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Food Safety & Standards department of Chandigarh Administration presses for proper FSSAI license

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The Food Safety & Standards department of Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh appeal to all the Food Business Operators dealing in Manufacturing / Distribution / Wholesale / Retail of food articles for human consumption to run their business only after getting proper FSSAI license / Registration from the Food Safety Department, U.T.Chandigarh by applying through online FOSCOS ( Food Safety Compliance system) portal of the FSSAI. The url for the same is https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/

As per Section 31 of the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006, no person shall commence or carry on any food business except under a licence and also the petty food business operators shall have to get themselves registered under the afore said Act.

If any person or food business operator himself or by any person on his behalf who is required to obtain licence, manufacture, sells, stores or distributes or imports any article of food without licence, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with a fine which may extend to five lakh rupees.

The Food Safety Department, GMSH-16, Chandigarh has setup free help desk to provide assistance to food business operators in filing FSSAI licence / registration application. The food business operators may visit the office on any working day for free assistance.

The Food Safety Department is also organizing licensing / registration camps in various parts of the City to provide free assistance to the food business operators including Street Food Vendors who wants to apply for license / registration.

The details of the camps to be organized are attached. 

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Governor of Punjab and Administrator Chandigarh approves Shagun Scheme

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The Governor of Punjab and Administrator Chandigarh has approved a Scheme  “SHAGUN”- for providing financial assistance for marriage of women belonging to low income group families of U.T. Chandigarh”  formulated by Department of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development, Chandigarh Administration.

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance for marriage of orphan & destitute girls and remarriage of widows / destitute women as one time assistance.  The financial assistance amounting to Rs. 31,000/- shall be given to the applicant under this Scheme.

The women may avail financial assistance either for her own marriage or for the marriage of  her daughters (upto 2 daughters). The benefits will be given to (i) Daughters of pension holder widows / pension holder destitute women or her re-marriage, (ii) Disability Pension Holder Women, (iii) Girls residing in Child Care Institution, After Care Home & Nari Niketan, (iv) Daughters/ women of Antodaya Households, (v) Registered Female Street Vendors / Daughters of registered Street Vendors and (vi) Daughters of Outsourced Safai Karamcharis / Sweepers who are residents of U.T. Chandigarh.

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Yashpal Garg, Secretary Health, U.T., Chandigarh inaugurates the MRI Scan Centre at GMSH-16

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Government Multi-specialty Hospital Sector-16, Chandigarh is a 500 bedded hospital which provides indoor and outdoor facilities to the residents of U.T., Chandigarh having population of 12 lakhs and also to the residents of Panchkula and Mohali.

The patients attending the OPD’s and those admitted in the Hospital  require advance diagnostic services like MRI for which the Health Department had floated a tender to operate the services under Public Private Partnership Mode (PPP). After due tender process this project was allotted to M/s Krsnaa Diagnostic Ltd.

Sh. Yashpal Garg, IAS, Secretary Health, U.T., Chandigarh inaugurated the MRI Scan Centre at GMSH-16 on 10.01.2023 in the presence of Dr. Suman Singh, Director Health Services, U.T., Chandigarh, Dr. V.K. Nagpal, Medical Superintendent,  Dr. Parmjit Singh, Deputy Medical Superintendent, senior officials of the Health department and representatives of M/s Krsnaa Diagnostics Ltd. 

The Secretary Health informed that this MRI scan centre facility would be available round the clock to not only the patients of this hospital but also to the ones referred from other Govt. hospitals and private health facilities.

The MRI Scan Centre was previously operational at GMSH-16 since 2011 on PPP mode through different agency and that contract was already over last year.  Now the new contract has been signed with M/s Krsnaa Diagnostic centre.

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PREET KANWAL SINGH JOIN AS JOINT DIRECTOR AND GURMEET SINGH KHAIRA AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS PUNJAB

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IEP Chandigarh, January 10

After being appointed by the Punjab Public Service Commission, Mr. Preet Kanwal Singh and Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khaira today joined the Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab as Joint Director and Deputy Director, respectively.Mr. Preet Kanwal Singh has long working experience in TV and newspaper field. In 2011, he joined the department as Assistant Public Relations Officer and elevated as Information and Public Relations Officer in the year 2015. During this period, he served as District Public Relations Officer at Ropar and SAS Nagar besides working in the Press Section at the headquarter.Likewise, newly-appointed Deputy Director Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khaira has long experience in journalism. He worked with various TV channels before joining the government sector. Appointed as Information and Public Relations Officer in the year 2011, Mr. Khaira had served as District Public Relation Officer at Barnala and Ropar, including the Press Section and Advertisement Branch of the department. 

