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Social Security, Women and Child Minister hold meeting with Anganwadi Unions regarding the demands

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IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to the welfare of employees. Under this series, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur held a meeting here today with various Anganwadi organizations, said that all genuine demads of employees would be considered for positive outcome.

          Giving more information in this regard, Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Department Dr. Baljit Kaur gave a lengthy patient hearing to all the grievances and demands of the Anganwadi Employees Union (Reg:), Anganwadi Employees Union Punjab (CITU), All India Anganwadi Workers/Helpers Union, (ATK) and Punjab National Creche Union (CITU). The Minister assured the employees unions that their legitimate demands would be fulfilled.

          Prominent on the occasion included Sumer Singh Gurzar Secretary Social Security, Women and Child Development Department, Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu Director Social Security Women and Child Development and representatives of employees unions.

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CM GIVES NOD TO ORGANIZE PUNJAB INVESTMENT SUMMIT IN FEBRUARY 2023

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IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

In a bid to attract more investments to the state for giving impetus to its industrial growth, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday gave approval for organizing the Punjab Investment Summit in February 2023.

Chairing a meeting of Invest Punjab- the state government’s investment promotion agency, the Chief Minister envisioned that the summit will go a long way in ensuring holistic industrial development of the state to propel it into the orbit of high growth trajectory. He asked Invest Punjab to make optimum use of this healthy platform to project Punjab as the preferred investment destination among the domestic and global investors. Bhagwant Mann said that elaborate arrangements will be made for making this mega event a huge success.

The Chief Minister also underscored the need to promote the state as a most preferred investment destination in India and globe. He envisioned that this summit will act as a catalyst to emerge state as a hub of industry. Bhagwant Mann also directed Invest Punjab to organize promotion outreach program including roadshows in all key cities of India and globally, so that the potential investors may be invited to the summit and the advantages of the state may be showcased during the Summit.

The Chief Minister further underscored the strengthening of the unified regulator and single window system of Punjab to facilitate the investors. He said that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that during the current government regime the state has roped in investment worth Rs 21,000 Crore in the last five months. Bhagwant Mann asserted that this investment will open new vistas of employment for around 93,000 youth across the state. However, he said that this momentum should not break and further more investments should be encouraged in the state.  

On the occasion, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Invest Punjab, Kamal Kishor Yadav gave a detailed presentation about the strengths of Invest Punjab and the investments grounded by the Invest Punjab team from Japan, USA, Europe and other parts of the world.

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MEET HAYER GIVES CLARION CALL FOR JOINING HANDS TO IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY

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IEP Chandigarh/ SAS Nagar, September 7, 2022

Environment Minister Punjab Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today gave a clarion call for joining hands to improve the air quality, so that our coming generations can breathe in clean air and blue SKIES to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.Addressing the gathering in a State level function to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies organised by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) at Amity University Mohali.On this occasion a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between I.I.T New Delhi and Punjab Pollution Prevention Board and . A sapling was also planted in the campus by the Environment Minister.He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, continuous efforts are being made by the state government to preserve the environment. Funds have been kept for installing solar panels in government educational institutions. Besides imposing a complete ban on single-use plastics many other projects have been started including. cleaning Budha river from Industrial pollution. He said that  protecting the environment is a common responsibility of all of us.Giving an example, Meet Hayer said that during the lockdown, the blue sky and the range of Shivalik and Dhauldhar hills were clearly visible from the cities of Punjab.  Our aim is to create such an environment as usual.  The need and importance of oxygen, which nature gives us for free, was dearly felt during COVID.  He said that although industrial development came much earlier in foreign countries, the clean environment there is better than ours. He said that we have been taught by our Gurus about the importance of air, water and earth.  He said that climate change is the main issue nowadays and we are standing at a decisive moment. In the past, the adverse effects of climate change were also seen in major developed countries.  He said that industry is also necessary for development, but any tampering with the environment will not be tolerated.  He said that the state government is giving equal opportunities to the industries and no industrialists will be discriminated against and the law is equal for all.The Minister said that the day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly on September 7th, 2020 to strengthen international cooperation in improving air quality and reducing air pollution. He said that the current year’s theme of “The Air We Share” focuses on the trans-boundary nature of air pollution, stressing the need for collective accountability and action. Describing air Pollution as a global health emergency, Hayer bemoaned that polluted air affects 99% people on the planet and kills around 7 million people around the world.  Addressing the students, he said, “You are our future and we are making every efforts to leave a clean environment for you.” The Environment Minister said that clean air is one of the most important elements for the existence of human life on earth.  He further said that it is the collective responsibility of governments, policy makers, industries, private organizations and all individuals to make efforts to improve air quality and protect the environment.The Minister said that the state government is carrying out various activities by indulging various stakeholders. He said that the private sector and industrial sector can also drive rapid change and provide sustainable solutions towards providing better air quality. Hayer said that the last decade has seen a global swing towards electrical vehicles, driven by innovation and government support.On this occasion, MLA from Derabsi, Kuljit Singh Randhawa, while addressing, praised this initiative and called for the maintenance of the environment .  On this occasion, Punjab Pollution Control Board Chairman Prof Adarsh Paul Vig, Member Secretary Engineer Karunesh Garg, Amity University Vice Chancellor Dr Ravinder Kohli also adressed the gathering. Dr. Harsha Kota from IIT Delhi and Ms. Shweta Yadav from Central University Jammu delivered the keynote adresses.

