IEP Chandigarh, July 22

Haryana Agriculture and Farmers and Animal Husbandry Minister, Sh. JP Dalal left for a seven-day Japan tour on Saturday with a delegation of department officers to study new techniques in horticulture, vegetable production and agriculture.Agriculture Minister along with Additional Chief Secretary, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. K.M Pandurang, Director General Horticulture, Dr. Arjun Singh Saini, Joint Director,  Dr. Jogendra Singh and Padma Shri awardee farmer, Sh.  Kamal Singh Chauhan, a progressive farmer from Loharu assembly constituency, Sh. Amit Kumar are included in the delegation.The Agriculture Minister said that this visit to Japan will prove to be a milestone in the field of research and development for new technical information in the horticulture and agriculture sector to increase the income and employment of farmers. As a result, there will be a huge increase in crop diversification towards horticulture in the state. 

IEP Chandigarh, July 22 

Haryana Home and Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij was seen in action mode against the police department in Janta Darbar today. On the complaint of retired Subedar Major, he directed to suspend Manoj Kumar, DSP, Gharaunda, while a police constable of Panipat was also suspended. He said that “if he finds police involvement in any case, strict action will be taken against the errant police personnel”. He said that the job of the police is to maintain law and order.Despite the rain in Ambala today, thousands of complainants reached the Janata Darbar of Home Minister Anil Vij with their complaints and Home Minister redressed the grievances of the people. It is worth mentioning that retired Subedar Major, who came from Karnal in the Janata Darbar, alleged that fake assault and other cases were registered against him by the Gharaunda police. He had complained about this to Home Minister Anil Vij in the past as well, after which an ASI and constable of Gharaunda police station were suspended, but no action was taken against the main accused. Home Minister Anil Vij instructed to suspend Gharaunda DSP Manoj Kumar in this matter.Similarly, in another case, a lady constable from Panipat alleged that her husband had leaved her and was not being kept by her in-laws. She told that her husband is a constable in the police department and he did not even go on duty for the last one year. Sh.Vij sought information regarding constable in this case and   found that he is absconding since one year. The Home Minister instructed to suspend the constable with immediate effect.While intereacting with the media persons, Sh. Vij said that on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month, he redressed the grievances of the people in the Janata Darbar, today despite the rain, a large number of people from every cornor of the state reached here. He said that the flood that occurred this time is a big disaster, the administration is making further arrangements and Ambala district has been declared as a flood affected district. Compensation will be given to the affected person for the loss. The people can give applications of their loss in the Municipal council and tehsil. He said that the teams are continuously spraying the medicine to prevent diseases.Home Minister Anil Vij instructed the Karnal police to improve their functioning. He said that the people should be properly heard by the police so that cases do not reach him. At the same time, a person from Bhiwani in the darbar complained about his daughter being kidnapped by a gang, on which Minister called the Bhiwani SP and instructed to take immediate action in the matter. Similarly, the complainant from Karnal leveled allegations of assault on him by the other party in the police post itself, on which Minister called the SP Karnal and instructed him to take action against the outpost in-charge.Giving a complaint against the police, the lawyers from the Rewari Bar Association told Minister that the police did not take action in the case of assault on the lawyer, rather the police staff assaulted and abused the lawyer. On this, the Home Minister called to SP, Rewari and instructed to take strict action.On the other hand, a woman resident of Panchkula complained about her son being stuck in Malaysia jail. The woman said that she had sent her son to Malaysia through an agent and an amount of Rs 3 lakh was given for it. But his son was caught by the Malaysian police and put in jail and now the agent is demanding Rs 2 lakh more to get his son released. The Home Minister handed over the investigation of the matter to the SIT constituted for immigration cases.In the Janta Darbar, a man from Shahabad in Kurukshetra made allegations of raping his wife. It was alleged that the police was not taking action and the investigating officer also took Rs 20,000 from him for taking action. Home Minister Anil Vij instructed Kurukshetra SP to investigate the matter and take action.  Apart from this, Sh. Vij directed to the concerned departmental officers to take necessary action and formed the SIT for redressing the grievances of the people like murder case, land mafia case etc. During the Janata Darbar, langar was also distributed to the complainants on behalf of the Police Roti Bank. The langar was started by BJP leader and social worker Kapil Vij. Sanjeev Walia, SDM Ambala Cantonment Satendra Siwach, DSPs from all police ranges, BJP leaders Surendra Tiwari, Sanjeev Soni, Anil Kaushal, Deepak Bhasin, Ravi Sehgal, Iqbal Dhanda were present on the occasion. 

