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More than 14 lakh children to be covered under pulse polio campaign: Chetan Singh Jouramajra

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

The Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is working diligently towards ensuring best health care facilities to children. Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra said that Health Department is all set to vigorously launch SNID pulse polio campaign for which 11,865 teams had been formed by the Health Department. Under this campaign as many as 1,483,072 children 0 to 5 years (including migratory children) will be given oral polio vaccine drops during the sub-national vaccination round of the Pulse Polio campaign from September 18 to 20.

A virtual meeting of the State Task Force of various officers and stakeholders was held, in which Preparedness for smooth conduct of this immunisation round was evaluated thoroughly.

The Minister said that this campaign would be carried out in 12 districts of Punjab namely Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, SBS Nagar, Pathankot, Patiala and Tarn Taran.

Giving details, Mr. Jouramajra stated that on 18th September 2022 booth activity and on 19 September and 20th september door-to-door activities would be carried out in 12 districts with special emphasis on coverage of all high risk areas such as factories, brick kilns, slums, bus stands, construction sites and railway stations.

The Minister said that these teams would be headed by 1186 supervisors and overall supervision is to be done by state level health officers and he will keep a special eye on this campaign.

The Minister said that though India had been declared polio free by the World Health Organization on 27 March 2014, there is still a risk of import of polio virus from neighboring countries, where cases of the disease are still being reported. “Therefore, effective implementation of the pulse polio vaccination program is essential to protect our future generations from this disease,” he added.

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Punjab Government committed to procure and lift every single grain of paddy: Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

Punjab Government all geared up for smooth paddy procurement this season.  Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal held a high level meeting with Mandi Baord officials and market committee secretaries here at Mandi Baord Bhawan to discuss the preparations made by Mandi Baord for hassle free procurement.

          Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to purchase and lift every single grain of paddy and provide best facilities in the grain markets.

Agriculture Minister directed the officials to run a special campaign for clearing all illegal encroachments from grain markets. He also asked to make all requisite arrangements to facilitate farmers and other stakeholders i.e cleanliness, drinking water, lighting, toilets, etc.

Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that Punjab Government has directed the district administrations not to leave any stone unturned to make proper arrangements in all the 1806 purchase centres across the state.

The Agriculture Minister asked the ACS Agriculture Sarvjit Singh and Special Principal Secretary CM Secretary Mandi Baord Ravi Bhagat to be in touch with Deputy commissioner to make all necessary arrangements for procurement during this paddy season.

During the meeting the authorities informed that for the paddy procurement through Market Committees of the state, besides the officials from the head office and field staff would also perform duties to ensure smooth functioning of the procurement operations.

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PUNJAB CHIEF SECRETARY EMPHASIZES ON COMPUTER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

 Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua has emphasized on strengthening Eduset infrastructure in the 28th Board of Governors meeting of PICTES (Punjab Information and Communication Technology Education Society). He said that in the current era of competition, there is a need to give special attention to computer education for govt school students and PICTE Society can play a crucial role for this purpose.          The Chief Secretary said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been working for the revival of government schools since day one. To give quality education to every govt school student, CM is drafting effective policies.  He said that to impart quality education to the students of government schools, specially computer education, PICTE Society can play a pivotal role.  It is worth mentioned that PICTES provides computer education and ICT hardware to govt school students of sixth to twelfth classes of Punjab and imparts quality education through Eduset too.          Earlier, the Chief Secretary was informed that quality education is being provided with the help of multimedia base and e-content to the students of 3289 government high and senior secondary schools under Eduset education system. During the meeting, the agenda to further strengthen the infrastructure under Eduset was also discussed and a decision was taken to upgrade transmission hubs and studios etc. with new technology.          Apart from the higher officials of the Education Department, Finance and Planning Department, Technical Education Department, Governance Reforms Department, Local Government Department, Social Security Department, Pushpa Gujral Science City and PICTE Society senior officials and employees were present in the meeting.

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VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS ASI, PRIVATE PERSON FOR TAKING BRIBE RS.5, 000

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IEP Chandigarh September 17

Keeping in view the zero tolerance policy against corruption adopted by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led state government, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its ongoing campaign has arrested a private person Karamjit Singh Kamma red handed accepting bribe of Rs.5,000 on behalf of ASI Harpreet Singh posted at AntiTheft Police Station PSPCL, Ludhiana.          Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) said the accused ASI Harpreet Singh and Karamjit Singh have been arrested on the complaint of Tarlochan Singh resident of Mandi Gobindgarh, district Fatehgarh Sahib.          Giving details he informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above mentioned ASI was demanding bribe of Rs 15,000 to settle his domestic power theft case but the deal was struck at Rs 5,000.          The spokesperson added that after verification of the facts submitted by the complainant, a VB team caught Karamjit Singh red handed, who has accepted the bribe money of Rs 5,000 on behalf of Harpreet Singh ASI, from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.          He further informed that in this regard a case FIR No. 15 dated 16.09.2022 u/s 7, 7A of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at VB police station Flying Squad-1, Punjab at SAS Nagar and further investigation is under progress. 

