IEP Chandigarh, February 22
Haryana Chief Minister while taking a dig at the Opposition said that they should be more focused on doing quality criticism rather than catching the eyes of the media.“The Opposition’s criticism should be informative so it looks credible. Opposing every work of the government for the sake of criticizing dent’s the credibility of the Opposition,” said Sh. Manohar Lal, while replying to the Governor’s address during the ongoing Budget Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.While clarifying the air about the e-tendering system started by the State Government in PRIs, the Chief Minister said that allocating Panchayat works through e-tendering is a part of the government’s zero-tolerance policy adopted against corruption.“With this system, we have empowered the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The duty of the Panchayats is to ensure smooth execution of development work, while providing timely funds for the same is our job,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.He said that every Panchayat will upload the list of development works to be done on the portal at the beginning of the year. The government has allocated Rs 1100 crore to the Panchayats in the last quarter of this financial year. Panchayats can spend this amount as per the needs of the development works, said the Chief Minister.2890 work costing below Rs 2 lakh have startedSh. Manohar Lal informed that an engineering work portal has been created for ensuring transparency in the tender process. So far, 2890 works costing below Rs 2 lakh have been started in Panchayats across the state. While 3254 Panchayats have passed their resolutions, and further 3297 development works ranging from Rs. 2 to 5 lakh have been uploaded on the portal. About 600 contactors have registered on the portal, informed the Chief Minister.He said that Quality Assurance Authority has been formed to curb corruption in construction works, ensuring transparency and accountability in government projects. He said that this Authority will periodically check the quality of construction work and will issue a certificate. The payment to the contractors will be made only after the Authority’s certificate.Eradicating corruption from its roots is no less than a ‘Junoon’ for me, CMSh. Manohar Lal said that eradicating corruption from its roots is no less than a ‘Junoon’ for him and following this passion only his government has taken several radical IT reforms which have certainly played a key role in curbing this ‘termite’.“Corruption is a fight for the future of youths; we have to jointly fight it,” said the Chief Minister.714 posts of Sanskrit TGT advertisedThe Chief Minister said that the total advertised 7471 TGT posts, which includes 714 Sanskrit TGT. While 1252 posts are of Mewat cadre and 100 are of Urdu TGT posts.Edusat Chowkidar will now be called a Multi-Purpose WorkerReplying to the issue regarding the salary-allowances of the Edusat Chowkidars working in schools, the Chief Minister said that they have been brought under the purview of Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam and their monthly salary-allowances have been increased from Rs. 7000 to Rs. 14,000 which is the level-1 category as per the Nigam wages. He further said that these chowkidars now be called Multi-Purpose Workers.3 percent of the total posts of Group C will be filled under the sports quotaThe Chief Minister while clarifying the confusion regarding the sports quota said that 3 percent of the total posts of Group-C will be filled under the sports quota. Along with appointments in police, sports, education and electricity departments, quota benefits will also be given in other departments as well. In the first phase, such sportspersons will be sent on deputation to other departments.We rank sixth among 19 big states in the Social Progress Index report released by NITI AayogThe Chief Minister said that Haryana ranks sixth in 19 big states of the country in the Social Progress Index (SPI) report released by NITI Aayog. In the ranking of districts, 20 districts of Haryana are in second and third tires.Farmers are getting their compensation on timeThe Chief Minister said that the ‘e-Fasal Kshatipoorti portal’ has been launched by the State Government so as to ensure that farmers get timely compensation for their damaged crops. The time limit for the farmers to register their crop damage on the portal has been increased from 72 hours to 7 days.Apart from, farmer, Patwari, Kanungo and Tehsildar also enter the details of damaged crops on this portal. This data is matched with the data entered by the farmers on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal. Random sampling will be done by SDMs (25 percent) and Deputy Commissioner (10 percent). This detailed process adopted by the State Government provides actual information about crop damage, stated Sh. Manohar Lal.Haryana is the first to start ‘Lal Dora Mukt Yojana’The Chief Minister said that the state government has implemented the SVAMITVA scheme, due to which the registration of all the properties inside Lal Dora is being done.The state government first started the initiative to end Lal Dora. Central Government has also adopted this scheme of the state government under the name of SVAMITVA, which has been implemented in 8 states of the country, informed Sh. Manohar Lal.The government will support those having land near KMPThe Chief Minister while assuring to support those having land near KMP said that KMP is neither the national highway nor the state highway, it is the expressway. KMP has limited entry and exit points and the rates of land near these points are higher. The land has been acquired under the Railway Act for the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor. However, the collector rates in this area have not been revised for a long time because of this the landowners can file arbitration to take more prices. The government will also support them in this matter, said Sh. Manohar Lal.School students will have to submit a tablet at the time of taking the school living certificateRegarding depositing the tablet by the school students, the Chief Minister said that at the time of taking the school living certificate, students will have to submit the tablet to the school management.CET examination will be held every year, under which recruitment of Group C and D will be done. The Government is planning to conduct a joint CET examination for group C and D posts. The examination will be equitant to 10th standard. However, the government is also considering the proposal that a separate examination will have to be held for Group C, for which the candidates will be given extra time. Opinion on this issue is being taken from the Advocate General.Round-the-clock power is being ensured under the Mhara Gaon-Jagamg Gaon schemeThe Chief Minister said that the under the Mhara Gaon-Jagamg Gaon scheme round the clock power is being ensured in every village.Radical improvements have been made in the power sector. Out of 7255 villages of the state, 24 hours of electricity is being provided in 5694 villages i.e. 78 percent of villages, informed Sh. Manohar Lal.A special committee formed to look into a stilt 4 -storey buildingThe Chief Minister said that permission was given to construct a 4 -storey house with stilt parking in the sectors of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), but some complaints have been received in this regard, after which the government has formed a Special Committee in this matter. No new map will be passed until the committee submits its report.PPP is my dream ProjectCalling the Parivar Pehchan Patra his dream project, the Chief Minister said that the project is aimed to curb corruption by reducing human intervention. The government has launched more than 100 portals and now it is only because of these portals that the money is going directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries through DBT. For 3 years, the government has saved Rs 1150 crore from ineligible beneficiaries.
