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Relief in surcharge to electricity consumers: Power Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Power Minister, Sh. Ranjit Singh has said that Chief Minister, Sh.  Manohar Lal has given a big gift to all the domestic categories of consumers who are not able to pay their electricity bills due to any reason during Covid-19 by giving in-principle approval to not levy surcharge.

        Addressing a press conference in his office here today, the Power Minister said that now instead of surcharge, consumers will be able to pay their bills by calculating the annual rate of simple interest of 10 percent.  Consumers paying one time bill will get an additional 5% discount on the interest rate.  He said that this scheme will continue for three months.

Consumers can also deposit their amount in three installments

        This one-time surcharge waiver scheme will be applicable to the consumers of rural household, urban, domestic, agriculture and poultry categories.  After levying surcharge on the first bill, the amount increases two to three times.

Electricity Panchayats will be organized to solve the problems of consumers

        Sh. Ranjit Singh said that to solve the problems of the consumers on the spot, the department will organize electricity panchayats, which he himself will start from Adampur Power House in Hisar district on September 6.  He informed that work is underway on the plan to install smart meters in five cities.  Orders were given to buy 10 lakh smart meters, out of which 3.5 lakh smart meters have been purchased.  

        He said that the consumers should pay their electricity bills through e-pay, a study is being done in this direction.

Government ready to conduct Panchayat elections

Responding to a question regarding Panchayat elections, the Power Minister said that the government is ready for this, as soon as the next comment in this regard comes from the court, we are ready to conduct the elections.  He said that decentralization of power is the hallmark of our democracy.  The Vidhan Sabha is also the property of the people, from the Gram Panchayat to the Parliament, only the elected representatives of the people take up the problems of the people and get them resolved.

Work is also being done on prison reform

        Sh. Ranjit Singh said that he is also in charge of the prison department. In the last almost three years, a unique initiative has been taken to improve the level of jails.  A workshop of Jail Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents was organized in the past, in which Director General of Jail, former DGP, Sh. KP Singh, DGP of Tihar Jail were also called.

It was also agreed in the meeting that Scorpio car would be given to the jail superintendents and deputy superintendents

        Similarly, the time of dinner given to prisoners has also been changed, in the past, the prisoners were given food at sunset which was going on since the year 1947 because there was no electricity system in jails at that time but now modern concept of prisons has arrived.  Now the time of dinner will be from seven to eight in the evening in the summer and from six to seven in the evening in the winter.      

Chandigarh, Haryana

Girdawari is being conducted in Haryana from August 5 to assess crop damage caused by water logging, which will continue till Sept 5

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Girdawari is being conducted in the entire state from August 5 to assess the crop damage caused by water logging, which will continue till September 5.  Farmers themselves can also upload their crop loss details on the portal.  Compensation will be given for the loss of all crops in the field.

The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting in Rampura Dhillon village of Sirsa district today.  During this, on the demand made by the villagers regarding the village, the Deputy Chief Minister assured that all the demands will be fulfilled. I will leave no stone unturned in giving the grant, I will answer the demand.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the government is completely serious about the damage caused to the fields due to waterlogging.  He said that if the farmer suspects that his girdawari is not correct, then he should go to the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal and upload the photo of his crop loss on the compensation portal.  Patwari will report the crop loss again.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the state government is going to take a big step that in case of loss of house of the poor due to rains, Rs. 80,000 will be given to them.  For this the law will be amended so that the poor can get the  benefits.  To simplify this compensation process, the concerned Deputy Commissioner will be empowered so that the eligible person can get it at the earliest.  He said that earlier there was a provision of compensation only on the damage caused to the house during the floods and there was no provision of compensation for the damage to the room built on the tubewell in the field.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that in three and a half years, we should take such steps, which have directly benefited the weaker sections. In one year’s time, we made provision for skilled employment. In skilled employment, the family whose income is less than Rs. 1.80 lakh will be given priority.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Government committed to uplift every family and raise the economic level of the last person standing in line: Chief Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

In line with the commitment of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal to uplift every family of the society as well as to uplift the economic status of the last person standing in line, the state government has prepared a comprehensive action plan under which education, health, all-round development and welfare of every citizen will be ensured with emphasis on security, self-respect and self-reliance.  For this, the data of citizens collected in the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) has been divided age-wise into 5 categories and the responsibility of each category has been assigned to a department.  Each department will keep a complete record of the benefits of all schemes and services according to age group, education, health and employment etc.

