IEP Chandigarh, December 23

As announced by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the Cancer patient suffering from Stage III and IV Cancer will now start getting a monthly pension of Rs.2500 for which a separate budgetary provision of Rs 68.42 crore has been made by the state government.

        Earlier, in terms of giving monthly pension to cancer patients, Tripura was the only state in the country that has been giving monthly financial assistance of Rs.1000 to stage-3 cancer patients.

Chief Minister had announced this pension in May this year

It was in May this year when the Chief Minister while meeting the families of cancer patients, had assured them that the State Government will extend every possible help to them. He then had informed that this assistance would be given to those patients whose family’s annual income is up to Rs.3 lakh.

Pension will be transferred directly to bank accounts through Public Financial Management System (PFMS)

In a bid to ensure that the actual beneficiaries get the scheme benefit, the income verification of such patients would be matched with PPP. The beneficiary will get the said benefits till they are alive. Documents verified by the committee of the Civil Surgeon Office will have to be uploaded through Saral Kendra. Applicant must bring ration card, voter card, pan card, passport, bank passbook, telephone, water, electricity or other utility bills with home address or land record documents/Parivar Pehchan Patra to Saral Kendras for necessary verification. The ASHA worker/ANM will verify the survival certificate of the patient which will be counter-signed by the health department.

State Government offers all support to cancer patients

        The financial assistance given to cancer victims from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund was earlier approved by the Chief Minister’s Office. The concerned Deputy Commissioner then used to forward the matter to the Chief Minister’s Office, which was a time-consuming process. As soon as this matter came to the notice of the Chief Minister, he then had given directions to the Deputy Commissioner to issue this financial assistance amount at his own level. This amount of up to Rs 1 lakh is given at the district level as financial help to the patient.

Showing sympathy towards these cancer patients, Haryana Government has now decided that if the patient is taking advantage of any other type of social security pension or old age pension scheme, then he will also continue to get an additional monthly pension of Rs. 2500.

IEP Chandigarh December 23

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal today stressed the identification of appropriate location and land availability in the planning at various levels before setting up waste management infrastructure in the state.

Laying emphasis to promote and implement ‘Circular Economy’ in the state, Sanjeev Kaushal said that with the growing economy in different sectors and the expansion of the urban areas due to fast expansion of their jurisdiction the need for upgrading the waste management infrastructure also arose.

It may be stated that ‘Circular Economy’ is an economic system, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as and wherever possible in different spheres.

Kaushal here today suggested various important measures to implement ‘Circular Economy’ in the state along with its implementation across the Country. During the presentation Union Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Guaba, CEO Nitti Ayog, Sh. Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Sh. Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Smt. Vini Mahajan besides Chief Secretaries of various states were present.

Taking ahead the vision of encouraging a Circular Economy as envisioned by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Kaushal urged the need to strengthen the monitoring of various policies run by the government.

Kaushal said that the states should notify and amend the policies and bylaws from time to time for incorporating new elements as per the national priorities and changing situation. Enforcement mechanism will eventually streamline the waste management operation, he added.

The Chief Secretary said that informal sectors play a very important role in the waste management value chain. A huge quantity of dry waste has been managed by them in an informal manner.

They should be integrated in the waste managed value chain with the help of Community- Based Organizations (CBO) and Self-Help Groups (SHG), Kaushal said adding that they can be engaged in the management of dry waste as they are very much prominent in the dry waste management.

Sharing measures about managing organic waste, he further said that the bio-fertilizer/organic manure generated from the biogas/CBG plants have got a very good nutrient value. There off take can be ensured by engaging with the local farmers and fertilizer co-operatives through formal agreement, capacity building and IEC activities.

Kaushal said that all the waste processing plants, specifically organic waste processing plants should be identified, and the assessment should be done to calculate the GHS emission reduction. This can be done with the help of identified Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) agencies, he added.

Stressing that e-marketplace has an important role in disbursement and sale of various products, Kaushal further said that the processed by-products of C and D waste should be featured in the Government E-marketplace so that the buyers can directly buy the required quantity of materials from there.