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Students will get opportunity to have technical knowledge and working methods – Dr. Misra

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Dr. Sumita Misra said that under this Internship Scheme, students of B.Sc, M.S.c, and Ph.D. degree in the field of Agriculture and Horticulture are included. Apart from this, the trainees will get the opportunity to know about the departmental programmes, methodologies, technologies and will get the opportunity to meet and interact with the farmers. They will also get practical knowledge of agriculture and horticulture crops during the Internship.  She said that the students would be able to learn from practical experience through Internship.  Dr. Misra further informed that though this Internship is neither a job nor is there any such assurance for jobs in Departments on this basis however, this may prove to be very helpful in the future for the students.Apply onlineWhile giving more information in this regard, the official spokesperson said that the students can apply online on the website of Department of Agriculture & farmer Welfare https://agriharyana.gov.in and https://hortharyana.gov.in website of Horticulture Department under internship link. Apart from this, one needs to send application and bio-data to agriharyana2009@gmail.com and horticulture@hry.nic.in. Further, before joining the Internship Programme, the students must submit a letter from his/her Head of Department/Principal indicating his/her position in the Institution that he/she has no objection in allowing the concerned student for the Internship Program.Agriculture Department and Horticulture Department will give Internship for 4 to 12 weeksThe spokesperson added that under the Internship Program the Internship of B.Sc students will be of 4 weeks, whereas for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students it will be of 8 to 12 weeks.  The students of B.Sc., who are already being given a stipend of Rs.13,000/- per month by the University, will be given the facility of Internship Program only for work in the Departments.  While M.Sc. students will be given Rs. 9000/- and Ph.D. students will be given Rs. 12,000/- as stipend by the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture. However, before the Internship, the Intern will have to submit a confidentiality report to the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture.  Along with this, for internship, students will have to give a statement of 100 to 200 words to the concerned Department, along with a co-curricular record of educational qualification.  On the basis of merit, 10 students for B.Sc., 5 each for M.Sc. and Ph.D. each will be selected for internship in each Department.  The selected students will be given work in different divisions of the Departments.  Certificates will also be issued to the students after satisfactory completion of Internship.

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Agriculture and Horticulture Department will provide stipend to students under Internship Scheme: Dr Sumita Misra

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IEP Chandigarh

Chandigarh, September 7- Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, informed that the Departments of Agriculture and Horticulture have decided to implement Internship Scheme for B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students for Agriculture and Horticulture subjects. Under this Internship Scheme, all the students of Chaudhary Charan Singh, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Maharana Pratap Horticulture University, Karnal and Central Institutes situated in Haryana will get an opportunity to do Internship in Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department and Horticulture Department, Haryana.

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Teacher’s Day: ‘Teach Chandigarh’ project unveiled by Dev Samaj College 

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On the occasion of ‘Teacher’s Day, Dev Samaj College of Education(DSCE), Sec 36, Chandigarh has launched a unique project – ‘Teach Chandigarh’. This project aims at providing voluntary services by Dev Samaj College alumni; to the entrant teachers in Government Schools of Chandigarh. DSCE alumni hold degrees and are well qualified. 
Highlighting the benefits of the project, Dr. Agnese Dhillion, Principal, DSCE said, “’Teach Chandigarh’ project will provide an impetus to the education process as per the goals of National Education Policy of India(NEP) 2020. The process of teaching the students under the guidance of DSCE alumni; will provide a real-time teaching experience to the new teachers.”

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Chetan Singh Jauramajra launches eye donation campaign by pledging to donate his eyes

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

With an attempt  to boost the eye donation movement in the state  health minister Punjab Chetan Singh Jauramajra took the  initiative by pledging to donate his own eyes.   He said that the  campaign should become people’s movement.

