AMRITSAR: Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian, Revenue , Rehabilitation and Disaster Management , Water Supply and Sanitation and Housing and Urban Development Minister Punjab, while extending his heartfelt greetings to all Indians living in the country and abroad, especially Punjabis, on the occasion of 77th Republic Day , said that I salute the brave heroes of all the three armies and armed forces of the country , who are protecting the sovereignty and integrity of our country. On this occasion, he especially remembered the sacrifice of the martyrs, the contribution made by the freedom fighters and the invaluable contribution of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution.
He said that it was due to their efforts that the Republic of India was established and we have the pride of being the largest democracy in the world. He hoisted the tricolor remembering the martyrs and informed that after the Punjab government played a significant role in naming the Mohali International Airport after Shaheed Sardar Bhagat Singh Ji, the Punjab government has installed a statue of Shaheed-e-Azam there.
He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, our government is devoted to the martyrs. The present government had started the work for the welfare of the state by taking oath from the holy land of Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh's village Khatkar Kalan and the government is committed to fulfilling the dreams of the martyrs. He said that the Punjab government has taken many pro-people initiatives during its tenure.
Addressing the district residents, he said that we have been able to fulfill all the guarantees that our government had made to the people during the elections to a large extent and the remaining guarantees will also be fulfilled soon. He said that Punjab has become the first state in the country where facilities like education , health , free travel in buses , free electricity etc. are being provided to the residents of the state. S. Mundian said that taking a new step in the field of health , a free health insurance scheme of Rs. 10 lakh has been started for every family living in Punjab , in which all types of tests will be free and more than 900 hospitals have been listed across the state .
He said that fulfilling the promise of providing employment to the youth, our government has provided more than 63 thousand government jobs in the last 46 months and this trend is continuing continuously. Employment, health , education , free electricity and other administrative reforms are the main agenda of our government.
On this occasion, Mr. Mundian also honored the officers , employees , and social service organizations who performed well in their field with letters of appreciation, and the Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar, Mr. Dalwinderjit Singh, honored the chief guest, Mr. Hardeep Singh Mundian, with a memento.