State needs to plan for the same and register one entity as the overall responsible agency for the same. For certain processed/recycled products Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) standards are available which can be used only for non-load bearing construction works.

Kaushal said that it should be ensured that all the processed products are BIS certified and this will help in creating a market for the offtake of these products, he added.

        On the occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Vineet Garg, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Arun Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering A.K. Singh and other senior officers were present.

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Ravinder Singh

IEP Chandigarh, December 23

Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that in view of the possibility of resurge in Covid-19 infection, a mock drill will be conducted in the state on December 27, 2022. Apart from this, arrangements of flu corners will be made in every hospital across the state so that the infected patients can be isolated there. Similarly, the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RTPCR) test will be conducted for flu, severe acute respiratory infection like cases.

        Sh. Vij was interacting with the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sh. Mansukh Mandaviya through video conferencing here today. He said that due to the possibility of resurge in Covid-19 infection, the Central Government has timely taken several measures to fight the Covid-19 new variant.

        Sh. Vij said that at state level, we have also issued various instructions to the officers of the department. He informed that the RTPCR test will also be done in cases of severe acute respiratory infection. He said that all the flu infection cases will be examined through RTPCR.

        The Health Minister further said that we have adequate arrangement of RT PCR labs in the state. 26 RT PCR labs are functional in 22 districts for the convenience of the public. He said that orders have been issued to all healthcare workers to wear masks and gloves from today and they have to use precautionary measures during working hours.

        Sh. Vij said that orders have been issued to conduct genome sequencing in the state and the department is following the test-track-treat and vaccine procedure to fight the infection. People have been vaccinated well in Haryana, but the first vaccine dose has been applied to 103 percent population in the state and the second dose has been applied to 86 percent population, while precaution dose has been applied to 10 percent of the state’s population.

        Sh. Vij said that the department has a storage of about 1.40 lakh vaccination including 1.39 lakh Covaxin vaccine and 750 Covishield vaccine in the state. He demanded 2 lakh more Covishield vaccines to resume the vaccination process. Apart from this, the instructions given by the Central Government from time to time will be followed in Haryana. He said that “We have sufficient stock of everything including PSA plants in every 50 bedded hospitals. We have sufficient quantity of oxygen concentrators and medicines in the state,”.

        On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department, Smt. Anupama, Director, Medical Education & Research Sh. Aditya Dahiya and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, December 17

Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught six accused including – an Executive Engineer, Junior Engineer, a Police official, a Registry Clerk, Patwari, and a Computer Operator – in the last 24 hours while accepting and demanding bribes worth Rs 1.95 lacs in separate incidents.

Sharing the information here today, the spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau informed that in the first case, Virender Cheema, Patwari Halka Naggal, Ambala was caught with Rs 25,000 bribe money. He has taken the bribe from the complainant in lieu of separation of land khewat. When the patwari demanded bribe, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau. After verifying the complaint, a team laid a trap and arrested him red-handed with the bribe money.

In another case, Vigilance Bureau has arrested Registry Clerk Ved Parkash posted at the office of Sub-Tehsil Kadipur Gurugram while demanding Rs 80,000 bribe in lieu of mutual transfer of plots which are situated at village Hayatpur Gurugram.

In a separate case, a Bureau’s team caught Computer Operator Haryana Koshal Rozgar Nigam Chander Shekhar along with Naveen Kumar Yadav, XEN Irrigation Department while accepting bribe of Rs 5000 on the complaint of Anant Ram.

Accused Computer Operator who is working under Haryana Koshal Rozgar Nigam in the O/o Xen, Irrigation Gurugram was demanding bribe Rs. 5000 from the complainant in lieu of helping for preparing a contractor license (Construction) of the complainant. Accused Chander Shakher was arrested while accepting of Rs. 5000 as bribe. Accused Naveen Kumar Yadav, Xen has also been arrested for demanding and earlier accepting Rs. 20,000 as bribe in connection with issuance of contractor license (Construction).

In yet another case, a vigilance team arrested Mukesh, a Junior Engineer, Horticulture Wing Municipal Corporation, Gurugram while accepting Rs 60,000 bribe from complainant in lieu of facilitating the bill payments which are pending with Horticulture wing.