On the occasion of 37th National Eye Donation Fortnight, Chetan Singh Jauramajra while presiding over a state level event at Government Dental College Auditorium Patiala asked the public to come forward voluntarily to contribute towards the awareness campaign launched by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government to become an eye donor. On this occasion, Patiala Rural MLA Dr.  Balbir Singh and Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni were also present.

Chetan Singh Jauramajra, who also holds Medical Education and Research and Elections, said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann would not allow state government hospitals to become referral hospitals only. It is the first priority of the Chief Minister that Punjab becomes the number one state in the country in the health sector. To fulfill this promise, many milestones have been being achieved to provide better health services to the public, he added.

The minister informed that the previous charisma of Government Rajindra Hospital and Mata Kaushalya Hospital would be restored and patients be treated on the lines of PGI by providing state-of-the-art facilities and best doctors in these hospitals.

He further added that in the near future state hospitals in Punjab wot provide medical packages at competitive rates to attract foreign nationals for treatment, which in turn would promote medical tourism and this could be a good source of revenue.

On the occasion three patients namely Gulzar Kaur of village Duladi, Seema Rani of Patran and Tejo Devi from Cheeka were also present who regained their eyesight after undergoing free corneal transplants at Rajindra Hospital after the resumption of eye pupil replacement operations after a gap of nearly 10 years. While sharing their experiences, these patients have expressed special gratitude to the Punjab Chief Minister and the Health Minister and stated that that it was the health model of Bhagwant Mann’s government which has come as a saviour for them.

Elaborating the health facilities in the state Chetan Singh Jauramajra said it was the first priority of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that Punjab became a number one state in the country in the health sector, therefore 16 new medical colleges would be set-up to provide affordable medical education to our students.

He also appealed to the doctors of the government hospitals of the state to cooperate with the government and work as a team to provide better health services to the patients with full diligence.

Earlier MLA Dr.  Balbir Singh congratulated on teacher’s day and said that once Patiala was a center for Keratoplasty (Replacement of eye pupils) but the previous governments never paid attention to it. He assured that the Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is paying full attention to health services.

Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni assured the district administration would make special efforts to disseminate the message of voluntary eye donation to the common people so that the patients who have lost their sight due to any reason could get eyesight back.

Earlier to this, Civil Surgeon Dr. Raju Dhir formally welcomed the Health Minister. Director Health and Family Welfare Department Dr.  Ranjit Singh Ghotra informed about the activities being carried out to make Patiala a cataract free district by 2024. The state program officer Dr. Neeti Singla and Dr. Jitendra Kansal asked people to stay away from superstitions regarding eye donation.  Principal Dental College Dr. G.S. Maan thanked all the participants to make the function a memorable event.

On this occasion, the Health Minister also honored the Block Extension Educators (BEE) of the state, including Narinderpal Singh from Sangrur, Gautam Rishi from Barnala, Divesh Kumar from Fazilka, Ritu Mehta from Roopnagar and  Sarabjit Singh from Patiala besides eye specialist doctors of Patiala district.

On the occasion Assistant Commissioner (UT) Dr. Akshita Gupta, SDM Dr. Ismat Vijay Singh, District Urban President of AAP Tejinder Mehta, Rural President Megh Chand Shermajra, Event Incharge Angrej Singh, Director Principal Medical College Dr. Harjinder Singh, Medical Superintendent. Dr. H.S.  Rekhi, Students and health department staff were also present.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Youth should focus on sports & Stomp out drugs from state :Anmol Gagan Maan

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cabinet Minister Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann encouraged the wrestlers to take part in the sport by reaching out to the wrestlers in the wrestling competitions organized at villages Togan and Majri of Halka Kharar of District SAS Nagar.  These wrestling competitions were organized at Jai Baba Guga Maidi Jaharveer Managing Committee Reg.Village Toga and Majri with the support of all the residents.  Renowned wrestlers from other states including Punjab participated in wrestling competitions.  On reaching at the venue , the cabinet minister was warmly welcomed by the residents and the youth present there.  After this, Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann inaugurated the competition by making the wrestlers join hands.

Addressing the public, the Cabinet Minister congratulated the organizers for organizing such sports competition for the residents of the constituency.  She said that the demand of the residents to install tubewell at Taugan village will be fulfilled soon.  She said that approval will be received from the government soon to build five bridges in the constituency.  