The Chief Minister was presiding over the review meeting regarding the PPP here today.  Administrative Secretaries of various departments were also present in the meeting.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the responsibility of children up to the age of 6 years has been entrusted to the Women and Child Development Department.  The department will pay special attention to the elementary education and nutrition of these children.  In addition, the department will also keep a track of every child whether that child stays at home, goes to anganwadi or school till the age of 6 years and ensure that he or she is getting the required nutritious food.  He said that if children get good nutrition and education at the very beginning, then their foundation will be strong and they will move forward in a positive direction in life.

He directed the officers to prepare and implement an action plan soon for all these activities.  Apart from this, he also directed to expedite the process of setting up creches for day care of children.

The Chief Minister said that school education is equally as important as elementary education.  Therefore, with the vision that no child should be deprived of education, the responsibility of children in the age group of 6 years to 18 years has been entrusted to the School Education Department. The Department will keep special track of school dropouts along with providing education to every child, so that the drop out rate can be reduced.  The department will have the data of every child whether he is taking education in school or ITI or any other institute.  He directed the officers to set up a special cell for tracking and to prepare SOPs.  Similarly, the responsibility of children in the age group of 18 years to 24 years has been entrusted to the Higher Education Department and in the age group of 25 to 60 years to the Employment Department. These departments will lay emphasis on the employment of youth as well as their skill development.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Parivar Pehchan Patra Authority will send data to these departments every month.  The department will implement these activities at its level.  He said that the present state government is moving ahead with a transparent system and is providing benefits of all government facilities and schemes to beneficiaries at their doorstep.

The Chief Minister directed that a Grievance Redressal Cell should be set up at the district level under the leadership of Additional Deputy Commissioner to remove the difficulties faced by the citizens in the application of the PPP if the data is incorrect or changes are to be made in the data.  It was informed in the meeting that soon a chatbot will be started on the Parivar Pehchan Patra portal, in which citizens will be able to have their grievances resolved. The chatbot will be available in Hindi, Punjabi and English languages.

It was informed in the meeting that the data of 70 lakh families and 2.80 crore members have been updated on the Parivar Pehchan Patra portal.  Verification of caste, date of birth, income of maximum families has been completed.  Through PPP, the old age pension of more than 11,000 citizens has been made without any hassle or making rounds of government offices.  Apart from this, about 1.63 lakh Scheduled Castes and more than 24,000 Backward Classes Caste Certificates have also been generated through PPP.  Citizens have received a lot of benefits from this.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Parivar Pehchan Authority, Sh. Vikas Gupta and other officers were present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister congratulates the players on National Sports Day

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has extended warm greetings and best wishes to the people of the state, especially the sportspersons, on the occasion of National Sports Day.

        In a message issued here today, the Chief Minister said that the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, who is known as the ‘Juggler of Hockey’ in the sports world, is celebrated as National Sports Day.  He said that Haryana’s policy of ‘Padak Lao, Padak Badhao’ is being appreciated all over the country.  This is increasing the enthusiasm of the players towards the game even more.

        The Chief Minister said that now Haryana is being called the players’ mine in the country and abroad.  The players here have proved their mettle in all kinds of sports.  He said that it is also a matter of pride for the players of Haryana that the Minister of State for Sports has also been a hockey player himself.

Chandigarh, Punjab

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH WILL BE CELEBRATED IN THE STATE FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30: DR. BALJIT KAUR

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan is continuously working for the welfare of children and women. Under this series, National Nutrition Month is being celebrated by the state government from 1st September 2022 to 30 September 2022 in the state. This information was given here today by the Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur.

Dr. Baljit Kaur said that this nutrition month and fortnight is celebrated every year by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) with the participation of all partner ministries/departments.

She said that activities related to women and their health, child and education and also water conservation and management, nutritional food for women and children will be conducted during the National Nutrition Month. People can send their suggestions in this regard at e-mail ID reshma.nair@gov.in to make the National Nutrition Month a grand success.

Chandigarh, Punjab

DONATE EYES AND HELP SOMEONE SEE THE WORLD : CHETAN SINGH JAURAMAJRA

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Health and Family Welfare Department Punjab is observing 37th Eye Donation Fortnight from 25th August to 8th September. In this 15-day campaign celebrated every year, health institutes and other stakeholders are encouraged to campaign for mass public awareness about eye donation and to motivate citizens to pledge their eyes after death.

