IEP Chandigarh, December 6

The Haryana Government is making dedicated efforts to revive the saga of bravery and sacrifice of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur that has been recorded in the golden pages of history.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while presiding over the meeting regarding the Museum and Theme Park to be set up in Lohgarh today, directed the officers concerned to prepare the design of the museum and theme park being built in an area of about 10 acres at Lohgarh in Yamunanagar in a state-of-the-art manner. In the first phase, the work of fort, main gate and boundary wall will be done.

Tourism, Art and Cultural Affairs Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal and Member of Parliament, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia also remained present in the meeting.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that it is an ambitious project of the state government to develop Lohgarh, the capital of great Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, from a historical and tourism point of view.

The Chief Minister said that the museum should prominently showcase the entire life span of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur so that the younger generation would take inspiration from his life. He said that apart from the museum, a Shaheedi Samarak should be built, dedicated to many soldiers who were martyred along with Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

Museum will be a blend of history and the latest technology

The  Museum will have a blend of the inspiring life history of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and the latest technology to give a glimpse of a new world for the visitors.  Apart from the 3D projection display, weapons, costumes, setting up of giant installations have also been proposed. The life stories of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur will be shown through the Augmented Reality technique.

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a saint for society, a soldier for the enemies

The Chief Minister said that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a saint for society, but a soldier for the enemies. He took up arms, defended the nation, and established the first Sikh state with a capital at Lohgarh. He made numerous contributions to the development of society and this is the reason that Haryana government is focusing upon developing Lohgarh as a pilgrimage, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was the first Sikh military chief to start a war against the Mughal rulers and also expanded the Sikh kingdom with his indomitable courage. His life has been inspirational.

Martial arts school will also be established

The Chief Minister said that a martial arts school should also be established in Lohgarh. For this, the Sports and Youth Affairs Department should study the design of this school and the inclusion of martial arts. He said that the martial arts school should impart training in traditional martial arts like Gatka, Thang-Ta, Kalaripayattu etc. Besides this, Yoga and Mallakhamba should also be included in the training schedule.

He said that the road from Lohgarh to Adi Badri should be widened and improved so that the tourists coming here can commute easily.

Lohgarh and Adibadri are being developed as tourist places

Sh. Manohar Lal said that along with Lohgarh, the state government is also developing Adi Badri from the point of view of tourism. Dam, barrage is being built in Adi Badri. Adi Badri is also of historical importance here due to its connection with Saraswati River. Therefore, in future, the area from Lohgarh to Adi Badri will become an important place from the point of view of tourism. The State Government is making continuous efforts to promote tourism in the state.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D S Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Sh. M D Sinha, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Bharat Bhushan Bharti, Deputy Commissioner, Yamuna Nagar, Sh. Rahul Hooda, Additional Director (Admn.), Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Smt. Varsha Khangwal and other officers were present in the meeting

IEP Chandigarh, December 6

Moving ahead with the aim to uplift the Antyodaya families socially and economically in the state, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has taken another initiative under which the Antyodaya families whose annual income is less than Rs 1 lakh will get 50 marks in the merit of 150 marks in the recruitment of PGT and TGT through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN). Similarly, the Antyodaya families with annual income up to Rs 1.80 lakh will be given 40 marks in merit.

         With this initiative of the Chief Minister, the trained teachers will also get rid of the discrimination of salary being given arbitrarily by the private schools. In private schools, such teachers get a monthly salary of Rs 8,000 to 10,000, while TGT teachers engaged through the HKRN will get Rs 25,000 and PGT teachers will get Rs 29,000.

        The candidates were astonished when the Chief Minister himself offered the deployment letters through the corporation and by phone calls inquired about the SMS received on their mobiles. Some teachers who received job offers on contractual basis expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister and appreciated the completion of recruitment; twice in just 26 days.

         It is noteworthy that on November 23, online job offer letters were provided to 2,075 TGT and PGT teachers in the same way. With this, in just 26 days, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has provided job offer letters to 4,144 teachers through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam; while the process for more than 4,800 is underway. After the data is approved by the School Education Department and Haryana Human Resource Department, the HKRN takes forward the recruitment process.

        In the first phase, there were some technical flaws when the deployment letters were given at the time of recruitment of 2,075 PGTs and TGTs; which have now been rectified. So far, under the outsourcing policy, more than 90,000 employees already engaged on contract basis through agencies have been accommodated through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam.

Some candidates got emotional when Chief Minister inquired about SMS

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal asked Alpana, a resident of Bugana village in Hisar district, regarding applying for the job of a teacher through the HKRN. The Chief Minister then discussed the SMS received on her mobile from the corporation and asked her to send the details of the 8-digit Parivar Pehchan Patra. Responding to queries, Alpana told the Chief Minister that she was working as a TGT in a private school with a monthly salary of Rs 8,000. The Chief Minister said that now at least Rs 25,000 will be given as a monthly salary, which will be equal to three months’ salary of the private school.

        Similarly, the Chief Minister talked to Kavita Rani of Kanina, Mahendergarh, Prince of Saraswati Nagar, Yamunanagar, Manoj and Mamta and advised them to apply in the regular recruitments being done by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission and the Haryana Public Service Commission. The Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam is working to fill the posts of 1,500 drivers for ‘Dial 112’ vehicles; approved in the recent cabinet meeting and its recruitment process is expected to be completed soon.

IEP Chandigarh, December 6

Commemorating the death anniversary of the principal architect of our constitution and Bharat Ratna, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that Babasaheb’s name is always mentioned with pride and dignity whenever there is discussion about freedom, equality, justice, and fraternity in the world.

