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Center’s stepmotherly treatment will not be tolerated by Punjab, which made most sacrifices for country: Meet Hayer

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20    

      From the freedom struggle of the country to guarding the international borders after independence, Punjab has been at the forefront in making the most sacrifices and farmers in filling the country’s food reserves, but the stepmotherly  treatment by the central government against Punjab will not be tolerated. The GoI has withheld the amount of Rural Development Fund (RDF) thus acting against the farmers of the state which will not be tolerated.          It was stated by Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha while speaking on the resolution moved by Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudiyan for the immediate release of the withheld amount of RDF. Criticizing the boycott by the main opposition party Congress, he said that it would be good if the entire House in one voice forwards its demand to the Center on the resolution brought for the good of Punjab.          Meet Hayer said that the Center is deliberately harassing the farmers of Punjab, who brought the country out of the food crisis at a difficult time, due to their struggle against black agricultural laws. RDF is no charity, this is the right of the state. The Center has withheld Rs. 3622.40 crore from Punjab from 2021-22 to 2023-24. Along with the hard work of farmers, Punjab has also sacrificed its natural resources, water and soil. RDF provides for the development of villages, link roads and Mandis which are development projects directly related to farmers.          The minister said that despite the discrimination of the centre, the State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, is doing major development works in the state including giving 600 units of free electricity, providing government jobs, establishing road infrastructure, and regularising of contractural employees. With the better administrative arrangements made by the state, the budget presented by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema saw increase in the revenue by 40 percent.          Meet Hayer said that the previous Congress government took a loan against RDF and misuse these funds, which is a complete deception of the farmers. He said that the parties sitting in the opposition also had governments at the Center from time to time but nowhere did they take the stand in favour of Punjab. Along with suffering from terrorism, the deployment of the military in that period also raised debt. Punjab was made to suffer losses by giving special packages to other states and giving tax concessions to neighbouring states. 

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3 INIFD Chandigarh designers Shine at Pepe Jeans London Fashion Designers Awards 2023 – The Student Edition

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20

Three INIFD Chandigarh Student designers brought laurels to the city as were selected for showcasing their collection at the prestigious Pepe Jeans London Fashion Designers Awards 2023 – The Student Edition. The event, organized by the pioneers in denim Pepe Jeans India in association with Marc Robinson, marked the inaugural edition of the awards on a pan-India level. Ankita Jangra, Satyam Gurjar, and Muskan Parshar were the three proud designers who were shortlisted from INIFD Chandigarh for their exceptional creativity and skill, out of the ten finalists from across India. Ankita Jangra was also bestowed with the Special Achievement Award. The grand finale of the awards took place in Mumbai where all 3 showcasing designers were conferred with cash prizes. All the concepts and collections by INIFD Chandigarh designers were highly appreciated by the jury and media. The competition witnessed enthusiastic participation from various fashion design colleges and institutions throughout the country. The jury comprised of Pepe Jeans India Limited Managing Director and CEO Manish Kapoor, Owner of Menswear label Troy Costa, Fashion & Costume Designer Nachiket Barve, Designers Ashish Soni, and Narendra Kumar, and the Project Head Marc Robinson – an Indian actor, former model, a beauty pageant director, and a grooming expert. Based on the theme Blue Nation, the young INIFDians designed and stitched their collection in unpretentious and easy-to-style blue with serenity, stability, inspiration, wisdom & sustainability as the core elements. A dash of red and white – the colours of London with blue was a strike of perfection. Denim Day was celebrated on the INIFD Chandigarh campus. There was an interesting display of the fabric where all the INIFD Chandigarh students and faculty members wore Denim.

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Nitin Gadkari assures all support and cooperation of his Ministry to the State Government

