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Chandigarh, Haryana

Cops most corrupt in Haryana, Revenue Dept comes next in Vigilance Bureau corruption list

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

Nearly half of the government officers and officials arrested for corruption in Haryana belong to the police and the revenue department. On average, one public servant gets arrested on corruption charges every second day of a month.

Of the 83 government officers and officials arrested for accepting bribes in 71 criminal cases in the first half of 2022, 41 are from the police (23)  and revenue department (18).

As part of the ongoing rigorous drive against corruption in government departments, the State Vigilance Bureau Haryana has arrested 83 government officers and officials while accepting bribery in 71 criminal cases in the first half of 2022. The Bureau has also nabbed 8 private individuals taking the number of arrests in the State to 91.

Sharing this information today, the spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau informed that adopting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption has resulted in the arrests of 10 Gazetted Officers and 73 Non-Gazetted officials from January to June 30, 2022. On average, 15 public servants have been arrested on corruption charges every month.

Giving details of the raids, he further revealed that 23 police personnel, 18 officials of the Revenue Department, 15 of Power Utilities, 8 of Urban Local Bodies, 3 each of Excise and Taxation and Social Justice and Empowerment, 2 each of Transport, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Mining Departments were nabbed red-handed while taking bribes ranging from Rs 5000 to Rs 5 lakh in separate cases.

Highlighting the arrests of high-ranking officers, the spokesperson informed that two Chief Engineers of the Urban Local Bodies department have been arrested for siphoning off public funds and an HCS officer was arrested during the investigation of a trap case. A District Town Planner was caught red-handed taking Rs. 5,00,000/- bribe and co-accused Tehsildar was also arrested. A Superintending Engineer of a Municipal Corporation was caught accepting Rs. 50,000/- while a Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner was caught red-handed taking Rs. 50,000/- bribe, a District Horticulture Officer was nabbed taking Rs. 30,000/- bribe, an Executive Engineer of HSVP (Horticulture) was arrested taking Rs. 30,000/- and an Executive Engineer of Municipal Committee was arrested, Two Sub Divisional Officer were caught red-handed taking Rs. 28,000/-, a District Attorney was caught red-handed taking Rs. 2,500/-, a Naib Tehsildar was nabbed taking Rs. 14,000/-, a Building Inspector was arrested taking Rs. 5,00,000/-, an Assistant Sub Inspector was nabbed red-handed taking Rs. 4,00,000/-, a Taxation Inspector was nabbed red-handed taking Rs. 2,00,000/- and a Police Inspector of Gujarat police was nabbed taking Rs. 2,00,000/- at Gurugram. Besides this, six Junior Engineers, ten Patwari, one Taxation Inspector, one Police Inspector, eight Sub Inspectors and seven Assistant Sub Inspectors were also caught red-handed taking bribes, during this period.

The State Vigilance Bureau is committed to intensifying the drive against corruption and all cases of bribery have been dealt with strictly and more crackdowns will follow in the coming days, informed the spokesperson. The Bureau has also urged the people to fight against corruption and report complaints of bribery on its Toll-Free Helpline No. 1800-180-2022 and 1064.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana invites applications from eligible teachers for State Teacher Award-2022

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

Haryana Government has invited applications from eligible teachers for the ‘State Teacher Award-2022’. The eligible teachers can submit their online applications from today itself. The submissions can be made till July 30, 2022.

        Sharing more information in this regard an official spokesman said that the Director of Secondary Education has sent a letter to the District Education Officers and District Elementary Education Officers of the state, informing them that this time the application for ‘State Teacher Award-2022’ can be made online.  Besides this, the officers concerned have also been directed to write letters to their respective offices and school subordinates to encourage the eligible teachers to apply online on http://14.192.19.188/Stateaward2022  for the said awards.

        The spokesperson said that all the necessary guidelines, criteria and number of awards, and other information related to this award are available on the above link. Only online applications will be accepted through this link or portal. Offline applications will not be accepted.

        If the applicant faces any technical problem while applying on the portal or link, then they can contact the department’s email and helpline number 0172-5049801.

