Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced a grant of Rs 31 lakh for a Valmiki students' hostel in Hisar and released an additional Rs 7.30 crore for dharamshalas at the state-level Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti celebrations.
He made a direct appeal to export the state's development model to neighbouring Punjab.
Addressing devotees at Sant Kabir Kutir under the Sant Mahapurush Prachar-Prasar Yojana, Saini declared that Punjab and Haryana share indissoluble social and historical bonds. He said people in Punjab deserve the same welfare architecture that Haryana is rolling out. "Punjab is a vital face of the nation. Collective efforts are needed to strengthen it," he said, signalling an unusual cross-bord...