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Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister gives directions to investigate complaint of charging money by private hospital for treatment under Ayushman Yojana

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IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, made a major announcement during the Jan Samvad programme at Kurukshetra’s Thana village, on the complaint of an elderly woman about non-stopping of buses in the village. He said that at least 8 buses of Pehowa and Kurukshetra depot would have a stop in the village and for the convenience of the citizens, the timings of the buses will be pasted at the bus stops.The Chief Minister directed the Roadways General Manager, Kurukshetra to prepare a 12-hour route chart for the buses of Kaithal and Pehowa depots and instruct the drivers and conductors to stop the buses on the fixed routes of Thana village.During the Jan Samvad programme, Karambir, a resident of Thana village, apprised the Chief Minister that he had got treatment done under the Ayushman Yojana in a private hospital in Pehowa; but the hospital charged Rs 20,000 for the treatment.Similarly, a girl from the village also complained to the Chief Minister about the same private hospital, stating that her mother had undergone treatment from the hospital and despite being a beneficiary of the Ayushman Yojana, an amount of Rs 25,000 was charged from them. On this, the Chief Minister ordered the Civil Surgeon, Kurukshetra to investigate the entire matter and take appropriate action.Development works worth Rs 4 crore being done in Thana villageSh. Manohar Lal said that development works are being done in Thana village under different schemes with an amount of Rs 4 crore. He said that Ayushman cards have been made for 2,849 beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the village. Out of these, 577 beneficiaries have availed the benefits by getting treatment worth Rs 66.44 lakh.“The state government has kept a budget of Rs 1.83 lakh crore for the development of the state this year. With the spirit of ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek’, the government is ensuring uniform development in every assembly constituency without any discrimination,” he added.Meanwhile, 15 sarpanches of nearby villages placed the problems of their respective gram panchayats during the programme. The Chief Minister assured to resolve these problems. On the occasion, Minister of State for Printing and Stationery, S. Sandeep Singh and other dignitaries were present.

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Haryana CM interacts with the women of SHGs and appreciated their work

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IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Setting a perfect example of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the Self Help Groups (SGHs) of Barna village, Kurukshetra district has become self-reliant only meeting its employment needs but also increasing the economic standard of all such families who need it the most.Notably, presently there are about 30 SGHs working in the village who have commendably managed to save Rs.20 lakh from the self-generated employment opportunities.Showering parsing on the members of these SHGs, the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal who specially met the members during a Jan Samvad held in the village said that Self Help Groups members are doing an excellent job in providing employment opportunities to the families who need it the most, along with taking care of their own families. Your efforts are pivotal in improving the needy families’ financial condition, said Sh. Manohar Lal.Meanwhile, Suman, who runs a self-help group in Barna village apprised the Chief Minister that SHGs in the village are not only taking care of their families by providing self-employment but is also playing a significant role in improving their economic condition.In today’s era, SHGs have been upholding the spirit of community and sociality. With their funds, the SHGs also start rural-based micro or small industries, which creates new employment opportunities for the needy and deserving, said Suman.She also expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for the state government’s present plan of giving an incentive of Rs. 20,000 for the formation of SHGs.Suman further shared that the leadership is given to one member of the SHG, who does all the management work and these groups are funded by banks, which facilitates financial transactions.She shared that initially, the SHG started selling milk, which made them earn a lot of profit. Later, with her hard-earned money, she was also able to buy a goods vehicle for her husband.The members of SHGs and their family members are engaged in various works including beauty parlour, boutique, clothes, dairy, utensil shops etc.