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1.8 MILLION TON PADDY STRAW TO BE UTILIZED IN CBG PROJECTS PER ANNUM, SAYS AMAN ARORA

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IEP Chandigarh, January 10

In a bid to find a sustainable solution to the problem of stubble burning and supplement the income of farmers of the state, Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government has planned to utilize around 1.8 Million Ton (MT) paddy straw in the under implementation 43 Compressed Biogas (CBG) Projects per annum.This was disclosed by Mr Aman Arora, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources, while chairing a CBG Developers’ Meet at PEDA Complex here on Tuesday.Addressing the CBG Developers, the Cabinet Minister informed that the state is in process of forming Core Group of all stakeholders like PEDA, GAIL, CGD Companies, CBG producers and PBIP, to coordinate for off-take of CBG through gas pipelines.He said that Asia’s largest CBG plant of total capacity 33.23 Ton Per Day (TPD) has already been commissioned in Sangrur and another CBG project of 12 TPD capacity has been commissioned at Khanna and is under trial run. Presently, about 3 Ton CBG is produced in the plant daily. As many as 41 additional CBG projects, which have been allotted by Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), are under implementation at various stages of execution and expected to be commissioned in next 2 years, he added.On completion, all these projects will produce 515.58 TPD CBG per annum by consuming around 2 million ton Agriculture residue annually, said Mr. Aman Arora, while adding that the state has a potential to set up 200 more CBG projects of 10 TPD capacity each in addition to the above projects as around 20 millon ton of paddy straw is produced per annum in the state.Assuring every possible support to CBG developers from the state government side, Mr. Aman Arora said that Punjab Government has been providing many incentives such as exemption from land registration charges & stamp duty, electricity charges, exemption from CLU & EDC charges, besides ensuring all facilities at Single Stop Clearances through Invest Punjab.Mr. Aman Arora said that Punjab Government has already constituted a Task Force for off-take of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) produced by CBG projects based on agriculture residue in the State. He said that Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has already been directed to conduct feasibility study on FOM for its utilization in Agriculture and Horticulture and submit detailed report.With the concerted efforts of the State Government, he further informed, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), GoI, vide its notification dated 02.11.2022, has revived the provision of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) on CBG projects which is Rs. 4.00 Crore per 4.8 TPD capacity CBG project. Maximum CFA is Rs. 10 Crore per project.VC Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal apprised that PAU is conducting a feasibility study on FOM utilization and will issue an advisory in this regard in this April.Welcoming the CBG Developers in the meet, Chairman PEDA Sh. H.S. Hanspal said that CBG projects are the answer to agriculture residue, carbon emissions and pollution. Your efforts will be considered the service to country. It will create additional revenue source for farmers, besides giving boost to entrepreneurship and rural economy.Chief Executive PEDA Mr. Sumeet Jarangal said that Punjab has emerged as the one of the most favourable states for the entrepreneurs due to Ease of Doing Business policy of the Mann Government. He said that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) is also establishing a Bio-Ethanol project in Bathinda district, which will produce 100 Kilolitre 2G Ethanol by consuming two Lac Ton paddy straw. This project is expected to be commissioned in February 2024.The function was attended by around 100 prominent CBG Developers and senior officials of the state government.

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Mann Govt according top priority to supply of clean and potable drinking water to villages of Punjab: Jimpa

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IEP Chandigarh, January 10       

   Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa said that Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is making stupendous efforts to ensure supply of clean water in those villages, where the ground water was contaminated. Chief Minister had announced to provide all facilities to the people at the doorsteps.           In its endeavor to provide safe drinking water to water quality affected villages, the Punjab government and the World Bank launched the Moga project, a comprehensive surface water supply scheme designed to provide clean and safe drinking water to affected villages in the region. It serves as a model for other regions looking to improve their drinking water supply and promote social development. The project has had a significant and transformative impact on the quality of life and livelihoods of residents in the region. By providing access to clean, safe drinking water, the project has reduced the prevalence of waterborne diseases and improved the overall health of the community, added Jimpa.                   Water supply and sanitation Principal Secretary DK Tiwari and HoD Mohammad Ishfaq said that the project’s success is a testament to the vision and hard work of the Punjab government. It has demonstrated that, with the right planning, coordination, and resources, it is possible to improve the quality of life and livelihoods of rural communities, while also ensuring long-term water security.          Despite all challenges, the project is a major success. The 50 MLD water treatment plant is now fully operational, providing clean and safe drinking water to 85 villages with a population of approximately 4 lakhs. The plant has been designed to operate on a sustainable basis, using state-of-the-art technology to minimize energy and water consumption. The project is not only providing safe water but will save 5 crore litres of ground water daily.          It is pertinent to mention that Punjab had long struggled with heavy metal contamination, decreasing underground water levels, and waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid, cholera, amoebiasis, hepatitis B, and dysentery. These issues had a negative impact on the region’s economy, as residents were forced to devote time and resources to dealing with the consequences of polluted drinking water.                   The Moga project involved the construction of a 50 MLD water treatment plant in the village of Dhaudhar. This plant was designed to treat surface water and provide a long-term, sustainable solution to the area’s drinking water needs. The project was completed on a Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) basis, with M/s Larsen & Toubro Private Limited.  

