IEP Chandigarh, June 11

Haryana Development and Panchayats Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli said that several villages of Haryana and Punjab will be greatly benefited by strengthening and widening National Highway 148B. For this, tenders have been allotted by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and its construction work will begin in the month of August 2023.         Cabinet Minister, Sh. Babli expressed gratitude towards the State Government and the Central Government for this initiative. He informed that he personally met the Union Minister, Sh. Nitin Gadkari in this regard. Through this route, three assembly constituencies of the district along with many villages of Tohana constituency will be benefited, he added.        The Development and Panchayats Minister informed that the 10 meter road will be widened and strengthened from Haryana’s Tohana to Punjab’s border up to 30.14 km. Along with this, Jakhal’s Chandigarh road, which is 1800 meters long, will also be included. He added that the said road will be paved, strengthened and widened. About Rs. 111.14 crores will be spent on this work. 

IEP Chandigarh, June 11

 Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that due to significant changes made in industrial policies, the state was able to attract an investment of Rs. 35,000 crores. He said that today Maruti-Suzuki is setting up its new plant at Kharkhoda IMT, which will provide employment to more than 15,000 youth.        The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing the Vijay Sankalp public meeting organized at Kharkhoda. He said that the Maruti-Suzuki plant being established at Kharkhoda IMT will bring industrial and employment revolution in this area. He said that Kharkhoda is moving forward to establish its own identity like Gurugram in the coming times.        He said that Maruti is expediting its work to set up its plant in stipulated time. With the launch of Maruti, many more companies will be established in this area, which will give impetus to the industrial development. 75 percent reservation was given to the youth of Haryana in local private jobs, so that our youth do not have to go to other states for employment.        The Deputy Chief Minister said that in the previous governments, when farmers’ crops were damaged due to natural calamities, the farmers had to wait for more than two years for the compensation to come, but within 30 days, the present government paid Rs. 181 crores into the farmers’ bank account.  Today, 1000 e-libraries have been opened by the government in the state to empower rural youth. Apart from this, community centres are being built in the villages so that the people of the villages can organise social functions in those centres. He said that today drinking water arrangements are made in every village of the state, construction of stadiums for children to play, paved streets and roads in villages are being made by the government, so that rural development can also be encouraged.        The Deputy Chief Minister said that the government started the Amrit Sarovar scheme to beautify the ponds, under which more than 1400 ponds have been beautified in the state so far. Under this scheme, the government has set a target to beautify 8,000 ponds in the state, which will be completed very soon.

IEP Chandigarh, May 4

Haryana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught a Peon posted in Civil Hospital, Rewari red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 in lieu of enhancing the disability percentage.The accused Peon engaged on an outsourced basis was demanding bribe on behalf of a Medical Officer who has also been arrested.Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the ACB said that arrested accused have been identified as Dr Sahil Yadav Medical Officer and Rahul, Peon. Both the accused have been nabbed on the complaint of Amit Kumar, a resident of district Rewari.Giving further details, he said that the complainant has approached the ACB and alleged that accused Rahul posted as Peon in Civil Hospital Rewari was demanding Rs. 20,000 as a bribe from the complainant in lieu of enhancing the disability percentage of his mother from 50 % to 65 %. The accused Peon was demanding bribe on behalf of Medical Officer and had already taken Rs 5,000 for the same.After verifying the complaint, an ACB team laid a trap and arrested the accused Peon red-handed while accepting Rs 15,000 as a bribe from the complainant. Later, the team also arrested the Medical Officer.In this regard, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against both accused at ACB police station Gurugram. Further investigation was under progress.Patwari nabbed for demanding Rs 30,000 bribeEarlier, in a separate case, a team of ACB arrested a Halqa Patwari posted at Tharwa Majri in Ambala district on the charges of demanding illegal gratification of Rs 30,000 in lieu of getting mutation done of property in the name of complainant and his family members. Accused Patwari Charanjit Singh was arrested on the basis of audio record evidence. The complainant had recorded the conversation on his cell phone while the accused patwari was demanding this bribe. 

