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OVER 17K PUNJAB FARMERS GET COTTON SEED SUBSIDY WORTH RS. 3.23 CRORE IN THEIR ACCOUNTS

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

In consonance with the commitment of the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann to provide financial assistance in a transparent and hassle-free manner, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare department on Wednesday has transferred Rs. 3.23 crores of cotton seed subsidy into bank accounts of over 17,673 beneficiary farmers.Disclosing this here today, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said that fulfilling the promise of Punjab Government of providing the 33% subsidy on cotton seeds certified by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), the agriculture department has transferred the funds to the farmers through DBT system. The amount has been released under first phase and remaining would be transferred to eligible farmers in the coming days, he added.Reiterating the commitment of the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann for welfare of farmers, the Cabinet Minister said that the high-yielding cotton seeds were made available at cheaper rates to encourage farmers to wean away from water guzzling paddy crop.The agriculture minister said that preventive measures are also being taken to check the attack of White Fly and Pink Bollworms. The concerned officials have been directed to conduct field inspections frequently and sensitise the farmers about taking concrete steps for prevention of this disease.The department has also pressed seven flying squad teams into the service for inter-district checking to ensure supply of quality seeds and pesticides to the farmers. The Agriculture Minister categorically said that a stern action will be taken against those found indulged in selling spurious seeds and pesticides.

Chandigarh, Punjab

VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS PATWARI, HIS PA WHILE ACCEPTING BRIBE OF RS.18000

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has nabbed a Patwari Gurpreet Singh posted at Revenue Halqa Bhullar in Sri Muktsar Sahib district and his private assistant (PA) Kuldeep Singh for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 18,000.The accused Patwari has been arrested on the complaint of Gurpal Singh resident of village Bhullar.Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the VB said that the complainant Gurpal Singh had lodged a complaint with VB unit, Sri Muktsar Sahib of VB Bathinda Range that Patwari had demanded a bribe of Rs.18,000 for transferring the ancestral land in the name of Gurpal Singh (the Complainant) and his brother after the death of their father. The accused revenue official asked him to hand over the said amount to his personal assistant Kuldeep Singh in order to get the job done.The spokesperson informed that after a preliminary investigation of this complaint, a VB team laid a trap and arrested both the accused persons on the spot while accepting a bribe of Rs.18,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.In this regard, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused Patwari and his PA at Police Station VB, Bathinda Range. Further investigation in this case was under progress.

Chandigarh, Punjab

FROM NOW ONWARDS, GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY TO BE REFERRED BY ITS FULL NAME

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian on Tuesday directed all the officials to always refer Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana by its full in official communications or otherwise.          Taking a strict note over the usage of the abbreviated name of the university, which was established in the name of the second Sikh Guru Sri Guru Angad Dev ji, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian shot a letter to Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries and Vice Chancellor of the University in this regard.          He asked the Principal Secretary Mr Vikas Pratap Singh and Vice Chancellor Dr Inderjeet Singh to ensure strict compliance in this regard, and make sure that from now onwards nobody should be using the abbreviation to refer Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in written or verbal communications. The Minister also asked the Principal Secretary and VC to take strict action to ensure compliance in letter and spirit at every level.

Chandigarh, Punjab

HONORARIUM OF RS 8.2 CRORE FOR ANGANWADI WORKERS, HELPERS TO BE RELEASED SOON: DR. BALJIT KAUR

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

Honorarium of Rs 8.2 crore of anganwadi workers and helpers will be released soon for covering the maximum beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.  This was stated by the Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development Dr. Baljit Kaur.Divulding the details, the Minister said that the government is continuously making efforts for the welfare of women especially pregnant women and lactating mothers.The Minister said that under fresh guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, payment of Rs.5000 in two installments (Rs.3000+2000) provided to pregnant women on the birth of their first live child.Giving more information, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that in all 27314 Anganwadi Centers of the state, an amount of Rs. 5000 is transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries after filling the forms of beneficiaries by anganwadi workers and helpers.To encourage anganwadi workers and helpers and provide maximum benefit of the scheme to eligible beneficiaries, an honorarium of Rs.100 per beneficiary to anganwadi workers and Rs.50 per beneficiary to anganwadi helpers.She said that three installments have been released to about 5,48,824 beneficiaries by the Punjab government and an honorarium of about Rs.8.2 crore will be distributed soon.Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur expressed hope that this honorarium will serve as a motivation for Anganwadi workers and helpers to assist eligible beneficiaries under this scheme. She further stated that the Punjab government was led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to the welfare of women in the state.

