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Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana makes procurement payment within 48 hours, Deputy Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister said while reiterating the State Government’s commitment towards ensuring the welfare of the farmers, this time the procurement payment of the farmers has been directly transferred to their accounts within 48 hours only.

Last year, the government had set a target of making payment to the farmers within 72 hours but this time going a step ahead the said payments have been made in just 48 hours. So far a record 52 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured in the state and Rs 10,000 crore has been paid to the farmers,” shared, Sh. Dushyant Chautala while chairing a review meeting with the officers of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department held here today.

During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the arrangements made for the purchase of procurement crops including Paddy and Bajra.

While directing the officers, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that there should not be any delay in payment to the farmers and all the procurement-related payments should be paid within 48 hours.

He also directed that the payments of the farmers which have been delayed due to technical reasons should be informed through SMS and the pending payments should be cleared immediately after rectifying these technical flaws.

The Deputy Chief Minister further directed the officers to submit the report regarding the compensation of the crops affected by the heavy rains in the past, so that the farmers could get their compensation amount at the earliest.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that during this period 46 lakh MT of paddy was procured last year, whereas this time 52, 47,111 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured, which is about 13 percent more as compared to the last year. In Kurukshetra, Karnal and Kaithal districts, there has been more procurement than normal, he shared.

The Deputy Chief Minister also asked for a report related to the lifting of paddy in the Mandis. Notably, 210 Mandis have been opened for the purchase of paddy in the state.

81,000 MT Bajra procured at MSP

Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that so far 81,313.70 metric tonnes of Bajra have been procured by HAFED at the Minimum Support Price. The highest purchase of 22,223.90 metric tonnes was done in Bhiwani. Similarly, 15,710.45 MT has been procured in Jhajjar and 14,757 MT in Mahendragarh. So far, more than Rs 160 crore has been paid to the farmers.

He said that about 80000 metric tonnes of Bajra have been procured and sold by the farmers in the open market. Thus, around 1.61 lakh metric tonnes of Bajra have been procured so far.  The State Government has made a provision of Rs 280 crore to pay the farmers under the Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana on the Bajra sold in the open market, said the Deputy Chief Minister.

Groundnut procurement will begin on November 1.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the procurement of groundnut would start in the state on November 1. For this, 7 Mandis have been set up in Fatehabad, Hisar and Sirsa districts. He said that groundnut would be procured at MSP and this time Rs 5850 per quintal MSP has been fixed for groundnut.

Commissioner and Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, Director-General, Agriculture Department, Sh. Hardeep Singh, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. K.  Makarand Pandurang and other officers of FCI remained present in the meeting.

Punjab

PEOPLE OF GUJARAT ARE EAGERLY WAITING FOR OUSTING HAUGHTY, TYRANT AND CORRUPT BJP LEADERS FROM STATE: ASSERTS CM

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IEP Navsari (Gujarat), October 29      

     Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today said that people of Gujarat are eagerly waiting for ousting the haughty, tyrant and corrupt BJP leaders from state.          The Chief Minister, accompanied by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, said that people are fed up from the 27 year long rule of BJP and have made their mind to show door to them. He said that the day is not far when people will teach these leaders a lesson in the ensuing polls. Bhagwant Mann said that Gujrat will follow Punjab and Delhi to throw these parties out the state.          The Chief Minister said that the Congress and BJP have mercilessly plundered the assets of country. He said that while the Congress has started this malpractice, the BJP leaders have taken it to zenith. Bhagwant Mann said that winds of change are blowing in Gujrat and the day is not far when AAP will sweep elections in the state.          The Chief Minister called upon people to support AAP adding that even tree shed its leaves in every season. However, he said that it is surprising that people have not thrown out the BJP from last 27 years. Bhagwant Mann called upon people to support AAP for ushering in an era of peace, progress and prosperity in the state.          The Chief Minister said that this is unfortunate that Congress and BJP have connived with each other to make a mockery of the democratic values. He said that these leaders have plundered the money of country far more mercilessly than even what the Britishers had done. However, Bhagwant Mann categorically said that people are supreme in democracy and they will not tolerate this.          The Chief Minister said that the huge attendance in rallies of the party symbolises that people are fed up from the incumbent government. He said that the people want change from this ineffective, tyrant and corrupt government. Bhagwant Mann said that they are not selling fake dreams but people are supporting for a change in system.          The Chief Minister said that the country has been blessed with number of natural resources. However, he bemoaned that the leaders have ruined the country with their corrupt deeds. Bhagwant Mann said that the countrymen should come forward for ousting these corrupt leaders.

