IEP Chandigarh, December 26

On the first day of the winter session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha which commenced here today, obituary resolutions were passed to pay rich tributes to those prominent personalities who have expired between the period from the end of the previous session and the beginning of the current session.

Leader of the House and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal paid tributes and read out the obituary resolutions. These include Sh. Dhanik Lal Mandal, former Governor of Haryana, Sh. Bhag Singh Chatter, former Members of Haryana Legislative Assembly.

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta read out the obituary resolutions and paid tributes to the departed souls. The House conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved families.

Leader of the Opposition, Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda also read out the obituary resolutions on behalf of his party.

The House bid tearful farewell to 17 brave Martyrs of Haryana who showed indomitable courage and made the supreme sacrifice while safeguarding the unity and integrity of the motherland. These include, Lieutenant Colonel Saurabh Yadav, Gurugram, Captain Nidesh Singh Yadav of village Nandgaon, District Bhiwani, Inspector Jitender Kumar of village Jhanwari, District Bhiwani, Assistant Sub Inspector Virender Singh of village Patikara, District Mahendragarh, Havildar Satender Pal of village Ganiar, District Mahendragarh, Rifleman Manoj Kumar of village Shahjahanpur, District Faridabad. Rifleman Nishant Malik of village Dhanderi, District Hisar. Signalman Chandermohan of village Jhanwari, District Bhiwani, Naik Manoj Kumar of village Budhwal, District Mahendragarh. Sailor Mohit Kumar of village Silani Kesho, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Vinod of village Dawala, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Yogesh Kumar of village Rampuri, District Rewari, Sepoy Satpal of village Bohar, District Rohtak, Sepoy Karan Singh of village Sundrah, District Mahendragarh, Sepoy Rajesh of village Chadhwana, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Manjeet of village Dhanasri, District Charkhi Dadri, Sepoy Noor Husain of village Kalyanpur, District Yamunanagar, Naib Subedar Sarabjeet Pal Singh of village Chhapar, District Jind and Havildar Jasmer Singh of village Hatt, District Jind.

The House also placed on record its deep sense of sorrow on the sad and untimely demise of 16 Soldiers, who lost their lives in a road accident in Zema, Sikkim on December 23, 2022. The House pays tributes to the brave soldiers of Haryana who died in this mishap namely Havildar Arvind Kumar of village Jhojhu Kalan, District Charkhi Dadri, Lance Naik Somvir Singh of village Sandol, District Hisar, Sepoy Vikas Kumar of village Pili Mandori, District Fatehabad along with brave soldiers of other states Subedar Guman Singh, Naib Subedar Chandan Kumar Mishra, Naib Subedar Omkar Singh, Havildar Charan Singh, Havildar Gopinath Makur, Naik Ravinder Singh Thapa, Naik Vaisakh S, Naik Pramod Singh, Naik Shyam Singh Yadav, Naik Lokesh Kumar, Lance Naik Bhupender Singh, Lance Naik Manoj Kumar and Sepoy Sukha Ram.

Apart from this, the House placed on record its deep sense of sorrow for the sad demise of Smt. Krishna Devi, mother of Sh. O.P Yadav, Minister of State, Smt. Santosh Devi, sister of Sh. Nayan Pal Rawat, MLA and Dharambir Singh, cousin brother of Sh. Raghubir Singh Kadian, MLA.

IEP Chandigarh, December 26 –

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government had never announced the release of Rs 15 crore to the municipal bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions.  If any institutions still need financially help then the state government certainly provided all possible help to them, he added. 

The Chief Minister was speaking during the first day of the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha while responding to a question raised by MLA, Sh. Bishan Lal regarding the release of funds to the financially weak municipal committees.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the funds of the Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission are provided to the Municipal Committees from time to time.  These committees also have self-income, if any institution remains financially weak after spending all these funds, then the state government helps it as per the requirement, he added. 

The Chief Minister said that at present, Radaur municipality still has an amount pending allocated by the Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission. The municipality has a total balance of Rs 4 crore.  First, this amount should be spent, after that, the state government will consider their demand if there is a need.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala in response to a question raised by a member of the House in the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today said that the total length of Brij Parikrama falling in the state of Haryana is 37.85 kms, out of which 6.25 kms falls in Punhana constituency and 31.60 kms in Hodal constituency.