Chandigarh, Haryana

The great heroes of the freedom struggle are our inspiration: Ranjit Singh

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

In the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages, Haryana and District Administration organized a play in Sirsa’s Chaudhary Devi Lal University.  The play “1857 ka Sangram – Haryana Ke Hero Ke Naam” was staged in the auditorium of the University.  The stage was inaugurated by the Haryana Power, New and Renewable Energy and Jail Minister, Sh. Ranjit Singh by lighting the lamp.

During the staging of this play, one and a half dozen famous artists presented the saga of the brave martyrs in front of the audience with their impressive performance through light and sound show.  The Power Minister announced a grant of Rs. 5 lakh to the drama artists.

Inaugurating the stage, Sh. Ranjit Singh said that in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Haryana Government will pay tribute to the sacrifices and struggle and countless unsung heroes and make the younger generation aware of their history.  Other cultural programmes are also being organized.  The first spark of the 1857 war for independence was also ignited from Ambala in Haryana.

The audience became emotional after watching the play

The audience was awestruck while watching the play.  This play made the audience present to think about unbearable pains and sorrows that the brave heroes of the country had to bear to liberate the country. It is because of their sacrifices that we breathe in an independent nation.

Chandigarh, Punjab

VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS LUDHIANA IMPROVEMENT TRUST JUNIOR ASSISTANT, EXECUTIVE OFFICER RED HANDED TAKING BRIBE RS. 10,000

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

Aiming to curb the menace of corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday arrested Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) Junior Assistant and Executive Officer red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said the above mentioned accused Harmit Singh was arrested on the complaint of Satnam Singh of Ludhiana.

He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that accused Harmit Singh, Junior Assistant, LIT was demanding Rs 20,000 for processing and finalising his case under ‘one time settlement’ (OTS) scheme for default payment of booth alloted to him by the LIT in Rajguru Nagar Ludhiana. He told the VB that Harmit Singh has assured him that he would manage everyone upto Executive Officer (EO), LIT and would get his job done.

After verification of his information three teams of Vigilance Bureau EOW, Punjab, Ludhiana were constituted and arrested the accused Harmit Singh, Junior Assistant red handed along with bribe money Rs. 10,000. The spokesperson further added that Ms. Kuljit Kaur, EO, LIT was also present with accused Junior Assistant while taking bribe, so she was also arrested along with Harmit Singh. In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered at VB police station Ludhiana and further investigation is under progress.

Chandigarh

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT BRINGING MAJOR REFORMS IN CITIZEN SERVICE DELIVERY

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

In order to provide citizen-centric services in an easiest manner, the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann is bringing major reforms in citizen service delivery system by adopting e-governance in its functioning.

            To ensure the commitment of the government, Punjab Governance Reforms Minister Mr. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, on Thursday, reviewed the functioning of Governance Reforms department in the office of DGR, Mohali. While reviewing various projects running by department on behalf of the State Government, Mr. Meet Hayer appreciated the working of department and asked that services delivery should be given within stipulated time frame and with high quality.

            The Cabinet Minister was apprised by Mr. Tejvir Singh, Principal Secretary Governence Reforms that Governance Reforms department is a key service department of Government focusing on implementation of IT and e-Governance projects. Department is running many projects through its implementation agency,  PSeGS like Sewa Kendras, Unfied Helpline number 1100, PGRS, Online Admission portal, RTI Portal, PAWAN, State Data Centre, e-Sewa, E-office, GePNIC etc. Other projects like Whatsapp helpline of corruption, Mobile Apps, State Data Policy were also reviewed. It was also informed that department is also providing its technical assistance to other departments.

            Mr. Meet Hayer said that there will be Zero tolerance policy in case of any citizen gets harassment in Sewa Kendras and strict action shall be taken against Service Operator companies of Sewa Kendras. He further asked department to closely work with other department in bringing reforms in services and functioning. All the departments should start working on e-office as mandated by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann. He also asked department to explore the methodology of doorstep delivery of services.

