New Delhi : Seventeen months into his tenure, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has earned a reputation for turning decisions into delivery. Since assuming office in March 2024, Saini has overseen a flurry of reforms that touch almost every aspect of life in the state—farming, women’s welfare, health, education, rural development, and urban growth. The hallmark of his governance, officials and observers note, is speed: policies have not remained on paper but moved quickly to the ground.
Agriculture, the backbone of Haryana’s economy, has seen some of the most sweeping changes. For the first time, minimum support price has been extended to all crops, a move aimed at securing farmer incomes beyond the traditional procurement basket of wheat and paddy. Gurugram now hosts the country’s first Natural Farming MSP Grain Market, covering 24 crops with in-built lab facilities to ensure quality and price assurance. Direct transfers of compensation worth ₹15,000 crore have reached farmers’ accounts, while incentives such as subsidies for cattle purchase and a push for one lakh acres under natural farming reflect the administration’s bid to align prosperity with sustainability.
The state has also signalled its intent to place women at the centre of its welfare agenda. From September 25, the government will roll out the Lado Lakshmi Yojana, a scheme that promises monthly financial support of ₹2,100 to over 20 lakh women. With a budgetary outlay of ₹5,000 crore, the programme is designed not just as income support but as a pathway to long-term security, linking seamlessly to pensions once beneficiaries cross the age threshold.
Education and healthcare have been another focus. Schools are being upgraded with smart classrooms and mini-science labs, while ITIs and polytechnics have been modernised to meet employability demands. Nearly 63,000 rural youth and farmers have undergone training in skill and capacity-building programmes. In health, free dialysis services have been introduced in government hospitals, and district-level facilities are being strengthened to expand access to critical care.
The push for rural development has run parallel to efforts at urban modernisation. Thousands of villages have been declared drug-free under campaigns that mobilise community and youth participation. Legal ownership of homes has been secured for rural households, while Panchayat Ghars and community infrastructure have been scaled up. Urban centres, including Palwal, have seen targeted investments in roads, sports facilities, and civic amenities, underscoring the government’s bid to balance rural and urban priorities.
Environmental concerns have not been left behind. Over 25,000 groundwater recharge structures have been built, 17 soil and water testing labs set up, and more than 60 lakh soil health cards distributed. Alongside, Haryana has achieved full village electrification and advanced its clean energy transition with rooftop solar and road electrification projects.
Observers point out that what distinguishes Haryana’s current trajectory is a governance model anchored in delivery and transparency. Digital systems have been embedded in procurement, welfare disbursement, and pension schemes to cut delays and leakages. Officials say this has helped citizens experience benefits directly at the household level, whether through cleared farmer dues, timely pensions, or visible infrastructure improvements.
From the fields of Hisar to the classrooms of Gurugram, from the hospitals of Rohtak to the growing towns of Palwal, the imprint of this reform push is becoming visible. As Haryana looks to the future, the Saini government has staked its claim on a model of governance that measures success not by announcements but by the tangible difference in people’s lives.
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