IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the Administrative Secretaries to monitor and review the public grievances received on CM Window every month. He further asked them to ensure the redressal of pending grievances within the next three months.        While presiding over a review meeting regarding CM Window with the nodal officers of various departments here today, he said that the officers should focus on the areas of major public issues.Mr. Kaushal said that the CM Window portal is directly linked with the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal and he himself is monitoring it. If any officer is found negligent, strict action will be initiated against him. He directed that the registrar of the Cooperation Department must issue directions regarding redressal of public grievances at the level of inspectors on a daily basis and submit the action taken report.        Mr. Kaushal asked the nodal officers to redress the public grievances with a positive mind set.        The Chief Secretary said that a special drive should be launched to redress the pending grievances for the last three years. For these, 30 days time should be fixed according to the year. He directed them to ensure the redressal of all the pending grievances of 2023 in the next three months. Mr. Kaushal said that so far over 10.91 lakh grievances have been registered on CM Window, out of which over 9.52 lakh have been resolved. He also reviewed the grievances pertaining to the Public Health Engineering, Energy, Food and Supplies, Agriculture, Social Justice and Empowerment, Cooperation, Revenue and Disaster Management, School Education, Forest and Wildlife, Urban Local Bodies, Land and Mining, Citizen Information and Resources departments and gave necessary instructions to the officers.        ACS, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare,  Smt. Sumita Misra, Advisor (Irrigation) to Chief Minister, Mr. Devendra Singh, Director General, Town and Country Planning, Mr. T L Satyaprakash, Director Food and Civil Supplies, Mr. Mukul Kumar and OSD to Chief Minister, Mr.  Bhupeshwar Dayal were also present in the meeting.

IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today visited Palwal as part of his Jan Samvad programme in rural areas, where people warmly welcomed him. The Chief Minister sat among the people and discussed various works done in the village. During the Jan Samvad programme organized in Bagpur village, the Chief Minister announced to upgrade the girl’s primary school in the village; besides sanctioning Rs 4.15 crore for Solra road and Rs 2.10 crore for Bagpur road.He said that the government has now entrusted the task of building and maintaining the bus queue shelters to the Zila Parishad and they will construct the same in the village. Also, two new buses would be added to ply from Palwal to Ballabgarh via Bagpur; beside a separate bus will be arranged for girls. Along with this, the village phirni will also be paved and village Chaupal will be renovated, he added.         On the demand of employment for the women of the village, the Chief Minister ordered the formation of two self-help groups. He said that through self-help groups, the government is providing interest-free loans to women for employment. The Chief Minister also directed the Deputy Commissioner to inquire about the low number of Ayushman cards made in the village in view of the population and to get the cards made of the remaining people.        Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government has done the work of curbing corruption in the departments by making an online transfer policy. “By bringing transparency in jobs, the government has given an opportunity to the educated youth to move forward,” he added.He said that in the previous governments, recommendation or ‘parchi-kharchi’ were required for jobs, which has been completely curbed by the present government.           The Chief Minister said that the benefits of the schemes are being given to the common man through the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). In the state, the poor families whose annual income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh are being given the benefits of all kinds of schemes through PPP. “The state government would give grants for development works on the basis of population in each village; that is why every person in the village must get his PPP made,” he added.        Sh. Manohar Lal said that new ration cards have been made for 1,328 people in Bagpur village and 1,772 Ayushman cards have been made in this village under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. He said that six families of the village have been provided employment by giving loans under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana. In Bagpur village, 1,657 farmer families are given Rs 6,000 per year under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.        He said that Haryana is the first state in the country, where 50 percent representation is being given to women in Panchayati Raj institutions. On the occasion, Palwal MLA Sh. Deepak Mangla along with officials of various departments were present. 

IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that CCTV cameras will be installed in the big villages of the state from the point of view of security. A decision in regard with its arrangement will be taken soon. Apart from this, the Chief Minister announced to sanction Rs 45 lakh for construction of new road from Dhatir village to Patli village and Rs 10 lakh for repair of Hazari Bungalow Chaupal and Rs 3 crore for construction of 3.30-kilometre-long road from Dhatir to Mandkola.The Chief Minister was interacting with the people in Dhatir village, Palwal district, during a Jan Samvad programme today. He said that the work of installing street lights in 750 villages with more than 10,000 population will also be done.Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government is working with the spirit of Antyodaya. “Today the intention of the central government and the state government is clear in matters of development,” he added. Referring to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, he said that it has safeguarded the health of the women and today crores of women of the country have been relieved of smoke under this scheme.Describing the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) as permanent protection of poor people, the Chief Minister said that according to the 2011 census, 15 lakh Ayushman cards were made in the state, but after the PPP was made; the names of 14.5 lakh people have been added to it. He said that there were 450 BPL cards in Dhatir village in December and now 350 more BPL cards have been added. Also, 3,598 Ayushman cards have been made and so far, 17 people have taken benefits of it.Referring to the Chirag Yojana, the Chief Minister said that under the scheme, if any promising child studies in a private school, the government will give Rs 700 to a child from Class I to V, Rs 900 to a child from Class VI to VIII and Rs 1100 to a child from Class IX to XII. He said that the development works worth Rs 43 lakh have been done in Dhatir village so far.On the occasion, Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries, Sh. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Palwal MLA Sh. Deepak Mangla, OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Jawahar Yadav, Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Amit Arya, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh, along with other dignitaries were present. 