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Haryana School Education Minister announced to consider private school teachers for state awards

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IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana School Education Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal, today announced to consider private school teachers for state awards and to waive off the processing charge from the students’ desires to change schools to seek admission in Government school to classes 10th  or 12th.He informed that at present, Rs. 3000/- was charged from the private school students and Rs. 1000/- from students who are shifting from government school to another government school. Students falling under the other seven categories— shifting of family, shifting to or from hostels, readmission due to not appearing for an exam or because of failure or compartment, medical condition or in order to attain a better quality of education will now not have to pay any fee.Sh. Kanwar Pal was chairing a meeting with officers of the Education Department here today. The Minister said that this decision has been taken in the larger interest of students and parents.While reviewing the achievements of Super 100 and Buniyad Programme, he stressed the need to launch an awareness campaign at the grass root level. For this, “we can use social media, advertisements in print and electronic media and organize counseling camps for students and their parents.”He further said that the State Government is planning to increase the centres of Super 100 and Buniyad Programme. He applauded the commendable performance of the Haryana Super-100 Batch 2021-23 in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) exam. The results exceeded the expectation, with 89 students from the Super-100 programme batch 2021-23 qualified JEE Advanced.To generate awareness about the preservation and conserve the environment, he said that dramas will be staged in schools of all districts. He informed that the Environment and Forest Department will jointly organize the programme. Prizes will be given to the 10 best plays in each district by the Government.He informed that new schools will be built in urban areas of Haryana in view of the increasing population. He added that the need is felt to increase the number of schools. The government will soon conduct a survey to map the requirement.On the matter of dual desk and Civil work, Sh. Kanwar Pal directed the officers to expedite all the matters and clear all the balance payments/release of funds for Dual Desk and Civil Works immediately.He said that there are a total of 68 such schools in the state which are to be repaired from scratch. The work on 32 has been completed, the work on the rest will begin soon.The meeting was attended by Chairman, Board of School Education Haryana, Sh. VP Yadav, Director Secondary Education, Haryana Dr. Anshaj Singh, Director Elementary Education, Haryana Sh. Ashok Kumar Garg, Elementary Education, and Special Secretary, School Education Department, Smt. Amrita Singh besides other senior officers were present.

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Shortage of Punjabi subject teachers in state will be fulfilled soon: Haryana CM

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IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the shortage of Punjabi subject teachers in the state would be fulfilled soon. For this, the teachers will have to teach some other subject along with Punjabi subject. The recruitment process will be started soon after completing the formalities in this regard, he added.The Chief Minister took this important decision after listening to the candidates who passed Punjabi PGT and HTET during a Jan Samvad programme organized at Kurukshetra’s Karah Sahib village.Sh. Manohar Lal gave necessary directions to the officers to resolve the grievances of the people. He said that no ineligible person will be able to take the ration of any poor person in the state and ration will be made available to the eligible person with a transparent system.He said that Antyodaya fairs are being organized in every village under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Utthan Yojana. “Through these fairs, various departments are helping in establishing employment by giving loans and other assistance. It is the endeavour of the government that every person becomes capable and establish self-employment and instead of doing job; should be able to give job to others,” he added.Development works worth Rs 55 lakh done in Karah villageThe Chief Minister said that the state government is constantly doing all-round development of the state. He said that development works worth Rs 55 lakh have been done in Karah village. Apart from this, 48,000 ration cards have been made in Kurukshetra district and 470 ration cards have been made in Karah Sahib village. He said that employment opportunities are being provided by giving loans to self-help groups. Under the Ayushman Yojana, 900 Ayushman cards have been made in the village, out of which 69 people have availed the benefits of an amount of Rs 13.17 lakh.Instructions given to reinstate widow of a safai karamchariDuring the programme, the widow of a safai karmachari of Siana Saidan village complained before the Chief Minister that she had been working without pay for two years and was removed from the job. On the complaint of the woman, the Chief Minister ordered the BDPO to reinstate her on the same salary as she was hired in her first job.Apart from this, a complaint was placed by the sarpanch of Ratangarh Kakrali village that a high voltage power line passes over the cowshed in the village and for its removal an estimate of Rs 1 lakh was taken from XEN, Electricity Department. The Chief Minister said that for this work, Minister of State, Sandeep Singh will provide an amount of Rs 1 lakh from his personal fund. This amount will have to be deposited in the electricity department so that the problem can be resolved.Welcoming the Chief Minister on the occasion, Minister of State, S. Sandeep Singh said that due to the efforts of the Chief Minister, there has been an all-round development of Pehowa constituency. On the occasion, OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Jawahar Yadav and other dignitaries were present.

