IEP Chandigarh, August 5 

Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment work of 508 railway stations across the country through video conferencing on August 6, under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme launched for the development of railway stations in India. Under this scheme, 15 railway stations of Haryana state have also been included, which will be upgraded/modernized. Expressing gratitude to the Prime Minister for this scheme, Chief Minister, Sh.  Manohar Lal said that the redevelopment of railway stations will provide better facilities to passengers and will also strengthen the public transport service. He said that apart from 15 railway stations in Haryana, other stations would also be developed in the upcoming phases. This national-level function will also be telecast live at all railway stations/venues. Under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, stations will be redeveloped with upgraded amenities including toilets, waiting areas/halls, free Wi-Fi facilities, kiosks for products, etc.

IEP Chandigarh, August 5

 Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Department, Haryana, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal emphasized the need for constructing storage facilities at the village level to accommodate 5000 metric tons of grains under the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund. This step aims to fulfill the grain storage requirements within the state. Additional Chief Secretary, Sh. Rajpal chaired a state-level review meeting of the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund Scheme, where he directed the officers to prioritize the establishment of pack houses for horticulture and vegetable growers and godowns for storage of agricultural products and fertilizers in packs. He said that, so far, a sum of Rs. 886 crore has been approved for 1119 entrepreneurs of Haryana under the scheme, out of which Rs. 736 crore has already been disbursed to 935 entrepreneurs. The Chief Secretary noted that interested entrepreneurs can apply for this scheme by preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPR) through District-level Implementation Committees. The Agricultural Infrastructure Fund Scheme supports post-harvest management and the creation of community agricultural assets, offering medium and long-term loans and financial assistance. The Central Government has allocated Rs. 3900 crore for this initiative, with distribution planned by the year 2025-26. The main aim of the fund is to reduce post-harvest losses and to increase farmers’ income. This scheme provides loans up to Rs. 2 crore for empowering agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, self-help groups, farmer producer organisations, joint liability groups, primary agricultural credit societies, marketing cooperatives, multi-purpose cooperatives, agricultural produce marketing societies, godowns and silos, cold stores, and cold chains. The government provides up to a 3 percent interest subsidy on these loans. For the year 2023-24, Rs. 925 crore has been allocated for various structures, out of which Rs. 150 crore has already been disbursed. A unique aspect of this scheme is that beneficiaries can also take advantage of this scheme by taking a grant in any scheme of the central and state government, he added. The Additional Chief Secretary unveiled posters outlining the objectives and eligible activities of the scheme during the state-level meeting. Advisor, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Sh. Amarjit Mann, Director General, Horticulture Department, Dr. Arjun Saini, Additional Director, Agriculture Dr. Rohtas Singh, Sh. Chandra Mohan Dhiman and many bankers remained present at the state-level meeting.

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Haryana Home Minister, Mr. Anil Vij said that the police is taking pro-active measures to maintain peace in Nuh after unrest. As of now, a total of 104 FIRs have been registered and 216 individuals have been arrested. Moreover, 80 individuals have been detained under preventive custody in connection with Nuh incident. When media persons asked about the viral video of CID Inspector, Mr. Vij said, “I’ve taken note of the video, suitable action will be taken at the appropriate juncture.” Responding to a question regarding Pakistan’s involvement in the Nuh unrest, the Home Minister conveyed that the police are well-versed in these details and are meticulously examining each aspect. Addressing the query about a link between the Punjab-registered vehicle and Hyder Ali during the incident, Mr. Vij said that this information has been forwarded to the authorities for investigation. 

