Chandigarh, January 9- The issue of alleged corruption and financial embezzlement under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in Kakheri and Kakrala Anayat Gram Panchayats of Siwan Block in Kaithal district was raised in the meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee.

In this regard, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was asked to investigate the matter and submit a report. Giving information, a government spokesperson said according to the CEO’s report, investigation is already going on in the matter related to Gram Panchayat Kakheri in Block Siwan and three METs have been terminated for violating the rules in uploading the actual attendance of the workers in the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app from the registered mobile at the geo-tagged location of the workplace with clear faces. Explanation of the concerned ABPO and Junior Engineer related to MGNREGA has been called. He said since this work was in convergence with the Irrigation Department, a letter has been written to the Irrigation Department asking it to take action against the concerned Junior Engineer and Sub-Divisional Officer for not monitoring the works as per rules and for negligence. He said the investigation related to Gram Panchayat Kakrala Anayat is under consideration with the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Siwan.

He said since the total expenditure under MGNREGA in Kaithal district in 2024-25 has been only Rs 18.82 crore so far, and the news of the scam of Rs 18 crore in Gram Panchayat Kakheri and Kakarala Anayat of Block Siwan of Kaithal is without facts and completely baseless.

He said after investigation of the above complaints, strict action will be taken against any officer or employee found involved and recovery will be done as per rules. Legal action will also be taken if needed.

Chandigarh, January 9 – In order to ensure smooth functioning of departments/boards/corporations etc., the Haryana Government has ordered that in the absence of Administrative Secretary, Head of Department/Managing Director, Additional Secretary/Special Secretary/Secretary, Divisional Commissioner, Commissioner-Municipal Corporation, District Administration and District Municipal Commissioner being on leave/training/tour/election duty or away for more than 2 days due to any other reason or in the event of vacancy due to retirement or transfer of the officer, the work of the department will be looked after by the respective Link Officers. 

A letter issued in this regard by Chief Secretary Dr. Vivek Joshi states that the link officers for various Administrative Secretaries and head of departments and boards/corporations of Haryana and Additional/Special Secretary/Secretary, Secretariat Establishment, Human Resources Department, Personnel Department, Home-I and Home-II, General Administration Department and Vigilance Department have been appointed.

The link officers for the purpose of looking after the work during the leave/training/tour or election duty of Divisional Commissioner have been appointed. For Ambala division, Karnal and Rohtak will be link officer-I and link officer-II, respectively. For Karnal division, Rohtak and Ambala will be link officer-I and link officer-II, respectively. For Rohtak division, Karnal and Hisar will be link officer-I and link officer-II, respectively while for the Hisar division, Rohtak and Ambala will be link officer-I and link officer-II, respectively. For Gurugram division, Faridabad and Rohtak will be link officer-I and link officer-II, respectively, and for Faridabad division, Gurugram and Karnal will be link officer-I and link officer-II, respectively.

The link officers for the purpose of looking after the work during the leave/training/tour or election duty of Commissioner of Municipal Corporations have also been appointed. For Municipal Corporations-Gurugram and Manesar, the link officer will be Faridabad. For Faridabad, the link officer will be Manesar. Similarly, For Rohtak, the link officer will be Hisar and vice-versa. For Sonipat, the link officer will be Panipat and vic-versa. For Karnal, the link officer will be Ambala and vice-versa, and for Yamunangar-Jagadhri, the link officer will be Panchkula and vice-versa.

The link officers for the purpose of looking after the work during the leave/training/tour or election duty of District Administration have been appointed as well. For Deputy Commissioner, the link officer-I will be Additional Deputy Commissioner. For Additional Deputy Commissioner, the link officer-I will be CEO, Zila Parishad & CEO, DRDA. For CEO, Zila Parishad & CEO, DRDA, the link officer-I will be Additional Deputy Commissioner. For City Magistrate, the link officer-I will be SDM (HQ) while for SDM (HQ), the link officer-I will be City Magistrate and link officer-II will be EO, HSVP (only if IAS/HCS officer is posted as such). For EO, HSVP, the link officer-I will be SDM (HQ).

The link officers for the purpose of looking after the work during the transfer/retirement and during the leave/training/tour or election duty of District Municipal Commissioner have been also appointed. For Gurugram, the link officer will be Jhajjar and vice-versa. For Rohtak, the link officer will be Bhiwani & Charkhi Dadri and vice-versa. For Hisar, the link officer will be Jind and vice-versa. For Sonipat, the link officer will be Panipat and vice-versa. For Karnal, the link officer will be Kaithal and vice-versa. For Ambala, the link officer will be Kurukshetra and vice-versa. For Yamunanagar, the link officer will be Panchkula and vice-versa. For Sirsa, the link officer will be Fatehabad and vice-versa while for Rewari, the link officer will be Mahendragarh and vice-versa. For Palwal, the the link officer will be Nuh and vice-versa. The detailed list of link officers can be accessed at csharyana.gov.in.

