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10 HCS officers transferred in Haryana

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 12, 2022

Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of 10 HCS officers with immediate effect.

          Dr. Sushil Kumar-II, District Municipal Commissioner, Sirsa has been posted as CEO, Zila Parishad, Sonipat and CEO, DRDA, Sonipat and Zonal Administrator, HSAMB, Karnal.

          Virat, Additional Director (Establishment), Housing for All, Haryana – cum-Secretary, Housing Board Haryana and Additional CEO, Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority, Panchkula has been posted as Additional Director (Establishment), Housing for All, Haryana – cum-Secretary, Housing Board, Haryana and Secretary, Haryana Staff Selection Commission.

          Dalbir Singh, Managing Director, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Meham, General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Rohtak and Managing Director, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Rohtak has been posted as CEO, Zila Parishad and CEO, DRDA, Jind and Managing Director, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Meham.

          Narender Pal Malik, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil)-cum – Additional Collector, Thanesar has been posted as Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panipat.

          Dr. Kiran Singh, CEO, Zila Parishad, Jind and CEO, DRDA, Jind has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Sirsa.

          Surender Singh-II, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Ganaur has been given additional charge of General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Delhi.

          Surender Singh-III, Estate Officer HSVP, Panipat and Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Sampla has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Jind.

          Aditi, Managing Director, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Karnal has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Thanesar.

          Anubhav Mehta, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Karnal has been given additional charge of Managing Director, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Karnal.

          Dr. Naresh Kumar, Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad has been posted as Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram.

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PRTC TO ADD 219 NEW BUSES TO ITS FLEET FOR NEW ROUTES UNDER KILOMETER SCHEME: LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 12, 2022

In view of the new bus route permits issued by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Government; the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) will add 219 new buses to its fleet for providing convenient and comfortable journey to the people of the state.

          Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, while informing the new development said, PRTC was in dire need to meet the demand of the new routes, hence it has been decided to add 219 ordinary new buses to the PRTC fleet. He said that the approval in this regard was already accorded by the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann.

          The Transport Minister said that process of including the buses under Kilometer Scheme has been initiated and a tender has already been floated, the last date for which is August 2.

          The Minister said, the operator/bus owner of Kilometer Scheme will provide a completely new bus to PRTC. Maintenance of the bus/driver/insurance/loan repayment etc. will be the sole responsibility of the operator/bus owner, and monthly payment will be made to the owner as per the minimum rate of the tender and according to the kilometers completed by the owner’s bus. 

          PRTC will provide only conductor for the bus and route income from the bus will be credited to the account of the PRTC, said the Transport Minister, adding that with these 219 new buses, whereas PRTC will be able to meet its set mileage and provide better travel facilities to the people, on the other hand this decision will increase the income of the PRTC and also create employment opportunities for the youth of the state.

Chandigarh, Punjab

AFFORDABLE LUXURY RIDE IN VOLVO TO DELHI PROVES BOON FOR COMMON MAN

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 12, 2022

The newly launched Volvo bus service from Punjab to Delhi airport has proved boon for the common man as around 17,500 passengers have benefitted within less than a month in these buses.

            Divulging the details, Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Tuesday, said that within 25 days of inauguration of bus service by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 15, the Volvo bus service plying between the state of Punjab and IGI Airport Delhi has been beneficial for common man.

            He said that 20 Volvo buses of Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and PRTC are daily operating from Amritsar, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Patiala, Nawanshahr, Ropar, Moga and Chandigarh to IGI Airport New Delhi by ending the monopoly of private transporters and introducing cheap, comfortable and luxurious travel facility to IGI airport at a meagre fare, even less than half of private transporters. Besides booking of tickets at the bus counters, passengers desirous to go to airport are also getting benefit of online booking.

            The Transport Minister said, with the onset of these buses, transport mafia is becoming a thing of past day by day as only private transporters had run their buses on this route for decades and looted the people by charging impulsively, adding that vested interests of Akali and congress leaders prohibited them from plying government buses to the airport.

            S. Bhullar said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led state government is taking every initiative to safeguard the interests of Punjabis and eliminate all sort of mafia or monopolisation from the state.

Chandigarh, Punjab

MOHALLA CLINICS TO BE FUNCTIONAL FROM AUGUST 15: CHETAN SINGH JAURAMAJRA

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 12, 2022

 Fulfilling another major poll promise of significant improvement in the healthcare system and to provide best healthcare services free of cost to the people across the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led state government will operationalize “Mohalla clinics” on the Independence Day on August 15.

            Health and Family Welfare Minister S. Chetan Singh Jouramajra said that these clinics, which would spread across the state, would enable decentralized delivery as well as strengthening of primary health care to people at their doorsteps, thereby increasing access to an expanded range of services, reduce out of pocket expenditure, improve disease surveillance and strengthen referral linkages especially for the vulnerable and marginalised sections.

            Notably, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in his statement recently, disclosed that during the first Phase, 75 Mohalla clinics will be made operational across the state by 15th August 2022 to mark the 75th Independence day. By end of this fiscal year, 109 Mohalla clinics will be set up.