Blindness is one of the major public health problems in our country. According to World Health Organization, corneal diseases (Damage to the tissue covering the front of eye called cornea) are among the major causes of vision loss and blindness, after cataract and glaucoma. Loss of sight due to Corneal damage can be corrected through a surgical procedure known as corneal transplantation or Keratoplasty, where the damaged cornea is replaced by a healthy cornea from the donor eye. There are a total of 13 registered eye banks and 30 Cornea Transplantation centres in Punjab.

Health and family Welfare Minister Punjab Chetan Singh Jauramajra made an appeal to the people of Punjab to come forward and pledge their eyes for donation after death and participate in the noble deed of giving the gift of sight to a needy. He stressed upon the urgent need to strengthen IEC (Information Education and Communication) component through Mass Media including digital media where we will be able to motivate the general public and retrieve more and more corneas.

Director Health and Family Welfare Punjab Dr. Ranjit Singh Ghotra while informing about the activities to be undertaken during this fortnight stated that myths and misconceptions relating to eye donation will be busted through awareness. Eye donation pledge forms are available in all District Hospitals,Sub-Division Hospitals and Vision Centres.Moreover now people can pledge to donate their eyes by simply registering online by logging on to the website https://nhm.punjab.gov.in/Eye Donation , after completion of the registration they can download and print their registration form.

Program Officer N.P.C.B.V.I. (National Program for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment) Dr. Neeti Singla said that detailed guidelines have been issued to all the civil surgeons in Punjab to organize IEC activities during the fortnight to spread the message and to create awareness. The target is to clear the backlog of all the corneal blind patients. Inspite of the ongoing pandemic 835 Keraroplasty surgeries have been successfully conducted in the state in the year 2021-22.

Chandigarh, Punjab

BHAGWANT SINGH MANN GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING INSTITUTE IN LALRU

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister of Punjab Mr. Bhagwant Mann has decided to establish a Punjab Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute to train youth in latest fire fighting techniques. It will be the first institute of its kind in North India.

          Stating this here today, Local Government Minister Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that this high tech institute will be constructed in Lalru town of SAS Nagar. The institute to be built in an area of about 20 acres and will be recognized by the Government of India. This institute will be under control of the Punjab Fire and Emergency Services Department.

          He said that in this institute, ultra modern and world level training will be given to the students with the latest technologies. Courses on fire fighting, rescue, fire acts, state acts, national building code, fire safety standards, industrial standards, emergency response system, special service calls, dealing with emergency situations etc. will be conducted in this institute and students will be trained with hi-tech safety equipment.

          According to Dr. Nijjar, the training will be given by international level instructors. Apart from this, services of qualified officers and employees working in Punjab Fire Services will also be taken for training. He said that this institute will also create new employment opportunities for the youths. Apart from this, the officers and employees who are already serving in the fire services can also obtain advanced training from this institute for the better opportunities.

Chandigarh, Punjab

POWER DEPARTMENT PROVIDES JOBS TO 1702 IN SIX MONTHS

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has given jobs to 1702 candidates in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) during last six months. The recruitment process for another 2314 posts is underway.

Disclosing this, Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the Punjab Government is committed to provide government jobs/employment to maximum youngsters of the state. He said that 889 Lower Division Clerks, Junior Engineers, Assistant Sub Station Attendants etc. have been provided government jobs in PSPCL. He said that so far the kin of 86 employees, who lost their lives in line of duty, have been given jobs on compassionate grounds in PSPCL.

The Cabinet Minister further said that 727 Junior Engineers (Electrical), Junior Engineers (Civil), Assistant Sub Station Attendants and Assistant Linemen etc. have been given jobs in Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) till July, 2022.

The Minister said that the recruitment process of 624 JEs and Clerks in PSPCL is going on and appointment letters will be handed over soon. He specifically mentioned that the advertisement for posts of 1690 Assistant Lineman in PSPCL has already been released. He said that the eligible candidates of the state will soon be appointed to these posts.

The Minister said that the Punjab government is committed to extend helping hand towards youngsters in the shape of providing government jobs in all departments to root out the menace of brain drain. He said that a large number of youngsters of the state will get employment in coming months.