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 Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, about 32 lakh families in the state are getting the benefits of the PDS scheme. “To simplify the Public Distribution System, our government has made effective changes in the system. Now all the work is being done online in a transparent manner, due to which the beneficiaries, as well as the depot holders, do not have to face any problem to get the ration,” said Sh. Manohar Lal while interacting with the ration depot holders through audio conferencing here today. During the interaction, the depot holders thanked the Chief Minister for simplifying the Public Distribution System. Depot holders said that earlier people used to come to us, again and again, asking the dates of arrival of ration. The Haryana government has linked the information regarding the ration with the consumers’ mobile numbers, which has brought great relief to the consumers as well as to the depot holders. The government has reduced our problems by making the entire process online, said the depot holders. The Chief Minister said that many times a family had to face the problem as someone else used to avail of the ration facility on their behalf or they have only got half of the ration meant for them. To solve this problem, the government has started the EPDS portal. Under this, automatic POS machines have been installed at 9,434 fair-price shops. The ration is being made available to consumers through machines. Due to this, 100 percent distribution of essential commodities is being done after authentication on a biometric basis. Now no ineligible person can get ration by adopting any fraudulent means, informed Sh. Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister said that the government had linked the information of ration with the mobile of the consumers. Now, as soon as the supply reaches the ration shop, the consumers automatically get information about the arrival of the ration through mobile messages. The Chief Minister said that earlier in the old ration cards system; there was no information about any change in the number of family members. There were also doubts related to eligibility. Lack of transparency led to misunderstandings and due to this; there were numerous complaints from consumers. To solve all these problems, we have compiled the data of all the eligible families by taking the help of e-governance and have made all the processes online. Now, with the help of the depot holders, the work of distribution of ration has been made completely transparent and simple,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister said that while reiterating the state government’s commitment towards women empowerment, the Government has taken a significant step by reserving 33 percent of the ration depots for women. Also, on applying the women applicants would be given allotment priority. He said that it would not be wrong to call the depot holders the charioteers of the Antyodaya Abhiyan launched by the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. Because of depot holders, the work to distribute ration to satisfy the hunger of the poorest person is being done in a smooth and hassle-free manner.  Not only this, your role becomes even more important during natural calamities.  The commendable services rendered by you during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of this, said the Chief Minister. During the COVID-19 pandemic time, the Prime Minister had taken a pledge that no person in the country sleeps hungry. To fulfill this resolution, he had started the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana and the onus was on you to implement this scheme. I feel proud to say that you have left no stone unturned to make this plan a success, said Sh. Manohar Lal. Similarly, the One Nation – One Ration Card Scheme has been launched by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi to facilitate every ration card holder of the country to get ration anywhere in the country. Earlier, due to employment or any other reason, the poor families living far away from their original residence could not get ration. Now any citizen of the country can get his quota from any

IEP Chandigarh, August 5 

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal will attend the national-level foundation laying stone function for the redevelopment work of 508 railway stations across the country to be held virtually at Chandigarh Railway station on August 6, 2023.  This programme to be held under the Amrit Bharat Station will be telecast live at all railway stations/venues across the country. Sharing more details in this regard, an official spokesperson said that at present, work of Rs 20,000 crore is in progress in Haryana. Haryana has got a record allocation of Rs. 2,247 crore in the 2023-24 budget. 34 stations have been planned to be developed as world class railway stations. While in the first phase, 15 railway stations of Haryana state have also been included under this scheme, which will be upgraded/modernized. The list of railway stations to be upgraded include, Ambala City, Bhiwani Junction,  Faridabad, Pataudi Road, Hisar, Bahadurgarh, Jind Junction, Narwana Junction, Narnaul, Kalka, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamunanagar-Jagadhari. Cabinet Ministers, Sh. Kanwar Pal and Dr. Kamal Gupta will attend the function in Jagadhri and Hisar railway stations respectively. MLAs, Sh. Aseem Goel will attend the function at Ambala City Railway Station, Sh. Rao Dan Singh at Bhiwani Junction, Sh. Narendra Gupta at Faridabad, Sh. Satya Prakash Jrawta at Pataudi Road, Sh. Rajender Singh Joon at Bahadurgarh, Sh. Krishan Lal Middha at Jind Junction, Ram Niwas at Narwana Junction, Sh. Om Prakash at Narnaul, Sh. Pardeep Chaudhary at Kalka, Sh. Chiranjeev Rao at Rewari, Sh. Bharat Bhushan Batra at Rohtak, Sh. Gopal Kanda at Sirsa and Sh. Surender Panwar will attend the function at Sonipat.   

IEP Chandigarh, August 2 

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Manohar Lal said that the initiative started by the State Government to have direct interaction with people’s representatives and eminent citizens is boreing fruitful results as these interactions not only bridge the gap between the government and the public but also helps the government to get real-time feedback of the public welfare schemes and services started by them. Meanwhile, continuing the same, today the Chief Minister held an interaction with the public representatives and eminent citizens of Rohtak Lok Sabha Constituency. Top officers from various departments also attended the meeting. During this, detailed discussions were held regarding the schemes related to the nine assembly constituencies and feedback of the citizens and the people’s representatives was also taken. The Chief Minister said that the government is working for the public welfare and is leaving no stone unturned to address all the issues at the grassroot levels. He further shared that he will interact with the people of Sirsa and Kurukshetra Lok Sabha on August 9 and 16, 2023. Meanwhile, during the interaction, BJP leader Shamsher kharkara suggested that such interactions should be held at least once in three months, while some citizens suggested holding of such interactions at the district level and sub-divisional level also so as to know the real time status of the scheme implementations and the problems being faced by the citizens. Notably, so far the Chief Minister has discussed the development works with the eminent citizens and public representatives of eight Lok Sabha constituencies and sought suggestions. On this occasion, MLA, Kosali, Sh. Laxman Singh Yadav, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh.  B.B  Bharti, OSDs to Chief Minister, Sh.  Bhupeshwar Dayal, Sh. Jawahar Yadav, Sh Sudhanshu Gautam, former MLAs, Sh. Naresh Kaushal and Sh. Manish Grover and Administrative Secretaries of various departments also remained  present.