Chandigarh

CM directs Health department to intensify anti dengue activities

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

In consonance with directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Health and family welfare Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra has directed all the civil surgeons to make coordinated efforts  and stressed on awareness among  community regarding dengue prevention.

Minister asked civil surgeons to make arrangements of special dengue wards, step up fogging in rural as well urban areas and to enhance manpower for larvae checking. He said that Bhagwant mann led Punjab government has taken concrete steps against rising cases of dengue. He said that though dengue case load is very low as compared to last year but still there should be no laxity in terms of efforts being put in to control dengue.

Health Minister stated that Punjab  government is making all-out efforts to control dengue and trying its best to provide a safe environment to its citizens. He appealed the people to keep their houses and surroundings clean to avoid spread of dengue virus. He said the health department is coordinating with other line departments such as school education, rural development,local body department  to control the dengue virus.

The minister explained that dengue fever remained a worldwide and regional danger, imposing a significant public health burden on all communities despite the advancement in the field of medical sciences, however, awareness is a key to control the disease. He asked all the stakeholders to continue their efforts against dengue, he said, and stressed for the need for continuing media awareness on dengue. He urged that the youngsters should play their role in this campaign through social media as youth were receptive in nature and hold the maximum percentage in population.

The minister also appealed people to join hands against dengue and assured that the district administration and departments were taking steps on war footing for the success of dengue control campaign.

Chandigarh

PADDY PROCUREMENT CROSSES 100 LAKH MT: KATARUCHAK

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

The paddy arrivals in the mandies of the State have reached their peak. In merely four weeks of onset of procurement season, more than 105 LMT paddy has arrived in the mandies till today out of which nearly 104 LMT paddy has already been procured. Disclosing this today,  Lal Chand Kataruchak, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister, stated that timely purchase, payment and lifting is going on in each mandi where any farmer has brought his produce from the day one of the procurement. All arrangements of Bardana, Mandi labour and transportation are adequate across the state, he said. He also said that he has toured mandies of almost every district in the last four weeks and all stakeholders have expressed satisfaction over the procurement arrangements during his visits.

As of now, the State mandies are witnessing arrivals of nearly 7.5 Lakh MT of paddy in a day, and almost all paddy arriving in a day gets purchased by the end of that day itself. As on today, less than one lakh MT has remained unpurchased across the State, which he said, clearly shows that in many Mandis paddy is being cleaned and purchased on the date of arrival itself.

Giving details of the MSP payments he said that nearly Rs.15400 crore had already been released directly into the accounts of the farmers and another Rs.2000 crore has been approved for payment and would be released once the Banks open on Monday. He reaffirmed the commitment of the State Government to purchase every single grain produced with the sweat and toil of the farmer.

Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies, Rahul Bhandari said that he was personally keeping a close eye on the procurement activities and all the Managing Directors of the Procurement Agencies had been touring the Mandis from the onset of procurement  onwards.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Govt honours enterprising farmers of Punjab who do not burn stubble

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IEP Chandigarh/ SAS Nagar October 29

Punjab Government and the Punjab Pollution Control Board today honoured 150 progressive farmers from across the state who did not set fire to stubble for the last five years in an impressive function organised at Kisan Vikas Chamber, SAS Nagar here today.

Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Mr. Kultar Singh Sandhawan said that when people come forward to stop any bad practice then the result comes out.  He said that the farmer heroes who came to the event proved that farming can be done even following the teachings of Baba Nanak. He appealed to the farmers not to set the stubble on fire so that the environment of Punjab can be made clean and pollution free. He informed that burning of crop residue causes damage to other micro-organisms present in the upper layer of the soil as well as its organic quality. Due to the loss of ‘friendly’ pests, the wrath of ‘enemy’ pests has increased and as a result, crops are more prone to disease.

While addressing the event on this occasion, Mr.  Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Cabinet Minister, said that it is a matter of happiness that farmers are giving up stubble burning, accepting the message being given by the Punjab government. He said that due to pollution, not only the lungs are damaged, many other types of health diseases affect the human being.  He also expressed his happiness that the young generation is becoming aware and under the green campaign, they are now participating more in the planting campaign and trees are being planted in large quantities.  He said that due to the campaign of the Punjab government, Mini Forests are being set up at various places in Punjab

In this ceremony, the experts of the Agriculture Department sensitize the public present in function about ill effects of stubble burning, its alternative methods and about the efforts being made by the government to control the same. In this ceremony, a Nukad Natak was performed by the artists illustrating the effects of pollution caused by the burning of stubble on our health and the environment. During the function, the progressive farmers also shared their experiences with the audience regarding the benefits of not burning the residue to paddy like increased fertility of soil and less requirement of fertilizers etc.  Among them, Gurpreet Singh Chandbaja Surjit Singh Sadhugarh, Ranjit Singh Basi Pathans Ghumandgarh, Kabal Singh Chugawan told the farmers how they did farming without burning the stubble residue and where the fertility of the land was maintained and  their income has also increased significantly.

In this function, Sh. Rahul Tiwari, IAS, Secretary, Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Punjab, Prof. (Dr.) Adarsh Pal Vig, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Dr Sukhpal Singh, Farmers’ Commission’s Chairman, Mr. Karunesh Garg, Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Mr. Umendra Dutt, Executive Director of Kheti Virasat Mission,Mrs. Avneet Kaur, Additional Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar, Mr. Lavneet Kumar Dubey, Senior Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Mr. Gursharan Das Garg, Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, other officials and employees of the Punjab Pollution Control Board were present to grace the occasion.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Government schools should publish magazines to bring out artistic skills of students, directs Harjot Singh Bains

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

Punjab State School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has directed the heads of the all government schools of the state to publish their own magazines to bring out the hidden artistic subtleties and skills of the students.

S. Bains said, during my recent visits to the government schools, I found that the students have distinguish and unique artistic, creative and literary skills, which is required to be given a platform to further promote it, and the magazine will play an important role in this direction. He informed that a letter has already been issued by the Director SCERT to all the schools to publish the magazine.

S. Bains said, all the heads of schools have been directed to prepare school’s own magazine in the handwritten or printed form on the occasion of Children’s Day on November 14 besides holding an event with maximum participation of dignitaries and parents so as to ensure the access of the magazine to the maximum number.

The School Education Minister urged the teachers and principals to participate more actively in this unique initiative and also motivate the students for publishing their creations.

Chandigarh

Nomination process for third phase of Panchayat will start on November 5: Dhanpat Singh

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

Haryana State Election Commissioner, Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that the Election Commission has announced the dates for the third phase of elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions.

The nomination process for the third phase will start on November 5, 2022. In this phase, polling will be held on November 22 for Panchayat Samiti members and Zilla Parishad members and on November 25 for Panch, Sarpanch in Faridabad, Palwal, Fatehabad and Hisar.

Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that contesting candidates are not required to submit the police verification certificate along with the nomination papers. The Commission has already clarified the position in this regard. The candidate will only have to submit a self-attested affidavit, in which all the criminal (police) cases against him/her will have to be mentioned. The nomination can be filled on the basis of said conditions.

