Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced a slew of
measures for the people of the capital, including regularisation of over
900 unauthorised colonies, ahead of assembly elections in the state
which are due in November 2014.
On the occasion of Independence
Day, Dikshit also announced sops for economically weaker sections like
free cooking stove, cash transfer of food subsidy and promised to begin
work on the monorail project in the city in the next few months.
"The government has decided to regularise at one go over 900
unauthorised colonies very soon. This will usher in an era of planned
development," Dikshit said.
Dikshit, who unfurled the national
flag at Chhatrasal Stadium to mark Independence Day, referred to the
success of wrestler Sushil Kumar in London olympics and said there would
be no dearth of funds for providing advanced sports training to
players.
With over an year left for assembly elections in the
national capital, Diskhit focused on her government's work for the
poorer sections and its efforts to improve infrastructure.
"The
government has decided to allot flats to SC (Scheduled Caste) JJ
dwellers for free. In order to make Delhi slum-free, thousands of low
cost flats are being constructed," she said.
She said people had to settle in unauthorised colonies as proper action was not taken for "planned urbanisation".
The chief minister said Delhi will soon become the first kerosene-free city in the country.
"The
government would provide LPG connection and gas and cooking stove for
free to two lakh families. Apart from this, the Government has decided
to implement Delhi Annshri Yojna to provide cash transfer food subsidy
amounting to Rs.600 per month to 1.75 lakh vulnerable families to
purchase food-grains," she said.
Noting that 65 percent of budget
allocation has been marked for social sector, she said the government
has decided to prominently display details of government schemes in its
offices to create more awareness.
She said the government had decided to add 2,000 more beds in its hospitals and open a new hospital.
Dikshit,
who Wednesday unfurled the tricolour on the 14th successive occasion,
said the achievements of her government were visible and the living
standard of people had improved.
Referring to efforts to improve
transport infrastructure, she said a large number of flyovers and
underpasses have been built and mono rail lines will be laid in
congested localities.
"The work on the first mono rail project
from Shastri Park to Trilokpuri would begin in next few months. The mono
rail would supplement Delhi Metro in the capital city," she said.
Dikshit
said that Signature Bridge at Wazirabad will be completed next year and
will bring about a sea change in traffic on both sides of the Yamuna
River.
The chief minister said people of Delhi were proud of the
achievements of wrestlers from the city in the Olympics and hoped Sushil
Kumar will win gold medal in the 2016 games.
Noting that
Chhatrasal Stadium has become a good venue for training for wrestlers,
Dikshit said her government would provide the best and advanced sports
training to the players. "There would be no dearth of funds for this
purpose," she said.
Referring to her meeting last month with
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, she said an agreement has been
signed for setting up a world class institute for skill development.
Noting the role of children in expanding green cover in the city, she called for their involvement in making the city clean.