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Sh Nitin Gadkari praised Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Manohar Lal for transforming Haryana by working honestly in the last eight-and-a-half years and assured all support and cooperation of his Ministry to the State Government for realizing Prime Minister, Sh Narendra Modi’s vision of making India self-reliant.         Sh Nitin Gadkari was addressing the “Gauravshali Bharat Rally” organised on the completion of nine years of the Central Government, at Sonipat today. On this occasion, he inaugurated 11 flyovers on the eight-lane National Highway from Delhi to Panipat constructed at a cost of Rs 890 crores, including 6 lanes of service roads on both sides.        Conceding the demand of Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal, Sh Nitin Gadkari announced to give Rs 300 crore under the Setu Bharatam Yojana for the construction of ROB and RUB to make Haryana free of railway level crossings. Similarly, on the demand of MLA Jind Dr. Krishna Middha,  Sh Gadkari also announced the construction of a  bypass from Narwana Road to Rohtak Road and a Ring Road from Jind to Ikkas.        Work will be done on projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in Haryana by December 2024, Haryana’s roads will be developed at par with America        Sh Nitin Gadkari said that his Ministry is working on 100 projects in Haryana which are expected to be completed by December 2024. Out of these, 51 projects of 2200 km worth Rs 47,000 crore have been completed whereas, 30 projects of 830 km worth Rs 35,000 crore are in progress. He said that among 19 other projects of 756 km worth Rs 20,000 crores, a detailed project report of 14 projects is being prepared.        He assured the Chief Minister that works on projects involving an investment of Rs 2 lakh crore would be carried out in Haryana by December 2024. These projects would change the image of Haryana and the roads of the State would be developed at par with America.        He reminded that when he was holding the charge of Union Water Resources Minister, Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal had demanded that farmers should be paid remunerative prices for their produce and also adequate water be given to the fields. At that time there were water disputes in Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi that were hanging fire for the last 40 years. Sh Gadkari said that to settle most of the disputes, projects of Uttarakhand and Himachal were cleared so that Haryana could get its share of water.        Sh Nitin Gadkari said that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi, in the last nine years, has done work two times than what Congress could not do in 60 years. He said that 30 crore people in the country are getting the benefit of Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Apart from this, 10 crore gas connections have been given under the PM Ujjwala Yojana. Under the Jan Dhan Yojana, 49 crore bank accounts of the poor have been opened. Also, 12 crore toilets have been constructed under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, financial assistance is being given to 11 crore farmers. Similarly, houses were built and given to 3 crore people under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. He said that about 30 crore people have been covered under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and 14 crore people under Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. In addition, 12 crore water connections were given under the Smart City Mission.        Sh Gadkari said that under the leadership of Prime Minister,  Sh Narendra Modi, the Central Government has provided various benefits to about 100 crore people of the country through 32 schemes. The Government is working for the welfare of every section of the society be it the poor, laborers and farmers.        The Union Minister said that providing an e-rickshaw to about one crore rickshaw pullers in the country is one of the revolutionary steps of the present Government at the Centre.  “I  am confident that under the leadership of Sh Narendra Modi, we will be successful in creating a self-reliant India, a happy, prosperous, powerful India and providing employment to the youth of the country”, said Sh Gadkari.        On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister, Sh  Dushyant Chautala, MP Sh. Ramesh Kaushik, MLA namely Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli and  Smt Nirmal Chowdhary, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda, Sh. Krishna Middha and other dignitaries were also present. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Micro irrigation project to come up in Morni at a cost of Rs.20 crores

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IEP Chandigarh, June 19

While taking a significant step towards providing better irrigation facilities to the farmers of the Morni area of district Panchkula situated on the Shivalik mountain ranges, the Haryana Government has decided to set up a major micro-irrigation project in Morni. The project, which would come up at a cost of Rs 20 crore is expected to cover approximately 1280 acres of land.A decision to this effect was taken in the High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. Apart from this, purchases and contracts worth more than Rs 87 crore were also approved in the meeting.A total of 4 agendas of Irrigation, Public Health Engineering Department and MICADA were taken up in the meeting and were approved. An amount of Rs. 1.41 crore has been saved after negotiations with various companies.The Chief Minister said that the implementation of the Solar Powered Integrated Micro Irrigation Project for villages Tapariya, Kandaiwala, Kaimbwala, Kherwali Parwala and Lashkariwala in the Morni area will not only provide irrigation facilities but also help in increasing agriculture produce in the area. After the success of this pilot project, such projects will be set up at other places in the state, said Sh. Manohar Lal.Indori River will be revived at a cost of Rs 20.80 croreIn the meeting, the project for the revival of the Indori River from the village of Bass Padamka to Siwari in the Gurugram district was also approved. The project will cost about Rs. 20.80 crore. Besides approval was also accorded to a project of the Irrigation Department worth more than Rs. 10 crore. Under this, V.R. bridges on the Lakhan Majra link drain will be reconstructed.In the meeting, along with the construction of two intermediate pumping stations in Adampur, the project for setting up a sewerage network system was also approved. The project will cost about Rs 34.5 crore.Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Sh. A.K Singh, Advisor (Irrigation) to Chief Minister, Sh. Devender Singh, Commissioner and Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Sh. Pankaj Agarwal and Director General Supply and Disposal Department Mohammed Shayin and other officers also remained present on this occasion.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Secretary-led Standing Committee Ensures Timely Completion of Rs. 2,099.86 Crore Infrastructure Projects