        “Babasaheb serves as an inspiration in the struggle for social justice on behalf of the oppressed and underprivileged members of the society.  Even after getting higher education and a doctorate degree in prestigious universities of the country and the world; he dedicated his whole life for the upliftment of the deprived section of the society,” said the Chief Minister, adding that Babasaheb Ambedkar gave a new direction to the country and the path shown by him still remains relevant even today.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala while commemorating Bharat Ratna, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary said that Baba Saheb’s name is always mentioned with pride and dignity whenever there is discussion about freedom, equality, justice, and fraternity in the world . 

        He serves as an inspiration in the struggle for social justice on behalf of the oppressed and underprivileged members of the society.  Even after getting higher education and a doctorate degree in prestigious universities of the country and the world, he dedicated his whole life for the upliftment of the deprived section of the society.  He gave a new direction to the country.  The path shown by him in the year 1940-50 remains relevant even today.

IEP Chandigarh, December 5

Haryana Chief Secretary said that all the departments running training institutes should establish mutual coordination and provide training to the employees and officers in specialized subjects. Presently 30 departments are running such institutes.

        Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal was presiding over a meeting with the Administrative Secretaries regarding training here today. Director General, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Smt. Surina Rajan virtually joined the meeting and apprised in detail about the training being run by the institute.

        The Chief Secretary said that training programmes will be organized from time to time for officers and employees of all departments under the supervision of senior administrative secretaries by the state-run training institutes so that they can be efficient in their work. Apart from this, the year-long training schedule should be prepared and released by the training institutes and training should be made compulsory for all.

Constitution of the steering committee

The Chief Secretary said that a steering committee for the training of administrative secretaries should be constituted. After studying the training policy of the state, this committee should submit its suggestions for better training in 15 days. Apart from this, the committee also regularly monitored the training being organized.

        For good governance and effective governance, it is essential to make arrangements for responsible and ethical training of officers and employees in the state so that there is a change in their official functioning and they can become good citizens as well as good officers and employees, said Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.

He said that such training programmes will significantly improve the functioning of the officers and the employees and they will do better work in their departments for the betterment of the public. All training institutes should prepare a framework and implement it systematically, he directed.

The Chief Secretary said that training programmes should be organized in coordination with all the training centres related to various departments, organizations and the private sector and their records should also be properly maintained.

The topics related to training should also be updated according to the present needs. In relation to the training of officers and employees, the concerned department should upload their complete details on the HRMS portal, so that it can be ascertained which officers and employees have received training in respect of which subjects and in which subjects they should be trained in future. If some officers and employees are experts in any subject, then other employees can also get the benefit of their experience, said Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.

Innovation and Cyber Security Training

The Chief Secretary said that it is mandatory for every employee and officer to conduct innovative training at state-of-the-art levels along with ethical and responsible values in the training programmes. He said that along with the promotion, ACP and general courses, if training is given for capacity building, then the employees will become efficient in their work.

In the meeting, detailed information was shared regarding training programmes being conducted by Rural Training Institute, Education, Electricity Training Institute, Civil Aviation Institute, Transport Training Institute,  Development and Panchayat, Irrigation, Public Health, Horticulture, Public Works Department, Cooperative and Revenue Disaster Management Department in the meeting.

Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Sh. TVSN Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Dr. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Housing for All Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and  Family Welfare Department, Dr. G. Anupama, ADGP CID, Sh. Alok Mital, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Sh. Navdeep Singh Virk, Director General, Development and Panchayat Department, Sh. Sanjay Joon and many senior officers remained present on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh December 5

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal today directed the Additional Deputy Commissioners to hold special Aadhaar updation camps in the state.

The Chief Secretary was presiding over the UID implementation committee meeting in which Additional Deputy Commissioners and other concerned officers attended the meeting through video conferencing.

Citizens to update POI and POA in Aadhaar details

The Chief Secretary directed the officers to expedite the process of Aadhaar revalidation, Citizens having an Aadhaar generated more than 10 years ago need to revalidate details in their Aadhaar by updating the Proof of Identity (POI) and Proof of Address (POA) documents to steadily avail the benefits of government services.

The Chief Secretary directed the State Registrar to continue deployment of at least 3 operational kits at each Mini Secretariat and at least one operational kit at SDM Offices, Tehsils, Sub – Tehsils and Blocks in all the districts as residents visit these places for availing government services and Aadhaar facilitation.

Organize camps to clear Mandatory Biometric Update (MBUs) pendency

The Chief Secretary further directed the IT Department to ensure implementation of the in-house model in accordance with instructions issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India. He said that to strengthen Aadhaar Eco System, it has been decided to restrict the facility of new enrolment of adult residents at select Aadhaar centers only and list of such centers should be provided by State Registrar, Execution/Management of State Portal for new enrolment of adult population. Department should organize camps in collaboration with Education Department to clear Mandatory Biometric Update (MBUs) pendency. The Chief Secretary directed the Health Department to ensure that all newborn are covered under the new enrollment of Aadhaar.

He further directed the School Education Department to prepare a roster for conducting regular camps for enrolling left out children and updating biometric both in government as well as in private schools. Regular camps shall be organized for enrolling children in Anganwadis.  District wise roster for this should be prepared by Women and Child Development Department and be shared with Deputy Commissioners with a copy to UIDAI RO Chandigarh. 

While presenting the Aadhaar Card Status of Haryana, Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Regional Office Chandigarh, Ms Bhawna Garg apprised that a monthly target of updating 13.20 lakh aadhaar cards has been fixed up to March, 2023. So far, 299,57,178 Aadhaar Cards have been generated in the state including 18,01,041 aadhaar cards of population upto 5 years, 67,12,666 aadhaars of 5 to 8 years and 2,14,43,470 aadhaars of 18 and above years. Thus, achieving 100.37 percent of Aadhaar Generation in the state.

On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Dr. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Information Technology, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary, Housing for All Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Smt. G. Anupama, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.