Tribune News Service Patiala August 21 Former Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Member of Parliament (MP) Preneet Kaur handed over proprietary rights to 146 beneficiaries of the Rori Kutt Mohalla at the Municipal Corporation (MC) office here today. The MP said with the power given by the people the Punjab Government under the leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh was able to fulfill promises made to them. “Development of the rural as well as urban population has always been a priority agenda of the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Government. Initiatives like Urban Environment Improvement Programme and Basera Scheme have improved living standards of the urban population” the MP added. Giving proprietary rights to slum dwellers was not only an election promise of the Congress but a dream of the Punjab Chief Minister which was fulfilled by the present government and benefited one lakh people of the state the MP said. The state government had done all round development in the last four and half years in city which was neglected for 10 years during the regime of the previous government the MP added. She also appealed to the people to beware of the false propaganda of the Opposition parties and support the Captain-led government. The state government had taken a lead by launching Basera Scheme for the welfare of the poor and the needy who were devoid of the right to own homes for decades the MP said. Under the Chief Minister Slum Development Programme the Patiala MC had provided proprietary rights to 936 beneficiaries of five colonies including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar Range Shah Colony Rori Kutt (Lakkar Mandi) Jeevan Singh Basti and Shri Chand Colony the MP added. In all 3000 beneficiaries benefitted from the scheme the MP said.

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