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State Transport Buses to charge 50 percent fare for Gita Jayanti devotees: Transport Minister

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Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has announced 50 percent concession in state transport bus fares to the passengers of 10 districts from November 19, 2022 to December 6, 2022 for the International Gita Jayanti celebrations to be held at Kurukshetra. 

This will directly benefit a large number of pilgrims coming to participate in the festival.

Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma informed that International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav is celebrated every year in Kurukshetra. Lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad participate in this festival. Keeping in view the importance of the festival and to provide the benefit of transport, services to the maximum number of people, a 50 percent discount is being given in the fare of Haryana State Transport buses. He informed that on the recommendation of the Kurukshetra Development Board, fare concession was being provided earlier only to the pilgrims of Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Jind and Kaithal districts.

The transport minister informed that now Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Sonipat and Rohtak districts have also been included in this fare waiver for the purpose to ensure more pilgrims to visit this religious and holy place during the International Gita Jayanti Festival.

Now pilgrims from these 5 districts will also be able to take advantage of 50 percent concession in state transport buses to participate in the Kurukshetra Gita Jayanti festival. In this way, the state government will provide concession in the fare of state transport buses during Gita Jayanti festival to the pilgrims of ten districts adjoining Kurukshetra.

The transport minister informed that during the International Gita Jayanti celebrations, various programmes will be organized by the government at 75 religious pilgrimage sites falling within the radius of 48 Kos of Kurukshetra. He added that pilgrims can also attend various programmes scheduled during the Mahotsav days.

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Haryana has done remarkable work in the power sector: Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, November 18

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal attended the 83rd meeting of the Forum of Regulators, organised by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission as chief guest here today. Addressing the chairpersons and members of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions from other states, the Chief Minister said that in the last 8 years, Haryana has done remarkable work in the power sector, which has paved the way for Haryana to become one of the leading states in the country in terms of providing electricity.

He said that with the objective of providing 24-hour electricity to the villages, the state government initiated ‘Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon Yojana’ from Kurukshetra in 2016, adding that today, 5,680 villages in the state; about 80 percent villages are getting 24-hour power supply.

Free electricity is no electricity

Talking about the concept of free electricity, as some states have done, the Chief Minister said that Haryana has rejected this concept as ‘free electricity is no electricity’. “This neither benefits the consumers nor the government. The people of Haryana have also understood this and are fully supporting the government,” he added. Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government has taken stringent steps to check non-payment of electricity bills. He said that the government started an initiative and appealed to the citizens across the state to pay the bills, which garnered public cooperation and today Haryana is setting up new dimensions in the power sector.

The Chief Minister said that in order to strengthen the power sector, the state government provided relief to the consumers by waiving off the overcharge. “Not only this, defaulted consumers were given an option to pay the principal amount of their electricity bills in installments and the interest and surcharge of crores of rupees was also waived off. On the strength of these initiatives taken by the state government, Haryana has become one of the leading states in the Energy Efficiency Rank, in the last two years,” he asserted.

No hike in power tariffs in last 8 years 

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government has not increased the electricity rates in the last 8 years, and has instead  brought relief to the people by reducing the power tariffs. He said that the Fuel Surcharge Adjustment (FSA) was 37 paise, which was abolished. “Not only this, the electricity rate was Rs 4.50 per unit up to 150 units, which was reduced and the rate was fixed at Rs 2.50 per unit up to 200 units and Rs 2 per unit for monthly electricity consumption up to 50 units,” he added.

Sh. Manohar Lal further said that the state government was thinking   that more concessions can be given to the people who consume up to 50 units of electricity; so that the poor families can get relief. For this, the government will discuss the proposal with the Electricity Regulatory Commission, he said.

By reducing line loss, saved power corporations from losses

The Chief Minister said that the line loss in the state was 29 percent in 2014, which has come down to 14 percent today. With this, about Rs 6,000 crore have been saved and due to the efforts of the government and power corporations, today all the four power corporations of Haryana are in a position of dividend, he said, adding that the government has laid emphasis on curbing electricity theft, reducing line loss and strengthening the metering system.