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IEP Chandigarh, June 19 

The Standing Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, which monitors the monthly progress of infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 100 crore, has ensured the timely completion of 13 projects costing Rs. 2,099.86 Crores across eight departments, namely PWD B&R, Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Water Resources, Technical Education, Urban Local Bodies, Transport, Energy, and Home Departments so far.To ensure the quality and efficiency of project reviews, regular capacity-building sessions were conducted for departments, accompanied by the appointment of Department Nodal Officers. “In line with our commitment to enhance monitoring mechanisms, we are now embarking on the implementation of a dedicated Haryana Project Monitoring System (HPMS) portal.  This portal aims to strengthen the monitoring process by providing interactive dashboards and facilitating seamless coordination,” said the Chief Secretary during the meeting.In the meeting, discussions revolved around the HPMS portal, abringing together Additional Chief Secretaries and Nodal Officers responsible for monitoring the operational review of state infrastructure projects. The Chief Secretary Mr. Kaushal, presiding over the meeting, emphasized the importance of timely updates. Officers will be required to upload project progress within the first week of every month. Currently, the standing committee is overseeing the progress of over 90 projects across 14 departments, with a total cost exceeding Rs. 57,798.84 Crores was revealed in the meeting.Mr. Kaushal said that we remain committed to deliver quality infrastructure projects and will continue to leverage technology to enhance our monitoring and evaluation processes. The HPMS portal represents a significant step forward in our efforts to promote accountability and timely completion of projects, ultimately benefiting the people of Haryana.Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Mr. Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Mr. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Dr. G. Anupama, Additional Chief Secretary, Town and Country Planning, Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Haryana, Urban Local Bodies, Mr. Vikas Gupta and other senior officers were present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Gurugram-Heliport” is an ambitious project of the state government: Dushyant Chautala

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IEP Chandigarh, June 19 

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that “Gurugram-Heliport” is an ambitious project of the state government, which will be started soon. Under the Central Government’s “Udan” scheme, air travel will be started from Hisar Airport to various major cities of the country.        The Deputy CM, who also holds the portfolio of Civil Aviation Department, was presiding over a meeting of senior officers of Civil Aviation Department and State Government, here today.Sh. Dushyant Chautala discussed the various sites suggested by the officers related to Gurugram-Heliport and directed to prepare its final report at the earliest.Referring to the routes to be started from Hisar Airport under the UDAN scheme, he said that explore the possibilities of starting air flights from Hisar to Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Jaipur, Amritsar, Kullu, Jammu and other cities.The Deputy Chief Minister informed after the meeting that on April 27, 2017, the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi had launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN, the flagship programme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The scheme was launched with an aim to fulfil the aspirations of common citizens following the vision of “Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik” with advanced aviation infrastructure and air connectivity in Tier II and Tier III cities.He informed that under UDAN it is targeted to complete 220 destinations (Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes) across the country with 1000 routes by the year 2026 to provide air connectivity to the unconnected destinations of the country. He said that this scheme has played a major role in the transformation of the Indian aviation industry. Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the day is not far when civil aviation will become the basis of transport in Haryana along with rail transport and road transport.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to gift 3 big road projects worth about Rs. 3,700 crores in Haryana: Dushyant Chautala

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IEP Chandigarh, June 19

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that on Tuesday, June 20, Haryana is going to get a big bonanza. Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister, Sh. Nitin Gadkari will announce various major road development projects worth about Rs. 3,700 crores to the state.Giving this information, Deputy CM, who also holds the portfolio of Public Works Department, said that Union Minister Sh. Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate 11 flyovers on the eight-lane National Highway from Delhi to Panipat in Sonipat at 11 am.The project is 24 km long with an estimated cost of around Rs. 900 crores. He informed that Sh. Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for the construction work of Karnal Green Field Six-Lane Ring Road project at village Kutail in Karnal district at 3.30 pm.The total length of this project is 35 km and it will cost about Rs. 1,700 crores. Similarly, at 5.30 pm, the Union Minister will lay the foundation stone of the construction work of Ambala Green Field Six Lane Ring Road project at village Jandli in Ambala district. The total length of this project is 23 km with an estimated cost of around Rs. 1,100 crores.The Deputy Chief Minister said that the government is continuously strengthening the road network. He said that these three major road projects will change the picture of infrastructure in the state and will also give a new direction to the development of industries. Sh. Chautala said that along with Haryana, the passengers of Punjab, Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir passing through Delhi-Panipat corridor will also get complete benefit of this road project. Similarly, the construction of Ambala and Karnal Ring Road will provide relief to the local people from the traffic congestion in the city in both the districts. 

