March 16, 2015 by admin

Bhagat Singh’s village to be made ‘Adarsh Gram’

Jalandhar,Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh’s village Khatkar Kalan will be adopted by the Union Government to develop it as an “Adarsh Gram” under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna, as a special case.After becoming Adarsh Gram, Khatkar Kalan will be extended benefits under all Centrally-sponsored schemes on preferential basis, besides all basic amenities.This was stated by Anandpur Sahib MP Prem Singh Chandumajra during a meeting with District Planning Committee Chairperson Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi at Banga today. The meeting was held in connection with arrangements for a state-level function on the occasion of Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom day on March 23.“I wanted to adopt the native village of Shaheed-E-Azam as Sansad Adarsh Gram, but could not do so due some specifications laid down for it. To provide Khatkar Kalan the special status it deserves, he raised the issue in Parliament and followed the demand by meeting Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats and Water Supply and Sanitation Birendar Singh,” he said.Yesterday, during the visit of Union Minister Birendar at Kisan Mela in Patiala, he raised the issue again. Birendar Singh gave in-principle approval for adopting Khatkar Kalan as the Government of India’s Adarsh Gram, as a special case, Chandumajra said. He said the Union Minister would soon visit Khatkar Kalan for making a formal announcement in that regard.