Chandigarh, January 1 – The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved significant amendments to the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana (DDLLY), 2025 with the objective of strengthening women’s financial empowerment and promoting long-term savings.

Under the proposed amendments, the monthly benefit under the scheme will remain Rs 2,100 per eligible woman. However, from the second month onwards, the assistance will be released in two parts — Rs 1,100 will be credited directly to the beneficiary’s savings bank account, while Rs 1,000 will be deposited in a Government-operated Recurring Deposit (RD) or Fixed Deposit (FD) account. The accumulated amount, along with interest, will be paid to the beneficiary on maturity. The tenure of the RD/FD will be decided by the Government and will not exceed five years.

The amendments also propose integration of social development-linked eligibility criteria. In addition to income-based eligibility, mothers whose children studying in Government schools have demonstrated academic excellence by securing more than 80 percent marks in Class 10 or 12 board examinations, or have achieved grade-level competency under the NIPUN Bharat Mission in Classes 1 to 4, will be considered eligible. Similarly, mothers who have successfully rehabilitated their children from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) or Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), as verified by the Women and Child Development Department, will also be covered under the scheme. Existing criteria related to age and domicile will continue unchanged.

The income limit for this additional criteria is extended upto Rs. 1.8 lac as per FIDR. Aligning objectives of Viksit Bharat to socio economic development & family size, mothers who have more than 3 children will not be eligible under this category.

To enhance transparency and community participation, the proposed amendments include validation of beneficiaries through local self-governance institutions. After initial verification by CRID, the list of beneficiaries will be shared with concerned Gram Sabhas in rural areas and Area Sabhas or Ward Committees in urban areas for community-level validation. In cases where any beneficiary is found ineligible or non-genuine during validation, the financial assistance will be discontinued.

Notably, the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana was launched on September 25, 2025, to enhance the social security of women in the State. Within two months of its launch, around 10 lakh women registered under the scheme, reflecting its wide acceptance. The proposed amendments aim to further evolve the scheme from a cash assistance programme into a holistic, outcome-oriented initiative aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat.

Chandigarh, January 1- With the objective of preventing misuse of exchange deeds for unauthorized land transactions in notified urban areas,  the government proposes to amend section 7A of Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (hereinafter called the principal Act), by inserting ‘exchange deeds’ under this section.

The State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today approved  the said amendment by issuance of the ‘Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas (Haryana Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’.

The amendment seeks to ensure that exchange deeds, which are increasingly being used as indirect sale instruments, are brought under the regulatory framework of the Act.

Chandigarh, January 1 – The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved the proposal to provide a Government job on compassionate grounds to Smt. Santosh Kumari, wife of Late Sh. Sandeep Kumar Lather, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Haryana Police, as a special and as one-time measure.

The Cabinet approved appointment to Smt. Santosh Kumari on the post of PGT Mathematics (Group-B) in the Campus School, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

Chandigarh, January 1 – The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, gave a major relief to employees of the State Transport Department as it decided to extend the benefits of qualifying service and the Old Pension Scheme to 347 drivers who were appointed on a contractual basis in the year 2002.

The decision aims to remove long-standing pay anomalies and ensure parity among similarly placed employees. These drivers were initially appointed on contract in 2002 and were subsequently regularised in 2006 under the Haryana Transport Department (Group-C) Haryana Roadways Service Rules, 1995, as amended from time to time. However, since the mutual settlement in January  2014 between the Government and employees’ unions applied only to those appointed on or after January 1, 2003, the drivers appointed in 2002 were excluded from its benefits, resulting in a situation where junior drivers were drawing higher pay and pensionary benefits than their seniors.

With this decision, the drivers recruited in 2002 will be treated as regular from their initial date of appointment. It also ensures the grant of benefits such as ACP by counting service from the initial appointment date, coverage under the Old Pension Scheme and Family Pension Scheme, 1964, opening of General Provident Fund accounts.

Chandigarh, January 1

Taking serious note of the irregularities related to the verification of work slips and registration of workers in the Haryana Labour Department, Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini has directed immediate action. On Chief Minister’s orders, a high-level inquiry committee has been constituted to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, which will submit its detailed report to the government within one month.

Media reports have claimed that the Labour Minister, Haryana, had written a letter to the Chief Minister informing him about the matter; however, no such letter was received in the Chief Minister’s Office. Nevertheless, a file on the issue was presented by the department, in which the Chief Minister was informed that the department had constituted a committee to investigate the matter and that reports from 13 districts had been prepared, while reports from the remaining nine districts were pending. Therefore, the department stated that a complete report would be submitted after receiving reports from the remaining districts.

The Chief Minister took the issue seriously and returned the file the very next day, directing the Labour Minister to submit a complete report from all districts along with accurate figures of financial loss. However, the report is still pending. The issue pertains to construction workers and the benefits provided to them under various schemes of the Labour Department. It has been alleged that the works on which these individuals claimed to have laboured were not genuine, thereby casting doubt on their registration as building and construction workers.

Considering the seriousness of the allegations, the Chief Minister has constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of Sh. Pankaj Aggarwal, IAS, with Sh. Rajiv Rattan, IAS, and Sh. Pankaj Nain, IPS, as members.

The committee will investigate the entire matter and ascertain the irregularities committed by various officers and other individuals. In addition, the committee will also recommend corrective or preventive measures to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future. After examining all facts, the committee will submit its report within one month.

Chandigarh:

Senior IPS officer Ajay Singhal was appointed the new Director General of Police of Haryana on Wednesday.  Singhal currently holds the position of Director General of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana.

Haryana Government picked IPS officer Singhal out of a panel of three senior IPS officers prepared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Singhal replaces OP Singh, who retired from service on Wednesday after a career spanning more than 33 years.

Singh was given the additional charge of DGP on October 14 when Shatrujeet Kapur proceeded on leave amid mounting attacks from the opposition over fellow IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide. On December 14, Singh was appointed the officiating DGP.

Hailing from Rewari, 57- year- old Singhal is an IPS officer of the 1992 batch who has spent most of his career in Haryana, with stints in various operational and administrative roles.

According to official order issued by Haryana’s Home Department, Singhal, a 1992-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, has been appointed for a minimum tenure of two years from the date he assumes charge. Singhal is due to retire in October 2028. The order was issued by additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sumita Misra and will take effect immediately.

The order stated that the government picked Singhal out of a panel of three senior IPS officers prepared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Besides Singhal, the panel included 1990-batch IPS officer Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor and 1993-batch IPS officer Alok Mittal.

Singhal, an IIT Delhi Graduate (B.Tech-Mechanical),  takes over the reins at a time when the Haryana Police is focusing on consolidating gains made under outgoing DGP OP Singh, whose tenure was marked by a strong emphasis on public accessibility, digital outreach, crackdowns on organised crime, drug networks, and cyber fraud, and reforms in grievance redressal and forensic capabilities.

For his outstanding, dedicated and meritorious service, Singhal was awarded the Police Medal in the year 2008 and the President’s Police Medal in the year 2017.

A seasoned officer, Singhal who held several key operational and administrative positions during his career, including roles in district policing, intelligence, and specialised units (Law and Order, Crime Control, Vigilance, Railway Police, CID, Special Branch, Cyber Crime and Internal Security),is likely to prioritise strengthening district-level policing, tackling organised gangs and narcotics supply chains, and expanding cybercrime response capabilities.