IEP Chandigarh, November 28

Taking step forward to ensure transparency and prevent corruption in the state, Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed that from now onwards, the IG/DIG/SP of Divisional Vigilance Bureau can also submit the case of section 17 A and section 19 sanction directly to the Divisional Commissioner, who will further decide the case of 17A sanction or section 19 of sanction in consultation with Deputy Commissioner and HOD of the Department concerned in matters of corruption upto Rs. one crore by Group B, C and D employees in the state.

It is worth mentioning that a circular in this regard has also been issued by the State Vigilance Bureau on July 5, 2022 under which all the matters seeking permission under Section 17 – A and prosecution sanction u/s 19 of PC Act 1988 with respect to Group B, C and D employees of any department in matters of corruption upto Rs. one crore referred by Divisional Vigilance Bureaus are to be dealt by concerned Divisional Commissioner directly without routing the same through SVB Head Office.

Notably, under the memo circulated on May 26, 2022, the State Government has delegated its power under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Prosecution Sanction u s 19 of PC Act to the Divisional Commissioner concerned with respect to the employees of Group B, C and D of Boards/ Corporations/ Federations/ ULBs and PRIS as well as Sarpanch, Members of PRIS/ ULBS respectively in the matter of corruption upto Rs. one Crore to be enquired/ inquired or investigated by the Divisional Bureaus to be established at each Range Headquarter level.

IEP Chandigarh, November 28

The people of Sirsa will get another health bonanza as President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will lay the foundation stone of Sirsa medical college on Tuesday.

Smt. Droupadi Murmu who will especially be coming to attend International Gita Mahotsav (IGM)-2022 being held at Kurukshetra will lay the foundation stone of this medical college to be built at a cost of about Rs 1090 crore. With the construction of this medical college, the people of Sirsa district and other nearby areas will get state-of-the-art health facilities.  The Manohar-Lal- led Haryana Government is making dedicated efforts to further strengthen the health facilities in the state.

Sharing more information in this regard, an official spokesman said that as envisioned by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal the Government Medical College, Sirsa is being established with the objective of giving more impetus to medical education and research and to provide best health services to the people of the State.

This 539-bed medical college will be built on about 22 acres and will cost around Rs 1090 crores. The college will have 100 MBBS seats. The college will be only 2.6 kms from Sirsa Railway Station and 1.9 kms from Sirsa Bus Stand.

Sirsa Medical College will be equipped with state-of-the-art health facilities

The spokesperson said that MBBS student and intern hostel block would be made in this medical college. It is proposed that accommodation for 500 students (300 for boys and 200 for girls) and 100 interns will be provided in double seating arrangment in this college. The hostel block will also include facilities like a kitchen and dining, gym, yoga room, recreation room, reading room etc.

There is a proposal to provide accommodation in double sharing to a total of 250 girl students in the Nursing Girls Hostel. A residential facility is proposed in the campus for the Director and Medical Superintendent. Integrated Junior and Senior Resident Hostel Blocks are also proposed to be built in the college premises to provide accommodation to 100 students (50 Senior Residents and 50 Junior Residents).

Medical colleges to have multi-specialty departments

The spokesperson further informed that this medical college and hospital would provide health services to the state of Haryana and its neighbouring states like Punjab and Rajasthan. Besides this, the college will also have multi-specialty departments such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, forensic medicine and toxicology and community medicine. Along with this, the college will also have Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, General Medicine, Dermatology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Burn Unit, ICU, PICU, ICC NICU, Jail Ward There will also be ART wards and private wards.

The number of MBBS seats is likely to be increased by more than 3000 after the opening of medical colleges in each district

The spokesperson said that as per the Chief Minister’s announcement regarding the opening of one medical college in every district, the number of MBBS seats is likely to be increased to more than 3000. Besides this, the National Cancer Institute was also inaugurated by the Prime Minister at Badsa in Jhajjar district built at a cost of Rs. 20,347 crore. This 710-bed institute has been built on the lines of the NCI of America.

Meanwhile, the land measuring 189 acres required to construct AIIMS, Rewari has also been purchased and will soon be handed over to the Government of India, informed the spokesperson.

The spokesperson said that the Chief Minister is leaving no stone unturned to further strengthen the health services in the state. Under his dynamic leadership, continuous progress is being made in this field.

IEP Chandigarh, November 28

Considering the environment as a circular economy, a well organised structure needs to be established to implement new systems and programs for environmental protection, said Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal during a round-table meeting chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Smt. Vini Mahajan through video-conferencing. He said that only then the circular economy would be put on ground in true sense and environmental protection will be ensured by using resources wisely.