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Entrepreneurs from Australia have offered to open a sports university and 1500 bedded hospital in the state under mutual cooperation with Haryana: Anil Vij

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IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Home and Health Minister Sh. Anil Vij said that entrepreneurs from Australia have offered to open sports university in the state under mutual cooperation with Haryana. Besides this, another entrepreneur from Australia also offered to open a 1500 bedded hospital in the state during the Australia tour of the Home Minister. Sh. Vij gave this information here today while interacting with media persons after returning from Australia. He said that directions have been given to the concerned officers to send letters on behalf of the state government to open a sports university and a 1500 bedded hospital so that both these projects can be completed at the earliest. He said that he also met Mr. Christopher James Steel, Minister of Transport and City Services of Australia. In this meeting, mutual cooperation between Haryana and Australia in various fields was discussed. He has also invited the Transport Minister of Australia to visit Haryana. On this, the Australian minister has accepted the invitation to visit Haryana. He informed that further action is being taken to work with the Government of Australia in various areas. Solution to every difficulty of man in the teachings of Bhagavad Gita – Vij In response to a question regarding the International Gita Mahotsav organized in Australia, he said that the divine teachings of Bhagavad Gita were given on the land of Kurukshetra in Haryana. In these, the solution to every difficulty of man has been explained. Along with this, it has been told to prove the world. He said that these teachings are not for the residents of Haryana, residents of Kurukshetra, any region, any caste, any religion, but this is for the entire humanity. Learning from this can lead to a successful life. He said that there is an answer to every question in the Bhagavad Gita. Haryana government is trying to spread the teachings of Bhagavad Gita – Vij He said that the Haryana government is making efforts to spread the teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Earlier Gita Mahotsavs have been organized in Canada, UK and Mauritius. Now the Kurukshetra Development Board has organized Gita Mahotsav in Australia. Sh. Vij said that there was full cooperation of the people for organizing this Mahotsav and the hall where this Mahotsav was organized was completely packed. Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand Ji Maharaj and other saints and scholars were present in this program. Everyone in Australia warmly welcomed and received lots of affection – Vij Sh. Vij said that the people and crew members of the flight by which he was going for the Australia tour warmly welcomed him and clicked photographs with him. He said that everyone in Australia welcomed him wholeheartedly and he got a lot of affection from the people.  

Chandigarh, Haryana

Public welfare policies will be framed on the basis of suggestions received during Jan-Samvad Programme: Haryana Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that public welfare policies will be framed on the basis of suggestions  received during Jan-Samvad programmes. The new policies will be according with the hopes and aspirations of the people. People are showing keen interest towards Jan-Samvad programmes being organized in the state. The Chief Minister was interacting with the media persons after a Jan-Samvad programme organized at village Karah Sahib in Pehowa today.The Chief Minister informed that during last three days in Kurukshetra, public grievances were redressed during Jan-Samvad programmes held in villages Jhansa, Nalvi, Kharindwa, Dhurala, Jyotisar, Abhimanyupur, Barna, Thana and Karah Sahib. He said that maximum public is getting benefits of all schemes run by the Central and State Government. The e-tendering system has curbed corruption. Through the process of e-tendering, the contractors are ready to work even at 30 percent less than all the estimates, this will save the money of Panchayats which can be further spent on the development of the Gram Panchayat.Sh. Manohar Lal said that whether it is the ruling party or the opposition, the parties must communicate with the public. By holding such Jan-Samvad programmes, new policies emerge from this brainstorming exercise. With such initiative, feedback of schemes can also received and the opinion of the general public towards the government can also be sought.During this programme, the common people have got the opportunity to openly put up their views regarding their grievances. All types of problems and suggestions received during this programme will be considered and all possible demands will be met at the earliest.The Chief Minister said that Karah Sahib village is located at the end of the border of Kurukshetra, the matter of eviction of houses of about 200 families of this village was in the court. The work of resettling these families on Panchayati land has been done by the state government.The Chief Minister further said that liquor contracts are to be allotted in the coming month under the excise policy. Under the excise policy, whichever panchayat passes a resolution not to open liquor vend in the village, than it will not be opened in that village and if there is a demand to open liquor vend outside the village, it will also be fulfilled.Minister of State, Sardar Sandeep Singh and OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Jawahar Yadav and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Federal Agro Meat Plant Incident: Compensation disbursed to the families of the victims 

