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Flood-free Haryana by 2026, ‘Manohar Sarkar’ sets another target

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

Setting yet another target, ‘Manohar Sarkar’ now aims to make Haryana Flood-Free by 2026. For this, special projects would be set up in waterlogged areas.

This was decided in the 54th meeting of the Haryana State Drought Relief and Flood Control Board held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister here today. Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala also remained present in the meeting, while Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Sh. J.P. Dalal attended the meeting through video conferencing.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that more emphasis is also being laid on water conservation and re-use of rainwater. With this, along with dealing with flood situations, groundwater recharging and optimum use of water in dry areas will also be ensured.

“For the meticulous implementation of this plan, 528 projects amounting to Rs.1100 crore have been approved in the meeting,” said the Chief Minister.

Cluster-based schemes prepared for waterlogged areas

Sh. Manohar Lal said that schemes worth more than Rs 312 crore have been approved for purchasing dewatering machinery and re-use of water. He added that this time schemes have been prepared for waterlogging through a cluster based approach.

The Chief Minister said that Bhiwani district has been considered as a cluster, under which the HDPE pipeline will be laid in 8 villages Kungar, Jatai, Dhanana, Badesra, Siwara, Premnagar, Ghuskani, Dhani Sukhan’s abadi and waterlogged areas. An amount of more than Rs. 16 crores will be spent on this. Under this scheme, water will be drained out from about 2000 acres of waterlogged land, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Besides this, another cluster-based project has been planned for 3 villages namely Singhwa Khas, Puthi, and Madanheri, on which an amount of Rs. 9.31 crore will be spent. Under this plan, water will be drained out from about 1500 acres of waterlogged land. Similarly, another project costing about Rs. 4 crore has been prepared and will be implemented to drain out water from 885 acres of waterlogged land, shared the Chief Minister.

Similarly, a project costing Rs. 3.20 crore has been approved for the drainage of water from the fields of 3 villages namely Bhatol Jattan, Rangran and Kharkara considering district Hisar as a cluster. This will improve about 750 acres of waterlogged land. Apart from this, a scheme of Rs 2.50 crore has also been approved for Kharbala village. Separate schemes were also approved for the Rohtak district.

Prepare a plan to develop lakes on waterlogged land, CM
Sh. Manohar Lal directed the officers that lakes should be developed in water-logged areas. A plan should be formulated to make about 100 lakes, especially in NCR districts. With the development of these lakes, a permanent solution to the problem of water logging will be done; along with this the capacity of groundwater recharging will also increase. To develop these lakes, proposals will be sought from the farmers who are having waterlogged land.

The Chief Minister also reviewed the schemes approved in the 53rd meeting. While giving directions regarding some of those works which could not be started yet due to shortage of dewatering machinery, Sh. Manohar Lal gave strict directions that the purchase of dewatering machinery for the entire state should be done through the High Powered Purchase Committee.

A new scheme formulate for recharging borewell
The Chief Minister said that the availability of water is a big challenge in today’s time. Water conservation is the only solution to this. In this direction, recharging borewells are being set up by the government in the districts for groundwater recharging. Taking a step further, the government has made a new scheme, under which the farmer can set up recharging borewells on his land, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.  For this applications were sought from the farmers. Till now applications from 20,000 farmers have been received. The government will spend money on these borewells and some cooperation will also be taken from the farmers for setting up these borewells, he added.

An amount of Rs 179 crore will be spent on water conservation and water re-use
The Chief Minister said that in the 54th meeting, schemes have been prepared under different categories. In this, an amount of more than Rs 179 crore will be spent on 97 schemes for water conservation and water re-use. Along with this, an amount of Rs 71.41 crore has been formulated on 67 schemes in the protection of Abadi category, Rs 132.86 crore on 125 schemes in the Protection of Agriculture Land category, Rs 77.90 crore on 49 schemes in the Dewatering Machinery category, Rs 119.50 crore on 68 schemes of Reclamation of Agriculture Land category, he shared.

He further informed that an amount of more than Rs 110 crore had been approved on 59 schemes for the repair and construction of new structures for proper flow of water in the drains. Similarly, an amount of Rs 167 crore has been approved for 63 schemes under Haryana Water Resources Authority and Atal Bhujal Yojana.