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CREDIT POTENTIAL FOR PRIORITY SECTOR FOR 2023-24 PROJECTED AT ₹2.73 LAKH CRORE: CHEEMA

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Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema said on Tuesday that the total credit potential for priority sector for 2023-24 is projected at Rs 2.73 lakh crore which represents an overall growth of 5 percent over the projections for 2022-23.

Revealing this while addressing the NABARD ‘State Credit Seminar 2023-24’, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that out of the aggregate credit plan, the share of Crop Loan is pegged at Rs 1.03 lakh crore (38%), Agriculture Term Loan at Rs 0.52 lakh crore (19%) and MSME at Rs 0.71 lakh crore (26%) and Other Priority Sector (OPS) at Rs 0.47 lakh crore (17%).

Releasing the State Focus Paper (SFP) 2023-24 and Unit Cost Booklet on this occasion, the Finance Minister said that that NABARD has undertaken the exercise of assessing the potential for credit under priority sector for each district in consultation and coordination with banks, Line departments of the State Government, farmers, NGOs and other stakeholders. “These plans have been aggregated at the state level and SFP has been prepared which reflects the aggregate potential available under various subsectors of Priority Sector of the State’s economy. This is quite an elaborate exercise which will provide inputs and pointers to various stake holders”, he added.

The Finance Minister further added that it is a matter of satisfaction that the SFP emphasises on development of the cooperative sector, crop diversification, promotion of organic farming, development of the Farmers’ Producers’ Organization (FPOs), promotion of digital technological innovations in agriculture and “Fintech”, which will provide necessary fillip to inclusive growth and sustainable development in the State. He said that it is the need of the hour that these producer organizations are supported further within the agri-value chain system.

Emphasising on the continuous need for widening and deepening of the credit outreach especially to small and marginal farmers, share croppers and tenant farmers, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema said that although the priority sector lending has shown a healthy growth of 8% with Ground Level Credit (GLC) of Rs 1.71 lakh crore during FY 2022, the grass root institutions such as Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) have to play an important role to bring about the required change. He advised the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Cooperative Banks and PACS, which are closely linked to grass level clients, to play big role in promotion of SHGs and JLGs while utilising available support from NABARD.

Meanwhile, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema bestowed the awards to best performing FPOs and SHGs.

Prominent amongst others, Mr. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary Finance, Ms. Garima Singh, Secretary Finance Cum Director Institutional Finance and Banking, Mr. M.K. Mall, Regional Director RBI, and Mr. Raghunath B., CGM NABARD Punjab Regional Office were also present on the occasion.

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DR. BALBIR SINGH ASSUMES CHARGE AS HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH AND ELECTIONS MINISTER

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IEP Chandigarh, January 10

Punjab Cabinet Minister Dr. Balbir Singh today assumed charge of the Health & family Welfare, Medical Education & Research and Elections Departments in the presence of his Cabinet colleagues Finance Minister Mr. Harpal Singh Cheema, Social Security Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Mr. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Education Minister Mr. Harjot Singh Bains, Information and Public Relations Minister Mr. Aman Arora, Horticulture and Freedom Fighter Minister Mr. Chetan Singh Jauramajra besides Mr. Kulwant Singh, Mr. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, Mr. Ajit Pal Singh Kohli, Kulwant Singh Shutrana, Mr. Gurlal Singh Ghanaur (all MLAs) and Mr. Raman Behl, Chairman Punjab Health System Corporation.          Dr. Balbir Singh, MLA from Patiala Rural, who won the 2022 Assembly Election by a whopping margin of over 50000 votes, expressed gratitude towards the Party National Convenor & Delhi Chief Minister Mr. Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Mann and assured that he would discharge the responsibility assigned to him with full dedication and honesty.          Interacting with the media persons, Dr. Balbir Singh said that the Delhi model of development has been popularized in the country and abroad, and the Delhi model will be delivered in each and every corner of the state of Punjab.          The Health Minister said, “health and education are the areas of the core concern of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government. Therefore, it will be my priority that the health programs should be implemented at the grassroots level to provide quality primary, secondary & tertiary healthcare facilities to the people”. The health sector will be taken to greater heights with the cooperation of the government and the private sector, he added.          The Cabinet Ministers present on the occasion, expressed hope that Dr. Balbir Singh being a hardworking, capable and visionary leader would take the departments to new heights of glory. Dr. Balbir Singh himself is a renowned doctor and knows the nuances of the health sector.          A renowned eye surgeon and a philanthropist, Dr. Balbir Singh has been providing low cost eye care to the farmers and the poor masses since last four decades. As a doctor, he had treated lakhs of patients at a very low cost and donated the gift of vision to over 30,000 blind patients besides distributing free medicines to tens of thousands of patients. Patients from the entire northern region, especially from the states of Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana throng to Patiala for getting treatment by Dr. Balbir Singh. The recipients of many awards from state governments across the country, Dr. Balbir Singh organised a free medicines and medical service langar at Delhi borders during the farmers agitation against the draconian farm laws. 

