Shiromani Akali Dal created new NRI WING under the Presidentship of S.Surjit Singh Rakhra

Shiromani Akali Dal created new NRI Wing under the Presidentship of S. Surjit Singh Rakhra The than President of Shiromani Akali Dal Sh. Parkash Singh Badal while releasing statement to the press informed that to strenthen Shiromani Akali Dal abroad and to safeguard the interest of Punjabis and Panthak Organisations this NRI Cell has been created. It is the earnest desire of S. Surjit Singh Rakhra that NRI's should setup new projects in Punjab. To achieve this aim, S. Surjit Singh Rakhra than MLA who is well conversent and a known NRI was appointed President of the NRI Wing. The NRI can safeguard the future of the Country by investing huge financial amount for which they are able to do so and can help for the welfare of society by starting many projects. It is neccessary to boost them for this purpose. He persuaded the NRI's to help Punjab Government as NRI Punjabi's in our Country can pay a suitable contribution for the purpose. S. Surjit Singh Rakhra in association with Dy. Commissioner Patiala and Commissioner Patiala Division advised them to setup NRI sabha and Commissioner Patiala Division was nominated as President of the NRI sabha of Patiala Division. S. Surjit Singh Rakhra has created state development Trust in the name of his father Late S. Kartar Singh Dhaliwal and deposited 1,30,59,000( One Crore Thirty Lakh and Fifty Nine Thousand) in the joint account with the Goverment under the CD 2.35 Scheme for which high level committee's have been constituted, one is central committee which is created under Chief Secretary Punjab and Second District level committee under the Dy. Commissioner. For the District level committee DC is the Chairman and as Nominee of the NRI 's S. Surjit Singh Rakhra was made the Vice Chairman of the District level committe of Patiala. Under his guidance welfare works of the society have been completed quickly and senior citizen welfare association building was constructed in Model Town Patiala, a school has been constructed in Seona village and Guru Teg Bhadur Model School Model Town has been built, three rooms have been constructed in Kalyan sr. sec. school for computer setup. Furniture has been arranged for Dadhera school and for the poor in the villages, 402 Toilets have been constructed. S. Surjit Singh Rakhra arranged a Punjabi Conference at Milwaukee in USA in 1997 in which delegates from all corners of the world, participated. The entire expenditure was incurred by the family of S. Surjit Singh Rakhra. (S. Surjit Singh Rakhra in the name of his late father created S. Kartar Singh Dhaliwal Chair) in Wisconsin University (USA) through his elder brother S. Darshan Singh Dhaliwal. S. Surjit Singh Rakhra NRI is interested to setup IT Units in Punjab. During his speech in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha he pressurised the government to setup IT Units in Punjab and offered mediation for many Countries like America for setting up IT Units in Punjab. He is interested to setup party based small Units in each Country under the Shiromani Akali Dal, NRI Wing.