IEP Chandigarh, July 22

Haryana State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Sh. Raj kumar Makkar while speaking during public meeting and Awareness Camp organised at Palwal on Saturday to redress the problems of Divyangjans of the district, said that it is very important for all the Divyangjan to link their Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) with Family ID to avail the benefits of Central and State Government schemes, otherwise the Divyangjan.The State Commissioner listened to the grievances of the Divyang and assured to redress them. He stated that they should be conscious and endeavour to make others aware. He directed Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Suresh to provide UDID cards to all Divyangjans in the district as soon as possible so that they could get benefit.He said that on the basis of the appointment letter issued by Haryana Kaushal Rojgar Nigam, (HKRNL), PWDs join the job. After this the Divyangs will be shifted to their own district. The Haryana Government is committed to serving Divyangjans and is providing employment opportunities in the government and private sector as well. The government has also mandated that every petrol pump in the state at least hire two Divyangjans, work is being done to secure the rights of Divyangjans and provide them with all government rights under the leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal.He stated that the Central Government, collaborating with the Haryana Government, is organising camps in each district to offer artificial limbs and assistive devices to Divyangjan.Aside from that, Rs 50 lakh is granted to disabled athletes who exclusively compete in international sports, and Rs 5 lakh is given for sports preparation. Disabled athletes are also given government jobs within a year.

IEP Chandigarh, July 20

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while expressing grief over the death of four members of a family after consuming vermicelli in Ranika village of Nuh district announced a financial assistance of Rs. 8 lakh for the family.        The government is standing with the family in this hour of grief. Other members of this family are currently undergoing treatment in the hospital, said Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing the gathering at state level inauguration and foundation stone laying programme held at Ferozepur Jhirka in Nuh district today.     

   The Chief Minister said that the previous governments used to limit the development up to their respective districts only, while after Bharatiya Janata Party’s government was formed, any developmental projects starts from the Mewat region.        He said that the present state has reduced the distance of Chandigarh for this area with the resolve of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas. A network of roads is being laid in the entire state. The picture of this area is changing after the construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Highway. In the coming time, this area will become a new centre of investment. The country is scaling new heights of development under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi asserted Sh. Manohar Lal.The Chief Minister said that the previous governments continued to do politics considering Nuh district as a vote bank. These people are so hungry for power that by telling lies to the common man, they tried to create a gap between the government and the public.        He said that education and health are the basic requirements for any society to move forward and a lot of work has been done in both these areas for Mewat. He said that it is the endeavour of the government that children studying in madrassas should also get mainstream education.      

  The Chief Minister said that the government has made life easier for the people by taking numerous IT initiatives. He said that today Haryana has made a lot of progress in the field of energy. 24-hour electricity is being provided in 5600 villages of Haryana. By the end of this year, there is a target of providing 24-hour electricity to all 6200 villages. He said that the government has worked for every section without any discrimination.        Har Ghar Nal se Jal Abhiyan has been successfully completed under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal        On this occasion, Public Health and Engineering Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal said that Haryana, under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal was the first to complete Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi’s Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Abhiyan.        He said that the Chief Minister has also given approval to increase the drinking water supply for Ferozepur Jhirka from 55 LPCD to 70 LPCD. Haryana government is working with the spirit of Antyodaya; no discrimination is being done with anyone, he added

IEP Chandigarh, July 20      

    Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Day will be celebrated on 21 July 2023 in Anganwadi Centers of the state by the Punjab Government.           Minister of Social Security, Women, and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur, emphasized the importance of ECCE, which includes aspects of healthcare, nutrition, play-based learning, and early education in a protective environment, contributing significantly to the holistic development of children. The slogan for Early Childhood Care and Education is “Child’s School Readiness, Home Responsibility.”          To commemorate this day, Cabinet Minister instructed all District Program Officers to organize ECCE events in Anganwadi centers (except flood affected areas). They are required to ensure the proper observance of the day.