Chandigarh, Haryana

The reasonable demands of PWD workers will be fulfilled – Sh. Dushyant Chautala

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the reasonable demands of PWD mechanical workers working in the field will be fulfilled, and directions have been given to the departmental officers in this regard.

A delegation of the PWD Mechanical Workers Union met Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala today in Chandigarh. The delegation submitted a memorandum of their demands. The workers working in the field of the department demanded an increase in the allowances given to the drivers for uniforms, shoes etc. and lathis, blankets, batteries to the watchmen.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala called the higher officers of the PWD department on the spot and directed them to prepare a proposal after departmental assessment and evaluation of the reasonable demands of the PWD workers.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana to felicitate 86 daughters on National Girl Child Day

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

To mark the occasion of National Girl Child Day, being celebrated every year on January 24, Haryana Government has decided to honour a cash prize of Rs. 6,24,900 to 86 daughters of the state. Besides this, certificate of appreciation will also be given to each of them.

        In this regard, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda held a meeting with the officials of the concerned departments here today.

        Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda said that as a result of the various schemes launched by the Central and State Governments for the welfare of daughters, they are getting great opportunities to excel in their career. Besides this, the Haryana girls have brought laurels to the country by their outstanding performance at National and International level events. Such girls who have made remarkable achievements in various fields will be honoured with appreciation certificate and cash prize.

        Minister of State for Women and Child Development said that on the occasion of National Girl Child Day, a cash prize of Rs. 11,000 will be given to the girls performed outstanding work in the field of sports, education, cultural and social work. Besides this, a cash prize of Rs. 5100, 2100 and 1100 with an appreciation certificate will be given to the girls performed at various National Level events.

Among those present in the meeting include Women and Child Development, Director, Ms. Monica Malik, Additional Director of Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Ms. Smt. Pooja Chanwaria, Joint Director of Women and Child Development, Dr. Poonam Raman and other senior officers.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Officers must settle complaints on CM window in time-bound manner: Sh. Manohar Lal

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the disposal of complaints received on the CM window should be completed in a time-bound manner for quick redressal to the people. Besides, the Chief Minister will preside over the review meeting of CM Window every three months.

While presiding over the CM Window meeting here today, the Chief Minister said that a mobile app will be created for the departmental officers for complete information about the grievances of CM Window. He said that the details of the complaints regarding the police department should be kept separate and it should be disposed of within the time limit.

The Chief Minister said that to redress the grievances of the people, various departments should develop a separate system at their level. Along with this, information about redressal of complaints received during the last three months should also be made available to them on a regular basis. He said that in cases of corruption, the complaints should be disposed of by the concerned senior officers on priority basis and in case of complaint against any officer; only the senior officer should investigate the matter.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Chief Secretary can directly send the complaints of corruption to the Vigilance Bureau for investigation as per the requirement. Along with this, he should also regularly review the complaints related to various departments. He said that unless there is a clear order of the court in any case, the department should settle them within the time limit at its own level to provide relief to the complainant. Also, the reference of the complaint given to the department should also be registered in the complaints received in the CM window, he added.

The Chief Minister said that an Additional Director or Class-A officer should be made the nodal officer at the department level to resolve the complaints of CM Window. In this regard, the department heads will review redressal of complaints in 15 days, administrative secretary in one-month, Chief Secretary in two months and the Chief Minister in three months. Along with this, the complaints of the Panchayat Department at the district level should be redressed by the CEO and the complaints of the Urban Local Bodies Department by the DMC. The officers doing excellent work in redressing the complaints of CM Window will be appreciated.

The Chief Minister was apprised in the meeting that 10,58,888 complaints have been received on the CM Window, out of which 9,23,880 complaints have been resolved. Out of these, 54,262 complaints have been found inconsistent and action taken report has been received on 23,011 complaints. Along with this action has been taken on 10,057 complaints and 29,072 complaints are overdue and clarification has been sought on 17,614 complaints.

On the occasion, Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Sh. TVSN Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Director General of Police, Sh. PK Aggarwal, Advisor (Irrigation) to Chief Minister, Sh. Devender Singh, OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Bhupeshwar Dayal, along with additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries and nodal officers of various departments were present.

Chandigarh, Haryana

No case of re-employment in service beyond two years be considered in future-CS

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IEP Chandigarh January 19

The Haryana Government has decided that in future, case of re-employment of a government employee in service beyond two years will not be considered states a circular issued by the Chief Secretary, Mr Sanjeev Kaushal.