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Development works are being carried out in the state without any disparity: Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal

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IEP Chandigarh, June 19

Haryana School Education Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal said that the Chief Minister through his visionary approach has ensured holistic development across the state without any disparity.        Sh. Kanwarpal said this while addressing a Jan Samvad programme in villages Ghodo Peepli, Shadipur, Balachaur, Fatehgarh and Bibipur of Yamunanagar assembly constituency. In these programmes, he directly interacted with the public and informed about the development works being carried out by the government.        The Minister informed in the Jan Samvad Programme that 71 colleges have been established by the Chief Minister in eight years, while earlier there were 103 colleges in the state. He said that now no girl has to travel more than 20 kms to get education.Interacting with the public, the Minister said that in the government schools, the government has ensured to provide facilities of dual desks, toilets, clean drinking water, playground, boundary wall of the school and paved path to reach the school. He said that the schools which had 80 to 100 children in class 11th have been upgraded up to class 12th and the remaining schools will also be upgraded without any discrimination.

Chandigarh, Punjab

TO MAKE YOUNGSTERS SELF-EMPLOYED, PUNJAB GOVT TO PROVIDE SKILL TRAINING TO YOUTH ON DAIRY FARMING

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IEP Chandigarh, June 16

 In consonance with the aim of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make youth of Punjab self-employed, Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department will impart four-week dairy entrepreneurship training to the youth and farmers of the state.Divulging the details, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development said that the intent of this initiative is to impart skill training to the youth, so that, they can adopt the cooperative profession of dairy, which will give a boost to the agricultural economy.The Cabinet Minister said that a new batch of this four weeks training will be started by the Department from July 03, 2023. He urged farmers, especially the young farmers, to undergo training and take up dairy farming on a commercial scale, so that the income of the farmers will get a push.Mr Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said that the aspiring youth interested to enrol themselves for training can get the prospectus form from any district office of Dairy Development department Punjab or related training centres i.e. Abul Khurana (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Chatamli (Ropar), Bija (Ludhiana), Phagwara (Kapurthala), Sardulgarh (Mansa), Verka (Amritsar), Gill (Moga), Tarn Taran and Sangrur.Following this, the candidates must complete the application enclosed in the prospectus and get it attested by the Deputy Director Dairy of the district concerned and submit it to their first priority training center or carry it along with the documents at the time of counselling.The Cabinet Minister said that the age of the aspirant must be 18-45 years and the educational qualification of a candidate should be at least 10th pass. The selection of eligible candidates will be done by the Departmental Committee on first-come-first-served basis at the respective training centres on June 28, 2023.Mr Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said that the interested applicants could seek further information in this regard from the department’s telephone no. 0172- 5027285 or contact the office of the Deputy Director Dairy in their respective district. 

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PUNJAB CM BATS FOR OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF MGNREGA SCHEME FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS

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IEP Chandigarh, June 16

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday batted for optimum utilisation of The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme to give boost to development in rural areas on one hand and provide livelihood opportunities on the other hand.

Chairing a meeting here to review the functioning of scheme here today, the Chief Minister said that this scheme is important as it provides enhancement of livelihood security, giving at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. He said that the scheme  has been implemented in all districts across the state from April 2008 adding that state government will enhance the budget of this ambitious scheme upto Rs 2000 crore. Bhagwant Mann said that it is heartening to learn that 11.53 lakh active job cards are there in state with 14.86 lakh active workers.

The Chief Minister bemoaned that wage rate notified under MGNREGA for State Rs 303/- is less in comparison to neighbouring State Haryana where it is Rs 357 adding that the state government will vehemently raise this issue with the Union government. He also said that state government will also make concerted efforts for Inclusion of “Laying of Underground Pipeline” activities in Permissible List for accelerating works relating irrigation, water supply and sanitation can be undertaken. Bhagwant Mann also said that the state Government will also request government of India to provide Corpus funds under the scheme.

The Chief Minister also said that the state government will also seek enhancement of Mandays Budget given by GOI as only 250 lakh mandays target for the State has been assigned which is too less than previous year achievement of 321 lakh mandays. He also underscored the need to further popularise the scheme for giving benefits to the common man. Bhagwant Mann also said that an information board should be installed at every work place under the scheme so that awareness can be created among the general public about the scheme and the details of the work done can reach the people

The Chief Minister also asked the officers to popularise the scheme through social media platforms like Facebook Page, YouTube Channel, twitter and WhatsApp groups for the purpose of sharing Best Practices and for disseminating requisite information to the rural masses. Bhagwant Mann envisioned that the scheme can be a game changer in transforming the lives of weaker and underprivileged sections besides giving impetus to development works in rural areas.