Minister ETO urges new panches, sarpanches to work without prejudice

Punjab Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO has asked the panches and sarpanches of the newly elected panchayats to work in a systematic manner to achieve comprehensive development of villages. He asked them to carry out development projects without any discrimination and speed up the pace of development.

During a visit to the villages falling in his Jandiala Guru constituency, the Cabinet Minister felicitated the sarpanches, including Dr Gurdeep Kotla of Kotla Bathungarh village, Dr Sarabjit Singh of Nawan village, Jagbir Singh of Saran Talwandi, Paramjit Singh, a member, and others. He thanked the voters.

The Cabinet Minister discussed with people the blueprint for the development of villages. He announced that the villages would now have pavements, streets, drains, sewerage, water supply, lighting, clean drinking water supply, etc.

Apart from cleaning ponds, building community centres and widening roads leading to villages would be taken up. There is a need to do a lot more. Aam Aadmi Clinics are providing quality basic health facilities to people closer to their homes. Transport facilities have been provided for girl students of government schools.