According to Rule-143 of Haryana Civil Services (General) Rules, 2016 and State Government Instructions, the re-employment can only be given in exceptional circumstances after 58 years for a period of maximum two years to a government employee beyond the age of superannuation. However, many departments are sending the proposals of re-employment beyond 2 years to Human Resources Department. The State Government has taken a serious view in this regard and decided that in future no case of re-employment in service beyond two years be considered. If there is requirement of service of any retired employee beyond two years, only contractual engagement may be considered as per policy/guidelines, with the prior approval of Human Resources Department (in Human Resources-III Branch added, Mr Kaushal.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Expedite recruitment process, construction work of higher education institutions: Sh. Mool Chand Sharma

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

Haryana Higher Education Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that with a view to increase the placement of students studying in universities and colleges of the state, the heads of higher education institutions should sign Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with more and more industries.

Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said this while presiding over the review meeting with the officers of Higher Education Department here today. He said that colleges should be opened in densely populated areas according to the number of students. The government’s scheme of college within the radius of 20 kilometres should not be applicable in such areas.

The Higher Education Minister said that there would be no laxity in the matter of promotion of teachers. “The recruitment process will be expedited and the shortage of teachers will be met. Along with this, the construction work of higher education institutions will also be expedited,” he asserted.

It was apprised in the meeting that a placement cell has been set up in every college in which the students are being told about career opportunities through extension lecturers. Job fairs were also organized in government colleges of Panchkula, Hisar, Rohtak and Gurugram in which students from across the state participated.

Apart from this, training programmes are also being organized by the industries and students are being offered employment after training. Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Sh. Vijayendra Kumar, Director, Sh. Rajeev Rattan, Joint Director (Administration) Sh. Deepak Kumar and other officers of the department were present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Right to Service Commission slaps a fine of Rs. 25,000/- to the Estate Manager, Housing Board Rewari

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IEP Chandigarh

Haryana Right to Service Commission slaps a fine of Rs. 25,000/- to the Estate Manager, Housing Board, Rewari for rejecting an application of transfer of property in the names of applicant Sh. Sanjay Dargan and his elder sister, Ms. Kamlesh Gomber despite having last and final registered will of his father, in their names.
The complainant alleged that the respondent’s office purposefully denied his application on the basis of spurious grounds and that the respondent engaged in substantial misconduct, collusion, and abuse of authority in order to justify the complainant’s actions.
Giving more information in this regard, RTS Secretary said that as soon as the matter was flagged to the commission, the Commission took immediate cognizance of the issue and called for a detailed inquiry.
During the investigation, it was found that the father of the complainant amended his Will three times due to the death of their one family member. The last Will was made on August 14, 2019 where he consciously excluded the family of his deceased relative.
He further informed that the applicant applied for transfer of property in case of death (uncontested) vide SARAL ID TPCD/2022/00294. Following this, a public notice was published on June 8, 2022 in the newspaper, as per procedure to invite objections within 30 days.
In response to the notice, an objection was received on June 13, 2022 enclosing a registered Will dated August 8, 2014. Subsequently, the Board issued a letter dated June 21, 2022 to the complainant to provide the succession certificate in his favour. However, since the complainant could not submit the succession certificate on July 11, 2022, the Board rejected the application with comments ‘Allotte Sh. Har Bhagwan (Father) has made 3 registered Will and always made different nominees. Please give one registered will onto the office which is legal’.
The Commission after detailed inquiry concluded that it is a fact that the allottee, Shri Har Bhagwan (Father) had executed three registered Wills and in the last Will, he had mentioned the factum of execution of earlier two registered Wills which he revoked in his last Will. Therefore, the last registered Will had force of law, legally valid and should have been acted upon by the respondent. The commission found that the objection raised has no legal sanctity because previously registered Will has been specifically revoked.
The commission further found that rejection of the last Will and asking the complainant to obtain a succession certificate is nothing but harassment and abuse of power and dereliction of duty. The commission stated it was a clear case but was stretched for no reason. While taking stringent action, the Commission imposed a penalty of Rs. 20,000/- on the Estate Manager, Housing Board Rewari  and a compensation of Rs 5,000 to be given to the complainant for harrasment caused to him.