Further, the concerned Divisional Commissioner may also assign the additional charge of the IAS/HCS officers, except Deputy Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner, to any other IAS/HCS officer of the respective district up to 15 days and if the period of absence exceeds 15 days, then the proposal to post or give additional charge to any other IAS/HCS officer will be sent to this department.

The letter further states that every officer will inform his link officer before proceeding on

Chandigarh, January 9 – Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha Sh. Harvinder Kalyan has said that expanding one’s capabilities and knowledge is a continuous process in life and training helps to improve our skills and develops knowledge.

The Vidhan Sabha Speaker stated this today at the closing ceremony of the two-day capacity building programme organized for officers/employees of Haryana Vidhan Sabha at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Sector 26, Chandigarh.

Sh. Harvinder Kalyan said the programme was organized to further improve the working style of the Assembly. Institutions progress only due to the hard work of those working in them. We all should keep acquiring as much knowledge as possible and keep sharing it with others. The officers and employees do the work of giving feedback to the Assembly members, which is very important.
Sh. Kalyan said the Assembly has an important role in the development of the state and forming policies for the welfare of society. Training is also important because through this, officers/employees get help in understanding their responsibilities and discharging them properly.

He said such trainings will prepare us to coordinate between the MLAs and the administration with changing times and to face new challenges. We all have to work as a team and increase our leadership capacity and work efficiency. It is necessary to study the proceedings, rules and legislative process of the Assembly in depth, understand them and resolve the problems quickly. The ability to provide correct information to officers and members on time is essential for employees.

Sh. Kalyan said we should keep trying to ensure that this series of training continues. Knowledge should be acquired wherever one gets a chance to learn. The more we increase our knowledge, the more positively we will be able to complete our work. He said the programme started on January 8 which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.

During the training programme, former Chief Secretary Smt. Keshni Anand Arora spoke about motivation and office etiquette, subject experts of Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies, Lok Sabha gave detailed information about various activities of the Assembly. On this occasion, Director of the institute, Smt. Juby Amar, and other senior officers were also present.

Chandigarh January 9:  Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, said that this year’s budget will be prepared with the interests of all sections of society in mind. To ensure its inclusivity, suggestions are being gathered from diverse groups.

The Chief Minister was addressing the function after inaugurating Part-II of the Agri-Tourism Center at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar. During the event, he also launched a coffee-table book titled “Poshan Utsav”, which was prepared by the Deen Dayal Shodh Sansthan. The function was attended by Haryana’s Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Minister, Sh. Shyam Singh Rana, and Public Works and Public Health Engineering Minister, Sh. Ranbir Gangwa.

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini emphasized that the Agri-Tourism Center, built at a cost of Rs. 5.60 crore, would serve as a valuable platform to educate the public about farming practices. He highlighted its potential in helping the people of Haryana by sharing the traditional farming methods used by previous generations.

He also praised the work of the Deen Dayal Shodh Sansthan, which operates under the ideals of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. He recalled how Pandit Upadhyay’s vision of Ek-aatam Manavad (Integral Humanism) is being followed by the government, focusing on the upliftment of the poor and the welfare of the most marginalized individuals in society.

In line with the government’s current priorities, the Chief Minister stressed the importance of improving dietary habits to combat malnutrition, particularly among children and women. He acknowledged the efforts of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, who has advocated for greater consumption of millets at the United Nations, emphasizing that coarse grain can play a crucial role in addressing nutritional deficiencies.

Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Sh. Rajesh Khullar; Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi; Additional Chief Secretary of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Sh. Raja Shekhar Vundru; Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr. Saket Kumar, Vice Chancellor of CCSHAU Prof. B.R. Kamboj, along with officials from various departments and universities, were also present.

Later, while interacting with the media persons, the Chief Minister said that BJP takes every election seriously. Regarding the Delhi elections, he expressed confidence that the results would favor the BJP and that under the leadership of Sh. Narendra Modi, the party would form the government in Delhi. He criticized Sh. Arvind Kejriwal for making unfulfilled promises to the people of Delhi over the past decade.

In response to another question about local body elections in Haryana, the Chief Minister said that the party is fully prepared. He added that the party would decide whether to contest the elections with or without a symbol.