The Fact News Service
Chandigarh/Dinanagar/Gurdaspur, April 14
Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Lal Chand Kataruchak has invited the youth to follow the path shown by Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to create an equal and progressive society by following the ideology of Ambedkar. He said that following the path shown by Baba Saheb is the most appropriate tribute to Baba Saheb.
On the occasion of the 134th birth anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, during the district level function organized by the district administration at SSM College Dinanagar, Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak highlighted the contribution of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the main architect of the Indian Constitution, and said that he dedicated his entire life to equality, brotherhood and humanity and made great efforts for the upliftment of the oppressed classes. He said that Dr. Ambedkar’s vision of social and political equality is as relevant today as it was before. Describing Dr. Ambedkar as a great universal personality, Lal Chand Kataruchak appealed to the youth to take inspiration from his life and work towards building an inclusive and just society.
He said that the Punjab Government is following the footsteps of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Sahib and is making special efforts for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes. He said that for the first time in history, 6 ministers in the cabinet of the Punjab Government belong to the Scheduled Castes. He said that unlike the previous governments, the state government has ensured timely disbursement of funds under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme. He said that students across the state are getting huge benefits from this scheme. He said that the Punjab Government has waived off the loans issued by the SC Corporation before March 31, 2020, which has benefited the persons who were unable to repay due to financial constraints. Apart from this, for the first time, posts have been reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the A.G. office.
The Cabinet Minister further said that the state government is committed to providing maximum employment to the youth and so far more than 50,000 government jobs have been given by the state government on the basis of merit.
Reiterating the commitment of the Punjab government to uphold the principles of Dr. Ambedkar, Cabinet Minister Kataruchak said that the state government has ensured the installation of Pictures of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Shaheed-e-Azam S. Bhagat Singh in all government offices. On this occasion, he strongly condemned the targeting of Baba Saheb’s statues by some anti-national forces. He said that the Punjab government will not spare any culprit who commits such a heinous act.
On this occasion, a booklet was also released by Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak showing the government’s initiatives for the welfare of Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Minority communities. The district administration, under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh, honored Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak and other guests by giving mementos for participating in this district-level event.
Earlier, the students who had benefited from the post-matric scholarship scheme also shared their personal experiences and thanked the state government for providing scholarships.
On this occasion, MLA Gurdeep Singh Randhawa, Chairman Raman Bahl, Chairman Jagroop Singh Sekhwan and Shamsher Singh also paid their respects to Baba Sahib, calling him a man of the age. SDM Dinanagar Jaspinder Singh welcomed the guests while Deputy Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh thanked the chief guest and other guests.
During the event, MLA of Vidhan Sabha constituency Dera Baba Nanak S. Gurdeep Singh Randhawa, Chairman Punjab Health Systems Corporation Raman Bahl, Chairman District Planning Committee Gurdaspur Jagroop Singh Sekhwan, eminent public leader and District Urban President of Aam Aadmi Party Shamsher Singh, Deputy Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh, SSP Gurdaspur Aditya, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Gurpreet Singh Gill, SDM Dinanagar Jaspinder Singh, Assistant Commissioner (G) Aditya Gupta, SDM Gurdaspur Manjit Singh Rajla, PCS Officer Rupinderpal Singh, Principal SSM College Dr. R.K. Tuli, District Social Justice and Empowerment Officer Sukhwinder Singh and Civil Surgeon Dr. Prabhjot Kalsi were also present.
