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COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated across the country from July 15 to September 30

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

 As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated across the country from July 15 to September 30. Under this, booster doses will be given free of cost to all eligible beneficiaries of 12 years of age and above.

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that the work of ensuring the availability of booster doses to the beneficiaries would be expedited by organizing special vaccine camps in Haryana for the next 75 days. For this, preparations have been made by the Health Department.

Sh. Kaushal shared this information in a meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary held with the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories through video conferencing here today. During the meeting, progress of various schemes and programmes of the Central Government were reviewed.

During the meeting, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal while giving directions to the officers of the Health Department said that the COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav has to be made a public campaign so that in these 75 days, the eligible beneficiaries of the state must be given booster doses. In addition, special vaccination camps should be organized in the Secretariat complex and other government offices wherever required. Also, make sure to organize such camps in schools and colleges as well, he directed.

Har Ghar Tiranga campaign will be celebrated in Haryana from 13 to 15 August

Under the Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated to commemorate 75 years of the country’s Independence, ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign will be conducted across the country from August 13 to 15, 2022. Under this, the tricolour will be hoisted at every house in Haryana.

The Chief Secretary said that the Haryana Government was working tirelessly to make this campaign a success. All the citizens are fortunate that they are getting an auspicious opportunity to hoist the tricolour at their homes. Tricolour is the pride of every Indian, with this spirit, in the honor of the country, the people of Haryana will make Haryana number one in the country by hoisting the tricolour under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.

Sh. Kaushal directed the officers to ensure the supply of tricolour in every district. Apart from this, the government buildings where the tricolour is not being hoisted should also be hoisted. He said that during this entire campaign it is the utmost duty of everyone to respect the tricolour.

The Chief Secretary appealed to the people of the state to experience the feeling of patriotism and national pride by hoisting the tricolour in their homes on the occasion of this national festival. In the 75th year of independence, if everyone brings the flag to their home, it will become a symbol of our commitment towards nation-building.

Haryana has accomplished 100% target of Har Ghar Jal Mission

In the meeting the progress of ‘Har Ghar Jal Mission under Jal Jeevan Mission’ was also reviewed.  The Ministry of Jal Shakti shared that Haryana has achieved 100 percent target of Har Ghar Jal Mission.

The Chief Secretary informed that as per the directions of the Central Government, this target was to be completed by 2024, but under the able leadership and guidance of Chief Minister, Haryana has successfully achieved this target two years ahead of the national target.

Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Sh. A K Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Special Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Pankaj and other senior officers remained present on this occasion.

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New names can also be registered in the voter lists of Panchayat to be published on July 22: Dhanpat Singh

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

 Haryana State Election Commissioner, Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that the final publication of voter lists of Panchayat elections will be done on July 22, 2022. These lists have been prepared by dividing the voters registered in the assembly voter list till May 16, 2022, into the wards of the Panchayats.

Sh. Dhanpat Singh informed that the person whose name was registered in the voter list of the Vidhan Sabha till May 16, 2022 and due to some reason has not been included in the voter list of the Panchayat or after May 16, 2022 but till the first day of nomination of Panchayat gets registered in the voter list of the Vidhan Sabha then he will have to submit his application in Form 1A to the concerned Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer (Panchayat) or any other officer authorized by him to get his name registered in the electoral roll of the Panchayat.

He has also informed that necessary instructions have been issued to all the Deputy Commissioners and District Election Officers (Panchayats) in this regard for the convenience of the general public/voters/potential candidates contesting elections. He has also informed that Form 1A can be obtained free of cost from the offices of all Block Development and Panchayat Officers (BDPOs) or can also be downloaded from the official website of State Election Commission, Haryana https://www.secharyana.gov.in.

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Atulya Library continues to be a boon for students preparing for competitive exams

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

In the year 2018, on this day only, while realizing the dream of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal to provide quality education, Atulya Library was setup at village Juan, District Sonipat, in the memory of Master Atul a special child of Juan village.

Meanwhile, for the past five years, the library has been continually proving to be a boon for children studying in various schools (after school hours) who are preparing for competitive examinations as here they can easily get access to the high-quality academic material required for cracking some of the most prestigious competitive examinations, that too free of cost.

Atulya library as the name says, ‘Unique’ has certainly gained huge popularity not only among the students coming from the Juan area but also among the students coming from the neighbouring areas as they do not have to travel to the urban areas and spend lakhs to get quality study material for competitive exams. Offering a good academic environment, the library is greatly helping rural background students to academically compete with the students of urban areas.

Sharing more details, the President and General Secretary of the Library said that the Library is open for students 24 hours a day, day and night. Within a few months of its existence at Mandir campus on the bank of a river on more than 3 acres of Shamlat land, this library is equipped with about 2,000 books, more than 10 Computers, Projectors, etc. to cater to the academic needs of the students studying in classes K.G to P.G. Besides this, the library also has quality education material for Ph.D. students.