            The Minister further said that every Mohalla clinic will be staffed with a Medical officer, Pharmacist, Clinical Assistant & Sweeper cum Helper. The Human resources at Mohalla clinics is to be empanelled on per patient basis. These clinics will provide outpatient care for a range of curative care for common illnesses, first aid for injuries, dressing and management of minor wounds. Referral and subsequent follow up for specialized care will also be done through these clinics. Health education, information and awareness too shall be focused upon, he added.

            “Essential drugs and tests will be made available at Mohalla clinics. The diagnostic facilities at Mohalla clinics will be provided through PPP mode”, said the Minister, adding that this will ensure availability of diagnostic tests at Mohalla clinics in a cost-efficient and consistent manner. An IT system will be developed for the registration of patients and record keeping at Mohalla clinics. Teleconsultation services with the specialist will also be introduced in a phased manner, he added.

            The Minister said that empanelment process has already started for this project.

Chandigarh, Haryana

STF Haryana arrests five members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 11, 2022

In a major crackdown, the Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has arrested five notorious miscreants of Lawrence Bishnoi gang from Bahadurgarh. A number of stolen luxury cars were also recovered.

        Sharing the information here today, the Haryana Police spokesperson informed that those who have been arrested include Chiraag, who is handling the drug trade of Bishnoi gang in South Haryana and the younger brother of Tinu Bhiwani arrested in the Musewala murder case; Manoj Bakkarwala, the country’s famous car thief; Prakash Barmer, resident of Barmer in Rajasthan; Amit of Pinjore and Sanjay, a resident of Zirakpur, Punjab.

        The STF team received specific input regarding the movement of the accused in Bahadurgarh. Acting swiftly, the team laid a trap near Bahadurgarh bypass and apprehended them.

        Giving further details of crackdown, STF SP Sh. Sumit Kumar informed that all the above miscreants are active members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang who supply luxury vehicles and drugs for the gang. They also supply weapons to the gang from Delhi to Haryana and Punjab besides making extortion. Riding in stolen Innova and Scorpio vehicles, these miscreants had entered Haryana from Delhi side.

        SP Sumit Kumar said that all the arrested miscreants were working for the Lawrence Bishnoi and Kala Jathedi gang for a long time. Thorough interrogation of all is going on so that the rest of the gang members can also be apprehended.

        Accused Manoj Bakkarwala and the rest of the miscreants came in contact with Lawrence Bishnoi and Sampat Nehra through the notorious gangster Tinu Bhiwani of Bishnoi gang. Since then these are working for this gang.

        During interrogation, Manoj Bakkarwala has also revealed that apart from providing weapons and drugs to the Bishnoi gang, he has also been a habitual offender of stealing luxury cars and has so far stolen hundreds of luxury vehicles from different states of the country. He has been arrested many times and escaped by dodging the police. There are many cases registered against him in Delhi, Haryana, UP and Punjab.  In addition, he has been jailed for about 10 years till now.

        He said that the team of STF is also searching for other miscreants of this entire gang and raids are also being conducted in many places in this connection.

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2,573 regular health workers given appointment letters today for civil hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and sub-centres in Haryana: Health Minister Anil Vij

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 11,2022

Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that today 2,573 regular health workers have been allotted stations in civil hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and sub-centres of the state. Health services will be strengthened by the appointment of these health workers.

        Giving information in this regard, Sh. Vij said that among these regular health workers, 1,469 staff nurses (nursing officers), 544 multipurpose health workers (female), 289 laboratory technicians (laboratory technicians), 183 clerks, 84 operation theater assistants and 4 TB Health visitors are included.

        Sh. Vij said that the State Government is making continuous efforts to improve the health services in Haryana and in this direction the State Government will soon complete the recruitment process of doctors. Apart from this, medical colleges are being set up in 8 districts of Haryana including Faridabad, Sirsa, Jind, Bhiwani, Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Mahendragarh and Gurugram.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Much awaited Gurugram-Sohna Elevated Highway to open for public from July 11

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 11, 2022

In order to decongest the journey from Rajiv Chowk to Sohna in Gurugram, the 6 lane elevated highway constructed on National Highway 248A has been opened on trial basis for traffic today.

        Giving the above information through tweets, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Sh. Nitin Gadkari said that the opening of this 25 km long Gurugram-Sohna highway will facilitate the commuters, save their fuel and time.

        Sh. Gadkari informed that a 6-lane access control corridor with a total elevated section of 7 km has been developed on this 25 km long Gurugram-Sohna National Highway constructed at a cost of about Rs. 2,000 crore. Three three-lane service roads have been constructed on either side of the highway to facilitate local traffic. In addition, this stretch of highway will also provide connectivity to Delhi and Gurgaon through the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

The construction of the highway was divided into two parts

        Giving further information, an official spokesperson said that the project was divided into two parts to complete the construction within the stipulated time frame. Under Project One, the construction work of this 8.94 km project was started on January 1, 2019, starting from Rajiv Chowk to Badshahpur. Three elevated structures were prepared, with a total length of 4.752 km. Along with this entire project, this elevated structure will be the longest elevated road in Gurugram district. Along with this, under Project-1, a third elevated structure of 324 meters length has also been prepared in Badshahpur.