IEP Chandigarh, April 12

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal has approved the proposal of Rail Connectivity between IGI Airport Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen International Airport  Hisar via Bijwasan –Gurugram– Garhi Harsaru – Sultanpur –  Farukhnagar – Jhajjar for freight as well as passengers. Accordingly feasibility report has been presented in the meeting of Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) presided over by the Chief Secretary. Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal who is also the Chairman of HRIDC.        Mr. Kaushal informed that this project will be sent to Ministry of railways for sanction. The rail link between Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar–Jhajjar will be developed while in the second phase, the connectivity to Maharaja Agrasen International Airport  Hisar will be taken up. He said that the rail connectivity links will boost regional development, improve transportation efficiency, and promote sustainable mobility for both freight and passengers.While reviewing various other railway projects, the Chief Secretary appreciated the progress near Manesar and directed the officers to set the timeline and fix physical milestones for the year 2023-24.Managing Director, HRIDC, Mr. Rajesh Agarwal apprised in the meeting  that the proposed project route is Garhi Harsaru– Farukhnagar (11 km) existing single line and Farukhnagar–Jhajjar (24 km) missing link to be developed for double line at the total cost of Rs 1225 crore.Jhajjar–Rohtak (37 km) in an existing single line, Rohtak–Dobh Bahali–Hansi (68 km) which is under progress by northern railways.   Hansi–Maharaja Agrasen International Airport Hisar (25 Km) will be developed in second phase, he added.        A loan of Rs. 1040 crore from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been sanctioned for the rail infrastructure projects in the state, for this the agreement will be signed soon.  Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) was given an amount of Rs. 874 Crore under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for capital Investment for 2022-23 by the Union Finance Ministry. The Government of India has extended the scheme for which the proposal for 2023-24 will be sent for assistance soon, he added.        Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Mr. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation, Mr. Ankur Gupta, and other senior officers were present in the meeting. 

IEP Chandigarh, April 10

Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government is committed to ensure the welfare of its retired employees. He said that the legitimate demands and issues raised by Pensioners’ Joint Front were under serious consideration and a decision in this regard will be taken soon.During a meeting with the representatives of the Pensioners’ Joint Front here at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the finance department is studying the financial implications regarding the demands related to finance. He also directed the officials of the finance department to draft a proposal within 15 days so that a decision in this regard could be taken at the earliest.Discussing the front’s demand regarding cashless medical facility, the finance minister asked the director of the health department to study any such facility being provided in other states and prepare a proposal. He also issued instructions to ensure strict compliance of the schedule made to settle the medical bills of the pensioners within 3 months besides operationalising the online portal to bring transparency in the settlement of medical bills.The Finance Minister also issued directions to schedule a meeting with the officials of office of Accountant General Punjab to resolve the pensioners’ issues related to this office. He also asked to invite two leaders from the front in this meeting so that they could raise their concern wherever required.

IEP CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, April 10    

      In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police arrested the main associate of Amritpal Singh identified as Papalpreet Singh from Kathunangal area of Amritsar on Monday, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill. The accused has been detained under the National Security Act (NSA), he added.          IGP Sukhchain Gill, who was addressing a press conference at Punjab Police Headquarters here in Chandigarh, said that Police teams were working on some vital clues amidst the ongoing special operation.          “Punjab Police under instructions of Hon’ble Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann and with the guidance of DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav have taken a very effective step after Amritsar Rural Police have arrested Papalpreet Singh, who is main associate of Amritpal Singh,” the IGP said, who was accompanied by DIG Border Range Narinder Bhargav.          He said that accused Papalpreet Singh was wanted by the Punjab Police in six criminal cases. Further legal action will be taken in accordance with the law, he added.          Meanwhile, IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill appealed to all Punjabis to continue maintaining peace and harmony in the state and not to pay any heed to fake news and rumours. He asserted that the law & order situation is completely under control and totally stable. 