Similarly, Bureau’s team has arrested a Head Constable Ajay Kumar posted in district Yamunanagar while accepting bribe of Rs 5000 in lieu of completing investigation process in an accident case registered at police station Radaur.

A case has been registered against them at respective police stations of the Bureau. Further investigation is underway.

IEP chandigarh

Himgiri Zee University awarded its 292 graduaends their respective degrees. These included 289 Graduates and Post Graduates and 3PhD Scholars. Prof. VPS Arora, Ex-Vice Chancellor Kumaon University was the chief guest on the occasion. Prof. HS Gaur, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Sardar Ballabh Patel Agriculture and Technology University was the guest of honour. The program was conducted by Amit Kumar, Ritesh Chaudhary and Suchita Gera. Registrar Himgiri Zee University, Dr. R Nesamoorty thanked both the guests. Both the guests requested all the gradauends to contribute to the national development and bring forth a glorious era in India. Dr. Sharad Pandey, Dr. Manish Sharma and other staff had a major role in successful conduction of the event.

IEP Chandigarh, December 17

Haryana, under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal has brought about a  big transformation in the industrial sector. 

In the last 8 years, on the one hand, while more than 1. 59 lakh industrial units  have been set up in the State with an investment of Rs 18,422 crore, at the same time, direct and indirect employment has been provided to lakhs of people in the state. 

Not only this, but the Manohar Lal-led government has also accelerated the exercise of developing many new industrial cities along with the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway with a special focus on developing road, rail, and air infrastructure.

Geographically, Haryana has been the first choice of investors from India and abroad. After Kundli-Manesar-Palwal(KMP) Expressway, the construction work of the Palwal-Sonipat double line Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor at a cost of Rs 5618 crore has started and now because of the investor-friendly policies of the Manohar Lal led Government, traders from Delhi are also eager to shift their business base to Haryana.

Along with the KMP, the work of preparing a blueprint for setting up 5 new cities as per the concept of the Panchagram scheme is going on, in view of the potential population of the year 2041.

The settlement of these new cities will not only reduce the population density in Delhi but the industrial sector of Delhi will also shift to these cities. In the last 8 years, special focus has been laid on developing the road, rail and air infrastructure in Haryana.

Today at least 3 or 4 national highways pass through every district of Haryana. It is a known fact that good road, rail and air connectivity play a significant role in setting up the industrial sector, while in the last 8 years, the ‘Manohar Sarkar’ has ensured all these factors in a bid to woo investment in the state.  In a bid to further strengthen Air connectivity work is being expedited in developing Hisar airport under the UDAN scheme and in the coming time, it will be developed as a hub of aviation and MRO.

Haryana’s giant leap to woo foreign and domestic investment

In the last 8 years, the Chief Minister has made sure to turn the wheel of Haryana’s development at a fast pace. The State has not only emerged as the leading state of the country in terms of development but has also become a role model for many states. To encourage economic development and increase livelihood opportunities, the government has implemented the new Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy 2020, with a target of creating 5 lakh new employment opportunities and investment of Rs 1 lakh crore and exports of Rs 2 lakh crore. Apart from this, sectoral policies were also formulated for important sectors like warehousing and logistics, textile, pharmaceuticals and agriculture and food processing.

The progress of Haryana’s industrial development can be seen from the fact that there has been a significant increase in the export graph of the state. In the year 2014, Haryana’s exports were Rs 69,000 crore, which increased to Rs 2.17 lakh crore during the financial year 2021-22. This includes merchandise and service exports. Now the state government has also notified the Haryana Electric Vehicle Policy – 2022 to promote the manufacture and use of electric vehicles in the state.

Haryana has set several mega projects, thus, wooing foreign direct investment of Rs 20,971 crore

The dedicated efforts made by Sh. Manohar Lal’s to woo foreign investment by holding frequent meetings with multinational companies and inviting them to invest in mega projects in the state has borne fruits as during the financial year 2021-22, Haryana has received a foreign direct investment of Rs 20,971 crore with a sharp increase of about 67 percent.