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Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar inspects projects being implemented by Department of Soil and Water Conservation

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IEP Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, September 17

Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Minister for Soil and Water Conservation, Punjab today inspected various projects being implemented by the Department of Soil and Water Conservation. In the northern sub mountainous area of Punjab, where agriculture is mostly rainfed, the department has constructed several check dams for harvesting of runoff water which is later utilized by the farmers for irrigating crops during the lean period. These projects also help to arrest soil erosion and augment ground water.

 Disclosing this an official spokrsperson of the Punjab Government said that during the visit, earthen check dams located in Paroul and Burana villages of Majri, Mohali were visited by the Minister. Interacting with the beneficiaries of the projects he praised the initiatives of the department for providing them assured irrigation through these check dams. Dr. Nijjar also commended these projects and said that besides conserving water, these dams are also helping the environment by improving soil moisture regime in the catchment thereby increasing the vegetation cover. Pertinent to mention here that Government scheme for construction of check dams was closed during 2003-04, but with the special efforts of minister, a new scheme has been sanctioned for integrated development of kandi area under which 50 such new check dams will be constructed.

The Minister directed the department that efforts should be made to bring more and more area under such irrigation techniques so that we can equip ourselves for the future water crisis in the state.

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MODERN ARCHITECTURE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON BUILDING ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY STRUCTURES : AMAN ARORA

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

Modern architecture should  be focused on making a comfortable living and working environment, where the building structures need to be environment-friendly, stated Mr. Aman Arora, Minister for Housing and Urban Development.He was presiding over a function to launch PHD Chamber’s first of its kind: Architecture Excellence Recognition at Ins & Outs: 8th Edition ArchiBuild Show 2022, at Hotel Mountview here, on Friday late evening. The theme of this show was “Towards Smart and Sustainable Spaces’.Architects shape buildings, and afterwards these buildings shape life of people, said Mr. Aman Arora while adding that architecture industry has a big responsibility on its shoulders.Calling the architect industry to be a torch bearer in shaping up smart and sustainable cities, the Cabinet Minister said that Punjab is one of the fastest urbanizing states in the country with immense opportunities available for this industry. SAS Nagar (Mohali) and it’s peripheral areas have massive potential and the state government needs support and guidance of architecture community to create iconic infrastructure, he added.The architecture of city beautiful Chandigarh and heritage buildings such as Khalsa College, Amritsar designed by Bhai Ram Singh and other famous religious buildings and quilas of the state may be used as concept models, said the minister.The Cabinet Minister said that PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s this initiative would recognize brightest Architects for their work. During the function, Mr. Aman Arora and other dignitaries felicitated Lifetime Achievement awards in different categories i.e. Educator Architect to Prof. (Dr.) S S Bhatti, Practicing Architect to Ar. Shivdutt Sharma and Public Service Government Architect to Ar. Kaushal Sham Lal.Architects accorded awards for Residential Designs under Group Housing with Open Spaces Project to Ar. Sushil Sharma, Small Independent House Project to Ar. Ajay Gulati, Large Independent House Project to Ar. Badrinath Kaleru, Affordable Group Housing Project to Ar. Ponni M Concessao, Commercial Design for Office Building Project to Ar. Mohita (Garg) Vashisht, Industrial Building Design Project to Ar. Ashish Rathee, Retail Design Project to Ar. Gurpreet Singh Shah, Hospitality Design– Hotels, Project to Ar. Sheetal Sharma, Hospitality Design – Resorts, Project to Ar. Ponni M Concessao, Contextual Design Project to Ar. Kanwar Preet Singh, Harbinger of Change – Architect under 40 to Ar. Badrinath Kaleru.On this occasion, Mr. Madhu Sudan Vij, Chair Chandigarh Chapter, PHDCCI, Mr. Anand Sharma, Chair Architecture & Interiors Forum,PHDCCI, Suvrat Khanna, Co-Chair Chandigarh Chapter, PHDCCI, Mr. Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Punjab Ms Sapna and Mr. R.S. Sachdeva were also present.

