new Bhagat Puran Singh Health Welfare Scheme and all government hospitals would provide free medicines to the poor in the state. In the same manner the Deputy Chief Minister said that all BPL families would get free Life Insurance and all children belonging to these families will get a monthly stipend of Rs 200 each
The Deputy Chief Minister further said that in order to give a fillip to the girl education in the state Rs 30,000 per annum Nannhi Chhaan Scholarship Scheme for poor girl students of 15.40 lakh Blue Card Holder families in professional courses would be given by the state government. Likewise he said that all Government ITI's in the state would provide Free Professional Education for girls.
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