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Chandigarh, Haryana

More than 1200 new buses to be added to Haryana Roadways’ fleet

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IEP Chandigarh, October 10

In a bid to provide better transportation facilities to people in the state,  as many as 1275 new buses will be added to Haryana Roadways’ fleet. These include 1000 non-Ac buses, 153 AC buses and 128 minibuses. Besides this, approval was also given for the purchase of 33 buses to be separately purchased for the police department.

        A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) and Department High Powered Purchase Committee (DHPPC) chaired by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal held here today. During the meeting approval for the purchases of goods and items to be procured by various departments worth more than Rs. 2500 crore were approved.

        Transport Minister Sh. Mool Chand Sharma, Power Minister, Sh. Ranjit Chautala, Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Sh. Kamal Gupta and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sh. Anoop Dhanak also remained present during the meeting.

        Later addressing the media persons, Sh. Manohar Lal said that a total of 31 agendas of 11 Departments namely Transport, Irrigation, Police, PHED, HVPNL, DHVBN, UHBVN, HPGCL and various Government Departments, Boards and Corporations were tabled in the meeting. Out of which 24 agendas were approved. Most of the agendas were related to Power, Transport, and Irrigation departments, he added.

        He further informed that an agenda regarding the use of torrefied biomass pellets in thermal plants was also discussed in the meeting. A decision in this regard will be taken later and the tender will be floated in the coming week.

        Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Chairman, Power Corporations, Sh. P.K Das and the Administrative Secretaries of the concerned departments were present in the meeting.

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Mauritius MP Nandcoomar Bodha meets Haryana Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, October 10

Mauritius MP, Sh.  Nandcoomar Bodha, who is currently on a seven-day visit to India, met the Haryana Chief Minister and discussed the friendly ties between India and Mauritius.

Sh.  Nandcoomar Bodha has previously held several ministerial positions including Foreign Affairs, Tourism, and Agriculture in the Republic of Mauritius. Referring to the International Gita Mahotsav organized by the Haryana Government in Mauritius in the year 2018, Bodha thanked Sh. Manohar Lal for successfully organizing the biggest Gita festival in Mauritius.

He said that this event has created a special awareness about the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita in his country. He also expressed his desire to set up a Gita Kendra on similar lines to the already established Ramayana Centre in Mauritius.

The Chief Minister welcomed and honoured Sh. Nandcoomar Bodha and his wife Smt. Satyabhama Bodha by presenting shawls.

Sh. Manohar Lal also shared memories of his stay in the Republic of Mauritius, which is called Mini-India, during the International Gita Festival. He expressed hope that now people there will celebrate the Gita Mahotsav every year at their level and will work to take the universal message of harmony and brotherhood as taught in the Bhagavad Gita to the entire humanity.

Notably, Sh.  Nandcoomar Bodha, who came to India on a personal visit with his wife Smt. Satyabhama Bodha shared that about 52 percent of the population in Mauritius is Hindus, whose ancestors had gone to Mauritius 160 years ago at the behest of the British in search of work and a good life, but were treated like bonded labourers.

Later, with their educational strength and hard work, they moved forward in life and made a special place in Mauritius. Today, in Mauritius most Indians are serving the top positions including the Prime Minister and the President.

Lauding Haryana, Sh. Nandcoomar Bodha said that today State is at the forefront in the field of agriculture. He also expressed the desire to work with Haryana in the field of agriculture in Mauritius.

Meanwhile, Sh. Manohar Lal said that he is happy that the Indians who have gone to Mauritius have kept the culture and traditions of their country alive and have upheld the principles of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

On this occasion, India Mauritius Trade and Cultural Friendship Forum President Pritpal Singh Pannu, his wife Smt. Manjeet Kaur Pannu and National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFA) youth wing President, Sh. Durgesh Chaudhary also remained present.

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In view of the bye-election of Adampur Assembly Constituency, State Election Commission defers Panchayat elections in Fatehabad

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IEP Chandigarh, October 8

Secretary, State Election Commission, Dr. Inderjeet said that in view of the bye-election of Adampur Assembly Constituency proposed to be held on November 3, Panchayat elections in Fatehabad district are deferred till further orders.         He said that State Election Commission had announced the schedule for the election for various posts of Panchayati Raj Institutions on Friday.  As per the announcement, In the first phase, elections were to be held in 10 districts including Fatehabad, informed Dr. Inderjeet.         He further shared that after the announcement,  in the late evening the DGP, Haryana had expressed difficulty in deploying adequate police force for conducting elections for the posts of Members of Zila Parishad,  Panchayat Samitis and Gram Panchayats in Fatehabad district proposed to be held on October, 30 and  November 2, 2022, in view of the bye-election of Adampur Assembly Constituency proposed to be held on November 3 2022.        Considering the same, the Panchayat elections in Fatehabad district are deferred till further orders. The revised election schedule for conducting elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Fatehabad district will be announced later along with the remaining districts, informed Dr. Inderjeet.