IEP Chandigarh May 4

Haryana Chief Secretary, Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal said that the registration process of 208 acre of land for AIIMS, Rewari has been completed, while Pt. Neki Ram Sharma, Government Medical College, Bhiwani being constructed at the cost of Rs. 535.55 crore is likely to be completed by December this year.Mr. Kaushal gave this information while participating in a virtual meeting convened by Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr. Amit Khare here today.The Chief Secretary further said that the state government has requested the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to take possession of the land to set up AIIMS, Rewari.Mr. Kaushal further said that Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that HITES has been appointed as Executing Agency for taking up pre- investment activities at the site for setting up of new AIIMS. The construction work will be undertaken by the Executing Agency selected by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.Mr. Kaushal  said that the work  of Pt. Neki Ram Sharma, GMC is in progress and 65 % has been completed till date. He further said that the Bhiwani Medical College is being established under Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing/referral hospitals” under Phase-I which existing District Hospital to be upgraded into a Medical College wherein funding will be shared between Centre to State Government at 60:40 ratio. The process for purchasing the equipments for medical colleges has been already initiated. The funds amounting to Rs.277.55 Crore has been released till the date. He urged the central government to release the balance funds of Rs. 207.93 crore at the earliest.

IEP Chandigarh, May 4

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that in the last eight-and-a-half-years, keeping in mind the interests of every section of the state, the state government has launched several developmental projects and public welfare schemes, benefits of which are directly being availed by the people. Also, the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) has proved to be an important document in catching irregularities and some foreign countries including five-six states of the country have also shown interest in studying it, he said.The Chief Minister was addressing the people at the inauguration of BJP’s newly constructed office ‘Karna Kamal’ in Karnal’s Sector 9 on Thursday. He said that on the basis of a survey done through Parivar Pehchan Patra, 12.50 lakh new BPL ration cards have been made in the state. Similarly, as a result of increasing the annual income limit of Rs 1.20 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh by the central government, 7 lakh people have got their treatment done free of cost under Ayushman card and CHIRAYU Haryana Yojana; on which an amount of Rs 950 crore has been spent by the government.He said that today the BJP has become the largest democratic party in the world whose number of active members is more than the total population of many countries. “That’s why the party workers should take the policies and schemes of the government to the masses so that the people can get the benefits of these schemes,” he added.The Chief Minister said that the workers are very important for the smooth running and strengthening of the party. He said that to take feedback of development works and government schemes from the people, Jan Samvad programmes have been started across the state and so far, the programmes have been organized in Bhiwani, Palwal and Kurukshetra districts.He said that implementation of the e-tendering system in Panchayati Raj institutions will give long-term benefits with transparency in works and it has also garnered appreciation from the public. On the occasion, former minister and BJP state president, Sh. OP Dhankhar, Gharaunda MLA, Sh. Harvinder Kalyan and district president, Sh. Yogender Rana were also present.

IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij said that “Operation Smile” was conducted by the Haryana Police from April 1 to April 30, 2023, under which 722 child labourers and 405 beggars were rescued. In addition, 880 missing children and 819 missing adults were traced and visited 489 shelters and children’s homes during this period.Divulging more details in this regard, Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij said that 178 missing children and 63 adults were traced in Gurgaon by District Police and Anti Human Trafficking Unit, while 11 beggars and 71 child labourers were rescued after visiting 19 shelters and children’s homes. He informed that 153 missing children and 83 adults were traced in Faridabad, while 87 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 80 beggars and 63 child labourers were rescued.He said that 71 missing children and 16 adults were traced in Kurukshetra, while 39 beggars and 57 child labourers were rescued after visiting 21 shelters and children’s homes. He said that the GRP traced 53 missing children while 1 beggar was rescued after visiting 17 shelters and children’s homes. Similarly, 50 missing children and 51 adults were traced in Bhiwani while 10 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 32 beggars and 7 child labourers were rescued. Similarly, 44 missing children and 81 adults were traced in Panipat while 11 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 7 beggars and 56 child labourers were rescued.Sh. Vij said that 39 missing children and 38 adults were traced in Rewari, while 19 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 6 beggars and 25 child labourers were rescued. He said that 26 missing children and 27 adults were traced in Jhajjar, while 17 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 6 beggars and 8 child labourers were rescued. In Mahendergarh, 21 missing children and 28 adults were traced, while 3 beggars and 13 child labourers were rescued after visiting 6 shelters and child homes. In Karnal, 23 missing children and 70 adults were traced, while 7 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 8 beggars and 30 child labourers were rescued.The Home Minister said that 21 missing children and 23 adults were traced in Ambala, while 65 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 23 beggars and 34 child labourers were rescued. In Fatehabad, 25 missing children and 18 adults were traced while 37 shelters and child homes were visited and 24 child labourers were rescued. Similarly, 28 missing children and 42 adults were traced in Yamuna Nagar, while 29 beggars and 28 child labourers were rescued after visiting 10 shelters and children’s homes. In Hisar, 21 missing children and 28 adults were traced, while 15 beggars and 18 child labourers were rescued after visiting 26 shelters and children’s homes. In Hansi, 15 missing children and 14 adults were traced, while 5 beggars and 8 child labourers were rescued after visiting 6 shelters and children’s homes.He informed that 24 missing children and 32 adults were traced in Panchkula while 25 beggars and 23 child labourers were rescued after visiting 30 shelters and children homes. He said that 14 missing children and 59 adults were traced in Rohtak, while 13 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 11 beggars and 15 child labourers were rescued. He said that 15 missing children and 25 adults were traced in Sonipat, while 7 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 7 beggars and 14 child labourers were rescued. Similarly, traced 9 missing children and 19 adults in Charkhi-Dadri, while 30 beggars and 12 child labourers were rescued after visiting 29 shelters and child homes.Sh. Vij said that 10 missing children and 36 adults were traced in Sirsa, while 23 beggars and 23 child labourers were rescued after visiting 11 shelters and children’s homes. In Mewat, 9 missing children and 7 adults were traced, while 13 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 4 beggars and 33 child labourers were rescued. Traced 10 missing children and 22 adults in Jind while 24 beggars and 18 child labourers were rescued after visiting 6 shelters and children’s homes. In Palwal, 14 missing children and 19 adults were traced, while 14 shelters and children’s homes were visited and 4 beggars and 92 child labourers were rescued. Similarly, 7 missing children and 18 adults were traced in Kaithal while 12 beggars and 50 child labourers were rescued after visiting 8 shelters and child homes.He said that under “Operation Smile” work is being carried out to reunite the separated with their loved ones. Apart from this, he appealed to the people of the state that they should not take labour work from child labourers and inform the police about such child labourers and beggars in the development of the country and the state so that they can be given shelter in shelter homes and integrated with the main stream of the society.

IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, made a major announcement during the Jan Samvad programme at Kurukshetra’s Thana village, on the complaint of an elderly woman about non-stopping of buses in the village. He said that at least 8 buses of Pehowa and Kurukshetra depot would have a stop in the village and for the convenience of the citizens, the timings of the buses will be pasted at the bus stops.The Chief Minister directed the Roadways General Manager, Kurukshetra to prepare a 12-hour route chart for the buses of Kaithal and Pehowa depots and instruct the drivers and conductors to stop the buses on the fixed routes of Thana village.During the Jan Samvad programme, Karambir, a resident of Thana village, apprised the Chief Minister that he had got treatment done under the Ayushman Yojana in a private hospital in Pehowa; but the hospital charged Rs 20,000 for the treatment.Similarly, a girl from the village also complained to the Chief Minister about the same private hospital, stating that her mother had undergone treatment from the hospital and despite being a beneficiary of the Ayushman Yojana, an amount of Rs 25,000 was charged from them. On this, the Chief Minister ordered the Civil Surgeon, Kurukshetra to investigate the entire matter and take appropriate action.Development works worth Rs 4 crore being done in Thana villageSh. Manohar Lal said that development works are being done in Thana village under different schemes with an amount of Rs 4 crore. He said that Ayushman cards have been made for 2,849 beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the village. Out of these, 577 beneficiaries have availed the benefits by getting treatment worth Rs 66.44 lakh.“The state government has kept a budget of Rs 1.83 lakh crore for the development of the state this year. With the spirit of ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek’, the government is ensuring uniform development in every assembly constituency without any discrimination,” he added.Meanwhile, 15 sarpanches of nearby villages placed the problems of their respective gram panchayats during the programme. The Chief Minister assured to resolve these problems. On the occasion, Minister of State for Printing and Stationery, S. Sandeep Singh and other dignitaries were present.

IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Home and Health Minister Sh. Anil Vij said that entrepreneurs from Australia have offered to open sports university in the state under mutual cooperation with Haryana. Besides this, another entrepreneur from Australia also offered to open a 1500 bedded hospital in the state during the Australia tour of the Home Minister. Sh. Vij gave this information here today while interacting with media persons after returning from Australia. He said that directions have been given to the concerned officers to send letters on behalf of the state government to open a sports university and a 1500 bedded hospital so that both these projects can be completed at the earliest. He said that he also met Mr. Christopher James Steel, Minister of Transport and City Services of Australia. In this meeting, mutual cooperation between Haryana and Australia in various fields was discussed. He has also invited the Transport Minister of Australia to visit Haryana. On this, the Australian minister has accepted the invitation to visit Haryana. He informed that further action is being taken to work with the Government of Australia in various areas. Solution to every difficulty of man in the teachings of Bhagavad Gita – Vij In response to a question regarding the International Gita Mahotsav organized in Australia, he said that the divine teachings of Bhagavad Gita were given on the land of Kurukshetra in Haryana. In these, the solution to every difficulty of man has been explained. Along with this, it has been told to prove the world. He said that these teachings are not for the residents of Haryana, residents of Kurukshetra, any region, any caste, any religion, but this is for the entire humanity. Learning from this can lead to a successful life. He said that there is an answer to every question in the Bhagavad Gita. Haryana government is trying to spread the teachings of Bhagavad Gita – Vij He said that the Haryana government is making efforts to spread the teachings of Bhagavad Gita. Earlier Gita Mahotsavs have been organized in Canada, UK and Mauritius. Now the Kurukshetra Development Board has organized Gita Mahotsav in Australia. Sh. Vij said that there was full cooperation of the people for organizing this Mahotsav and the hall where this Mahotsav was organized was completely packed. Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand Ji Maharaj and other saints and scholars were present in this program. Everyone in Australia warmly welcomed and received lots of affection – Vij Sh. Vij said that the people and crew members of the flight by which he was going for the Australia tour warmly welcomed him and clicked photographs with him. He said that everyone in Australia welcomed him wholeheartedly and he got a lot of affection from the people.  

IEP Chandigarh, May 3

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that public welfare policies will be framed on the basis of suggestions  received during Jan-Samvad programmes. The new policies will be according with the hopes and aspirations of the people. People are showing keen interest towards Jan-Samvad programmes being organized in the state. The Chief Minister was interacting with the media persons after a Jan-Samvad programme organized at village Karah Sahib in Pehowa today.The Chief Minister informed that during last three days in Kurukshetra, public grievances were redressed during Jan-Samvad programmes held in villages Jhansa, Nalvi, Kharindwa, Dhurala, Jyotisar, Abhimanyupur, Barna, Thana and Karah Sahib. He said that maximum public is getting benefits of all schemes run by the Central and State Government. The e-tendering system has curbed corruption. Through the process of e-tendering, the contractors are ready to work even at 30 percent less than all the estimates, this will save the money of Panchayats which can be further spent on the development of the Gram Panchayat.Sh. Manohar Lal said that whether it is the ruling party or the opposition, the parties must communicate with the public. By holding such Jan-Samvad programmes, new policies emerge from this brainstorming exercise. With such initiative, feedback of schemes can also received and the opinion of the general public towards the government can also be sought.During this programme, the common people have got the opportunity to openly put up their views regarding their grievances. All types of problems and suggestions received during this programme will be considered and all possible demands will be met at the earliest.The Chief Minister said that Karah Sahib village is located at the end of the border of Kurukshetra, the matter of eviction of houses of about 200 families of this village was in the court. The work of resettling these families on Panchayati land has been done by the state government.The Chief Minister further said that liquor contracts are to be allotted in the coming month under the excise policy. Under the excise policy, whichever panchayat passes a resolution not to open liquor vend in the village, than it will not be opened in that village and if there is a demand to open liquor vend outside the village, it will also be fulfilled.Minister of State, Sardar Sandeep Singh and OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Jawahar Yadav and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, May 2