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MISSION 100% GIVE YOUR BEST’: GOVT RELEASES A GRANT OF RS 3.5 CRORE TO PROVIDE STUDY MATERIAL TO STUDENTS: HARJOT SINGH BAINS

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IEP Chandigarh, January 10

In order to achieve the best results under the campaign “Mission 100% Give Your Best” launched by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ahead of the annual examinations, an amount of over Rs 3. 5 crore has been released to provide photostat and printed material to the students studying in classes VIII and X in all the schools across the state.          Disclosing this here today, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that Rs 72 per will be given to each student studying in class VIII and Rs 90 per to a student studying in class X. He said that the amount has been released to each district according to the strength of the students.          Mr Bains said that with this amount, students can purchase required print material including photostat as per their requirement.          Which district received how much grant Under this grant, Rs 26.38944 lakh to district Amritsar, 7.0767 lakhs to Barnala, 18.04032 lakhs to Bathinda, 7.9867 lakhs to Faridkot, 6.5421 lakhs to Fatehgarh Sahib, 19.16298 lakhs to Fazilka, 12.2192 lakhs to Ferozepur, 20.13318 lakhs to Gurdaspur, 17.697 lakhs to Hoshiarpur under this grant.Likewise, Rs 20.71746 lakhs to Jalandhar, 7.90722 lakhs to Kapurthala, 32.67072 lakhs to Ludhiana, 4.15926 lakhs to Malerkotla, 11.61 lakhs to Mansa, 11.87406 lakhs to Moga, 13.06098 lakhs to Sri Muktsar Sahib, 7.44912 lakhs to Pathankot, 23.80038 lakhs to Patiala. Rs 6.60924 lakhs to SBS Nagar, 15.0489 lakhs to Sangrur, 11.96244 lakhs to SAS Nagar and 15.5142 lakhs to Tarn Taran. Meanwhile, a total of over Rs 3.5 crore  has been released district wise. 

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DR NIJJAR LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NEW BLOCK AT GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, SULTANWIND

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IEP Chandigarh, January 10

The main objective of the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is to provide quality education along with good health to the people of the state. Under the same chain basic infrastructure is being provided in government schools across the state and along with this Aam Aadmi Clinics are also being opened with the aim of providing good health services to the people.These words were expressed by the Minister for Local Government Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar today after laying the foundation stone of new blocks at Shaheed Gurmeet Singh Senior Secondary School Sultanwind girls. On this occasion, the annual prize distribution ceremony was also organized by the school. After the inauguration of the event, Dr. Nijjar also honored the children by giving awards for being winners in academic and various non-academic competitions at the district and state level.Addressing the students, Dr. Nijjar said that apart from book knowledge, improving their personality to advance in life will also lead them to success and children should make their behavior so good that their character be high. He told the students that along with studies, sports are also very important because sports develop the mental development of children. He invited the students to join sports and asked them to prioritize sports along with studies. Dr. Nijjar specially congratulated the principal of the school Mr. Amarjit Singh and all the staff for their various achievements.On this occasion, District Education Officer Secondary Mr. Jugraj Singh shared his thoughts and inspired the children to work harder and to succeed in life exams by working hard. After the function, Dr. Nijjar was also honored by the school staff. On this occasion, besides coordinator Madam Narinder Kaur, Mr. Devinder Singh, Mr. Gurikbal Singh, Madam Sukhraj Kaur, Madam Manpreet Kaur, Madam Bharti, Mr. Sharanjit Singh, a large number of parents of children were also present.