Chandigarh, Punjab

DECISIVE WAR AGAINST DRUGS: SEAPORTS OF GUJARAT AND MAHARASHTRA EMERGE AS NEW HOTSPOTS TO SMUGGLE DRUGS INTO INDIA

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

As Punjab Police on the directions of Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann  intensified its crackdown on drug smugglers in the state it has emerged that seaports of Gujarat and Maharashtra are the new route to smuggle  drugs into India. In the last two months, Punjab Police has recovered 185.5Kg heroin smuggled via seaports of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The consignments were supposed to be delivered in Punjab, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill here on Monday.

          In the latest haul, the SBS Nagar Police on Sunday  recovered 38Kg heroin— that had apparently entered India’s borders via the sea route of Gujarat, from a truck coming from Bhuj in Gujarat. Two persons were  arrested. This recovery is in addition to the 13.51Kg heroin recovered in the state last week, taking the weekly cumulative quantity of heroin to 51.51Kg, the IGP added.

          Earlier, in a joint operation with ATS Gujarat on July 12, Punjab Police recovered 75Kg Heroin from a container at Mundra Port in Gujarat, while, in a similar operation with Maharashtra Police on July 15, 72.5Kg heroin was recovered from a container at the Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai.

          Addressing his weekly Press Conference on Drug Recovery, the IGP said that Punjab Police have arrested 370 drug smugglers/suppliers after registering 283 first information reports (FIRs), including 33 commercial, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) act across the state in the last one week.

 He said that with Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann having given the Punjab Police a free hand and full liberty to wage war against drugs, extensive anti-drug drives have been launched to combat the menace of drugs from the border State of Punjab.

 Apart from recovering a big-haul of heroin, the Police have also recovered Rs 1.09 crores of drug money, 13Kg opium, 12Kg ganja, seven quintals of poppy husk, and 1.36 lakh intoxicant pills/capsules/injections/vials among other drugs after carrying out cordon and search operations in drug-affected areas beside laying nakas at vulnerable routes across the state.

          IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said that with 17 more Proclaimed Offenders (POs)/Absconders in NDPS cases arrested this week, the total number of arrests reached to 247 since the special drive to arrest POs/absconders was started on July 5, 2022.

 Meanwhile, the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav has strictly ordered all the CPs/SSPs to further tighten the noose around the drug smugglers by identifying all top drug smugglers and the hotspots infamous for drug smuggling in their jurisdictions and launching a combing operation to nab all those selling/smuggling drugs. He also directed the Police chiefs to effectively forfeit the property of all the arrested drug smugglers so that their ill-gotten money could be recovered.

Chandigarh, Punjab

COMPREHENSIVE REAL ESTATE POLICY ON CARDS TO STOP  HAPHAZARD DEVELOPMENT, SAYS AMAN ARORA

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

In order to stop illegal & haphazard development in the urban areas, Punjab Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann led state government is all set to bring a comprehensive Real Estate policy, disclosed Mr. Aman Arora, Minister for Housing and Urban Development.

          He was presiding over a high-level meeting with senior officials of Revenue & Rehabilitation Department and Real Estate Developers at Punjab Bhawan here, on Monday. He asked the Real Estate Developers to submit their representation to Additional Chief Secretary-cum-FCR Mr. Anurag Agarwal for their queries and problems.

          The Cabinet Minister assured the Real Estate Developers that their all legitimate demands will be considered sympathetically and he will discuss it with the Chief Minister, who is personally supervising the every development in this regard. He asked the developers to make sure that the interests of property buyers should be protected.

          Interacting with media persons after the meeting, Mr Aman Arora said that the previous governments have created a mess in the name of urban development, which resulted in mushrooming of around 14000 illegal colonies in the state. Mann Government is fully aware of all the problems being faced by the common man and it would bring a comprehensive policy to clean this messy system so as to ensure planned development in the state, besides keeping a check on loot of people in this business.

          On a question of making NOC compulsory for property registration, the cabinet minister said that this issue would also be resolved soon as Punjab Government’s three departments Housing & Urban Development, Revenue and Local Government are working in tandem to sort it out at the earliest.

          Additional Chief Secretary-cum-FCR Mr. Anurag Agarwal, Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana Ms. Surabhi Malik and other senior officials of Revenue department were also present in the meeting.