Chandigarh, Punjab

MEET HAYER STRONGLY CONDEMNS EXCLUSION OF MOHALI TO HOST CRICKET WORLD CUP MATCHES

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

      While strongly condemning the exclusion of Mohali from the list of host cities in the schedule released today for the ODI Cricket World Cup-2023 to be held in India in the month of October-November this year, Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has described this decision as being motivated by political reasons.          In a press communiqué released here today, Meet Hayer said that the exclusion of World Cup matches is open discrimination against Punjab as it is the first time after the construction of PCA Stadium Mohali that the World Cup is being held in India and no match is taking place at Mohali. He said that in 1996 and 2011 the World Cup Semi Finals were played at Mohali, but this time not even a single league match has been allotted to Punjab. Apart from the opening and Final matches, Ahmedabad also gets to host the India-Pakistan match.          Meet Hayer said that PCA Stadium Mohali is not only one of the top five stadiums in India but also comes in the list of prominent stadiums in the world. Mohali is always the first choice of cricket fans. Discrimination against Punjab will not be tolerated at any cost. He said that the State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will raise the issue of this discrimination and open injustice with the BCCI.          The Sports Minister further said that Mohali has an international airport and the city also has better infrastructure and adequate hotels for the teams to stay. Holding the match at Mohali would give a big boost to sports tourism with the arrival of sports lover tourists from across the country and abroad sure to boost the economy of the State. 

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VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS CLERK POSTED AT SDM OFFICE MALERKOTLA FOR SAFEKEEPING RS 5 LAKH BRIBE AMOUNT

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IEP Chandigarh, June 27

After the arrest of Kanoongo Vijaypal Singh for accepting bribe of Rs 5 lakh, the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of Vigilance Bureau (VB), Ludhiana on Tuesday has nabbed a clerk posted at SDM Malerkotla office identified as Rohit Sharma alias Rohit Kumar for safekeeping of the amount after taking from the former.Notably, EoW of VB had arrested Kanoongo Vijaypal for accepting bribe of Rs 5 lakh in two instalments from complainant Karamjit Singh resident of village Bhaini Kalan in lieu of getting family partition (Khangi Takseem) of his land done and provides compensation of the land acquired for a road.Divulging more details, an official spokesperson of the VB said that following the investigations into this case the VB has found the involvement of Clerk Rohit Sharma, who is posted as a reader with SDM Malerkotla for receiving the amount from accused Kanoongo for its safekeeping.He said that the accused clerk has been arrested and further investigations are on.Meanwhile, the case FIR no. 2 dated 23-02-2023 had already been registered under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB ALL SET TO ROLL OUT U-WIN TO DIGITISE UNIVERSAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME IN State