On this occasion, She appealed to the youth to give more attention to wrestling and other sports, shun away from drugs, and to shine the name of their parents, region and country by becoming good sportsmen.  The cabinet minister said that wrestling is a priceless heritage of Punjab which keep the body healthy. 

 On this occasion, SDM Kharar Mr. Ravinder Singh, Ravi Rana Togan, Ankit Sidhana MD, Raghbir Singh Badala, Suraj Bhan Goyal, Sukhwinder Singh Bittu, Nitasha Joshi besides volunteers were present.

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CABINET LED BY CM APPROVES POLICY TO REGULARISE SERVICES OF ADHOC, CONTRACTUAL, TEMPORARY TEACHER AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5. 2022

In a major employee friendly decision, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday approved a policy for regularising services of Adhoc, Contractual, and Temporary Teachers thereby benefitting more than 9000 employees of the state government.

A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of Council of Ministers chaired by the Chief Minister here at the Punjab Civil Secretariat- I.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesman of the Chief Minister’s Office said that previously various appointments to ‘Group C’ and ‘Group D’ level posts in government had been made on contract/temporary basis. Some of such employees have now put in a period of more than 10 years and had given their prime years of life in service of the state. The Cabinet opined that now at this stage, to relieve these employees will be unjustified and improper.

Thus, being a Welfare State and to protect the interest of these contractual temporary employees, state government has formulated a Policy for welfare of Adhoc, Contractual, and temporary teachers and other employees in Education Department under Article 162 read with entry 41 of list-II of the Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India, to ensure that such employees do not suffer from uncertainty and harassment and to grant them a security of tenure. The state government has taken a policy decision to continue such desirous suitable Teachers, who fulfill the eligibility conditions, in service till the age of 58 years by placing them in a special cadre. This policy, which will benefit more than 9000 employees, has been framed only in relation to Group C & Group D posts of Education department, Punjab.

For regularization of services an employee should have worked on adhoc, contractual, or temporary basis for a continuous period of minimum ten years till the issuance of present policy and must have possessed the requisite qualifications and experience for the post in terms of rules, if any, at the time of placement in the Special Cadre. The work and conduct of the applicant must have remained satisfactory as per the assessment of the department/employer during the period of 10 years service.

However, the policy will not be applicable to a person who has been engaged in an honorary capacity or on a part time basis or had attained the age of superannuation or had resigned on his own or had not been retained by the Department or had been engaged on outsourced basis or is on an incentive based engagement or does not possess the requisite qualifications and experience for the post prescribed under the service rules, if any, at the time of placement in the Special Cadre or had been engaged or continues in service on account of any interim order(s), direction(s) of any Court or Tribunal; or had been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude or charges have been framed against him in a Court of Law relating to such offence.

For the purpose of grant of continuation to these employees they will be placed on a post, which shall not be a cadre post, by creating special cadre of posts. The process of placement of beneficiary employee will commence after submission of the Application Form, accompanied by all required documents, by him.  The beneficiary employees, who are being placed in special cadre posts and will be allowed to continue in service till the age of 58 years. They will be treated as a fresh appointee.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Five bridges to be approved soon for Kharar constituency : Anmol Gagan Maan

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 5

Cabinet Minister Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann today declared that five new bridges will soon be approved for Kharar constituency. She was speaking at the inauguration of a wrestling competition  organized at villages Togan and Majri of Halka Kharar of District SAS Nagar.She said that approval will be received from the government soon to build five bridges in the constituency. 

          The wrestling competitions were organized at Jai Baba Guga Maidi Jaharveer Managing Committee Reg.Village Toga and Majri with the support of all the residents.  Renowned wrestlers from other states including Punjab participated in wrestling competitions.  On reaching at the venue , the cabinet minister was warmly welcomed by the residents and the youth present there.  After this, Ms. Anmol Gagan Mann inaugurated the competition by making the wrestlers join hands.

Addressing the public, the Cabinet Minister congratulated the organizers for organizing such sports competition for the residents of the constituency.  She said that the demand of the residents to install tubewell at Taugan village will be fulfilled soon. 

On this occasion, She appealed to the youth to give more attention to wrestling and other sports, shun away from drugs, and to shine the name of their parents, region and country by becoming good sportsmen.  The cabinet minister said that wrestling is a priceless heritage of Punjab which keep the body healthy.

On this occasion, SDM Kharar Mr. Ravinder Singh, Ravi Rana Togan, Ankit Sidhana MD, Raghbir Singh Badala, Suraj Bhan Goyal, Sukhwinder Singh Bittu, Nitasha Joshi besides volunteers were present.