“The Library has a sitting capacity of 50 students. Since the library remains open round the clock, adequate arrangement of providing clean drinking water, along with free of cost Tea and  Coffee facility has also been ensured especially for students studying during late night,” said President and General Secretary.

He further shared that since its foundation, in the last more than three years almost 50-60 students qualified in different examinations at the Central and State levels and around 15 students got Government jobs in various departments.

This year and last year the National Book Trust, New Delhi has also donated books to Atulya Library as well. Besides this, the State Government has also gifted an ITI near to this Library in the name of Master Atul ITI, village Juan, Sonipat to provide quality education to the students of the neighbouring areas along with ensuring skilled education for every child under the Right of Education, said the President.

He said that many times in the past, the Chief Minister has also praised the working of library on social media citing that such an initiative has started showing positive results as after studying in the Libraries situated in villages like ‘Atulya Library’, the students of the nearby areas have passed various competitive exams and succeeded in getting government jobs.

President and General Secretary while expressing gratitude towards the Chief Minister said that setting up of such modern libraries in villages is not only academically benefitting the students but has also saved their travelling time and money as earlier they had to move to cities to prepare for competitive examination. But now they are getting such an environment of education in the village itself, due to which they are excelling in every field.

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Chief Minister pays tribute on the birth anniversary of Dada Lakhmichand

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal paid tributes to the folk poet Dada Lakhmichand on his birth anniversary, in a tweet on Friday. The Chief Minister hailed the legend as the pride of the art and culture world of Haryana. Even today, every art lover has an unmatched respect for him. He will always be remembered as the patron of Haryanvi folk art and culture.

It is worth noting that Dada Lakhmichand, who is called Surya Kavi, composed many Haryanvi songs, which are famous even in the present time. The grandfather of folk art, Lakhmichand, has made an invaluable contribution to Haryanvi songs and raganis.

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Haryana to conduct HCS and Allied services examination on July 24, Chief Secretary chairs high-level meeting with DCs and SPs

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

Adequate arrangements have been made by the Haryana Government for smooth, copy-free and fair conduct of the HCS and Allied Services Examination to be held on July 24, 2022. For this examination, as many as 1,48,262 candidates will appear at 524 examination centers in 10 districts across the state.

This information was given in a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal regarding the conduct of the examination with Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police held through video conferencing here today.

Sh. Kaushal directed that the Deputy Commissioners should appoint Flying Squad of officers for each 5-10 locations in their districts. The joint team of Deputy Commissioner and Police should visit the examination centres set up in the districts and check the area around the centre. Extra vigil should be kept on the suspicious movements of any person or vehicle near any examination centre. Also the exam centers should be visited on the day of the exam as well.

He also directed that Section 144 should be imposed near examination centres and the surrounding area. Apart from this, special vigil should be kept on sensitive centres. He also said that directions should be issued to keep the coaching centres closed on the day of the examination. Apart from this, the stationery shops should also be monitored.

Sh. Kaushal further directed that the Deputy Commissioners should appoint a nodal officer in their respective districts for overall supervision of the examination. Besides this, a coordinator should also be appointed who will coordinate with the staff at the examination centers and ensure all arrangements like rooms, furniture, arrangement of drinking water and toilets, etc. in the examination centres.

The Chief Secretary directed that on July 22, the Deputy Commissioner should hold a joint meeting with the nodal officers, flying squad officers and representatives of the agency at the examination centres and conduct a trial run of all the activities related to the examination.

He further directed the Superintendents of Police that checking should be done in and around the examination centres and special care should be taken not to allow large gatherings outside the examination centres on the day of examination.

Director General of Police, Sh. P. K Agarwal while directing the Superintendents of Police said that often attempts are made to copy by using electronic items. Therefore, the arrangement of parking should be done away from the examination centres, so that any such incident can be prevented. Social media and the cyber cells will also work actively on the day of examination so that the activities happening through the internet can be monitored.

It was informed in the meeting that the exam material for the morning and evening shift examinations would be sent separately and the GPS location of the strong rooms set up in the districts to keep the examination material would also be recorded. The entry -exit record of strong room will also be kept.

He said that CCTV cameras would be installed at the entrance and rooms of the examination centres. Every single activity will be recorded from the time of entry till the end of the examination. In addition, jammers will also be installed.

It was informed in the meeting that the candidates should go for the examination after carefully reading the instructions given by the Commission. The exam will be held on July 24, 2022 in 2 shifts. There will be General Studies paper which will be held from 10 am to 12 noon and CSAT paper from 3 pm to 5 pm. All the candidates should take special care of the time.