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

      Following the success of digitisation of the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) in two districts— Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar— of the state, Punjab Health Department is all set to roll out the U-WIN— a digital platform for UIP, in all the districts of Punjab from coming August.          The pilot programme had remained a huge success with both the districts having been able to achieve the desired targets by registering 92% session sites on board, while, 102% newborns were registered against pregnancy outcomes, and 90% of registered newborns were provided birth doses of vaccines through this digital platform.          Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh, while congratulating the health staff for achieving this another milestone, emphasised that providing world-class healthcare facilities and best possible health related services to the people of Punjab is the mandate of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.          The Health Minister, who joined via video conference, was addressing the two days state-level Workshop of Training of Trainers for U-WIN commenced here on Tuesday. All the District Immunization Officers, Vaccine Cold Chain Managers from all the districts of Punjab are participating in this workshop, which will conclude on Wednesday. After getting training, these trainers will further impart training to the concerned health staff in their respective districts for a successful roll out of the U-WIN platform.          Pertinently, Immunization has been a proven and cost effective strategy to prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and UIP in Punjab covers 11 diseases and aims to reach over 437000 newborns and 480000 pregnant women every year.          As of now, this vaccination programme is being conducted in manual form and with execution of the U-WIN platform from August, all the data pertaining to vaccination will be digitised on the lines of Co-WIN. The CO-WIN platform has been very successful in India for covid vaccination in the pandemic times. With digitalisation the benefits not only include improvement in record keeping, it also empowers the beneficiaries and with increase in vaccination coverage contributes to better public health outcomes.          Underlining the benefits of U-WIN platform, the Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Vivek Pratap Singh said that this digitalisation will be of tremendous help as it will help in reducing the workload of the health staff as unnecessary time in preparation of reports will be considerably saved because online record-keeping of data will help in auto generation of required reports.          The beneficiaries will also be empowered through this portal as they will be able to register and book their vaccination, while sitting at their homes at any of their nearby session sites, he said, while clarifying that on-site registration of the beneficiaries will also be available in this portal.          Secretary Health cum MD NHM Dr Abhinav Trikha stated that U-WIN platform will also enable beneficiaries to download their vaccination certificates and reminders in form of text messages will also be sent on their mobile to keep them up to date about their upcoming vaccinations, follow-up of dropouts and planning of RI sessions. “Vaccine acknowledgment and immunisation card linked to the Ayushman Bharat Health Account ID (ABHA ID) will be generated for pregnant women and children,” he added, insisting on the popularisation of ABHA ID for every citizen.          Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Adarshpal Kaur asked participants to ensure successful implementation of U-WIN.          During the training workshop, Project Officers UNDP Dr Seema Garg, Dr Meet Dipinder Singh, Upkar Singh and Amritpal Singh were felicitated for their commendable role in successful implementation of U-WIN in the two Pilot districts.          On this occasion, State Immunization Officer Dr Balwinder Kaur, SPO UNDP Dr Manisha Mandal ,Dr Sonika and other officials were also present.

Chandigarh

BIG BONANZA FOR 12700 NEWLY REGULARISED TEACHERS AS CM ANNOUNCES UPTO THREE TIME HIKE IN THEIR SALARIES AND OTHER BENEFITS

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

 In a major gift to the 12700 contractual teachers who’s service has been regularised recently by the state government, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced upto three time increase in their emoluments and other benefits of the government job after regularisation of m services. Announcing this today, the Chief Minister said that these teachers will be known as Associate Teachers, Special Inclusive Teachers and others adding that they will be governed by ‘Policy for Welfare of Adhoc, Contractual, Temporary Teachers (Nation Builders) and other employees in School Education Department’. He said that based on their educational qualifications and primary conditions for entry into services their emoluments have been fixed upto completion of 58 years in service. Bhagwant Mann said that these teachers will be entitled for an annual increment of 5% on their salaries every year. Divulging more details, the Chief Minister said that BA pass Education Provider (Associate Teachers) who were hitherto getting Rs 9500 will now get Rs 20500 as emolument whereas such teachers with ETT and NTT qualification will get Rs 22000 as compared to salary of Rs 10250 at present. Similarly, he said that such teachers with BA/ MA B Ed degrees who are now getting Rs 11000 as salary will now get emolument worth Rs 23500. Bhagwant Mann said that IEV Volunteers who are till now getting salary worth Rs 5500 will now get emolument of Rs 15,000. The Chief Minister further said that Education Volunteers who have been till yet getting salary of Rs 3500 will now get Rs 15,000 adding that EGS, EIE and STR teachers getting emolument worth Rs 6000 will now get Rs 18,000. He said that this is a landmark decision of the state government which will ensure the holistic development of these teachers. Bhagwant Mann said that these teachers have rendered service of more than 10 years in Education department after which the state government has regularised their services whereas the earlier governments had just done lip service on the issue.

