Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the closing ceremony of Three-day Training Programme of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) at Solan today said that Yuva Morcha is one of the most important wing of the BJP, which keeps the Party strong and vibrant. He said that Swami Vivekanand once said that youth have potential to transform the nation. He said that various Morcha of the Party were essential for bringing freshness and vibrancy in the party. He said that youth also have power to bring a sea change in the nation and the world.Jai Ram Thakur said that Anurag Singh Thakur has also led the BJYM at the National level, which was great honour for the State. He said that the BJYM was a nursery for inculcating the sense of nationalism amongst the youth and also for preparing the future leaders. He said that even during the pandemic the youth played a major role in helping the people in distress.
He said that the State Government took the vaccination campaign in a mission mode and not only emerged first state in the country in administrating first dose of vaccine to the eligible group but also emerged first State in fully administrating vaccine to the eligible population. He said that members of Yuva Morcha played a major role in motivating and transporting the people to get themselves vaccinated.Chief Minister said that the Yuva Morcha must also ensure associating more and more people with the BJP as no one can do this in a better way than the youth. He said that the present State Government has started several schemes for the socio-economic upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden. He said that the very first decision of the present State Government was aimed at upliftment of the old people and the age limit for availing the benefit of old age pension without the income limit was lowered from 80 years to 70 years and now this has been reduced to 60 years.Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government started innovative Janmanch for redressal of the grievances of the people.
He said that ‘Mukhyamantri Seva Sankalap Helpline-1100’ has also been started to redress the grievances of the people by registering their grievances online from home. He said that financial assistance of Rs. 3000 per month was being provided for continuous care to the economically weak people suffering from serious diseases under Mukhyamantri Sahara Yojana.Chief Minister said that more than 5 lakh families have been registered under HIMCARE scheme and till now, more than Rs. 205 crore have been spent for the treatment of 2.25 lakh people of the state. He said that Mukhyamantri Grihini Suvidha Yojna has helped the State in emerging as a first smoke free State of the country and free gas connections were being provided under this scheme. He said that Rs. 31,000 were being provided to the girls belonging to the BPL families at the time of their marriage under the Mukhyamantri Shagun Yojna. Health Minister Dr Rajiv Saizal, BJYM National General Secretary Vaibhav Singh, Political Advisor to the Chief Minister Trilok Jamwal were present on the occasion among others.