He said that the candidates of Panch, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad members are not required to submit domicile certificates. Whoever is contesting the election, only his name is required to be registered in the voter list of the concerned Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad.  Sh. Dhanpat Singh appealed to the contesting candidates to follow the directions issued by the State Election Commission and not to pay heed to rumours.

Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that candidates contesting for the post of Panch, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad members will only have to submit their “No-Due Certificate” (NDC). If there is no liability on that person then he/she can contest the election.

He further said that there is confusion among the public that a family member can contest the election or not if any family member has any outstanding loan from Central Cooperative Bank, Haryana State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank or Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society or an outstanding electricity department (UHBVN/DHBVN) bills. The Commission has clarified that the person filing the nominations should not have any outstanding loans or bills against their own name.

No dues certificate is required to be submitted from any other nationalized bank or rural regional bank or private bank other than these four institutions/banks, he added.

22,88,849  voters  to vote in the third phase

Sh. Dhanpat Singh informed that there are 22,88, 849 voters in 4 districts who will cast their votes in the third phase. The voting list includes 11, 85,450 males, 10, 23, 341 females and 58 others. There are a total of 2655 polling stations in these 4 districts, out of which 615 are sensitive and 781 are hypertensive.

He informed that there are a total of 25 blocks in these 4 districts. Of these, elections will be held for 929 Sarpanch, 10,362 Panch, 559 Panchayat Samiti members and 78 Zilla Parishad members.

Chandigarh, Haryana

First phase poll preparations for Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti members completed in 9 districts: Dhanpat Singh

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

Haryana State Election Commissioner, Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that all the preparations have been completed for conducting a free, transparent and fair poll of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti members scheduled to be held in the first phase in 9 districts.In 61 blocks of 9 districts Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar, polling will be held on October 30 for 1278 Panchayat Samiti members and 175 Zilla Parishad members, he shared.The State Election Commissioner further said that in the nine districts where the first phase of polling is scheduled to be held, all the preparations related to security and all other facilities have been completed.Necessary guidelines have been issued to all the supervisors. An additional police force has been deployed in sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling booths, shared Sh. Dhanpat Singh.He further said that in view of the inconvenience caused to the voters, adequate arrangements have been made for drinking water, uninterrupted electricity and wheelchair so that Persons with Disabilities and the elderly can easily cast their votes.Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that the EVMs would be kept in a safe place after the voting ends. Tight police security arrangements will be in place at these places where EVMs are to be kept. After the elections of Panchayat Samiti members and Zilla Parishad members in all 22 districts are over, on November 27, after counting their votes, all the results will be declared together.Panchayat election activities can be seen on the ‘Mhari Panchayat’ portalSh. Dhanpat Singh said that this time all the activities related to Panchayat elections can be seen on the ‘Mhari Panchayat’ portal developed by NIC. In this, the nominations of the candidates, the final lists of the contesting candidates will be uploaded. Besides this, an e-dashboard has been prepared for the day of polling and counting so that anyone can see the poll trends, voting percentage and final results sitting at home, informed Sh. Dhanpat Singh.49,67,092 voters to exercise voting rightSh. Dhanpat Singh said that 49,67,092 voters in 9 districts will exercise voting right in the first phase of polling. 6019 polling booths have been set up in these 9 districts and voting will be held for 1278 Panchayat Samiti members and 175 Zilla Parishad members.

Chandigarh

We have ensured the welfare of every section of society: Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, October 29

Haryana Chief Minister while interacting with the media persons after attending a programme in Rohtak today said that special focus has been laid on chalking out a three ‘C’ strategy to uproot Corruption, Caste and Crime to provide clean and transparent administration to the people of the State.

“Because of these radical changes brought by us the welfare of every section of the society is being ensured,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Responding to a question regarding the role of the opposition, the Chief Minister said that the role of the opposition today has been limited to holding protests only.