The meeting convened to discuss strategies and action plans related to the environment-circular economy was attended by Chief Secretaries of various states and commissioners of several municipal corporations from across the country.

Department or special cell for implementation of various activities for circular economy have to be set up

During the meeting, Chief Secretary Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that various activities under environmental protection at the central and state level are currently being carried out by different departments such as urban local bodies, development and panchayats, new and renewable energy, agriculture and farmers welfare, among others. “If we want to move in the direction of an eco-circular economy, then first of all, for the implementation of all these activities, either a department or a special cell has to be established; in which the officials of other related departments will work in the same direction by establishing mutual coordination. Only then, the desired objectives of eco-circular economy will be achieved,” suggested Sh. Kaushal.

          Supporting the suggestion given by Chief Secretary Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal; Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Smt. Vini Mahajan directed the other stakeholders and state governments to work in this direction and send their suggestions and comments on the subject at the earliest. During the meeting, the functioning of the ongoing C&D Waste Plant in Gurugram was also appreciated.

Prepare compiled report on suggestions and comments on environment-circular economy

The Chief Secretary directed the officials of the department of Environment and Climate Change and Urban Local Bodies to prepare a compiled report in the next three days by studying the suggestions and comments given by the officials and experts in all the round table meetings that have been organised so far for the environment-circular economy.

Emphasis has to be given on door-to-door collection

Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that waste segregation has to be strengthened under the circular economy.  He instructed the officials of the Urban Local Bodies department that under the pilot project in Yamunanagar, the work of collecting solid and liquid waste separately from the houses should be strictly implemented and it should also be ensured that the waste is delivered to the plants for systematic disposal.

He also directed the study of door-to-door garbage collection work; its execution and commercial activities being done by the Municipal Corporation in Indore. Apart from this, a scientific study of the activities and results of the ongoing C&D Waste Management Plant in Gurugram should also be done.

Works being done in Haryana for waste management

The Chief Secretary said that at present several steps are being taken by the Haryana government for solid and liquid waste management, C&D waste management and agricultural waste management. He said that Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and Combined Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) have been installed for solid and liquid waste management. He informed that C&D Waste Management Plant is operational in Gurugram, while another similar plant has been started recently in Faridabad. In addition, another plant is under construction at Manesar, he added.

It was apprised in the meeting that the 2G ethanol plant set up in Panipat has the capacity to consume 2 lakh metric tonnes of straw annually. Karnal produces 6 lakh metric tonnes of stubble, out of which one-third is managed through this plant, for which 13 clusters have been set up in the area around it for storage of stubble on panchayat land. The duty of the Custom Hiring Centre is to transport the stubble from the fields to these storage places. Further, the work of transporting the stubble from these places to the ethanol plant is done by IOCL.

Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change, Sh. Vineet Garg, Director General of Development and Panchayat department, Sh. Sanjay Joon, Director General of Agriculture department, Sh. Hardeep Singh, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Sh. DK Behera, Director General, New and Renewable Energy, Sh. S. Narayanan, among other officers, were present in the meeting.

IEP Chandigarh, November 28

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit (November 29 and 30) to Haryana. As per the schedule, the President will attend various programmes in the State including International Gita Festival (IGM)-2022.

Today at 10:30 am, the President will reach Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra to perform Gita Pujan and offer prayers in Gita Yagya. After this, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will also inaugurate the State Exhibition, Haryana Pavilion, and Shilp Udhyan. Along with this, the President will also visit the pavilion of Madhya Pradesh, the partner state of this year’s IGM-2022.

After this, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will participate in the International Gita Seminar scheduled to be held at Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Sadan, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra at 11:30 am and will virtually inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 3 big projects of the Haryana including e-ticketing system in Haryana transport, Nirogi Haryana Scheme and lying of the foundation stone of Sirsa medical college.

President to formally start e-ticketing system of State Transport

The President will formally start the e-ticketing system of State transport from Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Sadan. In the initial phase, the e-ticketing project will be implemented at 6 depots namely Chandigarh, Karnal, Faridabad, Sonipat, Bhiwani and Sirsa. Similarly, by the end of January 2023, the project will be completely implemented in the remaining 18 depots of Haryana Roadways.

President to launch Nirogi Haryana Scheme

The President will also launch another one of its kind Nirogi Haryana Scheme. Under this, health checkups of the people of the state will be conducted.  The members of Antyodaya families have been included in the first phase of the scheme.

