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Chandigarh, Punjab

Governing Body of Regional Spinal Injuries Centre meets after 3 years

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Meeting of the Governing Body of Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Mohali was held under the chairpersonship of Dr. Baljit Kaur, Cabinet Minister, Department of Social Security, Women & Child Development, Punjab. Due to COVID-19, the meeting was held after the span of 3 years.

A spokesperson informed that under the Project, the budget amounting Rs. 2 crores were being allotted from the last many years. But during the current Financial Year 2022-23, this amount has been enhanced from Rs. 2 crores to Rs. 10.73 crores. Governing Body has approved funds of Rs.10.73 Crores under the capital head and Rs.2.00 Crores as Grant-in-Aid for day to day expenditures.

The Cabinet Minister also enhanced the salaries of working outsourced employees, as was proposed by the Project Director-cum-Member Secretary. It was also decided that the PWD B& R department Punjab should hand over the ICU, High Dependency Unit and 11 Private Rooms, which would be inaugurated immediately after handing over the newly constructed part of the Building to RSIC. The construction plan of top floor has also been approved.

The Project Director detailed the progress of Regional Spinal Injuries Centre regarding the care it is providing to indoor and outdoor patients, which by now are about 5 Lakhs and more than 6000 major Spinal surgeries have been successfully conducted.

 The Meeting was attended by the Director Social Security Punjab, Addl. Finance Secretary, Director Health Services Punjab, Dr. Vipin Kaushal Medical superintendant representing Director PGI, Col Gurkirat Singh Director Paraplegia Centre for armed forces, Mohali and Project Director Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Mohali along with Addl. Director Social Security and Deputy Director, RSIC, Mohali. Dr. Raj Bahadur, Member Secretary, RSIC who is also Vice Chancellor, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot expressed his gratitude as well thankfulness to the members and Chairperson for sparing their valuable time.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Taxation Commissioner bats for zero tolerance approach against Tax Evasion

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Taxation Commissioner Punjab Mr Kamal Kishor Yadav on Friday asked the officers of the department to adopt zero tolerance policy for checking the pilferage of taxes to enhance revenue generation in the state.

Chairing a meeting of the department with officials of Amritsar Taxation Division to review the Tax collection, the Taxation Commissioner unequivocally said that any sort of laxity in checking tax evasion will not be tolerated. He said that every officer is duty bound to ensure that pilferages of taxes, if any, is checked with a heavy hand. Mr Yadav said that pilferage of taxes causes huge losses to state exchequer which is not at all tolerable adding that department will now further tighten noose against all tax evaders.

Reiterating commitment of Zero tolerance against corruption, the Taxation Commissioner said that severest of severe action will be taken against anyone found indulging in this menace. He said that the services to the people must be provided in a time bound manner without any inordinate delay. Mr Yadav also said that department should set a new benchmark in tax collection and service delivery.

The Taxation Commissioner also batted for early recovery of the pending arrears of taxes. He said that all the officers must embark a major recovery drive for getting the arrears from the wilful defaulters. Mr Yadav said that this is need of hour for enhancing the tax collection in the state.

Welcoming new ideas for Tax reforms from the officers, the Taxation Commissioner said that new out of the box initiatives should be given for tax enhancement. He said that department will replicate such new and dynamic ideas by the officers at the state level too. Mr Yadav also said that department is working tirelessly to further improve tax collection in state.

The Taxation Commissioner further announced that the department has already initiated the necessary action to weed out bogus firms in the state. He said that any such bogus firm which tries to evade tax through illegal means will be dealt with sternly. Mr Yadav said that every officer will be made accountable for operation of any bogus firm in the area under their jurisdiction.

Dwelling on another issue, the Taxation Commissioner said that every officer will ensure that Assessment cases are completed at the earliest. He said that officers should not wait for the end of fiscal year and should rather complete it well before deadline by studying them meticulously.

