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FIRST TIME IN HISTORY ‘CROP IN FIELDS, MONEY IN ACCOUNTS OF FARMERS

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IEP ABOHAR, APRIL 13

Giving a healing touch to the farmers who had suffered huge loss due to heavy rains across the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday started the process to disburse compensation to the farmers with the state government distributing Rs 40 crore on its maiden day. 

Addressing the gathering after kicking off the campaign to disburse the compensation for crop loss and damage to houses due incessant rains, the Chief Minister said that he had himself distributed Rs 6 crore out of the total Rs 12.94 crore as compensation for 362 villages of Fazilka. Bhagwant Mann said that this is not a day of happiness because he is here to compensate the farmers for the loss inflicted due to nature’s fury. However, he said this reflects the firm commitment of his government to bail out the people especially the food growers in this hour of crisis.

The Chief Minister said that after the incessant rains he had extensively toured the affected areas to take stock of the situation at the ground level. Bhagwant Mann said that he was peeved to note the colossal loss suffered by the farmers due to the inclement weather condition. He said that immediately after that the state government has ordered a comprehensive special Girdawari to ascertain the loss suffered by the people.   

The Chief Minister said that this special Girdawari was a paradigm shift as compared to the previous government as earlier only lip service was made and no compensation was given to the people. He said that during those regimes Girdawaris were done only on the basis of political affiliation and no genuine beneficiary was helped. Bhagwant Mann said that instead of fields such Girdawaris were done only in the houses of the affluent people.

However, the Chief Minister said that this time a complete transparent mechanism has been adopted for conducting the Girdawari in an efficient manner. Bhagwant Mann said that he had promised that before Baisakhi the process to start compensation would start adding that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that this campaign has started today. He said that the sole aim is to benefit the food growers of the country who have played a vanguard role in making the country self-reliant in food production.

The Chief Minister said that his government has made 25% upward revision in the compensation for the crop loss to the farmers adding that in case the loss is more than 75% then the state government is compensating the farmers with Rs 15,000 per acre. Likewise, he said that if the loss is between 33% to 75% then the farmers are getting compensation worth Rs 6800 per acre. Similarly, Bhagwant Mann said that the farm labourers are also being duly compensated for the loss so that they do not face any problem in life adding that compensation to full house damage minor damage to houses is also being given.

The Chief Minister said that for the first time in the history of the state the drive to disburse compensation has been started within 20 days of loss as none of the earlier governments had ever bothered about it. He quipped that during the previous regimes the compensation was so much delayed that most of the Ministers and MLAs used to forget which cheques of compensation they were disbursing. Bhagwant Mann said that however in the present government the ‘crops are still standing in fields but the compensation is in the bank accounts’.

The Chief Minister said that the state government is fully with the beleaguered peasantry in this hour of deep crisis. He further said that in a major pro-farmer initiative, the state government has decided to freeze repayment of loans taken by the farmers from Primary Agricultural cooperative Societies. Bhagwant Mann said that the government will fully compensate the hapless farmers of the state for the losses suffered by them.

The Chief Minister said that instead of requesting the centre for compensating the farmers for crop loss due to rains, the state government will bear the entire expense of the burden being faced by the farmers due to the cut being imposed by Government of India (GOI) on damaged wheat grain. He said that the farmers have suffered huge loss due to incessant rains but the indifferent centre government has not done anything to bail them out. Rather, Bhagwant said that to rub salt into wounds of farmers the centre has imposed a cut on the damaged grains.

The Chief Minister categorically said that filling the national Food pool is not possible without Punjabi farmers adding that Food Corporation of India (FCI) cannot survive without the hard working and resilient food growers of the state. He vowed that every single penny of cut imposed on farmers will be extracted from the centre with interest when the centre will seek supply of grains in terms of wheat and paddy for the national food pool. Bhagwant Mann said that the centre is completely indifferent towards Punjab and its farmers which cannot be tolerated at any cost.

Chandigarh, Punjab

CABINET MINISTER ANMOL GAGAN MANN GREETS PEOPLE OF PUNJAB ON EVE OF VAISHAKHI

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IEP Chandigarh, April 13

Cabinet Minister Anmol Gagan Mann extended warm wishes to the people of Punjab on the occasion of Vaishakhi. The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs highlighted that Vaishakhi is a special festival for Punjabis all over the world where we celebrate the bounty of nature, express our gratitude for a good harvest and renew our commitment to the values of hard work, community and unity.The Minister extended her warmest wishes to all Punjabis worldwide and urged everyone to appreciate the richness of Punjabi culture, the resilience of its people and the diversity of the state. She further added that everyone should celebrate this festival with joy and peace while working towards building a brighter and more prosperous future for the state.The Minister emphasized that Vaishakhi is a significant festival for the Sikh community as well, as it marks the day when Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699.The Minister concluded by wishing every household in Punjab joy, prosperity, and peace. She urged everyone to continue working together towards the progress and development of the state.