IEP Chandigarh, July 20    

      In a bid to eradicate the menace of female foeticide and balance the sex ratio in the state, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Department has busted an illegal sex determination racket in Sunam of Sangrur district. A portable ultrasound machine, Rs35000/- paid to the accused for sex test were also recovered.          Divulging the details here today, Director Health Services (FW) Dr. Ravinder Pal Kaur said that Civil Surgeons of Barnala and Sangrur formed a joint team of the health department comprising District Family Welfare Officer, Barnala Dr. Parvesh Kumar, Deputy Medical Commissioner Barnala Dr. Gurminder Aujla,          Gynaecologist Dr. Anchal Kashyap, Radiologist Civil Hospital Barnala Dr. Shikha, PNDT co-ordinator Gurjit Singh, District Family Welfare Officer Sangrur Dr. Inderjit Singla, Dr. Amanpreet Kaur and PNDT coordinator Harpreet Singh to conduct  the raid.          The health department team sent a pregnant patient as a decoy to a person for disclosing the sex of the foetus. An amount of Rs 35,000 was received by the accused woman for conducting the test and the patient was called to a house in Sunam.           As soon as the accused started conducting the test, the team of the health department reached the spot and caught the 53-years-old man red-handed.          Dr. Ravinder Pal Kaur lauded the efforts of Civil Surgeon Barnala Dr.Jasbir Singh Aulakh on whose tip off this operation was conducted and Assistant Director Dr.Vineet Nagpal who coordinated the whole raid from the state.          She said that there was a search for this accused person in the surrounding states as well, therefore under the strict directions of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh, taking immediate action on this information, a joint team of Health officials of district Barnala and Sangrur was made to conduct the raid. Dr. Parminder Kaur, Civil Surgeon Sangrur and Police Party played a pivotal role in this joint raid.          In this raid a portable ultrasound machine, Rs35000/- paid to the accused for sex test were also recovered. Moreover, another amount of Rs 2,49000/- and instruments and medicines used for carrying out abortions were also recovered on the spot. Apart from arresting the kingpin, the police team accompanying the raiding health team also arrested a woman who was illegally performing abortions at her home. A case under PC  PNDT act has also been registered against the accused.

IEP Chandigarh, July 20

Haryana Government will soon setup a Centre of Excellence within the Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science, Rohtak, by establishing virtual learning laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has accorded administrative approval amounting to Rs. 17.50 crore for the same.Sharing more details in this regard an official spokesperson said that the Chief Minister had announced to setup a Centre of Excellence within the Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science, Rohtak during the budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha. While fulfilling the same, Sh. Manohar Lal has today given administrative approval.The spokesperson informed that as per the detailed plan of the Center of Excellence, 24X7 Dental Emergency will be established at a cost of about Rs 47 lakh. Besides this, a Nodal Center for Oral preCancer diagnosis and management will be set up at a cost of about Rs 2 crore, Virtual Learning Lab at a cost of about Rs 8 crore, Advanced Maxillofacial Imaging Center at a cost of about Rs 2 crore and Advanced Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Implant Center will be established at a cost of Rs 5 crore.