IEP Chandigarh April 10      

    The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Monday arrested a revenue Patwari, Chamkaur Lal,  posted in block Majri, SAS Nagar district and resident of 3B-1, Mohali for amassing wealth than his known sources of income.          Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the state VB said in this regard a case has been registered against the above said Patwari after investigation of a vigilance enquiry regarding the allegations of creating disproportionate assets by purchasing moveable and immovable properties through corruption.          Giving details he further informed that during the investigation, he had incurred 76 percent expenditure than his known sources of income. In order to adjust his illgotten money collected through corruption, he had deposited heavy amounts in the bank accounts of his son and wife by cheques or direct transfers through different persons.          It has came to light that the said accused had constructed a palatial house in phase 3B-1, Mohali by spending crores of rupees on it. Besides he owned costly vehicles.          He informed that a case under prevention of corruption act against the accused Patwari has been registered at VB Police Station, flying squad, Punjab, SAS Nagar. He would be produced in the Mohali court tomorrow. Further investigation in this case was under progress.

IEP Chandigarh, April 10

Haryana Heritage and Tourism Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal along with senior officers of the tourism department are on the visit to the north eastern states Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram under a study tour programme organised by Haryana Tourism Corp. Ltd.Sh. Kanwar Pal while interacting with media persons he said that the north eastern states are rich in Culture and living with eco-sustainability. He said that Haryana sees ample opportunity for exchange of Culture and craft alliance with North Eastern States. He informed that stalls of North Eastern states became the cynosure in the Surajkund International Crafts Mela, Faridabad.He said that previous Governments have always cornered the development of North Eastern states but under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi inclusive development of all states are being ensured without any discrimination.He informed that it is a matter of great pleasure that North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms development Corporation under the Ministry of DONER is willing to sign a MOU on the exchange of Culture and craft alliance with Surajkund Mela Authority. Sh. Kanwar Pal said that this cultural exchange initiative will provide thrust to the state tourism and also provide direct and indirect opportunities of employment to the youth of both states.Sh. Kanwar visited North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd., HeadQuarter, Guwahati where he met the artisan and took details regarding their livelihood, Art and Culture.He further stated that Haryana is moving forward with the PM’s vision of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”. He added that Surajkund Mela itself is a big platform to the people of the north eastern region to showcase their culture and art. Haryana has a rich cultural heritage that gives visitors the feel of the Vedic period. The state has its own rich customs and traditions, as well as folklore to up-lift its great cultural heritage not just in India but in the whole world.Managing Director, NEHHDC, Brig. R.K Singh (Retd.) said that this association will bring a new ray of hope and set a unique example for other states to follow.  

IEP Chandigarh, April 9

Haryana School Education Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal said that the zero drop out policy is being worked out in the state to connect every child with the mainstream through education. He said that there will be no dropout in the state by next year. For this, about 48 lakh children in the age group of 6 to 18 years are being tracked to know the status of their education.The Education Minister informed that the new National Education Policy will be implemented in Haryana by 2025. He informed that under the Pradhan Mantri School for Rising India (PM-Shri) scheme launched by the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, 270 PM-Shri schools will be opened in 135 blocks of the state by the next year. He informed that the National Education Policy has been prepared to impart education among children by imbibing values in them. Which was targeted to be implemented across the country by 2030 but Haryana is moving forward with the vision to implement it by 2025.More than 5 lakh tablets given to students studying in government schools Sh. Kanwar Pal said that for the first time in the country, five and a half lakh tablets were distributed to the students of classes X to XII to connect the children of government schools with technology.

IEP Chandigarh, April 10

Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that the state government is completely prepared to deal with Covid. Sh. Vij was answering questions asked by media persons in Rohtak/Gohana today.


He said that RT-PCR labs have been set up in every district of Haryana and perhaps Haryana will be the first state in the country to have an RT-PCR lab in every district. He said that we have also installed machines for genome sequencing in Haryana so that the sample can be checked within the state earlier it use to to take so much time. He said that genome sequencing of each Covid case is now being done to find out its mutation.

He said that people should wear masks in crowded areas where gathering is more than 100 people. He further informed that health workers were already given guidelines to wear masks. He said that mock drills will also be done on 10th April and 11th April.

He said that this variant is very mild and there is nothing to worry about. He informed that out of about 750 positive patients, only 25 are in the hospital and the rest are receiving treatment at home. He said that whatever services were there during the time of Covid phase have been reactivated. He said that people themselves have to be cautious and follow the guidelines set by the government.

In response to a question regarding crime, Sh. Vij said that ever since Dial 112 started, there has been a significant reduction in crime. He said that the police vehicle reaches the spot in 8 minutes which is unprecedented