IEP Chandigarh, August 2

While describing the Nuh incident as unfortunate, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Manohar Lal appealed   the people not to pay any heed to the rumours and maintain social harmony. Every aspect of the incident is being thoroughly investigated and action will be taken against those found guilty in this matter as per the law.Sh Manohar Lal was addressing a press conference here today.        While replying to a query, the Chief Minister said that maintaining social security and peace is the foremost priority of the State Government. The Director General of Police, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), CID and ADGP, Law and Order have been sent to Nuh and they are constantly monitoring the situation. There is no need to constitute a SIT in this case, he maintained.        In response to another question, the Chief Minister said that it is the collective responsibility of all to maintain social harmony and brotherhood and efforts should be made to resolve this problem by rising above politics. He urged all the political parties to not to politicize the issue and said that if they want to give any suggestion in this matter, the same would be considered.        In reply to yet another question, the Chief Minister said that a close vigil is also being kept on social media and added that strict action would be taken against those found making hate speeches. He said that data of people spreading misleading propaganda on social media is also being collected and action would be taken against them as per the Cyber Law. Apart from this, records of CCTV cameras and the dump data of calls is also being examined. With the help of CCTV cameras, 116 people have been arrested in the incident while 90 people have been detained, he added.         While responding to a query regarding Monu Manesar, the Chief Minister said he is wanted by the Rajasthan Police in a case.         When asked about the situation in Nuh, Sh Manohar Lal said that at present we have 20 companies of central paramilitary forces, out of which 14 have been deployed in Nuh, 3 in Palwal, 2 in Faridabad and 1 in Gurugram. Apart from this, 3 additional companies of Paramilitary Forces have been sought from the Centre.        He said that in order to prevent the re-occurrence of such an incident, a battalion of IRB consisting of around 1000 personnel would be permanently deployed at Nuh so that any untoward incident could be immediately dealt with. Besides, while further widening the scope of the Police Enforcement Bureau, it has been decided to entrust the Bureau with the responsibility of cow protection in Nuh. Hundred police personnel would be dedicatedly deployed for this purpose, he added.        He said that six people have lost their lives in this unfortunate incident, including two Home Guard jawans and four civilians. He said that the families of the deceased would be given a compensation of Rs 57 lakh each as per the policy.        On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments, Sh  Rajesh Khullar,  Additional Chief Secretary, Home Sh T.V.S.N.  Prasad and other senior officers were also present.

IEP Chandigarh, August 2 

To mitigate the hardships of citizens of the State due to the recent flood, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today launched an expanded version of the e-kshatipurti portal i.e. https://ekshatipurti.haryana.gov.in This upgraded version of the portal aims to ease the process of submission of applications by the people for their damages and loss and further to bring transparency in the system of damage verification and disbursement of compensation to the affected people in a time-bound manner. Notably, till now the farmers used to upload the details about the damage caused to their crops due to natural calamities. While addressing a press conference held here today after the launch, Sh. Manohar Lal said that this portal shall remain open till August 18, 2023, for the general public to upload their loss claims and immediate compensation will be awarded once the verification is completed.  The portal also has a provision for the villagers to share the details about claims of damage to houses, livestock and crops, while the people living in urban areas can upload the details about the commercial and movable and immovable properties.         “Through this portal, claims can also be made for the damages or loss occurred during the recent incident of violence reported in Nuh district. A special scheme will be formulated for giving compensation for the losses,” said the Chief Minister. He further said that new features have been included in the portal, in view of the recent floods due to which, loss of human life, house, commercial properties and livestock have been reported widely in the State. The general public is requested to make full use of the portal for their benefit, urged the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister said that the compensation will be calculated based on the verification reports and the same will be paid after the due process and as per the prescribed norms. “The affected citizens can register their claims through an application against the damage and loss with respect of house, livestock, crops and commercial movable property, due to flood, on the portal. The general public can upload the details of types and number of livestock lost in the disaster,” he informed. The Chief Minister further informed that in case of house damage, details like the kind of house, i.e., Kaccha or Pucca and its type of damage are required to be provided on this portal. This online process shall reduce the time, ease out the entire process of compensation claims, increase transparency and reduce corrupt practices significantly, said Sh. Manohar Lal.  Divulging the details about the compensation slabs, the Chief Minister said that maximum compensation of Rs. 50 lakh and Rs. 25 lakh respectively will be given for loss of movable and immovable properties caused due to floods in urban areas. In case of the movable property for loss up to Rs 5 lakh, a compensation of 80 percent of the loss amount, i.e. Rs 4 lakh will be given. While for the loss between Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh, 70 percent compensation will be given, for the loss between Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh, 60 percent compensation will be given, for the loss between Rs. 20 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh, 40 percent compensation will be given.