            The department was given mandate to bring state of art technologies like AI, ML, IoT etc. to improve functioning of working of Government. The Minister also visited State Data Centre and understands its working and importance.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Ensure all Government amenities to residents of registered colonies: Aman Arora

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IEP CHANDIGRAH JULY 14, 2022

In continuation of the marathon meetings with the development authorities of the big cities in order to provide better citizen centric services to the urban area residents and ensuring holistic development of the cities, the Housing and Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora today held brainstorming discussions with the officers of PUDA, Amritsar Development Authority and Jalandhar Development Authority.

          Carrying forward the agenda of the Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Mann led State Government to ensure top notch services to the people of Punjab, the Minister directed the officers to make sure that the residents of the registered colonies get all the Government amenities in accordance with the law and nobody who lives in the urban centres should be devoid of such facilities. The Minister further emphasized chalking out a detailed roadmap for effecting big time administrative reforms with prime focus on urban development so as to make the cities of Punjab, model ones worth emulating by the entire country.

Noting that it has come to his notice about the work pertaining to the registries in the registered colonies of Amritsar being held up, Mr. Arora took the quick decision to open up the registry related work. “In future, no unauthorised colony would be tolerated”, said the Minister.

          Directing the officers of PUDA and all the development authorities to strive to ensure that no urban area resident faces any harassment, the Minister disclosed that he would visit the big cities in the coming days and listen to the grievances of the masses besides instructing the concerned authorities to redress those problems the spot.

          Among others present on the occasion included Principal Secretary of the department Mr. A.K. Sinha, Chief Administrator PUDA and Director Town and Country Planning Arshdeep Singh Thind, Additional Chief Administrator Amritsar Development Authority Lovejeet Kalsi and Additional Chief Administrator Jalandhar Development Authority Mr. Jasbir Singh.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Punjab

FULLY COMMITTED TO ENSURE CORRUPTION FREE SERVICES AND SETTING UP WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE IN URBAN AREAS: AMAN ARORA

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 13, 2022

The State Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is fully committed to provide corruption free services to the residents of urban areas besides ensuring a world class infrastructure in the big cities. The various wings of the Urban Development department must leave no stone unturned to meet this objective. This was stated here today by the Housing and Urban Development Minister Aman Arora during his meetings with the development authorities of different cities.

          The Minister also reviewed the functioning of PUDA, GMADA, GLADA, Patiala Development Authority (P.D.A.), Bathinda Development Authority (B.D.A.) and the Town & Country Planning during the course of marathon meetings. In the meeting conducted separately with each development authority, a presentation was made with regard to the concerned authority.

          Mr. Arora further said that the past few years have seen the migration from villages and small towns towards the big cities. The population of the cities has grown exponentially but the amenities have gone from bad to worse. The Minister directed the officers that considering the population aspect in view of the present circumstances, the emphasis should be on ensuring citizen centric services in a hassle free manner. “Under Punjab Urban Planning, focus must be on availability of clean drinking water, sewerage, street lights, maintenance of parks and prompt draining of water during rains”, added the Minister.

          Disclosing more, the Minister said that he would personally visit all the big cities in coming days in order to take stock of the ground situation and listen to the issues being encountered by the people living in the urban areas. He also impressed upon the development of all the cities to make sure that no city resident faces a problem.

          Among others present on the occasion included Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development A.K. Sinha, Chief Administrator and Director, Town and Country Planning Arshdeep Singh Thind, Chief Administrator GLADA Surabhi Malik and Chief Administrator GMADA Amandeep Bansal.

Chandigarh, Punjab, Punjab

CM ORDERS COMPREHENSIVE ENQUIRY INTO IRREGULARITIES IN POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

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IEP CHANDIGARH, JULY 13, 2022

The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced a comprehensive enquiry into the irregularities in the post matric scholarship scheme for nailing the guilty of this heinous crime against students of weaker and underprivileged sections.

“My government is committed for ensuring that oil and truth comes out in this scheme so that embezzlers are punished as per the law”, said the Chief Minister.

          The Chief Minister assured the people of Punjab that this enquiry will be a bear thread analysis to ascertain every lapse and embezzlement of the public money under the post matric scholarship scheme. He said that these discrepancies are an intolerable crime against the weaker and underprivileged strata of society adding that anyone found involved in this will not be spared and severest of severe action will be taken against them. Bhagwant Mann said that the barbaric embezzlement of the funds under the post matric scholarship scheme has ruined the bright future of millions of Schedule Caste (SC) students by depriving them of quality higher education.

