IEP Chandigarh, April 8

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh.  Dushyant Chautala said that Haryana is continuously doing commendable work in GST collection, whereas last year the state was at number six in the country, this time it has accelerated to number four. He informed that this time there has been an increase of 23 percent in GST collection as compared to last year. Total Rs. 33,527 crores GST collection has been done in the state, Deputy CM informed.

 The Deputy CM, who also holds the portfolio of the Excise and Taxation Department, said that last year the state had received Rs. 2,575 crores as compensation for the last three months. He informed that this year the government has received a total of Rs. 30,951 crores as tax in the state.

He further stated that we are at number 4 in terms of GST collection nationwide, only small states Sikkim, UT Dadra Nagar & Haveli and Goa are ahead of our state. Appreciating the work of the officers of the Taxation Department, he said that the state government had also got the officers of the department trained in two rounds, once by the British High Commission and the second time by the trained officers of Central Government’s Department so that the officers of our department could be updated with modern technology. In future too, a separate budget provision has been made for imparting training twice a year.

 Sh. Dushyant Chautala giving information about the important works done in the Excise Department, said that the department has earned Rs. 9,687 crores so far against the target of Rs. 9,200 crores for the year 2022-23. There is still one month left and It is estimated that this figure will cross Rs. 10,200 crores.

He informed that out of 2,400 liquor shops in the state, ‘Point of Sale’ machines have been installed by the department in 2,104 and soon other shops will also be covered. Flow-meters will be installed in all distilleries by the end of this month. He informed that high-security CCTV cameras have been installed in all godowns, distilleries, bottling plants of the state, it is expected that leakage has been controlled to a great extent. He said that in distilleries and bottling plants, monitoring was done through CCTV from DETC’s office, this time parallel checks will be done in head-quarters also so that there is no tax evasion.

He informed that earlier road-side checking of vehicles was done manually, now by the next month new software will be prepared and tablets will be given to the officers so that the location, time and data of tax evasion of related goods can be obtained from the GPS of the caught vehicle.

Indicating many other reforms in the excise policy for the next excise year, he said that he will try to make such a policy that his state could generate maximum revenue.

IEP Chandigarh, April 8 

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the aim of the state government is only public service and in the last eight and a-half-years, many public welfare works have been done by bringing radical changes in the system. The Chief Minister while addressing a programme in Delhi on Friday late night, was giving information about the public welfare policies of the government. “The 2.45 crore population of the state is our family and taking care of them is our topmost priority. We are experimenters and have learned this quality from Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi; that one should never hold back from doing any new experiment,” he added. The Chief Minister said that implementation of e-tendering system in Panchayati Raj institutions will give long-term benefits and it has also garnered appreciation from the public during the recent visit to Bhiwani. The Chief Minister said that the state government has made Parivar Pehchan Patra, through which the data of every family and its members is available with the government. “The real meaning of PPP is Protection of Poor People. We are working for the welfare of poor and needy,” he added. Taking a dig at the opposition, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the previous governments used to come up with schemes, but instead of those who were the real beneficiaries; influential persons used to take the benefits of such schemes. “But the present state government is providing benefits of every scheme to the eligible beneficiaries,” he said. He further said that the opposition should not do petty politics of such catchy slogans and promises. Although the central government has formed a committee on the new pension scheme to study it. The Chief Minister said that during the 10-year tenure of the Congress government, only Rs 1,000 crore compensation was given to the farmers; while in the year 2015, our government gave compensation of about Rs 1,200 crores. He said that in the Congress government, compensation was given at the rate of Rs 7,000 per acre and in the year 2014, it was made Rs 10,000 per acre but was not paid. “After our government came to power, the rate of Rs 12,000 per acre was fixed,” he added. The Chief Minister said that this time also in the months of February and March, unseasonal rains and hailstorm caused damage to the crops. After evaluating all the things, efforts are made to make up for the damage. “The state government is standing shoulder to shoulder with the farmers, but the opposition will always keep talking against the government,” he said. Responding to the opposition’s statement that unemployment is high in Haryana, the Chief Minister said that today, the opposition has nothing worth mentioning. “The opposition has become issueless. That’s why they keep talking wrong. The opposition keeps talking about the unemployment statistics of the CMIE organization. It is a private organization, which sometimes shows 24, sometimes 34 and sometimes 27 percent unemployment. Their figures cannot be trusted,” he said. He said that there is data of each family on the Parivar Pehchan Patra and those who are unemployed have self-declared in this data. According to this, there is about six percent unemployment in the state. To reduce the unemployment rate, continuous employment opportunities are being provided by the government, he added. 

IEP Chandigarh, April 7

Haryana Anti Corruption Bureau has arrested a tout while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 on behalf of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) who is posted at the Sadar Police Station, Ambala. On the statement of the tout, the ASI was arrested on the charges of demanding bribe.Sharing the information here today, a spokesperson of the Bureau said that police officer has been identified as Chandiram and the tout as Rajesh. The tout was accepting the money in lieu of helping the complainant in an FIR.          ASI Chandi Ram posted at Sadar Police Station, Ambala and tout Rajesh were nabbed on the complaint of Shanty Kumar,  a resident of Devi Nagar, Ambala City. The complaint states that accused police officer through Rajesh, a tout is demanding Rs 30,000 in lieu of not arresting his family members in a case already registered at Sadar Police Station.The complainant who did not wish to give the bribe approached the Bureau. After verifying the facts, a team was constituted which laid a trap and caught Rajesh red-handed accepting bribe of Rs 30,000.           The spokesperson further added that an investigation, in this case, is being done after the registration of a case against both accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

