Chandigarh, May 22 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, for reducing the prices of petroleum products. A subsidy of Rs 9.5 in petrol prices, Rs 7 in diesel and Rs 200 per cylinder to the beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme was announced. This will reduce the cost of cooking and will give relief to the common man. The Chief Minister said this while responding to queries by media persons in Delhi on Sunday.

Replying to a question, the Chief Minister said that Haryana stands first in sports. Today, the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, while interacting with a woman player, Unnati, has appreciated Haryana. The Haryana government is constantly encouraging the players. Continuous work is being done by the state government to make Haryana progress in sports. Be it giving prize money to the players or giving them jobs, they are constantly being encouraged. Haryana has also received the privilege to host Khelo India Youth Games this year. Sh Manohar Lal thanked the Prime Minister for this also.

Birth Anniversaries of great personalities to be celebrated

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Birth Anniversary of Maharishi Kashyap will be celebrated in Karnal. For this a state level programme is being organized. We have announced that the thoughts of great men should reach the society, they should be propagated and for this the state government will celebrate their birth anniversaries. In this episode, a programme is being organized on Maharishi Kashyap Jayanti in Karnal. In the next month, the Birth Anniversary of Bhagat Kabir will be celebrated in Rohtak. In the past also, Prakash Parv of Dr. Ambedkar, Shri Ravidas and Sikh Gurus have been celebrated. In future also the Birth Anniversary of other great men will be celebrated in the same way.

Haryana government is moving ahead on stand up policy, not sit down

Responding to another question, the Chief Minister said that the governments should work for the public interest. Works of public interest are being done with the available resources with the State Government. In order to provide employment to those who have low income in the society, education and skilling is being imparted to them so that they move towards self-employment. We do not believe in sit down policy, but believe in the stand up policy of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. Today we are working on a plan to make people stand on their feet by providing employment.

Mandis are open, farmers can still sell their crops

Responding to a question, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that mandis are open across the state, but it is being seen that wheat is not coming to the market. The government has announced the reopening of the mandis. The farmers can still come to sell wheat.