Work done on infrastructural development

Sh. Manohar Lal said that work has also been done on infrastructural development to ensure uninterrupted power supply. “To strengthen the broadcasting network, 57 new sub-stations have been established at a cost of Rs. 3,679 crore and the capacity of 522 sub-stations has also been increased, from October 2014 till now,” he asserted. He said that 50,000 new transformers were also installed in the state with addition of transmission lines of 1,895 km. Not only this, 2,539 dangerous lines passing over houses, colonies, ponds and schools have been removed to avoid any untoward incident.

Target to provide 1 lakh solar connections

Sh. Manohar Lal said that almost free electricity is being given in the agriculture sector in Punjab and Haryana; but the Haryana government has also emphasised on promoting the use of solar energy. “Under this, 30,000 solar connections have been given and the work of giving 50,000 more solar connections is underway. A target has been set to provide a total of 1 lakh solar connections,” he added. The Chief Minister further said that the use of solar energy has resulted in the fact that earlier a total of Rs 7,200 crore was given as subsidy on electricity, whereas today Rs 5,500 crore is given as subsidy. Apart from this, to promote the use of solar energy in government buildings, the Rooftop Solar Policy has been implemented.

Work also done in direction of water conservation

Understanding the need of the future, the Chief Minister said that the state government has also laid emphasis on water conservation. “To ensure that the future generation does not face water crisis, the government has made ‘Mera Pani-Meri Virasat scheme, so that along with land, water can also be inherited to the future generation. Under this, the farmers are being given an incentive of Rs 7,000 per acre for growing alternative crops instead of paddy. As a result, alternative crops have been cultivated in place of paddy in about 1 lakh acres of land in the state,” he asserted.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that in this regulatory forum, chairpersons and members of the Electricity Regulatory Commission of all the states will discuss several topics including better delivery of facilities to the common man. This will ensure more efficiency in the power sector by sharing best practices being adopted by different states with other states.

On the occasion, Chairman of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission Sh. R.K. Pachnanda, chairpersons and members of Electricity Regulatory Commissions from other states were present.

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NHRC holds 3rd hearing in the Delhi-NCR air pollution case: States asked to develop a strategic plan for time bound implementation thereof to provide for clean air and better civic amenities: Next date of hearing on Nov 25

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IEP Delhi, November 18 

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India today held the 3rd hearing of the Chief Secretaries of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi in the matter of air pollution in Delhi NCR in the light of the reports submitted by them in response to its directions in the last meeting. Seeking further reports, the next date of hearing has been fixed for 25th November, 2022. While noting some of the actions taken by the State governments with regard to controlling air pollution by managing stubble, dust, the hospital in sewage waste, among others, the Commission emphasized that they needed to have a strategic plan in place to plug the gaps between the policies and implementation thereof for providing clean air and atmosphere with better civic amenities ensuring the protection of the right to life and health of the citizens.  The Commission said that the Government of Punjab will have to have dedicated machines for poor farmers for harvesting and disposal of stubble. The machines should be procured and provided to the poor farmers through the panchayats or cooperatives free of cost for harvesting to bring down the incidents of stubble burning to zero. Some fees may be charged from those who could afford it. The Commission asked for the specific details of stubble generated; how much was burnt and how much was processed effectively by specifying place-wise incidents.   It also asked to find out the alternatives, if crop residue decomposer machines are not effectively working.  It was stated that the States need to purchase mechanized sweeping machines for every city in coordination with the civic bodies and make special provisions in the budget for the same.  There should be a road map for providing civic amenities in a phased but time-bound manner.  The Commission was particularly concerned about the deaths of persons involved in hazardous cleaning without protective gear and asked that the governments should implement the NHRC Advisory of 24th September, 2021, invigorate the local bodies and purchase mechanical cleaning devices like Bandicoots and safety equipment for those involved in such hazardous cleaning in septic tanks. The Commission said it is high time that the public functionaries take note of it otherwise it will be constrained to recommend criminal proceedings against them. The Commission said that the officials cannot absolve themselves of their statutory responsibilities by diverting these to a contractor for cleaning septic tanks and sewage.  It also said that government should identify the spots, where there is a danger of poisonous gas and install danger signals. A specific report has been called from the Government of Uttar Pradesh about the number of hospitals served notice for not complying with the guidelines for disposal of medical waste and the date-wise details of the action taken for revocation of the licenses of those flouting the norms.  It emphasized that tree plantation and their survival has to be monitored regularly to ensure green belt cover and clean air. A time frame of March, 2023 may fix to complete the work of unpaved roads and potholes. The Commission asked the Delhi government to fix a timeline to find out and rectify the cause of poor air quality at the hot spots and when these will become normal. The Commission also enquired about the status of alternative landfill sites for garbage disposal and cleaning thereof.       In the meanwhile notices are also being issued to the concerned heads of NDMC, Transport Department, Delhi Jail Board, Police Department, Commission for Air Quality, GRAP, Delhi Cantonment Board, CPWD, NBCC, NHAI, DMRC, Central Pollution Control Board, DDA and NCDRC, Delhi Pollution Control Board for submitting their response before 25.11.2022 in connection with steps being taken or proposed to be taken to improve air quality in Delhi NCR to ensure safe health and ambient atmosphere for the citizens.

