Chandigarh, January 28 - The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, during his Sonipat visit on Saturday evening, halted at Bal Gram Rai to meet the children. The children were ecstatic to see the Chief Minister in their midst. Bal Gram Rai is both your and my home, hence I have come to see the children of my family, the Chief Minister said this to the children.
The Chief Minister also distributed sweets to the children in Bal Gram. The Chief Minister also inquired about the several amenities offered to the children in Bal Gram Rai. He said that children should get a family-like atmosphere here. He said that whatever demand the children of Bal Gram have will be fulfilled immediately. On this occasion, while talking to the house mother, he learned about all the facilities being made available to the children.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has started the Harihar Yojana for raising orphan children, under which the state government will bear the expenses of the upkeep and education of all such children coming to the Bal Gram and after completing 18 years of age, thereafter, the government will directly cover such youths in ex gratia policy and they will be given Group-C and Group-D jobs. For this, they will not have to appear for any kind of exam.
The Chief Minister said that if such youths do graduation and post-graduation, they will be entitled to Class-I and Class-II jobs as well, but for this they will have to pass a written test. The government will keep all such youths in the category of economically backward classes and will also provide 10 percent reservation in jobs. After the job, their salary will be deposited in the bank account till the marriage of the concerned beneficiary. If he has to continue his further studies or take any other training/coaching, then he will be able to withdraw only up to 20 percent of the money from the account. The beneficiary will get the rest of the money on the occasion of their marriage. After visiting Bal Gram Rai, the Chief Minister met Virendra in village Badkhalsa and Padma Shri awardee Kanwal Singh Chauhan in village Aterna and inquired about their well-being.