Chandigarh

TEACHERS EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO CM FOR HISTORIC DECISION OF SALARY HIKE

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IEP Chandigarh, June 28

 A delegation of teachers today called on the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to express their gratitude for historic decision of the state government to enhance the salaries of the newly regularised teachers. Welcoming the decision, the teachers apprised the Chief Minister that the except lip service the previous governments didn’t do anything to safeguard their interests. On the other hand, they said that that the Bhagwant Mann government has given a huge gift to the teachers firstly by regularising their services and now with a salary hike. They said that the entire teaching fraternity is indebted to the Chief Minister for this historic decision. The delegation further said that 12700 teachers of the state will be benefitted from this path breaking initiative of the state government. They said that the state government has delivered what it had promised. They said that this path breaking initiative will go a long way in further revolutionising the education sector in the state.  “We welcome this decision. The Mann government has given us a huge gift in form if salary hike” said Kuldeep Singh.  “I have been working as a teacher since 2006. Earlier we used to get only ₹10000 per month, and it was very difficult to run our household with that little money. The government has increased it to ₹22000. It will ease our lives and allow us to live our lives with dignity and pride”- Maninder Rana  “The previous governments did not give us our rights, on the contrary, they meted out injustice to us. But the Mann government fulfilled its promise made to us in just fifteen months. We thank Mann government for this historic decision.”  – Ajmer Singh Aulakh

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Haryana CM announces monthly mobile allowance upto Rs 400 for police personnel

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IEP Chandigarh, June 27

On the occasion of International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal addressed the Haryana Police, urging them to intensify their efforts and wage a resolute war against the menace of drugs in the state.He was addressing SHOs, CIA in-charges, MHCs, and personnel from different police units, including the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB), during an interactive session organized at the Indradhanush Auditorium here today. It is for the first time in the country when a Chief Minister directly interact with SHOs, MHCs and IOs on the drug issue.The Chief Minister commended the police force for their relentless dedication and emphasized the need for collective action to combat drug abuse.During the event, he announced a maximum 20 daily allowance in a month to all police officials at par with those posted in police stations. He also announced monthly mobile allowance of Rs 200 for Constables and Head Constables, Rs 250 for ASIs, 300 to SIs and Rs 400 for Inspectors. In addition, CM also announced that Rs 3000 per month would be given to munshis of police stations for hospitality purposes.On this occasion, the Chief Minister launched the Prahari App of Haryana Police. He also unveiled the insignia of Haryana Police and adorned it on the uniform of the Director General of Police, Haryana.The Chief Minister expressed his deep concern over the growing drug-related problems and the detrimental impact they have on the youth and society as a whole. He highlighted the need for a multi-pronged approach that encompasses strict law enforcement, community engagement, and proactive measures to prevent drug trafficking and consumption.He also stressed the importance of bringing affected youth back to the mainstream and safeguarding children from the dangers of drug addiction, thereby preventing them from engaging in criminal activities.Appreciating the efforts of the Haryana Police in effectively controlling drug traffickers, the Chief Minister highlighted their successful actions in apprehending individuals involved in drug trafficking and uncovering networks associated with the trade. He also applauded the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau for their coordinated efforts with field units, leading to the arrest of drug peddlers and the recovery of substantial quantities of narcotics.The Chief Minister also highlighted the success of ‘Operation Dhawst’ against drug peddlers which is being operative in June. He also stressed the importance of raising awareness about the detrimental impact of drugs and urged for maximum dissemination of information to educate society about the ill effects of drug abuse.Calling upon the police officers and personnel to unite in their respective areas to address drug abuse comprehensively and sensitively, the Chief Minister expressed confidence in their ability to guide the youth towards a drug-free future through determination and courage.During the event, Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij highlighted the critical role of the youth in the progress and future of a country and emphasized the need to prevent them from falling into drug addiction. He underscored the problems caused by illegal drug trafficking and misuse, including harm to health, social instability, and increased crime rates. He called for unity and collective efforts to overcome this issue.DGP Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal welcomed the Chief Minister and Home Minister and stressed the comprehensive approach required to combat narcotics, involving education, rehabilitation, and active community participation. He emphasized the importance of educating youth about the dangers of drug addiction, highlighting the need for a drug-free future. He expressed the government’s determination to take action against drug abuse and illegal trafficking.The event was attended by other dignitaries including ACS Home Sh. T.V.S.N. Parsad, and senior police officers.During the interactive session, IG HSNCB Amitabh Dhillon gave a presentation on the bureau’s functioning.