The Taxation Commissioner further directed the officers enhance their field visits. He said that this helps department in acquainting itself with ground realities on one hand and streamlining the affairs pertaining to taxation on the other. Mr Yadav said that inspections are must for every officer and orders of department in this regard should be adhered to.

The District Tax Bar of Amritsar and GST Practitioners Association also called on Taxation Commissioner on his visit to Amritsar and presented their demands. They also discussed various points including bringing OTS for VAT cases and construction of GST Bhawan at Amritsar. They assured him of all cooperation from their side and appreciated local officials for their accessibility.

He was accompanied by Director, GST Ms Brahmneet Kaur, Additional Commissioners Mr. Ravneet Khurana and Mr. Viraj Shyamkaran Tidke.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Urban area residents to get corruption free and time bound services: Aman Arora

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is fully committed to provide all the citizen centric services to the people living in urban areas of the State with emphasis on the transparency and accountability factors. The services would accrue to the people in a corruption free and time bound manner. These views were expressed at the PUDA Bhawan today by the Housing and Urban Development Minister Aman Arora while chairing the first meeting of the department.

Taking stock of the ongoing projects as well those in the pipeline, Mr. Arora directed the officers to work diligently with a view to ensure futuristic and planned development.

Divulging more, the Minister said that clean, devoid of corrupt practices and an accountable administration would be the hallmark of the Punjab Government. Directing the officers to formulate pro people policy framework, the Minister also emphasized that the current projects and the schemes must be completed on time with people getting the services in a time bound manner.

Assuring that the harassment of the urban area residents in the Government offices would be a thing of the past, the Minister cautioned that those indulging in corrupt ways and means would not be spared at all. “The action plan of the department must be chalked out keeping in view the strengths and weak areas of the department”, said the Minister.

The Minister further added that he would soon meet the people inhabiting the urban areas besides the resident welfare associations and listen to their problems. This would pave the way for the formulation of such policies as would lead towards implementation of the suggestions received at these meetings.

Earlier, the Principal Secretary A.K. Sinha welcomed the Minister and apprised him of the steps being taken to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the department.

Among others present on the occasion included Chief Administrator PUDA and Director Town & Country Planning Arshdeep Singh Thind and Chief Administrator GMADA Amandeep Bansal.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB POLICE PROMOTES 101 SUB-INSPECTORS TO RANK OF INSPECTORS

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

In order to boost the morale of the Punjab Police, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Friday promoted as many as 101 Sub-Inspectors, which includes 95 Women Officers, to the rank of Inspector. With this promotion of 101 Police Personnel, all the vacancies of Inspectors rank have been filled in all the districts of the state.

          “Today, we have elevated 101 Sub-inspectors to the rank of Inspectors, which will not only overcome the shortage of staff at supervisory levels in field but will also give the officers their due right of promotion,” said DGP Gaurav Yadav.

          The DGP, while symbolically pinning the stars on the shoulders of some of the promoted officers here, wished all the promotees good luck. “The added star on your shoulders comes with a bigger responsibility,” he said while encouraging them to perform their duty with dedication, sincerity, and honesty.

          Divulging more details, he said that all the 95 promoted Women Officers are of 2015-batch directly recruited Sub-Inspectors and have seven years of field experience. While, the remaining six Sub-Inspectors, who are now promoted to Inspectors were awaiting their promotion.

          Terming timely promotion as the right of every Police official, the DGP assured the entire police force to give them their due promotions very soon. He said that all the vacancies at supervisory levels including Head-Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector, and Sub-Inspector will be filled at the earliest.

          Meanwhile, this move is another effort of the Punjab Government toward women empowerment as with the promotion of this batch representation of women will increase at supervisory level in the Police Force.

Chandigarh, Punjab

AMAN ARORA GETS ROUSING WELCOME BY PEOPLE IN HOME CONSTITUENCY SUNAM

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Punjab Information and Public Relations, New & Renewable Energy and Housing & Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora was warmly welcomed by the people in his hometown Sunam on his maiden visit after assuming charge of as a cabinet minister.