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Haryana Higher Education Department and the United Kingdom’s Cambridge Regional College, here today.With the  signing of this  MoU, now the students of government colleges in Haryana will have the opportunity to study at Cambridge Regional College. Besides, the professors will also be given an opportunity to get training there. Not only this, the students from Cambridge Regional College will also be able to pursue their studies in colleges across Haryana. It is noteworthy that Cambridge Regional College ranks among the top 10 colleges in England.In the presence of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal and Higher Education Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma,  Director, Higher Education, Sh. Rajiv Rattan  and Assistant Principal, Cambridge Regional College, Ms. Moreen Horn signed the MOU.The exchange programme is devised in such a way whereby the faculty and students are expected to spend up to 2 Weeks in the host institution to share, learn and deliver best practices on curriculum development, innovation and technology, quality assurance process, and engagement with industry and employer.        Sh. Manohar Lal, congratulated the Higher Education Department and Cambridge Regional College for signing  the MoU . He said the MoU has been signed for mutual cooperation in the areas of job placement, sports education, English language programs, student exchange summer schools, and teacher training. He emphasized the need to diversify higher education and align it with the New Education Policy. He expressed hope that this joint effort will prepare the youth and faculty of government colleges of Haryana for job placements, self-employment, entrepreneurship, and incubation.        Sh Manohar Lal said that this MoU would open new doors of opportunities for Haryana youth and lead to the elevation of the state’s education to global standards. He hoped  that more students from abroad would come to Haryana to study subjects like Indian knowledge systems, Indian languages, Ayurveda, yoga, arts, music, history, culture, and modern India.Haryana Higher Education Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma, also praised the collaboration and said that this step would further  enhance the skills of the state’s youth and professors of government colleges.        Additional Chief Secretary of the Higher Education Department Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan said that this programme would be implemented by “Global Training Education Programme” in partnership with Kingsmead. The MOU would further help students studying in colleges of Haryana to update their skills according to industry requirements, facilitating easier employment opportunities.The Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D.S. Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary of the Higher Education Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Vice Chairman of Haryana State Higher Education Council, Dr. K.C. Sharma, Vice Chancellor of Vishwakarma Skill University, Sh. Raj Nehru and other prominent personalities from England and Haryana were also present on this occasion.

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Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala has welcomed the decision of the GST Council to place the money levied on online gaming in the highest tax category.        He said that any monetary exchange in online gaming whether in casino or betting or horse racing etc. will now be placed under 28 percent GST slab. With this, the country earns more revenue and illegal tax evasion will be curbed.        Sh. Dushyant Chautala was  interacting with media persons  at Haryana Bhawan in Delhi after attending the GST Council meeting.        The meeting of  GST Council was chaired by Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.        The Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala, who also holds the portfolio of Excise and Taxation Department  attended the meeting through video conferencing from Haryana Bhawan.        The  Deputy Chief Minister said that efforts were being made for the last three years to bring online gaming in the highest tax slab. He said that now it has been agreed to levy one time 28 percent tax on the basis of face value in online gaming and apart from anything above than such as commission or platform fee etc. will not be taxed again. This suggestion was given by the online gaming companies to avoid multiple tax points. He said  that it was also suggested in the GST Council meeting from Haryana that if crypto currency is used in such trade purchases, then the Law Commission should monitor it and regularize it as well.         Sh Dushyant Chautala said that the council has also agreed to Haryana’s suggestion that in the next meeting of the council, the trading in crypto currency will be completely monitored and regulation will be brought on it. Apart from this, mobile applications (apps) run by foreign companies in India by declaring them as their agents in the country will have to be completely coordinated with the laws of the country to avoid tax evasion. From now on, online gaming money will be regularised and monitored to a great extent. Haryana had earlier also issued notices to three companies, he added.        While  responding to a question regarding the violence that took place in Nuh district on July 31, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the Haryana government took serious action on this incident. Companies of Haryana Police and Paramilitary Police Force were deployed. The IRB battalion is permanently stationed there and now the situation is completely under control. A small dharna was organized today at Delhi’s Badarpur border toll plaza, that too was opened on time. Peace teams were activated which played a vital role in restoring peace.        He said that the incident that has happened is being monitored in different ways, more than 40 FIRs have been filed, and more than 90 people have been arrested. He said that action is being taken against those involved in vandalism and spreading violence.No. IPRDH/2023