Haryana Public Service Commission Chairman, Sh. Alok Verma, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sh. V. Umashankar, ADGP CID Sh. Alok Mittal, Police Commissioner Panchkula Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister-II,Smt. Ashima Brar, Secretary, Haryana Public Service Commission, Sh. Yash Garg, Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, Sh. Mukul Kumar were present.

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27 Dengue Testing Labs are functional in Haryana

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IEP Chandigarh July 15, 2022

The situation of Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs) namely Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is well under control in Haryana. All necessary measures for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of VBDs are in place. All four VBDs prevalent in the State have been made notified till March 31, 2024 under Epidemic Disease Act.

This was informed by Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Sh. Rajiv Arora while presiding over an inter-sectoral meeting with the representatives of various Departments chalk out the cumulative strategy for the prevention and control of Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs). MD, National Health Mission, Sh. Prabhjot Singh, Director General Health Services, Dr. Veena Singh and Additional Director General Health Services (ADGHS), Dr. Usha Gupta also attended the meeting.

Haryana is poised to the path of malaria elimination

He said that Haryana is poised on the path to malaria elimination. Since 2015, there is a steady decline in malaria incidence in the State. As many as 9308 Malaria cases were reported during the year 2015 which reduced to 54 cases during the year 2021. Seven Districts viz. Ambala, Bhiwani, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Rohtak reported ‘Zero Indigenous Malaria Case’ during the year 2021. District Kaithal has achieved ‘Zero Indigenous Case Status’ for last three consecutive years i.e. since 2019 and District Ambala and Jind for last two consecutive years.

Mission Director, NHM,Sh. Prabhjot Singh informed that seeing the multi-sectoral approach for proper management of stagnant water, the help of other sectors and community is essential for prevention & control of VBDs and therefore inter-sectoral meeting has been convened to seek the help of other Departments/Sectors for proper management.

Wearing of full sleeve uniforms by students may also be ensured

Sh. Prabhjot Singh said that Education Department has been directed to sensitize school children in prayer assembly about VBDs like dengue, malaria and sensitize them to observe every Sunday as ‘Drying Day’ in their home and school premises i.e. emptying of water from coolers, uncovered water containers, pots, bird-baths, rooftop water carrying utensils/disposable cups, bottles etc. wearing of full sleeve uniform by students may also be ensured, especially during the transmission season.

27 Dengue Testing Labs are functional in the state

ADGHS, Dr. Usha Gupta said that the Dengue test is free in Govt. hospitals and at present, total 27 Dengue Testing Labs are functional in the state, at least one in each District. In addition, private hospitals/labs are restricted to charge maximum Rs. 600/- for the recommended dengue test (ELISA-based NS1 and IgM). Platelets is provided free of cost to dengue patients of Haryana residents admitted to Government Hospitals since 2020. Total 5 Government platelet apheresis facilities and 72 private apheresis facilities are functional in the State.

List of Do and Don’ts released

For public awareness, it was apprised in the meeting that Potholes around houses be filled with sand. Water from coolers, flower pots, handles etc. be emptied once a week and scrubbed properly to kill the eggs of mosquitoes. Wear full sleeve clothes. Use mosquito repellants and Bednets (machhardani). Use mosquito proof wire-nets on doors & windows. Cover the overhead water tanks & other household water containers. Ensure insecticide spray in each room of the house in high-risk areas and don’t paint the house at least for 3 months after the spray. Co-operate during spray operations. Seek Doctor’s advise on having fever immediately.

Further, it was informed that do not take Aspirin or Brufen, or Ibubrufen by your own. Don’t allow water to stagnate inside houses and surroundings for more than a week. Don’t throw the broken cups, disposable cups/ glasses unused tyres, pots, plastic bottles etc. in open so that water may not get accumulated in these containers during rain. If it is not possible to keep these items inside, cover these with tarpaulin. Don’t fill the cooler with water while it is not in use. Don’t let the water to accumulate around hand pumps and taps.

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CII Formally Presents The Recommendations for The New Industrial Policy, 2022

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

CII formally presents the recommendations for the New Industrial Policy, 2022 to the Government of Punjab in an interaction held at CII premises, Chandigarh. 

Mr Amit Thapar, Chairman, CII Punjab remarked that the primary goal of the incentives is to make the State a preferred investment destination both domestically and globally. He also mentioned that there are many other states which have been proactive in extending useful benefits and incentives to its industries, with the similar sentiments, Punjab should not be a laggard in this. 

Followed by an open house discussion many issues were raised and consequently addressed by the State. It was conveyed that to make Punjab a global business arena, a synergy between the Government and the Industry is imperative. Eventually, a formal representation was done on key policy issues and a comprehensive document on the same was handed over to the State. 

Adding on, Mr Ambrish Jain closed the session by extending customary vote of thanks to the representatives and the panelists. 