IEP Chandigarh, April 7

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal  today dedicated two important projects worth 32 crores to the people of Gurugram. These include inauguration of Railway Over Bridge (ROB) from Basai Chowk to Dwarka Expressway and the rejuvenation and beautification of Sikanderpur waterbody and watershed in Gurugram district.          “To bring ease in the lives of the citizens of Gurugram, the government has done remarkable work in expanding the infrastructure facilities and while continuing the same, two important projects have been inaugurated today,” said  Sh. Manohar Lal. After the inauguration, the Chief Minister planted a sapling in the Sikandarpur Water Body Complex and also inspected the adjoining forest area.          The Chief Minister said that the newly constructed Railway Over Bridge at Basai will provide better connectivity to the people living in Hero-Honda Chowk to Dwarka Expressway and surrounding sectors in the coming times as well as decongest the old ROB on Gurugram-Jhajjar road, said Sh. Manohar Lal.          The four-lane ROB connecting Umang Bhardwaj Chowk to Northern Peripheral Road (NPR) in Gurugram has a length of 910 meters and was constructed at a cost of Rs 23 crore. Even before this, the Chief Minister had also inaugurated an 820 meter length and six-lane flyover and foot-over-bridge at Basai Chowk in the month of November last year.        The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Eco-restoration of the Sikanderpur Waterbody and Watershed project to restore 90 acres of the water body and watershed area of Sikanderpur.          An MOU was signed in April 2019 between GMDA, and Iamgurgaon to restore 90 acres of the water body and watershed area of Sikanderpur at a cost of Rs 9.1 crore. The aim of the project was to revive the area as an urban forest, with a vision to integrate it into the city’s larger greening strategy, forming one continuous green belt for Gurugram as part of the Aravali ridge.          Many private organizations provided financial help from CSR funds to make this project a reality. The projects also objectifies to make the space usable for the residents of Gurugram by cleaning and making it accessible, increase the city’s urban green cover through the plantation of native species, promote alternate mobility through the provision of walking/cycling tracks, promote recreation through the provision of public, open spaces and revive the water system by restoring the ponds and stormwater channels.          Notably, Sikanderpur waterbody has been revived and restored to its natural beauty. The work involved clearing the surrounding encroachments, removing garbage and debris accumulated in the water body and plugging the flow of sewage into the water body, among other initiatives. The plastic waste already present in this water body was segregated and it was ensured that the waste is disposed of responsibly in the nearby landfill. In addition, pipelines have been laid to channel rainwater to nearby residential areas. The revival of this water body has also reduced the risk of waterlogging in the area during the monsoon season. Along with this, fencing of the area, removal of debris, construction of nature trails and footpaths, and extensive plantation with local species of flora have also been done under the Eco-restoration of Sikanderpur Waterbody and Watershed Project.

IEP Chandigarh, April 7-

Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that people in the state, who have got precaution dose under the vaccination program to prevent Covid infection, will be given free supplement so that the citizens of the state can be protected from Covid infection. Apart from this, he directed the officers of the health department that all the health workers should be given precaution dose as soon as possible.        Sh. Vij said this in a meeting organized with Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Sh. Mansukh Mandaviya through video conferencing here today.        He said that all health workers in the state will be given precaution dose as soon as possible and it has been made mandatory for all these workers to get this dose within 7 days after receiving the vaccine. He said that directions have been given to the officials to vaccinate people with Co-morbid and elderly people so that these people can be protected from Covid infection.        Informing the Union Health minister through video conferencing, Sh. Vij said that at present there are 1109 active cases of Covid in Haryana, out of which 25 are in hospital while 2 are on oxygen which are co-morbid. He informed that a sufficient number of machines, laboratories and other equipment are available in the state to deal with the Covid infection.         Apart from this, 103 percent first dose of Covid vaccination have been administered, 86 percent second dose has been administered in the state but along with motivating people to administer 100 percent third dose i.e. precaution dose, they should be given supplement. He said that apart from organizing health camps from time to time, wide publicity should also be done to administer precaution dose. Suggesting to the Union Minister, he said that if the rates of the vaccine are fixed, then the state government will be able to vaccinate the people by purchasing the vaccine from its own funds.        Appreciating the suggestion of Sh. Vij, Union Health Minister Sh. Mansukh Mandaviya said to all health ministers and secretaries of health departments across the country that wide publicity for Covid vaccination should be done through various mediums. He said that although people become careless about vaccination when the situation of Covid infection goes down, they should be aware of their health and can also go to private hospitals to get Covid vaccine. He said that right now XBB 1.16 sub-variants are active in India. The Union Health Minister instructed the State Health Ministers to conduct review meetings in their respective states, monitor health services, visit hospitals, conduct inspections to stop the sale of spurious medicines, and stressed on testing and genome sequencing.        After video conferencing, the Health Minister instructed the officials of the Health Department to continuously increase testing in the state and lay emphasis on genome sequencing. He said that according to the instructions, 140 per million testing should be done at the district level.Giving information about the steps taken to prevent Covid, he said that all Covid-19 positive samples are being sent for whole genome sequencing. Instructions have also been given regarding COVID-friendly behavior including wearing of masks by patients and health care workers in the hospital premises. Wearing masks has been made mandatory in crowded and high-risk places. Availability of Flu Corner in health facilities has been ensured for effective surveillance of Covid cases and testing for Influenza. The availability of COVID-19 related medicines is also being monitored at all levels as per the requirement in the health care facilities.        On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Dr. G. Anupama, Managing Director of National Health Mission Haryana, Dr. Prabhjot Singh, Joint Director of Medical Education and Research Department, Smt. Meenakshi Raj, Director of Health Services Department, Dr. V.K. Bansal and other senior officers of the Health Department were present.