The Province 2 government has presented the policy and program of FY 2078-79 (2021-22) at the Province Assembly meeting on Thursday. Continuing some of the old programs, the government has added the Covid epidemic control program. The government's policies and programs cover health, agriculture, tourism, self-employment, education, and irrigation.
On behalf of the government, Province Chief Rajesh Jha presented the policy and program at the state assembly meeting on Thursday. The government has given continuity to the ambitious program 'Teach daughter, save daughter', 'Where there is a road, there is development'. Province MP constituency development program has also been given continuity.
To reduce the risk of covid, the government has taken the policy of making the hospital under construction at Manipal Hospital in Janakpur a Covid hospital, adding posts of health workers in the hospitals, constructing structures to control the covid epidemic, and allocating only corona hospitals.
The government has introduced a policy of setting up Covid Emergency Centers and regular transit with India, setting up health decks at border points to conduct regular health check-ups and health insurance for health workers. The government has taken a plan to expand the capacity of the provincial hospital to 500 beds by starting classes at the Madhes Health Science Academy in the coming fiscal year.
A policy has been taken to make the province malnutrition-free and to improve the health condition of the province by bringing a state health policy. The government has taken the policy of improving the condition of hospital equipment and implementing the provincial education master plan by establishing a biomedical engineering college.
It is the policy of the state government to make Janakpur an education hub by establishing one library in each district and one technical school in each state constituency.
The government's policy and the program include launching the Chief Minister's Youth Self-Employment Enterprise Development Program for the youth who have lost their jobs due to COVID, launching the Chief Minister's Running Shield, developing sports, and providing Dalit scholarships and ration cards to the needy Dalits.
Announcing special assistance in Chure conservation, the local level has taken the policy of Chure conservation in coordination with the federal government. The government has taken a policy to develop Province Tourism by making one district a tourism center.
In order to promote agribusiness, the main role of farmers in pricing, agricultural insurance, agricultural roads, agricultural electrification, and agricultural irrigation have been given priority. The government has taken the policy of tax exemption for medium agro-industries, special packages for sugarcane farmers and sugar industry, and making veterinary services effective. Special assistance will be provided for agro-industrialization by establishing a sustainable basis to increase agricultural productivity by developing agricultural mechanization.
The policy program states that recreational gardens will be constructed around the East-West Mahendra Highway and small and medium irrigation will be given priority to make the state agricultural.
Dalit hostel and senior citizen housing program will be conducted in each district headquarters. The policy program includes the construction of guest houses in each district and the construction of the Madhes Conference Center in Janakpur. The policy program states that the Chief Minister's Sanitation Campaign Authority will be formed by giving scope to the Chief Minister's Sanitation Campaign.
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