They will never praise the public welfare work done by our government. Instead of opposing just for sake of protest, the Opposition should do constructive criticism, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Taking a jibe at the 10-year tenure of the Congress, the Chief Minister said that all the infamous practices of previous state government has been completely eradicated.

He said that following the motto of Haryana Ek – Haryanvi Ek, emphasis has also been given on promoting 5S — Shiksha, Swasthaya, Suraksha, Swabhiman and Swavlambhan so as to ensure holistic development of Haryana.

Today the people of the state are happy with our work. The future of the youth of Haryana is bright. Be it education, skill development or sports, the state government is making continuous efforts to provide ample opportunities to the state youth in every field, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Responding to a question regarding the Adampur by-election the Chief Minister said that campaigning for the party candidate is being done. Apart from this, a Samvad programme with the youth of Adampur will be organized on Saturday. Thousands of youth are expected to participate in this programme. Through this programme, information about the aspirations of the youth will be shared, as well as the blueprint of the state government for the youth will also be shared.

Responding to another question regarding the strike of the Safai Karamcharis, the Chief Minister said that several rounds of talks have already taken place. Even today talks are going on between the senior officers and safai karamcharis and their unions, surely a solution will be found in today’s meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana makes procurement payment within 48 hours: Deputy Chief Minister

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IPE Chandigarh, October 29

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister said while reiterating the State Government’s commitment towards ensuring the welfare of the farmers, this time the procurement payment of the farmers has been directly transferred to their accounts within 48 hours only.

Last year, the government had set a target of making payment to the farmers within 72 hours but this time going a step ahead the said payments have been made in just 48 hours. So far a record 52 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured in the state and Rs 10,000 crore has been paid to the farmers,” shared, Sh. Dushyant Chautala while chairing a review meeting with the officers of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department held here today.

During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the arrangements made for the purchase of procurement crops including Paddy and Bajra.

While directing the officers, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that there should not be any delay in payment to the farmers and all the procurement-related payments should be paid within 48 hours.

He also directed that the payments of the farmers which have been delayed due to technical reasons should be informed through SMS and the pending payments should be cleared immediately after rectifying these technical flaws.

The Deputy Chief Minister further directed the officers to submit the report regarding the compensation of the crops affected by the heavy rains in the past, so that the farmers could get their compensation amount at the earliest.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that during this period 46 lakh MT of paddy was procured last year, whereas this time 52, 47,111 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured, which is about 13 percent more as compared to the last year. In Kurukshetra, Karnal and Kaithal districts, there has been more procurement than normal, he shared.

The Deputy Chief Minister also asked for a report related to the lifting of paddy in the Mandis. Notably, 210 Mandis have been opened for the purchase of paddy in the state.

81,000 MT Bajra procured at MSP

Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that so far 81,313.70 metric tonnes of Bajra have been procured by HAFED at the Minimum Support Price. The highest purchase of 22,223.90 metric tonnes was done in Bhiwani. Similarly, 15,710.45 MT has been procured in Jhajjar and 14,757 MT in Mahendragarh. So far, more than Rs 160 crore has been paid to the farmers.

He said that about 80000 metric tonnes of Bajra have been procured and sold by the farmers in the open market. Thus, around 1.61 lakh metric tonnes of Bajra have been procured so far.  The State Government has made a provision of Rs 280 crore to pay the farmers under the Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana on the Bajra sold in the open market, said the Deputy Chief Minister.

Groundnut procurement will begin on November 1.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the procurement of groundnut would start in the state on November 1. For this, 7 Mandis have been set up in Fatehabad, Hisar and Sirsa districts. He said that groundnut would be procured at MSP and this time Rs 5850 per quintal MSP has been fixed for groundnut.

Commissioner and Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, Director-General, Agriculture Department, Sh. Hardeep Singh, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. K.  Makarand Pandurang and other officers of FCI remained present in the meeting.