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IEP SAS Nagar/Derabassi, May 04

 Chairman of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Mr. M. Venkatesan arrived at Derabassi to meet the families of the workers who died while cleaning the tank of Federal Agro Meat Plant, village Behra and the family of the worker who died while cleaning the sewer line at village Jolan and also visited the Federal Agro Meat Plant. Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Aashika Jain and SSP Sandeep Kumar Garg were also present. The family of Manak Singh who died at the Federal Agro Meat Plant, village Behra and the victim’s family of village Jolan incident arrived at SDM office to meet Mr. Venkatesan. The families were given Rs.02 lakh each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.  Along with this, Mr. Venkatesan instructed the officials to give due compensation to the families as per the instructions issued by the government and the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Along with this M.S. Act, E.S.I. And whatever amount is due regarding P.F.,  should be given to the families. Apart from this, it should be ensured that the maximum amount of compensation should be given to the victims’ families by the Federal Agro Meat Plant. This amount should be given in the form of FD to the family members so that there would be no scope for any dispute. Mr. Venkatesan also visited the Federal Agro Meat Plant. It is worth mentioning here that when the chairman visited the plant, no responsible person from the plant was present there to answer his questions. On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Aashika Jain assured the Chairman of the National Commission that the compliance of the issued instructions will be ensured. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) Damanjit Singh Mann, ASP Darpan Ahluwalia, SDM Derabsi  Himanshu Gupta, District Heads of various departments and Administrative Officers were also present.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Cleaning of drain on Kharar-Banur highway completes 

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IEP SAS Nagar, May 04 

Aashika Jain, Deputy Commissioner said that district administration working tirelessly for solution of the problems being faced by the people. She said that a complaint was received about blockage of the rain water drain on Kharar-Banur highway.  For past some time the drain got blocked due to various reasons including plastic, bottles, polythenes etc. Instructions were issued to NHAI for cleaning of the drain. The work was executed by the NHAI from Khuni Majra to Bhago Majra village where RCC drain ends. JCB and tractors were mobilized for execution of the work. All the necessary safety arrangements were made during the cleaning of RCC drain. Drain length of both sides which is around 12 kms has been cleaned. Out of the total length, where it was possible, the work was carried out in day time. In highly congested areas, the work was carried out at night when traffic movement gets slow keeping in mind the movement of the traffic. The work has been completed recently. The Deputy Commissioner said that no stone would be left unturned for the solution of the problems being faced by the people.

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PUNJAB ROAD SAFETY & TRAFFIC RESEARCH CENTRE CONDUCTS STUDY TO ANALYSE IMPACT OF CHANGED OFFICE TIMINGS ON TRAFFIC

