CHANDIGARH: The state government has decided that a group of five ministers, to be headed by agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister O P Dhankar, will tour the state and interact with farmers to resolve their grievances. They will be organizing ‘
Kisan Panchayats
’ across the state.
The announcement to this purpose was made by minister of state for social justice and empowerment
Krishan Kumar Bedi
while interacting with newspersons here on Tuesday. The decision to constitute the group of ministers was taken in a meeting chaired by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Education minister
Ram Bilas Sharma
, public works minister
Rao Narbir Singh
, minister of state for labour and employment
Nayab Singh Saini
and Bedi are also part of the group.
He said team of ministers would tour across the state and organize ‘Kisan Panchayats’ to hear farmers’ issues. The team would also inform about various initiatives taken in the interest of farmers by the government during its last three years regime.
He said that the government was completing its three years on October 26, and the golden jubilee year celebrations were coming to an end on November 1. A big event will also be organized on this occasion.