Mr. Aman Arora paid obeisance at various religious places and also paid tributes to the great revolutionary Shaheed Udham Singh at his memorial. The district police also gave a formal salute to the Cabinet Minister at the local rest house of PWD. A road show was also organized by Mr. Aman Arora to thank the people for their blessings and regards for his new responsibility as a Cabinet Minister. The people of the constituency also organised functions at several locations of the city to express their gratitude.

The Cabinet Minister Aman Arora, who elected second time from Sunam for the state legislative assembly, thanked the people of the constituency as well as the people of Punjab for posing their trust in him, while adding that he would maintain the trust and confidence of the people at any cost. He will do its utmost for the development of the state and especially the Sunam constituency, he added.

While thanking Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Mr  Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Mr. Arora said that he would perform his duty diligently and honestly. On this occasion, he also remembered his late father Sh. Bhagwan Das Arora and said that he has reached this stage only due to the inspiration he got from his father.

Talking to the media persons, Mr. Arora said that information regarding pro-people and social welfare schemes and projects of the government would be disseminated to the people with the help of modern techniques so that their benefits could reach the real needy. He said that he would always be grateful for the love received from the people and would solve every problem of the people of Sunam constituency as his personal problem.  He said that it will not only be limited to Sunam constituency as he will also extend the same spirit to the people of Punjab as well.

 On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Sangrur Mr. Jitendra Jorwal, SSP  Mandeep Singh Sidhu, SDM Jaspreet Singh, Tehsildar Kuldeep Singh, family members Mrs. Parmeshwari Devi (Mother), Mrs. Shabina Arora (Wife), Bhuveer Arora (Son), Mrs. Nina Malhotra (Sister) were also present .

Chandigarh, Punjab

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION DEPARTMENT INKS MoU WITH KOLKATA BASED COMPANY

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

In order to give a boost to the employment scenario in Punjab and to enhance the availability of job opportunities for the youth of Punjab, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Department of Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Punjab and Window Technologies Private Limited Kolkata on Friday here at Punjab Skill Development Mission Office.

The MoU was signed by Ms. Deepti Uppal, Director Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Punjab and Mr. Nitin Minocha, Director Window Technologies Private Limited in the presence of Mr. Kumar Rahul, Secretary Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training, (DEGSDT) Punjab, Rajesh Tripathi, Additional Director DEGSDT and Sh. Ajit Mishra, Project Manager Window Technologies Private Limited.

On the occasion, Secretary Employment Generation Kumar Rahul emphasized that the Department is determined to cater the manpower requirements of the industry by providing them the skilled youth from Punjab.

Director Ms. Deepti Uppal informed that under this MoU, in the next eleven months, the company will recruit 6000 work force from Punjab. The requisite candidates will be mobilized by the Department of Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Punjab. She further said that the department is leaving no stone unturned for facilitating employment opportunities to the youth of Punjab. She further informed that more MoUs will be signed with other companies in the near future.

Chandigarh, Punjab

One day State mourning on July 9 on demise of Shinzo Abe

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

The Punjab Government has declared one day State mourning on July 9 due to the demise of former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe.

Disclosing this, an official spokesperson said that in the aftermath of the passing away of Mr. Shinzo Abe, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to all the States to observe State mourning and keep the National Flag half mast. Consequently, the General Administration Department, Punjab, has written to all departments, Divisional Commissioners and the Deputy Commissioners declaring State mourning across the State on July 9. There would be no official entertainment on this day in the Government offices.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam making concerted efforts to ensure good voltage and uninterrupted power supply to consumers

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam is making concerted efforts to ensure good voltage and uninterrupted power supply to the consumers. Under these efforts, many ambitious programmes have been started by the Electricity Department to achieve the goal of ‘complete consumer satisfaction’ so that the problems of the consumers can be resolved expeditiously.

          While giving this information today, a spokesperson of the Corporation said that the members of the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum will visit various places in the month of July for registering consumer complaints and hearing old complaints.