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IEP CHANDIGARH, May 3       

   The citizen-centric decision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government to change the timings of government offices not only saving electricity but has also led to reduce traffic congestion at a busy Airport Road in Mohali.          This fact came to fore in a study conducted by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre (PRSTRC) to analyse the impact of changing office hours on a traffic movement. It has found a significant reduction of congestion on the Airport Road (PR-7) on its first day of implementation. The traffic analysis, carried out using Tom-Tom Maps on the 18-KM long Airport Road, found that the average delays during peak hours have reduced from 30-40 minutes to mere 5-6 minutes.          Notably, Punjab Government on Tuesday had changed the timings of government offices from 9 am- 5 pm to 7.30 am- 2 pm in larger public interest, which is expected to save around 350 MW of power daily and Rs 40-45 crore between May 2 and July 15.          Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Traffic AS Rai said that the reduction in travel time will also cut down the fuel consumption, which will save costs that would have otherwise been estimated to Rs 6.75 lakhs daily by directly saving 7500 litres of fuel. In addition to the cost savings, the reduction in congestion is also beneficial for the environment, as it leads to a corresponding reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, he said.          The study found that during peak hour, about 7000 vehicles cross the Airport Road (PR-7) in one hour, with 25% of these being two-wheelers, 64% being four-wheelers, and the remaining 11% being trucks, buses, LCVs, tractors, multi-axles, and others. Based on conservative estimates, the additional delay of 25 minutes for these vehicles during five hours would have consumed 7500 litres of fuel per day. The estimates of fuel saving are based upon the vehicle operating cost for different vehicles made available by the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi and Indian Roads Congress.          Director PRSTRC Dr Navdeep Asija said that the success of this initiative on the Airport Road can serve as a model for other cities and major roads to reduce congestion, save costs, and promote a cleaner environment. Other cities in the state must have observed the same on the first day, and they are looking forward to its long-term impact as well, he added.          Meanwhile, the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre has been making concerted efforts to find innovative solutions to reduce congestion and promote sustainable development in the state.Vigilance Bureau arrests deed writer for taking bribe Rs 35,000IEP Chandigarh May 3          The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign under the zero tolerance policy against corruption adopted by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government, on Wednesday arrested Lakhbir Singh, Deed Writer, at Tehsil Derabassi, SAS Nagar district for taking bribe of Rs 35,000.          Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested after the investigation of an online complaint made by Amandeep Singh, resident of Jarout, in Derabassi sub division on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line.          Giving details he added that the said complainant has alleged that the accused deed writer had demanded Rs 45,000 for helping him in registration of land to be sold by his father. The complainant further informed that the accused had already taken Rs 35,000 as a first instalment of bribe from him being one percent commission of the total amount of registration value. The complainant has recorded the entire conversation in this regard on his mobile and handed over it to the VB as an evidence.          The spokesperson said during the investigation of this complaint, it was found that the said deed writer had received a bribe of Rs 35,000 from the complainant and rest money to be paid in second instalment. On the basis of this enquiry the above said deed writer has been arrested and registered a bribery case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at VB Police Station, flying squad-1, Punjab at SAS Nagar and further investigation was under progress, he added

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20 – year –old girl saves three lives through organ donation

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allocated for a matching recipient, a 26 year old male, admitted in Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon and lungs were allocated for a matching recipient, a 62 year old female , admitted in MGM Hospital, Chennai.” In conjunction with the retrieval timings of the organs, a Green Corridor was created on 2nd May from PGIMER to International Airport, Mohali around 2.25 pm to enable safe passage for the transport of retrieved heart and lungs for the onward Vistara Airlines flight to Chennai scheduled at 3.30 pm and Indigo Airlines flight to Gurgaon scheduled at 3.35 pm on 2nd May. Prof. Koushal further concluded, “With everyone pitching in, the  procedural formalities, harvesting process as well as transportation of the organs was completed despite the time crunch. The credit is due to commendable efforts by PGIMER Security Deptt., Chandigarh & Mohali Police, CISF and Airport Staff on duty that we accomplished in making it on time through the green corridor.”The retrieved liver was transplanted to a 24 year old female here at PGIMER, thereby giving her a second lease of life. In all, with the selfless gesture of the donor family, three lives have been blessed with a ‘gift of life.’