IEP Chandigarh, October 6

We aim to provide employment opportunities to Youth of Antyodaya families abroad, said Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing a press conference held here today. 

Sharing the details about his three-day Dubai trip, the Chief Minister said that the Dubai tour was a ‘mission tour’ to make Haryana a leading destination for investors and to create a seamless business environment. Besides this, the tour also aimed to explore skill-based employment opportunities fo the State youth, added Sh. Manohar Lal. 

“Talks have been held with 8 placement companies to provide employment opportunities to the State Youth. Talks are also been held with the companies for providing skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Haryana. We are ready to even impart necessary training,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

The State Government is ready to extend cooperation to these companies willing to setup their skill training centre in Haryana, said the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister said that the results of these detailed discussions held with these placement companies yielded results in just 14 hours of our visit as one of the companies has contacted us for providing manpower for housekeeping jobs. 

“For these jobs, priority would be given to the Antyodaya families who are registered on the PPP portal,” informed the Chief Minister. 

Sh. Manohar Lal further informed that in a bid to promote Haryana as a leading investment destination, Invest Haryana Roadshow was organized in Dubai which drew an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from the business community of the UAE.

During the Roadshow marketing of key marque projects of the State such as the Global City at Gurugram, Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub at Nangal Chaudhary, Integrated Aviation Hub and the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster at Hisar, and Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Sohna was done.

The Chief Minister informed that other than the roadshow, a round table conference was also held to especially discuss the Global City project. 

During the tour, detailed discussions were held on key mega projects of Haryana such as Global City, the Integrated Multi Modal Logistics Hub being developed over 886 acres at Nangal Chaudhary to provide efficient, end-to-end logistics services to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and facilitate economic activity between NCR /Northern States and Mumbai port, the Integrated Aviation Hub being developed at Hisar over 7200 acres and the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster being developed over 300 acres in the vicinity of the Aviation Hub, and the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster being established at IMT Sohna were highlighted amongst others.

IEP Chandigarh, October 6

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that hassle-free procurement of Kharif crops is being done in 207 Mandis of the State.

“Till October 4, 11 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have been procured in the mandis by various agencies,” informed Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing a press conference held here today. 

Divulging more details in this regard, the Chief Minister informed that 16,000 MT Bajra has been procured by HAFED. He said that this year the Minimum Support Price of Bajra is Rs 2350 per quintal. 

The Chief Minister said that due to untimely rain certainly the farmers have suffered crop damage and to compensate the same directions for special girdawari have already been given.

Furthermore, the farmers have been encouraged to register their crop damage on the e-Fasal Kshatipoorti portal so that they can get timely compensation for the same.

“The State Government is committed to ensuring complete transparency in the verification and compensation for crop loss”, informed, Sh. Manohar Lal.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D S Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Sh. M. D. Sinha and other officers also remained present on this occasion.

IEP Chandigarh October 6

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, a state-level programme will be organized at Chaudhary Devi Lal Stadium, Gohana on October 7. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal will attend the programme as the Chief Guest. The preparations for the programme have been completed. Proper seating arrangements have been made for the people who will be attending the programme. Besides this, elaborate security arrangements have been made.

The Chief Minister said that from time to time many great men have taken birth in the country and guided mankind. Adi Kavi Maharishi Valmiki was also such a great man, whose guiding principles are still relevant to society even today.

By writing Ramayana Maharishi Valmiki has paved the way for the welfare of mankind, said Sh. Manohar Lal. He said that the teachings of saints and sages are an invaluable heritage for the entire humanity. Society should follow the teachings of such great men.

Sometimes in our lives, we face such a situation where we feel confused as to which path to follow, it is then with the teachings of these great men help us to choose the right path. We have to pass on the beliefs and teachings of these great men to the coming generations, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Maharishi Valmiki is one of the main sages of Sanatan Dharma and Ramayana, the main epic of Hinduism, was written by him. He was born on Purnima (full moon day) of the month of Ashwin according to Hindu mythology. Every year during the Purnima, many religious and social events are organized in different parts of the country.

Notably, through ‘Sant-Mahapurush Samman Vichar Prasar Yojana’, the State Government left no stone unturned for ensuring to preach the messages of great men in society. The Yojana aims to pass on the teachings of such great personalities to the coming generations. The anniversaries of saints and great men like Sant Kabir Das, Guru Ravidas, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji are being celebrated by the government at the state level.