President to lay the foundation stone of Sirsa Government Medical College

The President will also lay the foundation stone of Sirsa medical college and hospital to be built on 21 acres of land in Sirsa district to be built at a cost of about Rs 950 crore. With this, the people of Sirsa district and other nearby areas will get state-of-the-art health-related facilities.

After inaugurating these projects, the president will attend the 18th convocation of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra as the Chief Guest at 2:30 p.m. Thereafter, the President will reach Chandigarh airport at 4:20 pm, where she will be given a Guard of Honour. After this, at around 5 pm, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will reach Haryana Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh as a State Guest. On the occasion of her arrival at Haryana Raj Bhavan, a cultural programme will also be organized at 6:30 pm.

On November 30, on the second day of her visit, President Smt. Droupadi Murmu will interact directly with Asha workers and other stakeholders of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign at 9:30am. Besides this, the President will also interact with sportspersons and some schoolgirls of Haryana.

IEP Chandigarh, November 28

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has today assured the representatives of Delhi-based business associations that the Haryana Government is looking for possibilities to set up Delhi’s wholesale market in Haryana.

Meanwhile, the members of various business associations of Delhi including Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk to Sadar Bazar, Khari Baoli, Naya Bazar, Chemical Market, Daryaganj, East Delhi, West Delhi Market, Delhi Marble Dealers Association and Transport Association today met Chief Minister at Haryana Bhavan regarding expansion or shifting of their business.

During the meeting, Chief Minister assured the association members that if the wholesale market shifts, then they will be able to continue their business in the space allotted by the State Government for setting up a wholesale market in the adjacent part of Haryana.

The traders openly praised the business-friendly policies of the Haryana government and said that all traders agreed that State is a safe place for business.

The Chief Minister said that business associations related to wholesale business should place their demands before the Haryana government, after that a comprehensive plan for the market establishment will be prepared by coordinating with the officers concerned in which all aspects related to business will be taken care of.

All the basic needs and facilities needed by banks, hotels, transport, for setting up accommodation of workers, the market for goods of daily needs, etc will be provided and important suggestions of business associations will also be taken for this, assured Sh. Manohar Lal.

          The Chief Minister said that if the need arises, the Haryana government will also come up with a warehousing policy for the wholesale market traders of Delhi.

Meanwhile, during the meeting heads and office bearers of different associations of Delhi’s big wholesale market remained present and said they feel that Delhi is not so business friendly now because the area of market space is becoming narrower and pollution is also increasing which is certainly having an adverse effect on the environment. Also as per Delhi’s master plan, talks are also going on for shifting this market from here. In such a situation, there can be no better place than Haryana for setting up a new wholesale market for the traders of Delhi.

The association members said that the way Haryana has given a proper place to Electric Market and Kirana Market, in the same way, if the wholesale market is also given a place, then huge dimensions will be established. Traders will give revenue to the government and they will also get a chance to do business freely, which will benefit them.

Kuldeep Chahal, on behalf of the business associations, said that the meeting held with Chief Minister today was very fruitful.

IEP Chandigarh, November 28

Local Government Minister Dr.  Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann is making full efforts to provide basic facilities and clean environment to the residents of the state.  Under this series, development work is being done continuously in the state.  Taking another step in this direction, Punjab government has decided to spend approximately Rupees 6.81 crores  on development works for the beautification of Amritsar.          Diviluing more details, Local Government Minister, Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that for the beautification of  Amritsar, Boundary walls will constructed at different sites at Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar and  Boundary walls will also be constructed in the vacant Improvement trust land in Bhai Gurdas Ji Nagar.          Similarly, an Annual maintenance contract will also be executed for the repair and maintenance of streets lights in various improvement trust.  Red Cross Women Hostel will also be repaired and renovated, he added.          He said that apart from this, the operation and maintenance of the 72 meter tall flag mast at Amrit Anand Park will also be covered under these development works.  Laying water supply and sewerage line will be done at Kabir Park, maintenance of water supply and sewerage will also be done in various places of Amritsar. In addition of this, development of green belt in non construction area in 97 acres and various other works will be done.          Cabinet Minister Dr.  Nijjar said that the dream of the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is to make the life of the people of the state easier and provide clean environment.          Cabinet Minister, Dr. Nijjar said that e-tender for these development works has already been published on the Punjab government website www.eproc.punjab.gov.in.  If any amendment is made in these tenders then the complete information will be available on this website          Cabinet Minister further said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to provide corruption free administration to the people of the state.  Therefore, any officer or employee caught committing corruption will not be spared at any cost.