Chandigarh, Punjab

BRAM SHANKER JIMPA GREETS PEOPLE ON THE EVE OF BAISAKHI

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IEP CHANDIGARH, APRIL 13    

      Punjab Revenue Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa today greeted the people of Punjab on the eve of Baisakhi.          In a message Jimpa said that this festival has a great significance for the farmers of Punjab as this day traditionally marks the beginning of harvest of Rabi crops. This harvest festival is indeed an occasion for them to rejoice over their fruits of toil and for all of us to acknowledge Punjabi farmers’ contribution in making India self-sufficient on food security front.          Jimpa said that this festival has a great religious significance for Sikhs since on this day in the year 1699 at Sri Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh ji established Khalsa Panth,  a body of people dedicated to the principles of truth, justice, and equality; the cardinal principles of Sikh faith.          The Minister said that the massacre of hundreds of innocent Punjabis by the British at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar on this day in the year 1919 proved as the last nail in the coffin of British rule in India.          He called upon people to celebrate this festival collectively and utilize this day to pay our gratitude to all those known and unknown freedom fighters, who laid their lives so that we all can breathe in freedom. Let us also acknowledge the contribution of humble farmers who are working day and night to feed the nation, Jimpa added.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Libraries will be built in 5 villages of Palwal district, announces Hry CM

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IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar  Lal made several  pivotal announcements during  Jan Samvad programme held at village Mandkola in Palwal district today.        “Libraries would be set up in five villages including Bahin, Hathin, Mandkola. Besides  this, a purchase centre would also be constructed in the village at a cost of Rs. 1.25 crore. Further an  amount of Rs 3.6 crore has been sanctioned for Mandkola village for this financial year,” announced Sh. Manohar Lal.        Interacting with the villagers during the Jan Samvad programme, the Chief Minister  said that the  construction  of a road with a cumulative length of 6 km from Mandkola village has also been approved. Also, an amount of Rs 3.2 crore has been sanctioned for construction  of a 3.5 kilometre road between Dhatir-Mandkola village.         Sh. Manohar Lal further said that the sewerage system  would be further  strengthened, along with this  rejuvenation of ponds would be done  in 10 Mahagrams of the surrounding area.        He said that the work of upgrading the CHC centre  of the village and construction of a PWD building is going on.        The Chief Minister said that Jan Samvad programme has been started to hold one to one interaction  with the people and to listen to their grievances.        He said that the Jan Samvad programme in district Palwal will run from April 12 to April 14, covering 15 villages.        MLA, Sh. Parveen Dagar and other dignitaries also remained present on this occasion.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Administrative Secretaries should monitor public grievances on CM window every month: Sanjeev Kaushal

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IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the Administrative Secretaries to monitor and review the public grievances received on CM Window every month. He further asked them to ensure the redressal of pending grievances within the next three months.        While presiding over a review meeting regarding CM Window with the nodal officers of various departments here today, he said that the officers should focus on the areas of major public issues.Mr. Kaushal said that the CM Window portal is directly linked with the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal and he himself is monitoring it. If any officer is found negligent, strict action will be initiated against him. He directed that the registrar of the Cooperation Department must issue directions regarding redressal of public grievances at the level of inspectors on a daily basis and submit the action taken report.        Mr. Kaushal asked the nodal officers to redress the public grievances with a positive mind set.        The Chief Secretary said that a special drive should be launched to redress the pending grievances for the last three years. For these, 30 days time should be fixed according to the year. He directed them to ensure the redressal of all the pending grievances of 2023 in the next three months. Mr. Kaushal said that so far over 10.91 lakh grievances have been registered on CM Window, out of which over 9.52 lakh have been resolved. He also reviewed the grievances pertaining to the Public Health Engineering, Energy, Food and Supplies, Agriculture, Social Justice and Empowerment, Cooperation, Revenue and Disaster Management, School Education, Forest and Wildlife, Urban Local Bodies, Land and Mining, Citizen Information and Resources departments and gave necessary instructions to the officers.        ACS, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare,  Smt. Sumita Misra, Advisor (Irrigation) to Chief Minister, Mr. Devendra Singh, Director General, Town and Country Planning, Mr. T L Satyaprakash, Director Food and Civil Supplies, Mr. Mukul Kumar and OSD to Chief Minister, Mr.  Bhupeshwar Dayal were also present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Chief Minister holds Jan Samvad programme in Palwal’s Bagpur village