IEP Chandigarh, October 6

On the directions of Punjab Jails Minister Harjot Singh Bains to take strict action in the matter of the escape of a prisoner, the Punjab Prisons department has suspended Deputy Superintendent Security Patiala Jail, Warrant Officer Patiala and two Warders today.

According to the orders issued in this regard, DSP (Security) Varun Sharma posted for prison security, Patiala Jail Assistant Superintendent cum Warrant Officer Harbans Singh, Jail Warder suspended Satpal Singh Ballot No. 707 and Mandeep Singh Ballot No. 562 have been suspended.

Apart from this, a show cause notice has been issued to Jail Superintendent Patiala Manjit Singh Tiwana and Assistant Jail Superintendent Patiala Jagjit Singh.

It is to be mentioned here that Amrik Singh, a resident of Dedna village of Ghagga block of Patiala district, was serving his sentence in Patiala jail from where he was admitted to Rajinder Hospital for treatment on the pretext of treatment. The prisoner escaped from the hospital due to the negligence of these staff members.

During the transfer of the prisoner from Patiala Jail to Rajindra Hospital, the rules set by the state government were also violated.

The Jails Minister categorically warned the officers and employees of the department that any kind of negligence will not be tolerated in such types of cases.

IEP Chandigarh, October 6

All the preparations have been completed by the Sports Department for the state level tournament which is last phase of the ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Deya-2022’. The competitions of 29 sports will be held from October 11 to 22 in 9 different cities across the state.

Divulging the details, Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that after the successful organizing of block and district level tournaments, the sports department has completed all the preparations for the state level competition. As part of the firm commitment of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make the state the number one in sports again, the number of sportsmen participating in these games organized by the sports department has reached around 3 lakh. The winners of the state level tournament will be awarded a total of Rs.  6 Crore. The first, second and third place winners will get a cash prize of Rs. 10,000, Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. Apart from this, there will be grading of the players who have got the certificate.

On the instructions of the sports minister, a meeting was held with the Principal Secretary of the department Raj Kamal Chaudhary and the Director Rajesh Dhiman with all district sports officers to take stock of the preparations. During the meeting, Mr. Chaudhary asked all the sports officers to make better arrangements for the transportation, accommodation, food etc. for the players who will participate in the state level competitions. He said that if any player faces any problem, he or she can coordinate with the District Sports Officer of the concerned district.

IEP Chandigarh, September 06

Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday warned the lending firms violating the RBI Fair Lending Practices Code that strict action would be taken in case any such case is brought to the government’s notice.The Finance Minister issued this warning while chairing the meeting of the Joint Front of Rural and Farm Labourer Unions. The front apprised the minister that many lending firms including some microfinance firms were resorting to pressure tactics and unfair recovery practices. Taking serious note of this, Cheema directed the Finance Department to report any such incident to RBI  recommending strict action including the cancellation of the pan India license of such institutions.During this high-level meeting which lasted for two hours, the demands of the front were discussed in detail by the finance minister. Senior officials from Police, Social Security, Power, Cooperation, Food and Civil Supplies, Rural Development, and Finance Departments were present at this meeting. The Finance Minister directed these officials to take action on all such demands where immediate action is possible.To fulfill the other legitimate demands of the front, Cheema sought a separate report from the concerned departments regarding the financial and legal implications. He also directed the concerned official to hold the meeting with the representatives of the front when and where needed to resolve their issues at the earliest.The Finance Minister also assured the Joint Front of Rural and Farm Labourer Union that he would soon arrange the front’s meeting with the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to discuss those demands which could be resolved only at the level of the Chief Minister.ADGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla and Special Secretary Finance Yashanjit Singh were also present at this meeting.

IEP Chandigarh, 06 October

Describing Numberdars as an important part of the government, Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is determined to restore their dignity.During a meeting with the unions of Numberdars here at Vit and Yojana Bhawan, Mr. Harpal Singh Cheema gave a patient hearing to their demands and issued directions to take immediate action on the legitimate demands. Cheema assured the union representatives that the government was considering their demands sympathetically.For the convenience of the Numberdars, the Finance Minister has directed the concerned officers and departments to reserve room for them at Kisan Bhawan (Chandigarh), arrange sitting rooms at district and tehsil complexes besides including them in the grievance redressal committees to be formed at the district level. Apart from this, the Revenue department was asked to ensure the involvement of Namberdars in the land registration process.Replying to the demand made by the Numberdars for increasing the honorarium, the Finance Minister assured the union leaders that he would soon raise the issue with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. He said that the financial implications of this demand would be studied so that an appropriate decision could be taken.Special Secretary Expenditure Mohammad Tayyab was also present at this meeting.