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No pension is deducted by Social Justice & Empowerment Department

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

Social Justice & Empowerment Department, Haryana is distributing pension to 29,24,723 beneficiaries in all schemes. No type of pension is deducted by the department, but according to the data received by the Registrar General of India (RGI) or the data received from CRID, if any data details of an eligible beneficiary do not match, then the department temporarily suspend the pension of such person.

While giving more information in this regard, the official spokesperson of the department said that a special campaign will be launched from September, 19 to 30 to address the grievances of the beneficiaries of Social Security Pension Allowance, whose pension and allowance have been temporarily suspended due to mismatch of data said that in such a situation, the eligible person may contact the office of the concerned District Social Welfare Officer and inform regarding the continuation of his pension. He said that such cases are resolved by the District Social Welfare Officer through raising issue on their portal and the pension of the eligible beneficiary is restarted and if the beneficiary is eligible for any outstanding pension amount, then that amount will be provided by the department.

He further said that if there is any mistake in the information given on Parivar Pehchan Patra like age or any other type of error then through the respective District Social Welfare Officer, one can raise the issue on the Grievance Portal given by (CRID) at https://grievance.edisha.gov.in, after fulfilling all the criteria, the pension of the beneficiary will be restarted and outstanding pension amount will also be paid by department after all clearance.

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Haryana government expands the scope of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, 22 lakh families will get benefits – Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17In

Haryana, people suffering from Thalassemia will be given Rs. 2,500 per month and the necessary medical tests for their health check-up will also be free of cost so that the cost burden of treatment does not fall on the family members.       This announcement was made by Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing on the occasion of blood donation camp organized by Samaras Hindu Manch in Gurugram on the occasion of the birthday of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. On behalf of the people of the state, the Chief Minister extended warm greetings to Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi on the occasion of his 72nd birthday.       The Chief Minister boosted the morale of the Thalassemia affected children and their families present in the camp. The Chief Minister also got a group picture with them.       On this occasion, Sh. Manohar Lal also distributed cards among 125 children suffering from Thalassemia through which they can get their blood tests done along with other tests like MRI etc. at free of cost for one year by Municipal Corporation, Gurugram. He said that Thalassemia is a serious disease, in which a person’s blood has to be changed after a period and its treatment is expensive.Haryana government expands the scope of Ayushman Bharat scheme, 22 lakh families will get benefit        The Chief Minister said that the Ayushman Bharat scheme has been implemented to provide medical treatment facilities to the poor, and is a combined scheme of the Central and State Governments. According to the norms of the Central Government, 1.5 lakh families in Haryana were covered under this scheme, but the state government expanded the scope of this scheme, due to which now 22 lakh families of Haryana have come under the purview of this scheme.       The Chief Minister said that we have to draw inspiration from the path shown by Lord Vishwakarma to ensure our contribution in the progress of the country and the state.       The Chief Minister said that Samaras Hindu Manch has taken a pledge to collect 1,100 units by organizing a blood donation camp on the birthday of the Prime Minister today. Describing blood donation as an act of virtue, he said that the donated blood gets replenished in a person’s body within a month. Many blood donors keep donating blood every three months. A person donating blood gives life to another person and that is humanity.       On this occasion, Mayor, Smt. Madhu Azad, Municipal Councillor, Smt. Madhu along with district administration officers and other dignitaries were present. 

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Haryana Chief Minister announces a big largesse for workers and their families on the Labour Day

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

On the occasion of  Vishwakarma Jayanti a state level function was organized  in Gurugram, the  city of Guru Drona, Haryana  Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal made several announcements for the welfare of the workers in the State.

       Addressing the State-level function on the Labour Day Haryana Chief Minister , Sh. Manohar Lal had  announced Mukhyamantri Parivar Swasthya Parikshan Yojana for more than 60 lakh labour families. Under the scheme, tests like ENT, blood, sugar, ECG etc. will be done free of cost once in a year. 

       The Chief Minister also announced the opening of 200 Shram Yogi Clinics in the state.  He  said that 100 ambulances with advanced life support facilities would be available in the state.  At the same time, 44 mobile medical vans will be run for general health check-up.

        Now the labour families will not be required to give any  guarantee  to take loans under the Mukhyamantri  Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana.

Amount of financial assistance given on the death of a worker at the workplace increased

       The Chief Minister announced to increase the financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh given  on the death of an unorganized sector worker at the workplace. The  financial assistance given to the  handicapped has also been increased.  While the financial assistance has also  been doubled in case of any disability.

       The Chief Minister also announced to increase  the assistance being given to handicapped children  from Rs.2,500 per month to Rs.3000.  

       Sh. Manohar Lal  further announced  a monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2500 to  Thalassemia patients. 

       The Chief Minister said that under the Antyodaya Aahar Yojana, 100 canteens would be opened for the workers in the state.  In these, workers will get quality  food in just Rs. 10.  