Chandigarh, Punjab

TRANSPORT MINISTER LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR CONDUCTS SURPRISE CHECK AT SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB AND NANGAL BUS STANDS

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Sunday, conducted a surprise check at the bus stands of Sri Anandpur Sahib and Nangal City and Nangal Bus Depot.          At Sri Anandpur Sahib Bus Stand, the Transport Minister directed the depot officials to immediately start the public bus service between Sri Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar, the two centers of Sikhism, from tomorrow i.e. October 10. He inquired about the details regarding non-operation of buses on this route at the General Manager’s office and instructed the General Manager Paramvir Singh that there is anger among public due to non-operation of buses, so it should be ensured that buses continuously ply on this important route in future.          Reviewing the cleanliness at the bus stand, shops and toilets, the Transport Minister directed the General Manager to pay more attention towards cleanliness of the bus stand. S. Bhullar, while interacting with the passengers and listening to their problems, said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann is paying much attention for making the public bus service more reliable and comfortable.          The Transport Minister also paid obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib. He was bestowed the siropao by the management.          While visiting the bus stand and bus depot at Nangal city, Transport Minister S. Bhullar enquired about the income deficit of the depot and reason for the stationary buses. The Minister was apprised that due to the construction of a RoB over the railway crossing on the Una highway, many routes are closed and around 18 buses have been shifted to Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana, due to which the income has decreased. The Cabinet Minister, while taking stock of the stationary buses in the Depot, instructed the General Manager Gursewak Singh Rajpal to immediately making arrangement for passing of the buses so that these can be operationalized and the loss of income of the depot could be met. He also instructed the GM to ensure that there should be no shortage of buses’ spare parts in the depot.          On the demand of the depot employees, the Transport Minister assured that the concrete bus washing dug will be constructed soon. He also said that he will visit the bus stands across the state in coming days and take every possible step to make the public bus service meet the aspirations of the people.

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ENERGY EFFICIENT WATER PUMPSETS TO BE INSTALLED IN 23 AMRITSAR VILLAGES: AMAN ARORA

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

          In order to save energy and promote energy efficiency to address the climate change problem, Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann has decided to install energy efficient pumpsets for rural drinking water supply in Amritsar district.

          Disclosing this, Punjab New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Mr Aman Arora said that BEE star labelled energy efficient pumpsets will be installed for rural drinking water schemes in 23 villages of Verka and Attari block in Amritsar district.

          The project is aimed at utilising the energy saving potential and performance evaluation of the selected water pumping system, Mr. Aman Arora said, adding that as per various studies, there is an energy saving potential of 20-25% by replacing existing old pumpsets with energy efficient pumpsets in rural drinking water pumping systems.

          He further informed that the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), the nodal agency for promotion and development of renewable energy programmes/projects and energy conservation programmes in the state, has invited e-tender for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of BEE star labelled energy efficient pumpsets of rural drinking water pumping system.

          The interested companies can log on to the website eproc.punjab.gov.in for more details. The closing date of the e-tender is 20th October, 2022 (till 3 pm), he added.

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36TH NATIONAL GAMES; PUNJAB’S SWIMMER CHAHAT ARORA BAGS TWO GOLD AND ONE SILVER WITH TWO NEW NATIONAL RECORDS

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

In the ongoing 36th National Games at Gujarat, Punjab’s swimmer Chahat Arora won two gold and one silver medal with two new national records and has put Punjab on the national sports map in swimming. Punjab also won 1-1 gold medals in judo and cycling while five silver medals in Judo. In the National games, Punjab has won a total of 66 medals so far with 17 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze medals.Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer while congratulating Chahat Arora said that with Chahat Arora’s golden achievement, the sport of swimming in Punjab will flourish. This will give inspiration to new age swimmers. Sports Minister also congratulated the other winners.Notably, Chahat has won two gold medals, setting new national records in both the 50m breaststroke and 100m breaststroke categories. Apart from this, she won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke. Along with this, Chahat has also been selected for the World Swimming Championships to be held in Melbourne in December.Besides, Punjab won one gold and five silver medals in judo. Avtar Singh won gold in 100 below and category and Ranjeeta, Kanwarpreet Kaur, Ravneet Kaur, Sonam and Harshpreet Singh won silver medals. In cycling, Punjab’s Harshveer Singh won the gold medal in the 120 km road race.