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18 children including five girls engaged in begging, selling articles rescued in Chandigarh

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A total of 18 children including 13 boys and five girls engaged in begging, selling articles have been rescued by the Child Begging Rescue Teams in Chandigarh. Most of them are below the age of 14 years, said U T official.

He said that to identify and rescue children engaged in begging/selling articles, Nitika Pawar, Chairperson, Union Territory Child Protection Society-cum-Secretary Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Chandigarh Administration had launched a Regular Child Beggar Rescue Drives a week ago. For rescuing such children, two teams comprising of District Child Protection Unit, Child Helpline-181, Child Line-1098, Anti Human Trafficking Unit and Special Juvenile Police Unit, Chandigarh formed and deployed in the city. In last one week, 18 children were rescued and admitted in Child Care Institutions of UT, Chandigarh i.e. Snehalaya for Girls and Snehalaya for Boys respectively with the due orders of Child Welfare Committee, Chandigarh in accordance to the provisions laid under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015.
The official further said that the said children are being provided with nutritious food, 24×7 medical care counseling, need based vocational courses and education. During the drives, it has been observed that 16 children are residents of Mohali, Zirakpur and Panchkula who come to Chandigarh for begging only whereas 02 children are residents of Chandigarh, he added.
The Recsue Teams will continue to monitor begging activities at all the major hotspots. Further, general public is also requested to join hands with the administration and report cases of children involved in begging/selling articles at Childline-1098, Child Helpline-181/9915023456 and 112. The reporting of the same will help in rescuing more children consequently freeing them from the vicious circle of recieving alms which makes their life dependent on the same.

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First International Convention Centre to come up in Haryana

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IEP Chandigarh, November 17

Ensuring commercial use of the first International Convention Centre to be built in Haryana, Chief Secretary Sh.  Sanjeev Kaushal has directed the concerned officials to hold a meeting with all the stakeholders regarding the facilities to be provided at the centre. He directed the officers to get the design prepared after seeking suggestions from the stakeholders. To expedite the implementation of such big projects, a sub-committee should be constituted for each project. Representatives of other departments working in the project should also be included in this sub-committee, said Sh. Kaushal.

The Chief Secretary presided over the meeting of the Committee of Administrative Secretaries to review the projects worth more than Rs.100 crore here today. 47 projects of 6 Departments worth more than Rs 100 crore were discussed in the meeting. About Rs. 43,000 crore will be spent on these 47 projects.

Sh. Kaushal directed the officers that similar International Convention Centres (ICC) built at other places should also be studied and their feasibility should also be evaluated. He said that a meeting with the stakeholders should be organized in the next 15 days to expedite the construction of ICC to be built in Sector-78 of Faridabad.

Initiate strict action against the officer submitting wrong progress report of the project

The Chief Secretary directed that strict action should be taken against the concerned officers involved in submitting the wrong progress report regarding the completion of work while reviewing the projects of the Urban Local Bodies Department. He  said that directions should also be issued to other officers that strict action can be initiated for giving a wrong information. Apart from this, Sh. Kaushal directed the Administrative Secretary, Urban Local Bodies to streamline the functioning at the headquarters level and field offices.

The Chief Secretary directed the officers to personally visit the spot and review the progress of such big projects so that there is no delay in their implementation and completion. Besides this, strict directions should be given to the contractor to complete the projects within the stipulated time, he added.

In the meeting, 19 projects of the Urban Local Bodies Department were reviewed including MCG building in Gurugram, modernization work of Raja Nahar Singh Stadium, strengthening of sewerage system in Ambala, canal-based water works and strengthening of sewerage system in Faridabad, Palwal etc. 