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IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today visited Palwal as part of his Jan Samvad programme in rural areas, where people warmly welcomed him. The Chief Minister sat among the people and discussed various works done in the village. During the Jan Samvad programme organized in Bagpur village, the Chief Minister announced to upgrade the girl’s primary school in the village; besides sanctioning Rs 4.15 crore for Solra road and Rs 2.10 crore for Bagpur road.He said that the government has now entrusted the task of building and maintaining the bus queue shelters to the Zila Parishad and they will construct the same in the village. Also, two new buses would be added to ply from Palwal to Ballabgarh via Bagpur; beside a separate bus will be arranged for girls. Along with this, the village phirni will also be paved and village Chaupal will be renovated, he added.         On the demand of employment for the women of the village, the Chief Minister ordered the formation of two self-help groups. He said that through self-help groups, the government is providing interest-free loans to women for employment. The Chief Minister also directed the Deputy Commissioner to inquire about the low number of Ayushman cards made in the village in view of the population and to get the cards made of the remaining people.        Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government has done the work of curbing corruption in the departments by making an online transfer policy. “By bringing transparency in jobs, the government has given an opportunity to the educated youth to move forward,” he added.He said that in the previous governments, recommendation or ‘parchi-kharchi’ were required for jobs, which has been completely curbed by the present government.           The Chief Minister said that the benefits of the schemes are being given to the common man through the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). In the state, the poor families whose annual income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh are being given the benefits of all kinds of schemes through PPP. “The state government would give grants for development works on the basis of population in each village; that is why every person in the village must get his PPP made,” he added.        Sh. Manohar Lal said that new ration cards have been made for 1,328 people in Bagpur village and 1,772 Ayushman cards have been made in this village under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. He said that six families of the village have been provided employment by giving loans under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana. In Bagpur village, 1,657 farmer families are given Rs 6,000 per year under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.        He said that Haryana is the first state in the country, where 50 percent representation is being given to women in Panchayati Raj institutions. On the occasion, Palwal MLA Sh. Deepak Mangla along with officials of various departments were present. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

CCTV cameras will be installed in big villages of state: Hry CM

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IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that CCTV cameras will be installed in the big villages of the state from the point of view of security. A decision in regard with its arrangement will be taken soon. Apart from this, the Chief Minister announced to sanction Rs 45 lakh for construction of new road from Dhatir village to Patli village and Rs 10 lakh for repair of Hazari Bungalow Chaupal and Rs 3 crore for construction of 3.30-kilometre-long road from Dhatir to Mandkola.The Chief Minister was interacting with the people in Dhatir village, Palwal district, during a Jan Samvad programme today. He said that the work of installing street lights in 750 villages with more than 10,000 population will also be done.Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government is working with the spirit of Antyodaya. “Today the intention of the central government and the state government is clear in matters of development,” he added. Referring to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, he said that it has safeguarded the health of the women and today crores of women of the country have been relieved of smoke under this scheme.Describing the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) as permanent protection of poor people, the Chief Minister said that according to the 2011 census, 15 lakh Ayushman cards were made in the state, but after the PPP was made; the names of 14.5 lakh people have been added to it. He said that there were 450 BPL cards in Dhatir village in December and now 350 more BPL cards have been added. Also, 3,598 Ayushman cards have been made and so far, 17 people have taken benefits of it.Referring to the Chirag Yojana, the Chief Minister said that under the scheme, if any promising child studies in a private school, the government will give Rs 700 to a child from Class I to V, Rs 900 to a child from Class VI to VIII and Rs 1100 to a child from Class IX to XII. He said that the development works worth Rs 43 lakh have been done in Dhatir village so far.On the occasion, Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries, Sh. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Palwal MLA Sh. Deepak Mangla, OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Jawahar Yadav, Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Amit Arya, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh, along with other dignitaries were present. 

Chandigarh

Mock drill to assess preparedness to manage COVID-19 conducted in Hry

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IEP Chandigarh April 12

A mock drill to assess the preparedness to manage COVID-19 was conducted on April 10th and 11th, 2023, in Haryana as per directions and guidelines by Government of India (GoI).        Giving more information in this regard an official spokesperson informed that “The key objective of the drill was to ensure operational readiness for the management of COVID-19 with specific focus on availability of equipment like oxygen plants, ventilators, other logistics, and skilled human resources in public and major private hospitals. The observations generated through this exercise will help in finding the major gaps and to take necessary action.        He stated that as a result of well-coordinated efforts by all the stakeholders an improvement was significantly observed in the number of health facilities participating in Mock drill from 766 in December, 2022 to 901 in April, 2023. He said that Data will be analysed by the department to further argue the health care facilities for improving systems for COVID-19 management or other such outbreak situations.        He further stated that overall activity was conducted under the leadership of Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij. Public and private health facilities including medical colleges in all the districts were oriented regarding mock drill by the State Surveillance Unit, Haryana under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Smt. G. Anupama, Director General Health Services, Dr. Sonia Trikha and MD, NHM oriented the districts regarding GOI guidelines and motivated the workers to conduct this exercise meticulously to ensure improvement in systems. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana to provide rail connectivity between IGI Airport Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen International Airport Hisar via Bijwasan–Gurugram– Garhi Harsaru -Sultanpur -Farukhnagar –Jhajjar