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Acche din’ had never came but ‘sacche din’ will be there with formation of honest AAP government in Gujarat: says CM

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IEP Walsaad (Gujrat), October 9

          Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today asserted that ‘Acche din’ had never came in Gujarat but ‘sacche din’ will be there with formation of honest AAP government in the state.

          Addressing a massive rally here today, the Chief Minister said that though the ‘Achhe din’ are still a delusion but the ‘Sachhe din’ will come in Gujarat after AAP will form an honest government in Gujarat. He said that a development oriented government will come in Gujarat after the polls. Bhagwant Mann said that this government will cherish the aspirations of all the freedom fighters in the state.

          The Chief Minister further said that people of Gujrat had borne BJP for more than 27 years in dearth of any substitute but now winds of change are blowing in state. He said that in last 27 years development has taken a backseat in Gujarat adding that it unfortunate that the state with budget of Rs 2.50 lakh crore has a debt of Rs 3.50 lakh crore. Bhagwant Mann said that people of Gujarat are paying tax even while sleeping whereas the friends of BJP are plundering this money.

          The Chief Minister said that Gujrat will break record of Punjab and Delhi by giving whopping majority to AAP in the state. He said that people are anxiously waiting for showing door to BJP from Gujarat. Bhagwant Mann said that in December AAP will form pro-people government in the state.

          Taking the BJP leaders to cudgels the Chief Minister said that they people have been opposing freebees to people whereas they have extended largesse to their friends. He said that these leaders and their coterie  have mercilessly looted Public money. However, Bhagwant Mann said that it is strange that these leaders oppose the pro-people initiatives of AAP.

          Describing Congress as ‘B’ team of BJP, the Chief Minister said that saffron party has purchased Congress MLAs in many states. He said that this is murder of democracy but Congress leaders have not opposed this matter on any ground. Bhagwant Mann said that the day is not far when Congress will open offices in the country with the tag ‘MLAs on sale’.

          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.

          Citing several pro-people initiatives of the state government in Punjab, the Chief Minister said that the state government has passed the ‘One MLA, One Pension’ bill which stipulates that each MLA will get only a single pension, instead of the earlier provision of permitting multiple pensions for every term. He said that similarly the state government has given more than 17,000 government jobs to the youth purely on merit basis. Bhagwant Maan said that the process to regularise 36,000 contractual employees in the state has also started and recently only the state government has issued notification for regularising services of around 9000 employees.

          The Chief Minister further said that 100 Aam Aadmi clinics have been opened in Punjab for imparting quality health services to people. He said that in similar way the schools are being transformed into schools of imminence. Bhagwant Mann also said that 600 units of free power are being given to every household in Punjab.

          The Chief Minister said that the huge crowd in rallies was a testimony to fact that AAP will form government in Gujarat. He said that BJP has been baffled by massive response to the party in state. Bhagwant Mann appealed the people to vote for AAP to carve out a vibrant and progressive Gujarat.

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Haryana Police secures detention orders of drug peddler under PITNDPS Act

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Haryana Police in Sonipat district has secured the detention orders of a habitual offender and notorious drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988, a law under which preventive detention for a period of one year without bail is possible.


           Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that after 2008, this is the first action in the State against a drug peddler under the stringent Act. A dossier was submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Sh. Himanshu Garg before the Competent Authority in Delhi, who passed the orders to detain accused Rakesh, a resident of village Rohna, police station Kharkhoda, Sonipat in District Jail Sonipat for one year under the PITNDPS Act.


            Giving further details, Sh. Himanshu Garg informed that accused Rakesh had been arrested in connection with peddling of more than 137 kg ganja from Odisha in Sonipat district. As per the past criminal history of the accused, he was also found booked in Delhi and Punjab in cases related to drug peddling. In these cases, he was found directly involved in the illegal smuggling of drugs from Odisha.

                  Considering the background of the accused, the police gathered the information and filed a detailed report before the Competent Authority in Delhi seeking permission to book him under PITNDPS Act. The proposal was scrutinised by a Screening Committee headed by DG NCB and comprising of senior officers of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, CBI and NCB. Based on the facts, the Screening Committee found the proposal fit for issuance of detention orders and recommended the same to the competent authority. Accordingly, the Authority has passed the orders to detain the accused Rakesh in the district jail Sonipat for one year.

                 It may be mentioned here that all the district police chiefs have been directed to book drug peddlers under PITNDPS Act. This process will continue in future also so that this menace is completely uprooted from our society.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Gurdwara Management Committee elections will be held in 18 months: Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today attended the bhog (concluding ceremony) of Akhand Path Sahib held at Gurdwara Sri Nada Sahib in Panchkula. During this, he participated in Gurbani Kirtan and offered prayers to seek the blessings of the Almighty.

Later addressing the Sangat present in large numbers, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the State Government while respecting the Sikh sentiments had strongly defended the formation of a separate Gurdwara Management Committee for Haryana in the Supreme Court.