The Chief Secretary directed that NOC is required from the Central Government, Railways, Defence or other Departments for the implementation of various projects in the state. The process of obtaining NOC should be completed by holding a meeting with all the representatives at the earliest so as to avoid delay in the projects. Unnecessary delay in projects due to NOC will not be entertained, he added. 

12 rain water harvesting wells to be built in Faridabad

Sh. Kaushal informed that 12 rain water harvesting wells are to be built in Faridabad while reviewing the projects of Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority. He said that 3 rain wells will be constructed in the first phase. The tender has been floated and the work will be allotted soon. 4 wells in the second phase and 5 wells in the third phase will be constructed.

It was informed in the meeting that the work of laying 100 kilometre water pipeline from Sector 58 to 115 in Gurugram has been completed. The work of laying 8 km pipeline is under process, which will be completed by the end of December, 2022. Apart from this, 100 MLD capacity water treatment plant at Budhera, and a 100 MLD capacity sewage treatment plant at Dhanwapur is also being set up to treat water.

Infrastructure facilities are being developed in industrial estate

It was informed in the meeting that infrastructure facilities are being developed at a fast pace in the Industrial Estate of Barwala on turnkey bases and it will be completed soon. Apart from this, the work of development of infrastructure facilities is being done in 500 acres of electronic manufacturing cluster in Sohna, IMT, Sohna and Kharkhoda. Both the projects are estimated to be completed in 2 years. Besides this, underground electrical distribution will be ensured in Kharkhoda in the coming time. Mega Food Park is being set up at Rohtak. 2 Silos of 1500 MT and 1000 MT capacity of Rs. 179 crore are soon to be built in Mega Food Park.

Global city project has gained momentum

It was informed in the meeting that tender has been floated for the first phase of the Global City to be developed on about 1,000 acres of land in Gurugram. This city will have all the state-of-the-art facilities like global cities based in Dubai and Singapore. Besides the promotion of the industrial sector, the youth of Haryana will get employment opportunities. This city will make its identity at the international level.

Projects of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Animal Husbandry Departments were also reviewed in the meeting.

In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner of Revenue and Disaster Management, Sh. V. S Kundu, Chief Executive Officer of Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Sh.  Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department Secretary, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary of Urban Local Bodies, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta and other senior officers were present.

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Integrated Command and Control Centre will be set up across the state: Chief Secretary

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IEP Chandigarh, November 17

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that as per the visionary plan and strenuous efforts of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), the key component of the Smart City Project will be established in every district which will support in fetching real-time information and enhance security and surveillance, traffic management, solid waste management and e-governance applications.

He said this while presiding over a review meeting of a committee constituted under the ICCC projects. The State government is already running pilot projects in three districts namely Gurugram, Faridabad and Karnal which are yielding outstanding results.

This project will prove to be a milestone in curbing crime while ensuring transparency in every nook and corner of the state. The Chief Secretary mentioned during the meeting that the government will frame its own model of implementing this visionary plan; which will eliminate the dependency of the third party. He added that the project will be reviewed every 5 years for the upgradation of the smart systems and to meet the gaps.

The key project components include civil infrastructure, smart solutions, sensors/cameras & other devices and IT infrastructure. Extensive discussion also took place regarding the existing private camera integration with ICCC platforms and its network provisioning which will expand the horizon of monitoring through command centres. The Chief Secretary stated that the proposed draft along with a detailed presentation will be presented to the Chief Minister by next week.

During the meeting Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Sh. Dusmanta Kumar Behera, DGP Haryana, Sh. PK Agrawal, IGP, Sh. Amitabh Singh Dhillon and other senior officers were present.

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Quantum jump in Haryana’s export graph: In the last 8 years, the state’s exports records a four-fold rise

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IEP Chandigarh, November 17

Before 2014, hardly anyone had identified Haryana’s export potential, but ever since  Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has been sworn in as the Chief Minister, several schemes have been implemented to promote industrial exports.

Consequently, not only Haryana got a new identity but the State has taken a quantum leap in its export graph. As per the official figures in  2013-14, Haryana exported goods worth Rs 68,032 crore, while increasing this by four-fold to touch exporting goods worth Rs. 2,17,222 crore.

Because of the radical changes brought about  by the Chief Minster to promote the Ease Of Doing Business (EODB), Haryana is now third in the country and first in North India in terms of EODB, whereas in the year 2014 it was at 14th position.

