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Monday, May 28, 2012

Sonia Gandhi expresses her concern over the loot of Central funds in UP


Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had addressed a big election rally in Moradabad - also called Peetal Nagri – during her recent campaign for Congress in the lat UP assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Sonia Gandhi referred to the various welfare scheme of the Congress led UPA Government at the Centre and said, “Despite all the problems, UPA Government has done a number of welfare schemes and policies for the people. We implemented Mahatma Gandhi NREGA policy to address the issue of unemployment in the villages by which every poor is guaranteed for a minimum of 100 days’ job every year”.
“The Congress led UPA government at the centre framed policies like Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission to ensure house, water and roads, National Rural Health Mission to provide adequate health facilities for the poor, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan to ensure that every children in the age group of 6 to 14 get proper education, Mid-day meal scheme to ensure food to every children in the schools, Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana, opened up new Universities and implemented Rajiv Gandhi Electrification Scheme to provide electricity at every place,” added the Congress President.
Sonia Gandhi continued by saying that the Centre made a number of schemes for the development of U.P and sent thousands of crores of rupees to the state under various schemes. “The Congress led Government at the Centre sent more than one lakh crore rupees to Uttar Pradesh.  But it is a matter of great concern that the people of Uttar Pradesh could not avail the benefits. All these funds were swindled out in corruption and scams. There are reports of corruption in MNREGA and NRHM schemes,” concerned the Congress President.


This article is posted by pressbrief.in

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