Captain Amarinder Singh Reviews With Sonia Gandhi Progress On Implementation Of His Govt’s Programmes & Policies

Apprises Cong President That 140 Of 161 Promises Made By His Govt Already Implemented, Rest In Progress

5 Dariya News

New Delhi 13-Sep-2019

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday reviewed with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi the progress in the implementation by his government  on the promised made in the party manifesto for the state.The exercise was part of a meeting convened by Sonia with all the Congress chief ministers to assess their  respective government’s success in executing their various plans and policies, in accordance with the poll promises.Captain Amarinder later told media persons in an  informal chat that he had apprised Sonia that of the 161 promises made by his government, 140 had been implemented while the remaining were in the process of  execution.The Chief Minister also informed the party president of the key programmes implemented successfully by his government, including employment generation,  drug eradication, farm debt waiver and the extension of PMJAY health insurance cover to 42 lakh families in the state, among others. The Chief Minister said the party  president particularly appreciated the success of his government in raising on-ground investment to the tune of over Rs 50000 crore during the first two years of his  government and the extension of PMJAY scheme to cover almost the entire population in the state.Captain Amarinder said they had also discussed the problems faced  by the state government in implementing some of the projects of the Government of India due to financial and other constraints.The issue of greater coordination  between the party and the government in the Congress-ruled states also came up for discussion, said the Chief Minister. He added that he had assured the party  president that his government was working closely with the elected representatives to reach out to the people across the state and ensure the fulfillment of their  aspirations. The MLAs were giving regular inputs and feedback to the administrative authorities to facilitate greater coordination between them, leading to focused  efforts to address the problems of the people, said Captain Amarinder.The Punjab Chief Minister described the review meeting as a fruitful exercise to strengthen the  governance system in the Congress-ruled states. He said that Sonia used to have such review meetings with him during his earlier tenure also.