IEP Chandigarh, February 8     

     The Vidhaan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Minister Anmol Gagan Maan, MLA Kulwant Pandori and MLA Labh Singh Ugoke today paid tributes to the martyrs of Vadda Ghallughara at village Kutba.          Speaking at the event the Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that Kutba-Bahmaniya was a historical village where Sikh Army fought against Ahmed Shah Abdali and attained martyrdom. The immense sacrifice of Sikhs can never be forgotten.          Cabinet minister Anmol Gagan Maan said that those were Sikhs who dared to indulge into combat with Abdali’s force and lay their lives.          MLA Mehal Kalan Kulwant Singh Pandori requested the tourism Minister Anmol Gagan Maan to set up a memorial in memory of martyrs in the village. He said that no stone will be left unturned to usher in development of this historical village. He added that the work on providing water for irrigation will be done on priority basis and the department is with Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, who is working tirelessly.          MLA Raikot Hakam Singh Thekedaar, District Planning Committee chairman Gurdeep Singh Batth, SDM Gopal Singh and others also paid tributes.

IEP Chandigarh, February 8

The child should be adopted in full legal manner so that any kind of problems can be avoided in the future. This was expressed by the Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur here today.

Divulging in this regard Dr. Baljit Kaur said that the process of adopting a child starts with online registration on the website of the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA). If an aspirant is unable to register online, he/she can contact the Child Protection Unit of his/her district and get information about the legal procedure for adopting a child from within the country or abroad.

The Cabinet Minister said that the provisions made under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 are essential for those who wish to adopt a child.

Dr. Baljit Kaur said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is striving for the welfare of every child in the state.  During the current year by the Social Security Department, 37 children have been ensured  adoption in the country and 5 children outside the country.

Minister said that the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development organizes training workshops in districts of the state to spread awareness about child adoption

IEP Chandigarh

The Career Counselling Cell of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, in collaboration with Career Launcher, organised a session on ‘Vocabulary Building’. The resource person for the session was Mr. Vineet Sharma, Faculty, Career Launcher. The session aimed to spread awareness among the students about the importance of communication and the role played by good vocabulary in effective communication. Mr. Vineet Sharma elaborated on aspects like logical association, diction, suffixes and prefixes. A total of 147 students participated enthusiastically in the session and learnt the best use of words in the simplest possible manner.
Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava expressed appreciation for this relevant endeavour as she pointed out that a good vocabulary is imperative for effective communication which in turn is essential for success in professional as well as personal life. She said that the college organises such sessions on a regular basis to ensure holistic development of its students.

IEP Chandigarh, February 8    

      With a view to implement new directions issued by the Punjab Water Regulation & Development Authority (PWRDA), Punjab Government has constituted the District Implementation Committees on Water Resources Department (DICWRD).          These committees are headed by the concerned Deputy Commissioner and the Executive Engineer (Water Resources) is the Member Secretary. All District level officers concerned with the Water Resources Department such as Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Executive Officer of Municipal Committee, District Development & Panchayats Officer, Divisional Soil Conservation Officer, Executive Officer of Punjab Pollution Control Board are members of the Committee.          Disclosing this here today, an Official spokesperson said that the PWRDA and Water Resources department held the first meeting with all member secretaries of the DICWRD (Executive Engineers) to brief them about implementing the new Groundwater Directions. The DICWRD shall enforce the directions for all non-exempt users who have to pay groundwater charges w.e.f. 1st February, 2023. It was explained that although users have been given a grace period of 3 months or more to apply for permission for extracting groundwater, they have to pay the charges from 1st February, 2023 itself. Details can be accessed on the website of the Authority https://pwrda.org.          The spokesperson further said that DICWRD will conduct random inspections to check whether user has installed a water meter of the required specifications. Small users extracting less than 1,500 cubic meters per month may install a mechanical water meter. However, all users extracting more than 1,500 cubic meters per month have to install a digital water meter with telemetry. The Authority is setting up its online portal which will be functional soon and all digital water meters with telemetry will automatically send the water meter reading to the online portal of the Authority.          The committee will also inspect the water conservation schemes submitted by a user. After inspection and approval of the Authority, a user who conserves water shall be entitled to water conservation credits equal to Rs. 2.50 per cubic meter of water conserved. The water conservation schemes can be either in the premises of a user or outside.          Principal Secretary Water Resources Krishan Kumar directed all Executive Engineers to ensure strict compliance of the new directions of the Authority and to send their monthly progress reports.

IEP Chandigarh, February 8

Commenting upon the RBI Repo Rate announcement,  LC Mittal, director Motia Group said,” To tamp down inflation rates which RBI Governor said would still be above the 4% target in 2023-24, the RBI has announced a policy rate hike by 25 bps to 6.5%. The increasing geopolitical uncertainties and market volatility necessitate the need for institutional intervention. The sustainable demand for real estate continues to rise by epic proportions, especially luxury realty won’t bear a significant impact on end-users due to high disposable income strengths and portfolio diversification ambitions.

Prateek Mittal, executive director, Sushma Group said,” The RBI has announced a repo rate hike of 25 bps which currently stands at 6.5%. This is the first repo rate increase in 2023, which projects that RBI will maintain an assiduous policy stance to square off the inflationary woes. The moderate hike in repo rate demonstrates that RBI might go for lower repo rate hikes in 2023 as the economy is much better regulated and managed than the situation was in 2022. As far as the real estate sector is concerned, the hike will not dampen housing or commercial space demand as real estate becomes one of the most reliable and sought-after investment portfolios for traditional and new-age investors.”

Tejpreet Singh Gill director Gillco Group said,” The significant consumer inflow in luxury realty will not dissipate due to the repo rate hike. The RBI, in its latest move, has announced a repo rate hike of 25 bps to 6.5%. The mortgage home loan rates will witness an upsurge which is already above the comfort levels. The inflation rates are expected to be beyond 4% in the current financial year, which might cause a meagre decline in affordable residential markets. However, the luxury demand will continue to be buoyant.”

IEP Mohali, February 8

Zirakpur-based realty firm Motia Group has leased out office spaces to Paytm in its new mixed-use commercial project in Motia Royal Business Park on Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway 22.

The Group has leased office space which provides grade A co-working spaces, restaurants, fully furnished SOHO & service apartments.

LC Mittal, group director said, “With this announcement, Paytm has made their territorial and operational expansion in Zirakpur with our project.”