55,000 youth provided jobs during last three years : Singh
He cautioned those who try to create a rift in the party and asked them to mend their attitude.
United and together we can make it, he said adding that the party cadre should support those wholeheartedly, who is a party candidate and those who try to work against the party cadre should be shameful of themselves and be ready for the action. He was addressing a huge public meeting at Sujanpur-Tihra in Hamirpur today.
He said that in the recent panchayat elections the women of the State were given maximum representation and 70 percent of the results of Panchayat Samitis and local urban bodies were in the favour of the ruling Congress government.
He congratulated the women folk and said that they should work for the betterment and welfare of the people who have voted them to power adding that development and empowerment of women leads to the development of the Nation as a whole.
The Chief Minister said that barring district, Kinnaur, Hamirpur and Kangra the post of Chairman/Chairperson of Zila Parishad had gone to Congress candidates. It shows that the people have faith in us and our policies, he said.
He said that it has been observed that mind-set of politicians was shrinking for their own selfish motives. He said that every politicians should come forward for the welfare of the people and not to divide them on basis of caste and religion.
Today, we were witnessing lot of intolerance in the country on basis of caste and religion, which was an issue to be pondered upon. This was not in the interest of the country and politicians should refrain drawing dividing line between the people.
The Chief Minister said that the congress government had adopted election manifesto as its policy document and during the last three years had provided jobs to 28,000 youths in Government sector besides as many as 27,000 youths were absorbed in non-government sector through Rozgar Melas.
He said that the state government had kept a provision to provide job to 25,000 youths in financial 2016-17.
He said that in order to provide time-bound public services to the people of the State, 86 services of 15 departments had been brought under Public Service Guarantee Act.