        At the same time, on January 30, 2019, the construction work of the part starting from Bhondsi to Sohna was started under Project 2. Two elevated roads of 1.846 km and 1.12 km, a flyover with a length of 1 km and two underpasses have been constructed in the entire stretch of 12.718 km of this project. Along with this, a 750 meter light vehicle underpass has also been built for the movement of small vehicles.

        The construction work of this entire project was fixed to be completed in 30 months. But due to the interruptions in the construction work during Corona, its deadline was extended till June 30, 2022.

        The spokesperson said that a 24-lane toll plaza has also been constructed in the construction area under Project-2. 12 lanes each have been made on both sides in the toll plaza so that the movement of vehicles can be done at the toll plaza in the shortest possible time.

        The travel time will now come down from 60 minutes to 15 to 20 minutes as compared to before the completion of the project.

Chandigarh, Haryana

94-year-old Bhagwani Devi from Haryana wins 3 medals including gold in the World Masters Athletics Championships 2022

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 12, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has congratulated Bhagwani Devi for winning three medals including gold in the 2022 World Masters Athletics Championships being held in Finland.

        Sh. Manohar Lal said that at the age of 94, Bhagwan Devi has become a source of inspiration for the whole world.  This achievement of hers will work to fuel enthusiasm among the youth.  Bhagwan Devi has once again proved that age is not a barrier to achieve anything in life.

        Bhagwani Devi won gold in 100 meters race in senior citizen category. Due to this achievement of Bhagwani Devi India’s tricolor is flying high at international level.

Chandigarh, Haryana

HARCO branch will be opened in every district, Haryana Chief Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 12, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, while taking another pivotal decision towards e-governance today directed the officers concerned to computerize the working of PACS in a phased manner.

        The Chief Minister while presiding over the state – level review meeting of Haryana State Co-operative Apex Bank (HARCO) here today directed the officers to explore the possibility of opening HARCO Bank branches in every district of the state. 

        “If the rules have to be amended for this, then it should be done. Presently HARCO Bank has two branches in Chandigarh and Panchkula, whereas this bank controls the branches of District Central Co-operative Bank”, said Sh. Manohar Lal.  

        The Chief Minister was apprised that PACS is not directly linked with HARCO Bank.  There are about 700 PACS in the state, which is maintained at the village level.  

        Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. T.V.S N Prasad assured the Chief Minister that the entire work in Kanauli PACS of Panchkula district has been computerized and the process of computerizing 62 more PACS is going on.  This work will be completed by November 30, 2022, he said.

        The Chief Minister said that the salary of the employees of PACS should also be centralized and arrangements should be made by the government. 

        To end the monopoly on PACS, on similar lines of this, Village Agricultural Primary Co-operative Societies (VACS) should be formed at the village level by talking to the educated young farmers in the villages and their registration should be done under the Co-operative Societies Registration Act and farmers only should Operate these VACS, said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

Crop loan should be linked to sowing and harvesting

        The Chief Minister said that crop loans should be made available to the farmers at the time of sowing and that too in three instalments when they need to pay wages along with seeds, tillage and fertilizers to prepare the field. Debt recovery should be linked to the harvesting season so that farmers can sell their crops and repay the loan on time. Farmers who repay on time will be given an incentive of one percent, said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

        The Chief Minister also directed the officers that loans should be made available promptly on the applications approved under ‘Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana’.

        Registrar Co-Operative Society Haryana, Smt. Geeta Bharti, Joint-registrar, Ms Poonam Nara, Chairman, HARCO Bank, Sh. Arvind Yadav, Managing Director, Sh. Rahul Uppal and other senior officers were present at the meeting.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Admn orders removal of all dead, dry trees posing danger to life, property

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 11, 2022

In the backdrop of the tragic incident on July 8 where an old heritage tree crushed a student to death and injured several others, the UT administration on Monday directed the officers to go for an extensive survey of all dead and dry trees posing danger to human life and property.

UT Adviser Dharam Pal said that all the remaining 30 Heritage trees have been thoroughly verified by the committee consisting of officers from Engineering Department, Horticulture Wing of Municipal Corporation and Forest Department, UT Chandigarh for their health, strength and vulnerability to uprooting among others.

After thorough examination of all the aspects, the committee has recommended pruning of branches of 3 heritage trees including one at Sukhna Lake and axing of 2 over-matured trees standing in Sector 19 and 23. The Adviser has directed to take Immediate action on the recommendations. He said that axing of dead & dry trees are carried away by the Administration on regular basis following due protocol and during the last 5 years, 1634 dead and dry trees have been cut from various places in Chandigarh.

Earlier, six teams consisting of officers from Engineering Department, Horticulture Wing of Municipal Corporation and Forest Department, UT Chandigarh were deployed for carrying out a survey of over 200 schools and educational institutions. The teams are likely to submit their report on Tuesday.