The Chief Minister said that these irregularities were a day light robbery over the interests of the weaker sections and his government cannot sit on its hands for allowing the culprits to move freely. He bemoaned that rather than acting against the guilty, the successive Akali and Congress governments have patronised the politicians and bureaucrats who were involved in this sinister move. Bhagwant Mann said that not only this but the Akali, BJP and Congress leadership have also connived with each other to ensure that the perpetrators of this crime evade any action.

However, the Chief Minister said that now the government of common man will expose the misdeeds of these parties as the nexus of politicians and bureaucrats have extended largesse to the educational institutes for their own vested interests thereby harassing the SC students both mentally and physically. He unequivocally said that action will be definitely taken against those who are responsible for these discrepancies. “The guilty of these irregularities will be made answerable for the loot of every single penny from the state exchequer” added Bhagwant Mann.

Chandigarh, Punjab

VIDHAN SABHA MEMBERS CAN CASTE VOTE THROUGH PRESCRIBED FORM AT HEADQUARTERS OF OTHER STATES OR DELHI

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 13, 2022

For the purpose of the Presidential Election, the Election Commission of India has fixed the Committee Room ‘A’ of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Chandigarh, as the place of poll which will take place between  10.00 am to 5.00 pm, on Monday, the 18th July, 2022 for elected Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

          Now, the Commission has relaxed the 10 days norms fixed for applying for permission to any elected Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly to cast his/her vote at the place of polling in Room No.63, Parliament House, New Delhi as well as at any other State Headquarter who are not able to cast his/her vote at his/her own State Headquarter.

          Giving more details, Assistant Returning officer (ARO) for Presidential Election cum Secretary, Punjab Vidhan Sabha informed that If any elected Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly is interested to cast his/her vote at New Delhi or at any other State Head Quarter, then prescribed Form in this regard can be had from the ARO which can be entertained even after 10 days before the date of poll, if there is sufficient time available for making necessary arrangements in this regard.

          He said that the option once made by any elector will be final and no change of mind will be allowed by the Commission.

Chandigarh

MCC starts producing bricks from recycled concrete aggregate at C&D Plant

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 13, 2022

The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has started to cast bricks from recycled concrete aggregate at the automatic block making plant at C&D waste plant, industrial area, Phase-I, here today.

While sharing this information, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh said that there was a provision to cast bricks at this plant which was started today. 9”x4½”x3” size bricks made from recycled concrete aggregate are now available for public as well as Govt. buildings works for masonry work. Approximately ten thousand bricks will be casted daily, said the Commissioner.

She said that earlier, paver blocks were prepared in this automatic blocks making machine, which proved to be a boon for not only the Municipal Corporation but for the city as well. She said that the demand for the efficient and fast production line of automatic block making machines reduces the per-unit cost of the blocks and bricks, offers high quality, less damaged and dimensionally accurate concrete products.

She said that using a block making machine in construction has been increasing over the years but this is not a coincidence as concrete blocks offer multiple advantages economically, in terms of constructive performance, as well as in build quality and versatility.

The Commissioner said that keeping in view ease of citizens, an exclusive system has been set in place for transportation of construction and demolition waste from their door steps the MCC vehicle will lift 250 cubic foot C&D waste for its scientific disposal including loading and unloading @ Rs. 800 per trip upto 5 kilometer distance from the C&D waste plant situated at industrial area Phase-I and Rs. 100 extra per kilometer beyond 5 kilometer from the plant site. She said that people may also transport their C&D waste to the 23 designated C&D waste collection centers located throughout the city.

She said that any type of concrete blocks can be produced with consistent quality by fixing different types of moulds and ram in the automatic machine and designed to deliver unparalleled performance and cost-effective solution.

The Commissioner said that various concrete products are being produced in this automatic block making machine including big and small size kerbs, channel, paver block 60mm and 80mm and PCC bricks besides bricks.