He further stated that a road of 30.10 km length already exists in Hodal constituency and for remaining 1.50 Km the government has accorded administrative approval for the purchase of land which is under process through e-Bhoomi portal. He further informed that the bridge over Yamuna river is to be constructed by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government.

In response to another, the Deputy Chief Minister said that a traffic survey will be conducted on the road from Tohana to Ratia, if the number of vehicles is found to be within the rules, the road will be made four-lane.

In response to another question regarding the making of a four lane road from Pipli to Yamunanagar by a member of the house, Sh. Dushyant Chautala, said that the state government has requested the central government to declare this route as a national highway, it is known that a proposal in this regard has been made. If the central government is not able to make it under Bharatmala project, then by establishing a state highway, the state government will work to widen this route to four lanes.

Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh. JP Dalal said that a drain of about 1,700 feet length has been dug from the land of Gram Panchayat for drainage of rain water in Juan and for cementing this drain; the scheme costing Rs. 105.00 lakh has been put in the agenda for approval in the forthcoming 54th meeting of Haryana State Drought Relief & Flood Control Board (HSDR&FCB).

Sh. JP Dalal was replying to a question raised during the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.

Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Sardar Sandeep Singh said that the facility of Astroturf ground for hockey is available in the Sports Complex, Sector-4, Sonipat.

          This information was given by Sardar Sandeep Singh today in response to a question raised during the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

He informed that there is a district level stadium in Sonipat district. In addition, there are 4 sub-divisional stadiums, 16 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes and 19 mini/rural stadiums. Apart from this, 71 sports nurseries are being run in Sonipat, in which 41 are being run through private coaches and 30 through government coaches.

He informed that Kabaddi Hall at village Rindhana district Sonipat at a cost of Rs. 939.20 lakh and facility centre at Subhash Stadium, Sonipat at a cost of Rs. 325 lakh is under construction. There are 20 coaches and 18 junior coaches of various sports in Sonipat district who are providing training.

Sardar Sandeep Singh said that the state government has laid special emphasis on promoting sports infrastructure in the state. At present there are 3 state level sports complexes, 21 district level sports stadiums, 25 sub-divisional stadiums and 163 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes in the state. Apart from this, 245 mini/rural stadiums, 09 swimming pools, 09 multipurpose halls, 11 synthetic athletics tracks, 14 hockey astroturf and 2 artificial football turfs are available in the state. 238 coaches and 365 junior coaches are imparting training in various sports across the state.

He informed that 1100 sports nurseries have been started by the department to promote sports at the grass root level. Similarly, 9 day-boarding, 08 residential sports academies have also been opened across the state to train talented players. A proposal is under process to appoint 202 coaches on contract basis for providing coaching/training to budding players across the state.

Apart from this, a sports hostel has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 1318.54 lakh under the Scheduled Castes Component Plan in district Ambala.

He said that in all the district level stadiums of the state (except Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Kurukshetra Nuh and Panchkula), facility centres have been constructed for the office of District Sports and Youth Programme Officer at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 crore. The construction work is underway in Sonipat and Jhajjar.

He informed that with the approval of the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, directions have been issued to all the Deputy Commissioners through the District Sports Council to provide basic machinery and appoint a groundsman in each Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complex. All the Deputy Commissioners have been requested to repair the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes under MGNREGA through the District Sports Council of the concerned district.

IEP Chandigarh, December 26

A total of 5 Bills were passed on the first day of the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha held today. These include The Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Haryana Small Towns (Tax – Validating) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Haryana Municipal (Tax – Validating) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Haryana Minor Canals (Repeal) Bill, 2022 and The Haryana State Tube-Well (Repeal) Bill, 2022.

Besides this, 10 Bills were also introduced in the House. These include The Haryana Shree Mata Bhimeshwari Devi Mandir (Ashram), Beri Shrine Bill, 2022, The Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Enterprises Promotion (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Legislative Assembly (Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members) Second Amendment Bill, 2022, The Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Amendment Bill, 2022, The Haryana Municipal Corporation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 and The Haryana Municipal (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022

The Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943.

The Haryana Statute Review Committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh (Retd,) to identify such laws which are not in harmony with the existing climate of economic liberalization and need to be changed or repealed. Accordingly the Committee had recommended to repeal the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943 related to Urban Local Bodies Department, having lost its relevance. Property Tax as well as other applicable taxes are being levied and collected as per the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994. As such the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943 has no force and value to deal with the provision of present scenario of taxation Validations in the municipalities. Hence, it is necessary to repeal the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943 by way of enacting the Haryana Urban immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022.

The Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022

The Haryana Small Towns (Tax – Validating) Repeal Bill , 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana Small Towns (Tax – Validating) Act, 1934.

The Haryana Statute Review Committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh (Retd .) to identify such laws which are not in harmony with the existing climate of economic liberalization and need to be changed or repealed . Accordingly the Committee had recommended to repeal the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 related to Urban Local Bodies Department , having lost its relevance. Property Tax as well as other applicable taxes are being levied and collected as per the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act , 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act , 1994. As such the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 has no force and value to deal with the provision of present scenario of Taxation Validations in the municipalities  Hence , it is necessary to repeal the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 by way of enacting the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022 .

The Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022

The Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 (Punjab Act IV of 1934) and the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 (Punjab Act 34 of 1956).

The Haryana Statute Review Committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh ( Retd . ) to identify such laws which are not in harmony with the existing climate of economic liberalization and need to be changed or repealed . Accordingly the Committee had recommended to repeal the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 and Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 related to Urban Local Bodies Department , having lost their relevance. Property Tax as well as other applicable taxes are being levied and collected as per the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act , 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act , 1994. As such the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 and Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 has no force and value to deal with the provision of present scenario of Taxation Validations in the municipalities. Hence , it is necessary to repeal the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 and Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 by way of enacting the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022.

The Haryana Minor Canals (Repeal) Bill, 2022

The Haryana Minor Canals (Repeal) Bill, 2022 has been passed to repeal The Haryana Minor Canals Act, 1905. The Repeal of enactments under the Punjab Minor Canals Act 1905 specified in the Schedule which have been ceased to be in force or have become obsolete or the retention whereof as separate , independent and distinct Act is unnecessary , then , such enactment is to be repealed . The enactment in reality has lost its meaning but is still shown on the Statute – books . The law has become irrelevant and dysfunctional . The Punjab Minor Canals Act , 1905 , at present does not apply in any part of Haryana . The act was introduced only for West Punjab ( Now Part of Pakistan ) under which all the powers vests with Collector . However , all these powers under Haryana Canal and Drainage Act , 1974 vests with the Officers of the Canal Department ( mostly with Canal Officer / Divisional Canal Officer ) . The Haryana Statute Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh ( Retd . ) constituted by State Government submitted its report , in which , it has been recommended to repeal various Act . This Act also figures in that list . Hence the Haryana Minor Canals ( Repeal ) Bill , 2022 has been passed.

The Haryana State Tube-Well (Repeal) Bill,2022

The Haryana State Tube-Well (Repeal) Bill, 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana State Tube-well Act, 1954.

The Repeal of enactments under the Punjab State Tube – Well Act 1954 specified in the Schedule which have been ceased to be in force or have become obsolete or the retention whereof as separate, independent and distinct Act is unnecessary, then, such enactments are to be repealed . The enactments in reality have lost its meaning but are still shown on the Statute – books . The law has become irrelevant and dysfunctional. The Haryana State Minor Irrigation & Tube – well Corporation ( HSMITC ) which was governed by the Punjab State Tube – Well Act , 1954 has already been abolished in 2002 and at present , there is no Tube – Well Corporation working in the State of Haryana . The State owned tube – wells have already been auctioned in the State of Haryana . Tube well , if any , in State of Haryana are installed by the Departments , particularly Agricultural Department / Public Health Engineering Departments for their own Farms or domestic water supply and those are governed and regulated by the rules of respective departments and as such , this Act – The Punjab State Tube – Well Act , 1954 is not applicable to those tube wells . Further , Haryana Water Resources ( Conservation , Regulation and Management ) Authority has been established for conservation , management and regulation of water resources Le ground water and surface water within the State of Haryana for ensuring the judicious , equitable and sustainable utilization , management , regulation thereof , fix the rates for use of water and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto under The Haryana Water Resources ( Conservation , Regulation And Management ) Authority Act , 2020 . The Haryana Statute Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr.Justice Iqbal Singh ( Retd . ) constituted by State Government submitted its report in which it has been recommended to repeal various Act . This Act also figures in that list . Hence , the Haryana State Tube – well ( Repeal ) Bill , 2022 has been passed.