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Kharchi-Parchi system has ended in Haryana: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

Since the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the year 2014, the Haryana government has been continuously working for public welfare. The resolution taken by our government to bring good governance in Haryana on the occasion of Good Governance Day on December 25, 2014, is being fully realized today, because the benefits of public welfare policies of the government are reaching the last man standing in line. Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said this while addressing the gathering at a programme of the organization in Surajkund today, during which he enumerated the achievements of the Haryana government. He said that the biggest example of this is the removal of kharchi-parchi system in government recruitments in Haryana. He said that only eligible candidates have got jobs on the basis of merit.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that during the tenure of the previous governments, children of poor families could only dream of getting into government jobs. At that time, to get a job, one had to resort to the parchi-kharchi system, so the dreams of the youth always remained unfulfilled. But our government ended this system as soon as it came to power. After that the officers who used to recommend jobs according to their wish, were also abolished. We started Mission Merit by ending the practice of interviewing in recruitments. Now government recruitments are being done only on the basis of merit.

He said that during the tenure of the previous governments, the kind of disturbances in government recruitment was known to all. Not only this, most of the recruitments got canceled from the court, but not a single government recruitment has been canceled from the court during our tenure.

Rs. 1,200 crore saved through transparency

The Chief Minister said that after coming to power, we laid emphasis on e-governance to remove the ongoing corruption in the system. To pave the way for good governance through e-governance, we not only focused on developmental projects but also did many system transformation works. The state government made sure to provide the schemes and services of every department through online medium. Today, the financial benefits given to the beneficiaries under various schemes and services of the central and state governments are being deposited directly to their bank accounts. This not only brought transparency in the system but also eliminated middlemen. As a result the state government has saved Rs. 1,200 crore by curbing corruption.

Parivar Pehchan Patra proving milestone

Sh. Manohar Lal said that our government is working with the spirit of Antyodaya. Therefore, the state government has started an ambitious scheme called Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP), under which the poor families have to be identified and financially uplifted and  brought into the mainstream. Today, people are getting the benefits of all government schemes through PPP sitting at home and do not have to make rounds of government offices.

The Chief Minister said that since the old age pension has been linked with the PPP, the pension of old persons is being generated automatically through online mode on attaining the age of 60 years. Apart from this, the work of making ration card on the basis of income through PPP is also going on. In the last 3 months, about 80,000 ration cards have been made.

Our real goal is to start with the last person in line

The Chief Minister said that the aim of the government is to uplift the last person standing in the queue. Whoever is eligible will definitely receive benefits, but the poor person will get the benefit of government schemes first.

For this purpose, Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana has been started. Under this, Antyodaya Melas were organized and families with an annual income of less than Rs. 1.80 lakh were identified and invited to the fairs. To provide employment opportunities to the members of these families and to start self-employment, loan facility is being given under various schemes. He said that the target of the state government is to make the annual income of these families at least Rs 1.80 lakh.

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Rs 5 lakh assistance will be given to the families of those who died in the Gohana Shed collapse accident: Chief Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has announced an assistance of Rs. 5 lakh to the families of those who died in an accident in the new vegetable market at Gohana in Sonipat district after a shed fell on them.

In a tweet on Friday, the Chief Minister wrote that the loss of life and property in the unfortunate incident of the shed of Gohana’s new vegetable market collapsed due to the storm is sad. I wish for peace for the departed souls in the incident and speedy recovery of the injured. An assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be given to the next of kin of those who died in the accident.

It is worth noting that on July 14, due to the storm in the evening, the shed of the Gohana new vegetable market had collapsed. Many people died in this while many were injured.

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Surprise inspection of shops done as per order of Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

As per the order of Haryana Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij, the Food and Drug Administration Department and a team of health workers conducted surprise inspections of various sweet shops, milk dairies and grocery shops located in district Panchkula and ensured food safety and standards. Under the Act, 2006, samples of food items were taken and sent to food laboratory in Karnal for analysis.

Giving information in this regard, a spokesperson of the Food and Drug Administration Department said that under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules 2011, all the food manufacturers and sellers and food handlers should take training from FOSTAC – Food Safety Training and Certification authorized by FSSAI. You have to register your business under FSSAI. He said that it is mandatory for hotel and restaurant operators to apply for Hygiene Rating Certificate.

He informed that online training is being provided to the businessmen of Panchkula district by Digital Skill Certification Institute, an authorized training partner by FSSAI. For more information, the founder of Digital Skill Certification Institute can be contacted on his mobile number 92162-83238.

He said that during the inspection, samples of cold coffee and Amul fresh milk were taken from Goyal Bros Hospitality (Burgrill) DSS-310 Sector-9. Similarly, samples of paneer were taken from Wok Man, DSS-312 Sector-9, and Verka Shakti milk from Hot Millions Restaurant, DSS-310 Sector-9. Apart from this, samples of Tomato Ketchup and Amul Tazaa Milk from Fab Cafe, SCO-305, 2nd Floor Sector-9 have been sent for analysis.