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IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal has approved the proposal of Rail Connectivity between IGI Airport Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen International Airport  Hisar via Bijwasan –Gurugram– Garhi Harsaru – Sultanpur –  Farukhnagar – Jhajjar for freight as well as passengers. Accordingly feasibility report has been presented in the meeting of Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) presided over by the Chief Secretary. Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal who is also the Chairman of HRIDC.        Mr. Kaushal informed that this project will be sent to Ministry of railways for sanction. The rail link between Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar–Jhajjar will be developed while in the second phase, the connectivity to Maharaja Agrasen International Airport  Hisar will be taken up. He said that the rail connectivity links will boost regional development, improve transportation efficiency, and promote sustainable mobility for both freight and passengers.While reviewing various other railway projects, the Chief Secretary appreciated the progress near Manesar and directed the officers to set the timeline and fix physical milestones for the year 2023-24.Managing Director, HRIDC, Mr. Rajesh Agarwal apprised in the meeting  that the proposed project route is Garhi Harsaru– Farukhnagar (11 km) existing single line and Farukhnagar–Jhajjar (24 km) missing link to be developed for double line at the total cost of Rs 1225 crore.Jhajjar–Rohtak (37 km) in an existing single line, Rohtak–Dobh Bahali–Hansi (68 km) which is under progress by northern railways.   Hansi–Maharaja Agrasen International Airport Hisar (25 Km) will be developed in second phase, he added.        A loan of Rs. 1040 crore from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been sanctioned for the rail infrastructure projects in the state, for this the agreement will be signed soon.  Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) was given an amount of Rs. 874 Crore under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for capital Investment for 2022-23 by the Union Finance Ministry. The Government of India has extended the scheme for which the proposal for 2023-24 will be sent for assistance soon, he added.        Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Mr. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation, Mr. Ankur Gupta, and other senior officers were present in the meeting. 

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB IS EMERGING AS HUB OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND STARTUPS, SAYS AMAN ARORA

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IEP Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, April 12

To realise the dream of Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann to make Punjab a hub of innovative ideas and startups, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr Aman Arora on Wednesday said that talent ecosystem is being developed to hone the skills of youth from rural and remote areas.He was addressing a jam-packed auditorium hall of Amity University, SAS Nagar (Mohali), where the grand finale of “What an Idea! Startup Challenge” was organised by SAS Nagar district administration in association with District Bureau of Employment and Enterprises.Motivating the grand finale winners, Mr. Aman Arora said that it’s just a beginning and their out of the box ideas can take them to heights of success in life as sky is the limit. It’s just a platform to take off to achieve bigger goals, he added.Director Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Ms Deepti Uppal said that the main objective of this competition was to provide platform to the local population and students to bring forward their innovative business ideas and encourage entrepreneurship.Mr Aman Arora, while distributing prizes to winners of Innovative Startup Ideas, wished them all the best for their future endeavours.Meanwhile, In student category, the First Prize of Rs 50,000/- was bagged by Rajat Narang for project of Digital Chowkidaar, Kaushal Malhotra won 2nd prize of Rs 30,000/- for startup project of AEROGENS and Jaspreet Kaur won third prize of Rs 20000/- for startup project of Innovative use of Stubble. In open category, Dr. Gowri Jayamurugan won first prize of Rs. 50000/- for startup project of Bio-sunscreen, Gaurav Bali won 2nd prize of Rs. 30,000/- for startup project of CAREWELL360 and Saswat Patnaik bagged 3rd prize of Rs. 20,000/- for startup project of Resnote.Apart from this, Harmanjot Kaur and her team (students of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Majatri) were given a special consolation prize of Rs 8,000/- for their Nobel idea “Padhai di Zidd”, which they started to teach under privileged children. The final pitching competition was judged by a Jury panel of Joint Director PSCST Dr. Dapinder Bakshi, Sr. Consultant Invest Punjab Mr. Ankur Kushwaha, Tynor Orthotics’ Mr Paras Bafna, CEO JAL Mr. B.S. Anand, Mission Director-cum-CEO Innovation Mission, Punjab Mr. Somveer Anand and Head of Angels Network’s Chd operations Ms. Nitika Khurana.CEO DBEE Ms. Avneet Kaur, ADC (G) Ms.Amninder Kaur Brar, Deputy Director DBEE Ms. Meenakshi Goyal and presidents along with their teams from Mohali Industrial Assocation, Mohali Chambers of Industries & Commerce, Chanalo Industrial Association & Cheema Boilers were also present during the event.