CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh during his Independence -Day speech said that the government would provide jobs to 50,000 youth in the first phase of the 'Ghar Ghar Mein Naukri' scheme. He also announced various schemes and incentives for the holistic development of border areas in Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts.
The Congress government in Punjab will organise 'Rozgar Melas' across the state to implement Singh's poll promise to provide employment to the youth. The Chief Minister announced construction of a new Sainik School in Dalla Gorian village in Gurdaspur district. He also announced £250,000 to upgrade the infrastructure of police stations in Gurdaspur, Batala, and Pathankot.
Amarinder also fulfilled a long-pending demand, announcing a state-of-the-art bus stand to be constructed in Gurdaspur at the cost of £2 million. He also added that £8.4 million had been set aside to provide toilets and water connections to all rural households in the district. Later, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the newly built Gurdaspur District Administrative Complex, constructed at a cost of £5 million. Spread over an area of 6 acres, the complex houses the offices of the DC and other administrative officials.