Flipkart Group is setting up Asia’s largest fulfillment centre at Patli Hajipur, Manesar on 140 acres of land with an area of 3 million square kilometres. An investment of Rs 1389 crore is being made in this project, due to which more than 16,000 employment opportunities will be generated. In addition, Maruti Suzuki is also setting up an Ultra Mega Auto Industry Project on 800 acres of land at IMT Kharkhoda with an investment of Rs 18,000 crore in Sonipat.

The State Government has allotted 100 acres of land to M/s Suzuki Motorcycle at IMT Kharkhoda, which is likely to attract an investment of Rs 2000 crore. M/s Aditya Birla Group has been allotted 70 acres of land in an industrial estate at Panipat for a paint manufacturing plant. An investment of Rs 1140 crore is being made in the state of Haryana through this project. M/s Amperex Technologies Limited has been allotted 178 acres of land at IMT Sohna in Gurugram. This project will bring an investment of Rs 7083 crore in the state, which will create more than 7000 employment opportunities. Not only this, many big investors like Enrich Agro, Panasonic India, Kandhari Beverages, and Aarti Green Tech are also keen to do business in Haryana.

Traders of Delhi’s wholesale market, Azadpur vegetable market and spice market are looking for opportunities in Haryana

After the commissioning of KMP in Haryana, work is underway on an ambitious plan to develop 5 new cities under the new concept of Panchagram on both sides of it. Due to this project, the traders of Delhi have started exploring the possibility of increasing their business in Haryana, which mainly includes the wholesale market, Azadpur vegetable market and traders related to the spice business.

For this, various business associations of Delhi have met the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, several times and the Chief Minister has assured that the government will help them in every way to facilitate business.

Today, Haryana has touched new heights in the Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living Index. Because of this, every investor from the country and abroad wants to invest in Haryana. More than 400 Fortune companies of the world have already established their business in Gurugram itself.

Due to the efforts of the Chief Minister, on one hand, entrepreneurs are not only getting a favourable environment in Haryana, but the State has also become the first choice of businessmen because of the availability of facilities related to business under one roof.

IEP Chandigarh, December  17 

 Haryana Police awarded first rank among all major state police in CCTNS implementation in Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS).

          Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the announcement was made at an annual “Conference on Good Practices in CCTNS/Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS)” organized the National Crime Records Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs at New Delhi to recognise the continuous efforts made by States/UTs in the implementation of CCTNS and ICJS projects, as well as to disseminate good practices adopted by them.

                    On behalf of Haryana Police, Inspector General of Police Karnal Range, Karnal, Sh. Satinder Kumar Gupta and Superintendent of Police, Panipat Sh. Shashank Kumar Sawan received the award from the Union Home Secretary Sh Ajay Bhalla in the presence of Director, Intelligence Bureau Sh. Tapan Deka and Director NCRB Sh. Vivek Gogia. The award has been given for consistently maintaining the first position on Pragati Dashboard on more than 20 parameters throughout the year.

                    Congratulating the entire team behind the success, the Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal said that it is a matter of immense pleasure that our performance on CCTNS dashboard has earned this distinction at the national level.

                    Haryana Police, under the supervision of Sh. OP Singh, Director, SCRB and Nodal Officer CCTNS/ICJS, has recently developed a special technology to analyse crime-related data through CCTNS. Superintendent of Police, Panipat Sh. Shashank Kumar Sawan made a special presentation on this technology, which was highly appreciated by officials from all over the country. This technology was also included in the list of Good Practices in CCTNS/ICJS. During this conference, Director, NCRB also spoke about studying this technology and implementing it across the country.

                    During the conference, 58 police officers and personnel from across the country were also honored in recognition of their contribution to using the best technology. Three employees of Haryana Police were honored with awards for their commendable work in CCTNS and ICJS. These included SI Jagmohan from Police District Hansi, ASI Yogesh Kumar from SCRB/Haryana and ASI Kuldeep Singh from Sonipat district.

                    It may be mentioned here that Haryana Police two days back, had also bagged first position in the category of the best implementation of the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project under the ‘Forensic Pillar’.