          He informed that the members of the forum will hear complaints from 11 am to 4 pm and will also register new complaints on July 11 in Operation Circle Karnal, July 13 in Operation Circle Kurukshetra, July15 in Operation Circle Ambala, July18 in Operation Circle Yamunanagar, July 20 in Operation Circle Rohtak, July 22 in Operation Circle Jhajjar, July 25 in Operation Circle Sonipat, July27 in Operation Circle Panchkula and July 29 in Operation Circle Panipat. With this, the facility of hearing of their case will be available to the consumers at the nearest place. Apart from this, redressal of complaints of consumers visiting office except field visits will be done at CGRF Headquarters from 9 am to 5 pm.

          The members of the forum will listen to all kinds of problems of the consumers. This mainly includes complaints related to billing, voltage, metering, disconnection and connection, interruptions in power supply, efficiency, safety and disobeying orders of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission etc. However, the forum will not hear cases related to theft of electricity and unauthorized use of electricity under sections 126 and sections 135 to 139, penalties and fines and investigation under section 161 and cases related to accidents.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana successfully implements vision envisioned by PM

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Keeping in view, the vision and ideas of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, Haryana Government under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has successfully implemented a special grant scheme to promote the cultivation of dragon fruit in the state. In fact, in the three-day National Conference of Chief Secretaries held at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi expressed his views to increase the cultivation of dragon fruit across the country. The Haryana Government took various initiatives to implement the ideas envisioned by the Prime Minister at the grassroot level. With this, Haryana has become the first state to launch a special grant scheme to promote dragon fruit cultivation.

          Considering the market demand of dragon fruit, the cultivation of the fruit is a profitable deal to enhance income of farmers. Planting orchards will also save water and increase the income of the farmers. Therefore, the Central Government led by the Prime Minister is making consistent efforts to make farmers aware about the cultivation of dragon fruit and the government is providing subsidy etc. for the initial requirement in farming.

          Taking a step forward, a provision of Rs 1.20 lakh per acre has been made for planting dragon fruit orchards in Haryana. In this Rs. 50,000 is for planting saplings and Rs.70,000 per acre for trawling system. Under this scheme, a farmer can take advantage of availing subsidy up to maximum of 10 acres. Farmers can avail the scheme by applying on the website of Horticulture Department http://hortnet.gov.in.

          Although this is not the first time when the State Government has taken prompt action to implement the vision and initiatives of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, even earlier, the Haryana Government has been working consistently on every recommendation of the Prime Minister. Haryana is the leading state to implement the schemes of the Central Government led by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, making plans to support the needy people, ensuring transparency and accountability in the government system using the most modern techniques and technology.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Haryana

Make advance arrangements to control water-borne diseases, directs Deputy Chief Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala directed the Health and Development & Panchayats Department officers to take all preventive measures including systematic fogging, frequent spray, strict vigil on waterlogged areas and village ponds, etc. to control the spread of dengue and malaria across the state.

          The Deputy Chief Minister was presiding over a review meeting regarding the preparedness for combating malaria and dengue with the officers of the Health and Development & Panchayats Department here today.

          Considering the exponential surge in the cases last year, he directed the officers of the Health Department and Panchayat Department that all preventive measures should be implemented well in advance across all districts with a special focus on rural areas.

          The Health Department officers apprised the Deputy Chief Minister that last year maximum dengue cases were reported from four districts including Mewat, Palwal, Nuh and Hodal districts. It was informed that one of the main causes of the spread was the prolonged monsoon.

          The Deputy Chief Minister directed the officers that fogging in all districts and rural areas should be done in a phased manner and the first phase of fogging should be completed by July 20, 2022. He further directed to depute a nodal officer from each department for maintaining interdepartmental coordination.

          Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that advance preparation should be made to control larvae breeding in village ponds and other water bodies for which he directed that strict vigil should be kept in those areas and also Gambusia Fish be introduced in the ponds.

          During the meeting Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Sh. Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, Director, Development and Panchayats, Sh. Dhirendra Khadgata and other senior officers of both departments were present.