Obviously because economic development has also remained the utmost priority of the Chief Minister and during his consecutive tenure, he had always laid emphasis on  boosting Industrial growth in Haryana so as to provide livelihood  to the people of the State along with making Haryana a preferred global investment destination.

Guided by the principle of ‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance, the Manohar Lal Government has created an ecosystem of Ease of Doing Business (EODB) which not only matches global standards but is even more investment-friendly and has also given a powerful  administrative structure in the industrial sector of the state.

To propel the State to the next level of growth trajectory, Enterprise Promotion Policy (EPP) in the year 2015 was launched. The policy is aligned with the ‘ Make in India’ ‘Digital India’ and ‘Skilling India’ campaigns of the Government of India and offers best-in-class incentives to attract investments in the state.

Furthermore going a step ahead to create a more conducive environment for the industries in the state, for the first time Haryana has formulated The Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy (HEEP), 2020, after considering suggestions from the industrialists of the state.

The Policy fulfills Chief Minister’s vision to establish Haryana as a competitive and favoured investment destination, achieve regional development, and export diversification and augment livelihood opportunities for its people through resilient economic development. The policy objective is to attract investments of Rs. 1 lakh crore and generate 5 lakh jobs in the State.   Many big investors are currently coming forward to invest.

Notably, the Manohar Lal-led government took another lead in introducing one of its kind initiatives when it launched the Programme to Accelerate Development for MSME Advancement (PADMA) programme to strengthen the economic condition of every region.

Under PADMA ‘clusters’ of small and medium industries are being established at the block level. Clusters have been formed in all 143 blocks of the state, even in the first phase the work of developing 40 clusters has started. Brands namely ‘Har Amrit’ for fertilizer, ‘Har Agro’ for cattle feed, ‘Haryana Fresh’ for mineral water, ‘Ikshu’ for sugar are being promoted to give special recognition to the products of the state.

Five special policies have been implemented for agriculture and food processing, textiles, warehousing-logistics retail, pharmaceutical and MSME sectors. For settlement of government dues and other disputes, help has been provided to industrialists through’ Vivaadon ka Samadhan’.

In order to reduce the ‘cost of doing business’ in industries, a special leasing policy was formulated  for industrial plots so that the small industrialist does not have to spend much of his money on the purchase of plots. ‘Udyog Mitra Yojana’ was launched to create skilled manpower as per the requirement of industries and Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre was created to provide approvals to entrepreneurs under one roof.

State-of-the-art industrial and Commercial Township is being developed on about 3,300 acres of land near Kharkhoda town in Sonipat district and IMT is being developed on 1400 acres at Sohna in Gurugram. Walmart Vriddhi E-Institute has been started by Walmart in Panipat. Setting up of Medical Device Park in Panipat and Bulk Drugs Park in Hisar and Food and Drug Testing Lab in Panchkula are among some of the ambitious industrial development projects being undertaken by ‘Manohar Sarkar’.

“We are providing a conducive environment to the investors because of which the State has become a favourable investment destination. No stone is left unturned to facilitate prospective investors by taking care of their investments and other needs. State government’s investment-friendly policies are becoming a role model among other states,” Sh. Manohar Lal Chief Minister.

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Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government lives up to its promise with farmers, labourers, millers and arhtiyas

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IEP Chandigarh, November 17

The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led State Government had made a firm commitment to all the stakeholders viz. Farmers, Labourers, Millers and Arhtiyas before the start of paddy procurement season about ensuring the uninterrupted procurement. That the Government has fully lived up to its commitment is proved by the fact that during the current season, 180 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) paddy stands procured out of the target of 184 LMT. The procurement has been made at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs. 2060 per quintal fixed by the Government of India. The rest of the procurement would also be completed by today evening.

Interacting with the mediapersons at the Anaj Bhawan here today in connection with the paddy procurement season, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak said that this time no problem was encountered by the farmers in the mandis and procurement as well as lifting was done on time. Within mere 4 hours of the procurement, the payments were credited into the bank accounts of the farmers.