“As a result of which the Supreme Court announced its verdict in favour of the Sikh Sangat of Haryana by upholding the validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014. The verdict will certainly further strengthen the unity of the sect,” added the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister said that Sri Akal Takht is still the highest Authority. But local committees are needed for the Gurdwaras built at different places. The separation of the management system of Gurdwara is certainly not going to affect the unity of the sect, said Manohar Lal.

“When separate Gurdwara Management Committees can be formed for Patna Sahib, Takht Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded and Delhi, then why the same cannot be done in Haryana. The formation of the Gurdwara Management Committee has been done only for making the governance and management system of the Gurdwaras smoother. The religious system is supreme, there is no interference of the government in it,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that as per the order of the Supreme Court, the election of the Gurdwara Management Committee will be held in 18 months, till then the Adhoc Committee will look after the functioning of the Gurdwaras. 

In the elections, whosoever wins will get the command of the Committee. There will be no interference from the government. After the completion of the election process, the adhoc Committee would hand over all its functioning to the newly elected Committee, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that talks are going for giving the HSIIDC plot in Panchkula to Gurdwara Sri Nada. A final decision in this regard will be taken soon, informed the Chief Minister.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the verdict given by Supreme Court will be used to serve society in a better way and to ensure the welfare of all the sections of society without any discrimination.

“I am hopeful that the entire Sikh Sangat will now work in the spirit of harmony and brotherhood and will do its best for the interest of society,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister assured that the Sikh society would get full support from the state government and together they would do the welfare of the society.

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The number of medical colleges, MBBS seats in Haryana increased by two-fold

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IEP Chandigarh, October 9

In the last eight years, the number of medical colleges in Haryana has increased by two-fold. While the total number of MBBS seats in the State has also increased to 1735 from 700 in the year 2014.

All this has become possible because of the regulatory reforms brought in by the Chief Minister since 2014, to till today that Haryana has witnessed a new era of growth in the health sector.

The Chief Minister firmly believes that in any country or society, the health of people is of utmost importance and while realizing the same, since 2014 Sh. Manohar Lal had certainly made making radical changes in the health services, which not only helped the State Government to successfully combat the COVID-19 Pandemic but has also played a pivotal role in realizing his vision of ‘Swasth Haryana’.

Sh. Manohar Lal now aims to increase the number of graduate seats in medical colleges of the State to 3035 by 2025. For this, concrete steps are being made for setting up a Medical College in every district.

In both his tenures, the focus of the Manohar Government did not remain limited to increasing the number of medical colleges only as the number of dental colleges, homoeopathic colleges, nursing colleges and schools etc have increased in the state.

The tireless efforts of the Chief Minister augment the health sector by providing better infrastructure and facilities across the state along with ensuring quality treatment facilities to the last mile citizen are also been appreciated at the national level.

         Recently Haryana has awarded the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Good Governance Award-2021 for setting up critical care ICUs in medical colleges in the state.

1 medical university, 16 medical and nursing colleges to come up in Haryana

In order to further strengthen the health facilities, the state government is constantly emphasizing on expansion of health infrastructure. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya University of Health Sciences is being established at Kutel in Karnal, which will be made functional soon. The University will also have a 750-bed super speciality hospital and research department.

Similarly, 9 medical colleges are being set up in the state. Which include, Pandit Neki Ram Sharma Government Medical College at Bhiwani, Government Medical College at Jind, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College at Chhayansa, Faridabad, Government Medical College and Hospital at Koriyawas, Narnaul, Government Medical College at Kaithal, Sirsa and Yamunanagar, Gurugram This includes Government Medical College and Hospital and Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Phase-II in Karnal. Besides this, AIIMS is also being built in Rewari, which will prove to be a milestone for the health facilities of Haryana.

The Chief Minister had announced the opening of 6 Nursing Colleges in Faridabad, Rewari, Kaithal, Kurukshetra and Panchkula, at a cost of Rs 194 crore. As per the announcement, 85 to 88 percent of the work of these colleges being built in all these districts has been completed and they will be made functional soon.

Besides this, other processes including the purchase of land for the construction of Nursing College building at Safidon, Jind have been completed. Work on this will also start soon.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme reach expanded to 22 lakh families

Providing the best health facilities to the citizens of the state is the utmost priority of the State Government and envisaging the same the annual income slab of BPL families has been increased to Rs. 1.80.  As per the norms of the Central Government, around 15.50 lakh families in Haryana were covered in this scheme, but as the Haryana government expanded the reach of this scheme, now 22 lakh families of the state will get the benefit of this scheme. All these families will be provided free medical facilities up to Rs 5 lakh under this scheme.