 Asserting that the state government has made the youth an equal partner in socio-economic growth of the state by giving them employment, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the state government has so far given government jobs to more than 29,000 eligible youth. Addressing the gathering during a function to hand over job letters to 200 youth in departments of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Cooperation, the Chief Minister said that they had given the guarantee of jobs to the youth which is being fulfilled now in right earnest. He said that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that so far more than 29,000 jobs have been given to the youth. Bhagwant Mann said that the jobs have been given completely on the basis of merit adding that during the tenure of earlier governments the youth had to yearn long for such jobs.    The Chief Minister said that the state government is accomplishing the gigantic task of giving the jobs to youth in a phased manner. He said that transparency and merit are the two key pillars of this entire recruitment drive. Bhagwant Mann said that a foolproof mechanism has been adopted for the entire recruitment process due to which not even a single appointment out of more than 29000 has been challenged so far in the court. The Chief Minister said that the youth has given affirmative responsibility to the entire process of recruitment. Citing an example, he said that a youth was recruited as clerk in the beginning after which he got elevated to Assistant Lineman with his hard work and later as Sub Divisional Officer (SDO). Bhagwant Mann hoped that this momentum will continue in the coming days too for the welfare of the youth and holistic development of the state. The Chief Minister reiterated that this venue has witnessed a number of such events in which youth have got jobs in various government departments. He said that this reflects the commitment of the state government to ensure the well being of youth by opening new vistas of employment for them. Bhagwant Mann said that it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction for him that all the jobs have been given completely on the basis of merit. Congratulating the newly recruited employees of the state government for getting the job, the Chief Minister said that it is a momentous occasion for them as they have become an integral part of the state government family. He exhorted the youth to discharge their duty with utmost dedication, hard work and commitment thereby contributing immensely in the progress of the state and prosperity of its people. Bhagwant Mann said that these government officers must play a proactive role in mitigating the woes of the general public. Talking about the ‘Sarkar Tuhaade Dwaar’ scheme, the Chief Minister said that it is aimed at ensuring that the officers especially the Deputy Commissioners and Additional Deputy Commissioners maximize their field visits, especially in villages, and interact with the people by going to villages. He said that it is the need of the hour to facilitate the people in getting their day-to-day works done easily besides ensuring good governance to them. Bhagwant Mann said that this will help in better functioning of the offices along with better acquaintance with the ground realities. The Chief Minister said that in another path breaking initiative aimed at bridging the gap between common man and government, the state government has decided to ensure live streaming of sessions in Punjab assembly. He said that this path breaking is aimed at providing direct access to people for evaluating the performance of every political party in the august house. Bhagwant Mann said that more such initiatives will be taken to empower the common man and make them partners in development of the state. The Chief Minister also reiterated the commitment of the state government for up-scaling the infrastructure in government hospitals. He said that the state government is according top priority to this noble cause for the well being of the common man. Bhagwant Mann said that it is the need of the hour as the state government already has very capable staff but they are not able to impart quality health services due to lack of resources.   Earlier, Cabinet Minister Dr. Balbir Singh welcomed the dignitaries on the occasion