Giving more details, the Minister said that the State Government had set up 1806 traditional purchase centres in the mandis besides declaring as many as 583 public places and 37 rice mills as interim purchase centers for the facilitation of farmers and then the allotments were made. Divulging more, he said that the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has so far credited Rs. 34263.40 crore into the accounts of the farmers for the paddy procured by the agencies of the State. He also informed that the Government procurement is being ended in most of the Districts of the State and the procurement process would be completed in the few remaining pockets by today evening.

The Minister lauded the yeoman’s role played by the Department apart from the Mandi Board in ensuring hassle free procurement. Besides, he also appreciated the contribution of the Punjab Police in effectively stonewalling the illegal paddy coming from the other States by putting up Nakas at the interstate barriers.

Coming to the other issues, Mr. Kataruchak said that the verification of the blue cards would be completed by the November 30th so as to make sure that only the eligible beneficiaries are facilitated. He also expressed satisfaction that the custom milling policy of the State Government has garnered praise from the Government of India which has asked the State Government to share its expertise with the other States.

Among others present on the occasion included the Principal Secretary Mr. Rahul Bhandari, Director Mr. Ghanshyam Thori and other officers of the department.

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MAAN GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND APPROXIMATELY RS.11.65 CRORES TO PROVIDE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM AT PATIALA AND FATEHGARH SAHIB: DR. INDERBIR SINGH NIJJAR

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IEP Chandigarh, November 17       

    The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is continuously working to provide basic facilities and clean environment to the people of the state.  Taking another step forward in this direction,  Local Government Minister Dr.Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that the Punjab government has decided to spend Approximately Rs.11.65 crores for development works related to water supply and sewerage at Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib in Samana, Bhadson and Mandi Gobindgarh.  The department has started the tender process for these works. Diviluing more details , Local Government Minister Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board will be  spend Rs 5.98 crores for laying a new sewerage line from the main road Patran to the sewerage treatment plant in Samana of Patiala and  all also other works related to sewerage will be done.  Similarly, approximately Rs.1.44 crore will be spent on Providing and Laying sewerage and other related works at Bhadson.Dr. Nijjar said that apart from this, Rs. 4.23 Crores will also be spent  at Mandi Gobindgarh of Fatehgarh Sahib for sewerage related works and Providing and Laying of different sizes of water supply lines and all the works related to water supply and Sewerage will be done.          He also said that apart from this, Local Government Department  has also published e-tenders for many other works related to water supply and sewerage.  Through these tenders, rates have been sought for carrying out various works.The Cabinet Minister  said that the Punjab government led by Bhagwant Mann is trying hard to provide basic facilities and clean environment to the people of the state so that the life of the common people of the state can be easy and healthy.He further said that local government department has already e-published tenders for these works on the website www.eproc.punjab.gov.in.  If any amendment is made in these tenders, the details thereof will also be available on this website.          The Cabinet Minister also said that the state government wants to provide corruption free administration to the people of the state. He has directed the officials of the Water Supply and Sewerage Board to ensure transparency and quality in these works.

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Haryana Electric-Vehicle Policy-2022 notified

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IEP Chandigarh, November 17

The Haryana government has notified the Electric-Vehicle Policy, under which 12 schemes have been made live. Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan said that the aim of the Electric-Vehicle Policy is to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components in the state. He stated that with the formulation of this policy, research and development in the field of electric-vehicles will be encouraged. In addition to strengthening the infrastructure, provisions have been made in the policy to reduce the upfront cost of electric-vehicles. In this, the buyers of Hybrid EV will also get incentive.

Sh. Sharan said that the Industries and Commerce Department has notified the Haryana Electric-Vehicle Policy-2022, under which 12 schemes have been made live on the website (www.investharyana.in) so that people can take advantage of it. He informed that the 12 schemes that have been made live to encourage electric vehicles in the Electric-Vehicle Policy include Purchase Incentive for Buyers, Charging and Battery Swapping Station Scheme, Net SGST Reimbursement Scheme, Capital Subsidy Scheme, Employment Generation Subsidy Scheme, Electricity Duty Exemption Scheme, Stamp Duty Reimbursement Scheme, Patent Fee Reimbursement Scheme, R & D Incentives, Human Capacity Building Excellence Centre of Excellence Scheme, Seed and Conversion Fund Scheme, Water Treatment Incentive Scheme. All eligible buyers willing to take advantage may visit the website, check details and may apply for incentives within 45 days from the date the portal has been made live. The policy document and scheme document detailing the terms and conditions for claiming the incentive can be downloaded from the website.