IEP Chandigarh, July 19     

     The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to protecting the interests of the Scheduled Castes of the state.           Accordingly, Fake Scheduled Caste Certificate of Parmod Kumar son of Mr. Bangali Dass, House No. 1829, Janta Colony, Adarsh Nagar, Naya Gaon, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Mrs. Shinder Kaur wife of Mr. Amrik Singh, resident of Village Dhablan Tehsil and District Patiala, had been rejected by the state level scrutiny committee constituted at the Government level.          Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities  Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that Mahesh Kumar, son of Mr. Vishal Singh, House No. 1808, Janta Colony, Naya Gaon, SAS Nagar had lodged a complaint with the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission. The complaint stated that  Pramod Kumar a resident of Naya Gaon village District SAS Nagar, had forged a Scheduled Caste certificate despite belonging to the Christian caste.          Apart from this, Gurcharan Singh son of Mr. Sampuran Singh of village Dhablan Tehsil and district Patiala filed a complaint with the Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission that Shinder Kaur had forged a Scheduled Caste certificate despite being a Muslim.          The Minister further informed that the Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission had forwarded these complaints to the Department of Social Justice, Empowerment for investigation. She said that after investigation by the department, it has been confirmed that the Scheduled Caste certificates of Mr. Pramod Kumar and Mrs. Shinder Kaur was indeed fake.          The Minister stated that the department has written to the Deputy Commissioner of SAS Nagar regarding the Scheduled Caste Certificate No. 2148 dated 07.02.2014 of Mr. Pramod Kumar and the Deputy Commissioner of Patiala regarding the Scheduled Caste Certificate No. of Mrs. Shinder Kaur. 1027 dated 17.03.2008 and called for cancellation and confiscation of their certificates.

IEP Chandigarh, July 19       

       With a view to adopt the best practices for further streamlining the food security mechanism, the Punjab State Food Commission (PSFC) has taken the initiative of amending Punjab Food Security Rules, 2016 on the pattern of Andhra Pradesh Food Security Rules, 2017 and Telangana Food Security Rules.           In a meeting of the commission in this regard presided over by the Chairman Mr. D.P. Reddy, it was decided that Mrs. Indra Gupta and Mrs. Preety Chawla, Members would give their own suggestions regarding amendment of Punjab Food Security Rules. Thereafter a consolidated list of suggestions given by the School Education Department and the Social Security, along with suggestions of the Members, may be forwarded to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department for incorporating the same in the Punjab Food Security Rules, 2016.            The Commission also accorded its approval to the revision of minimum rate of wages in respect of the various categories of outsourced employees such as Peon-Helper, Safai Karamchari cum Chowkidar, Driver Light, Clerk, Office Assistant (Senior Assistant), Personal Assistant,  Office Superintendent Grade 1, and Private Secretary who are working in the Commission, w.e.f. 01.04.2023 to 31.03.2024 (both days inclusive) in compliance with the orders of Deputy Commissioner, UT Chandigarh issued vide his order No. DC/DN/F-20/2023/13357-63 dated 28.05.2023.            Further, the Commission also authorized the Chairman, PSFC, to sanction the minimum revised rates of wages to its outsourced employees in future as & when these are revised by the Deputy Commissioner, U.T. Chandigarh.           On the occasion, the Chairman expressed deep concern over the situation arising out of floods in the State and asked for the identification of the affected schools as well as the Anganwadis so as to salvage the situation.

IEP Chandigarh, July 19       

   Amidst its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday nabbed Class IV employee Sukhdev Singh posted at Tehsil Office Patti in Tarn Taran district for accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000.          The accused employee has been arrested on the complaint of Jagroop Singh Sandhu resident of village Margindpura in Tarn Taran district.          Revealing details here today, an official spokesperson of the VB said that the complainant had approached the VB and lodged a complaint that his grandfather had died on 12-08-2021 and he had applied for the post of Numberdar in December 2022 at the Office of Tehsildar Patti. He said that the accused employee sent the file to SDM, Patti for further action. He has demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 in lieu of getting his file cleared from SDM office.          The spokesperson informed that after preliminary investigation of this complaint, a team of VB unit Tarn Taran laid a trap and arrested the accused employee for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant in the presence of official witness.          In this regard, a case under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused Class IV employee at Police Station VB, Amritsar Range. Further investigations in this case are under progress.