Chandigarh

Absconding criminal wanted in murder of police constable arrested

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

Haryana Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has arrested an absconding criminal and proclaimed offender who was wanted for murder of a police constable. A reward of Rs 10,000 was also declared on his arrest.
                    A spokesperson of Haryana Police said here today that the arrested accused has been identified as Rajendra Singh, a resident of village Shahjajipur, district Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The team of STF Palwal unit has arrested the accused.
                    In 1996, the accused, along with other members of his family, brutally murdered a Haryana Police constable and buried the dead body in a deep pit with the intention of dismembering it, which was pulled out after about a month. The accused was absconding for last 27 years in this case and was hiding at different places to avoid arrest. A case was registered in this regard in City Police Station Dabwali district Sirsa.
                    After the arrest, the accused will be handed over to Dabwali City Police Station for further action.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Emphasis on comprehensive reforms to make Punjab a leading state in sports again

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

In order to fulfil the dream of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make Punjab the leading state of the country in sports again, the sports department has laid emphasis on comprehensive reforms in the new sports policy. It was stated by the Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer in a press communiqué released after the meeting held at the Punjab Bhawan Chandigarh with the expert committee to deliberate on the draft of the Sports Policy.

Meet Hayer said that the implementation of the new sports policy will fulfil the Chief Minister’s dream. In today’s meeting, it was decided to adopt a scientific method regarding talent search for the selection of players. The Minister also said that the performance data of the players of the state should be collected and analyzed. By identifying the specialized places of various sports in the state, the focus should be on the respective sports there. Besides, the gradation policy should be rationalized, said Meet Hayer.

The sports minister said that a policy should be made to get financial help from corporate houses to create a sportsperson friendly ultra modern infrastructure. Similarly, a platform should be provided for NRIs to sponsor players and teams. Apart from this, the sports department along with the school education, higher education, technical education and medical education departments made a joint sports calendar.

Prominent among others who were present at the occasion included Principal Secretary Raj Kamal Chaudhary, Director Amit Talwar, Arjuna Awardee Hockey Olympian Surinder Singh Sodhi, Dronacharya Awardee and former National Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu and Vice Chancellor of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Sports University Patiala Lt. General (Retd.) JS Cheema.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB TO CONSTITUTE CORE GROUP TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF INDUSTRIES & H&UD, SAYS AMAN ARORA

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IEP Chandigarh, January 19

In yet another move to promote Ease of Doing Business in the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government has decided to constitute a Core Group to address issues pertaining to Industries and Housing and Urban Development. The Group will comprise representatives from departments including Housing and Urban Development (H&UD), Industries and other line departments.

This was revealed by Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Mr Aman Arora, while interacting with the industrialists at Confederation of Indian Industrialists (CII) Headquarters here on Thursday.

The Cabinet Minister said that the H&UD department has been creating a foolproof mechanism which will ensure industrialists get any kind of permission within 45 days. He said that efforts are also on to make Industrial plots easily available to investors, who want to establish industry in the state.

Mr. Aman Arora said that Mann government has not been leaving any stone unturned to bring industry in the state and emerge Punjab as one of the most favourite destinations for investment in the country. Acknowledging the fact the policy related to industries in Punjab was stringent, he said that due to non-compliance during the previous governments, it has failed to attract industries in the state. Mr Aman Arora said that Punjab has huge potential to cater industries, which will lead the state towards prosperity. He said that going one step ahead, the Punjab Government, apart from promoting ease of doing business, will now focus on ease of living too, which would further attract industrialists to choose Punjab as their home state.

To boost the economy and generate employment opportunities in the state, he said that Mann Government has already delegated powers for approval of Building Plans and grant of Completion Certificate of standalone industries including compounding of standalone industries, outside MC Limit, to Director of Factories so that the industrialist need not to apply at two separate departments for getting the Building Plans of their factories approved.

Mr. Aman Arora also listened to the concerns of the industrialists and ensured to resolve these at the earliest. 

Inviting all the industrialists to join the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit to be organized this February, he said that CII is an institutional partner with Invest Punjab. “All the industrialists should come together to make the mega event a huge success,” he added.

CEO Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion Mr. Kamal Kishor Yadav, Chief Administrator PUDA Ms Apneet Riyait, Chief Town Planner Punjab Mr Pankaj Bawa, Chairman CII Punjab Mr. Amit Thapar and Vice Chairman CII Dr. PJ Singh were among the prominent attendees at the meeting.