CM Rekha Gupta vows to open Atal canteens, calls herself mukhya sevika of Delhi in her maiden I-Day speech

In her maiden Independence Day deal with, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta referred to herself as Delhi’s “mukhya sevika (chief servant)” and stated that the Delhi authorities will open ‘Atal canteens’, providing subsidised meals, on December 25, the beginning anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The CM additionally stated that the federal government will present each slum dweller with a home and reiterated her pledge to scrub the Yamuna river.

Pledge to scrub Yamuna

“Mother Yamuna is Delhi’s soul and is within the coronary heart of each Delhiite. Over the years, it has develop into polluted. Several guarantees had been made [to clean the Yamuna], however not a lot was accomplished. Today, I’m not simply promising however pledging to rejuvenate the Yamuna,” Ms. Gupta stated at an occasion in Chhatrasal Stadium, the place she hoisted the tricolour and offered awards to a number of Delhi authorities officers.

In her funds speech, the CM had introduced ₹100 crore for 100 Atal canteens, the place meals could be supplied at ₹5.

Recalling the promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “each slum dweller in Delhi will get a home”, Ms. Gupta stated the federal government gained’t simply present homes to poor folks, it’s going to give them the precise to dwell with dignity. “I’ll guarantee safety for my sisters and a greater future for his or her youngsters,” she stated.

The CM stated her authorities is working in direction of making Delhi’s infrastructure the very best within the nation. “As quickly as we shaped the federal government, we began engaged on waterlogging and potholes. Today, water will get drained from the roads a lot quicker,” she stated.

Ms. Gupta added that the federal government will free the nationwide capital of rubbish, filth, corruption, pink tape, and the “mindset of servitude”.

She accused the earlier authorities of depriving Delhi’s residents of the advantages of Ayushman Bharat, the Central authorities’s flagship medical insurance scheme, and stated that she carried out the programme within the metropolis on the very first day of taking the oath.

“So far, 4.5 lakh folks have enrolled within the scheme and began receiving therapy. Under the Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana (AVVY), 2.26 lakh senior residents above 70 years of age have been offered free therapy of as much as ₹10 lakh,” stated the first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh. AVVY permits these aged 70 and above to avail of free secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation of as much as ₹10 lakh. Currently, round 100 hospitals within the Capital are registered beneath the scheme.

She stated that to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure, the federal government has set itself the goal of organising 1,100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, of which work on 166 has been accomplished thus far.

Expansion of hospitals

Later this month, work on 5 main hospitals will begin, by which Delhi will get 1,300 new beds, new outpatient departments, and state-of-the-art medical gear, the CM stated.

Ms. Gupta additionally paid tribute to freedom fighters and hailed the armed forces for his or her function in Operation Sindoor.

Later, she interacted with the youngsters and personnel from Delhi police and Delhi Fire Services.