CM inaugurates 100-bed hospital at Tyuni tehsil.

Chief Minister Harish Rawat along with Cabinet minister Pritam Singh unveiled the a newly built police station and a 100-bed hospital at Tyuni tehsil, near Chakrata, in Dehradun district recently.

Chief Minister Harish Rawat, while addressing the gathering, said the state was on the path of inclusive growth and has become the first in the country to provide maximum social security pension to the beneficiaries. In 2014, the number of beneficiaries was around 1.74 lakh, which had grown to 7.25 lakh at present. The pension amount had been increased from Rs. 400 to Rs. 1,000. The government had given grants for pension to widows, disabled, mentally challenged, temple priests, artisans crafts persons, journalists, construction workers and Dangaria, which is a record in itself.

He said the government was trying to give a safety cover to each citizen. He was trying to bring in a change through women empowerment schemes and was providing a wake up money of around Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 20,000 to women members of self-help groups for starting their own business units in the state. The women involved in community farming would be given Rs. 1 lakh as grant for promoting agriculture.The Chief Minister sanctioned the construction of Aara and Tharara roads.


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