       Sh. Manohar Lal said that while taking  concrete step towards skill development,  a University named after Lord Vishwakarma,  Shri Vishwakarma Skill University has been established  at Dudhaula in district Palwal.  

       He  said that an agreement was signed between the ESI and the Health Department, Haryana according to  which  the workers and general public have got the facility of treatment in the hospitals of both the departments.

       PM Modi, the architect of a modern, and self-reliant India: Manohar Lal

       Sh.  Manohar Lal, while paying homage to Lord Vishwakarma, extended  greetings and best wishes to everyone, especially the craftsmen, artisans and technicians on Vishwakarma Jayanti.  

       He said that it is a very happy coincidence that today is also the birthday of our ‘Karmayogi’  Prime Minister Sh.  Narendra Modi who is blessed with a dynamic personality. 

       It would not be incorrect to say that our country’s Prime Minister is the architect of modern, developed and self-reliant India, added Sh. Manohar Lal.  

       The Chief Minister on behalf of 2.5 crore people of Haryana congratulated   Prime Minister on his birthday. 

Haryana has taken concrete steps for the welfare of the workers

       Sh.  Manohar Lal said that India has also been considered as the “craft guru” of the world and certainly the Vishwakarma community had played an important role in this. The marvelous wonders of the unique craftsmanship of Vishwakarmas can be seen in the Ellora caves. 

       The Chief Minister said that many schemes are being run in Haryana for the welfare and upliftment of the workers.  He said that at present about 52.30 lakh workers are registered on the Labour Department portal.  About 8 lakh workers are registered in the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, out of which more than 6 lakh members are active. 

The state government has taken concrete steps for their welfare. An amount of Rs 906 crore has been spent by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for the welfare of about 17.47 lakh  construction workers during the tenure of the present government.  

       Under the ‘Antyodaya Aahar Yojana’, food is being provided to the workers in 10 districts for Rs. 10. Under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’, free food grains are being given to the poor every month. 

About 30000 people got employment in Antyodaya Melas

Sh. Manohar Lal said that Antyodaya Utthan Melas  are being organized by the government from time to time at the block level to provide employment opportunities.  

       About 30,000 people have been given employment in these Melas. Online grievance redressal portal has also been started for speedy disposal of workers’ grievances. 

        Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Nirman Shramik Samman Yojana’, all registered women workers are given annual financial assistance of Rs 5100 for clothing and their personal needs.

         In order to provide maximum employment opportunities in private sector enterprises, 75 percent reservation has been given to the youth of the state.  Similarly, several other  schemes are being run for raising the standard of  living of the workers and their families.  

       The Chief Minister said that in the year 2020, Haryana has been at a leading position in the entire country by fully implementing 49 trade reforms allotted to the Labour Department. 

       The  State Government has implemented Ease of Doing smoothly to provide a better environment to the entrepreneurs, added Sh. Manohar Lal. 

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Cyber Thugs use fake profiles of high rank officers to dupe users, training session of Cyber Nodal Officers held

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

Under a special initiative launched to combat the latest modus operandi of cyber fraudsters who cheat people on social media by using the photographs of high-ranking officers, State Crime Branch, Haryana organised a training session for all Cyber Nodal officers across the state.

       Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the cyber fraudsters download the photos of IPS/IAS officers from the Internet and used it as profile picture on their WhatsApp numbers. Besides that, they also send messages to junior rank officers asking for money or other favours. “Similar cybercrime cases have come to the fore in many states of the country,” he added.

       “In such incidents, it is advised that if someone asks you to send money or buy something on the message, then you should call and check with the concerned person before doing so. In this training session, all the Cyber Nodal officers of the state and the employees appointed at the Cyber Desks were sensitized about the new trend,” said Sh. O.P. Singh, ADGP Crime.

       “With changing modus operandis of cybercrime, Police is also becoming more advanced. More of these training sessions will be organized for cyber officers in the coming future,” he added.

       Recently, a meeting with the nodal officers of WhatsApp was also held to prevent such crimes. Post which, a new feature was added by WhatsApp that has helped the Police in the crime investigation process. This feature is called LERS (Law Enforcement Response System) which allows Police to report any suspicious account details to WhatsApp so that it can be closed immediately.

       72 Nodal officers and Employees from across the state have participated in this online training session. In this session, it was also told how to conduct investigations, trace the complaints and best ways to nab the cyber thugs in the case of similar modus operandi where fake WhatsApp account is used to defraud people.

       The citizens are advised not to get involved if a message comes from unknown number. The Cybercrime cases can be reported via. call at 1930.