Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday announced, inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 90 development projects worth around Rs 807 crore in Bikaner district. The projects cover healthcare, education, roads, electricity, agriculture and administrative infrastructure. Addressing a programme in Meghasar, Sharma said the initiatives would accelerate development in the district and improve access to essential public services.
Among the major announcements was the establishment of a new Mini Secretariat in Lunkaransar to bring administrative services under one roof. A Sub-District Hospital and modern trauma centre will also be established in Sridungargarh at a cost of Rs 25 crore. For Bikaner city, the government announced a new overbridge at Museum Circle to address traffic congestion, along with an Ayurvedic dispensary in Bikaner West and strengthening work for the Euro Sciences building at SP Medical College.
In education and healthcare, the Meghasar Sub Health Centre will be upgraded to a Primary Health Centre, while a government primary school in Khajuwala will be upgraded to an upper-primary school. New government primary schools were also announced at Chak 610-200 RD, opposite Dudi Petrol Pump in Sattasar and Jeevan Singh Ki Dhani. During the programme, Sharma formally inaugurated 74 completed development works with a combined value of Rs 664 crore.
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The inaugurated projects include 47 solar power plants worth more than Rs 371 crore under PM-KUSUM Components A and C, besides road infrastructure works worth Rs 105 crore. These include widening and renovation of the MDR Palana-Khajuwala, Bhurasar-Ballar and Poogal-Makeri roads. Other completed projects include a 132 KV Grid Sub Station at Haddan costing Rs 24 crore, APMC development work in Bikaner worth Rs 15 crore, the Marudhara Botanical Garden at Bichwal costing Rs 5 crore and a new community health centre building at Muqam.
Sharma also laid the foundation stones for 16 new projects estimated at Rs 143 crore. These include a 220 KV Grid Sub Station and transmission line at Sheruna worth Rs 98 crore and a new Bikaner Development Authority office building costing more than Rs 36 crore. Sub Health Centre buildings will also be constructed at Gajsukhdesar, Bagseu, Lilka, Ratadiya, Bidasaria, Jakhasar Naya, Raner and Mithadiya at a combined cost of around Rs 4.5 crore.
During the programme, the Chief Minister unveiled an Ashtadhatu horse-mounted statue of Veer Shiromani Megho Ji, regarded as the founder of Meghasar, and said it would inspire future generations to uphold sacrifice, bravery, courage and service to the nation. Sharma also highlighted government welfare and employment measures, noting that Rajasthan's annual PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi assistance had increased from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 and that more than Rs 61,000 crore had been provided as electricity-bill subsidies to farmers. He added that appointments had been made to more than 1.78 lakh posts, while recruitment for over 1.32 lakh additional posts was underway.
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