Minister attends function to mark parkash purb of Guru RavidasKhuralgarh Sahib to get funds for projects: Aruna

Our Corrrespondent

Garhshankar, February 27

Paying obeisance to Guru Ravidas on his 644th parkash utsav, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Saturday announced that the state government would release adequate funds after March 31 to complete various projects at Sri Khuralgarh Sahib.

While joining the sangat at Sri Guru Ravidas Dharam Asthan, Sri Khuralgarh Sahib, during state-level function, the minister said the remaining project of Minar-e-Begampura would be accomplished as per the deadline fixed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh as budgetary provisions had already been made in this regard. The minister also announced that Punjab Government would get the water tubewell and a reservoir installed at a cost of Rs 85 lakh to ensure the 24X7 supply of potable water for sangat and the gurdwara.

The minister said it was a humble tribute to this historical region to ensure completion of ongoing projects which got a bit delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic. She said the Punjab Government was committed to carry forward the rich religious legacy and heritage of our great gurus, saints, prophets and social reformers, which would ever remain a lighting tower for the entire humanity.

She also announced that the state government would also release funds to the tune of Rs 1.74 crore for construction of retaining wall alongside the premises of this historical gurdwara, where exponent of Bhakti movement Guru Ravidas spent four years, two months and 11 days. The minister also announced that the Punjab Mandi Board would further widen and strengthen two link roads leading to Sri Khuralgarh Sahib at the cost of Rs 46 lakh as the technical assessment of this project had already been completed.

In another major announcement, Aruna Chaudhary said the construction at Minar-e-Bagampura project was going in full swing with the completion of nearly 60 percent work. The Punjab Government will release the remaining Rs 45 crore under this prestigious project shortly while Rs 58 crore, of total 103 crore project, had already been incurred. Acceding to a demand put forth by former MLA Lov Kumar Goldy, She announced that a Rs 5 lakh grant for the development of village stadium would be given from her discretionary funds.

In his address, MLA from Chabbewal Dr Raj Kumar extended greetings to people across the globe on the Prakash Utsav of Guru Ravidas. He said Guru Ravidas was a great social reformer, who disseminated the message of humanity and equality. He also assured the management of Sri Guru Ravidas Itehasak Dharam Asthan, Sri Khuralgarh Sahib that the Punjab Government had undertaken all the projects at top priority, which would be accomplished in few months.