IEP Chandigarh, April 5

In a big sigh of relief to the government employees, pensioners and their dependents, the Haryana Government has drafted the Ayush Medical Reimbursement Policy. The Policy also aims to uplift AYUSH System through its reach to all Haryana Government Beneficiaries.A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal.As the vast majority of these beneficiaries are getting themselves treated under the AYUSH System of Medicine but due to No empanelled AYUSH Hospitals they were facing difficulty in getting their bills reimbursed.  In view of the difficulties, AYUSH Medical Reimbursement Policy is drafted.As per the Policy, all Government AYUSH Institutions, Private AYUSH Hospitals having NABH certificates and Entry level NABH certificates will get empanelled under this policy. This will give a boost to AYUSH private Practitioners as they can get their hospitals empanelled.The Haryana Government employees, Pensioners and their dependents can avail the benefit of getting their illness treated through Indoor admission in AYUSH empanelled Hospitals under the State Government.Chronic disease Patients who were getting their outdoor charges reimbursed through Allopathy will now get an opportunity of getting themselves treated for the same disease through the AYUSH System and their charges reimbursed.Few Yoga and Naturopathy procedures will also be reimbursed during outdoor treatment of chronic disease patients since there are no medicines prescribed for outdoor patients while getting treatment in yoga and naturopathy hospitals.The Fixed Package rates have been defined in All streams of Ayush i.e Ayurveda (96 packages), Yoga (27 packages) and Naturopathy (30 packages), Unani (85 packages), and Sidha (49 packages). The Private Hospitals empanelled under this policy will charge the fixed package rates from Employees which later on will be reimbursed after the submission of bills to their concerned department.These fixed packages rates can be availed pre-diagnosed conditions/disease conditions which require hospitalization are mentioned in Ayurveda (20 diseases), Unani (50 diseases), Sidha (27 diseases), Naturopathy (8 diseases) and YOGA (8 diseases).The Room rent is also fixed as per the basic salary of the employee, which will be charged by the concerned Hospital as per entitlement and will be fully reimbursable.Non-Package treatment during Indoor admission through Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy in these empanelled Private Hospitals will also be reimbursed at par with room rent entitlement, Lab rates and Cost of medicines given during Admission.The Reimbursable list of Medicines is also drafted under this policy which will be fully reimbursable during indoor admission in Private AYUSH Empaneled Hospitals.

IEP Chandigarh, April 5

In a bid to give a big push to hire local youth from the State and further to attract investment, Haryana has decided to increased the Employment Generation Subsidy under Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy (HEEP)-2020 from Rs. 36000 to Rs. 48,000 per employee per annum for 10 years in ‘B’ ‘C’ & `D’ category blocks. This increase will be fixed.State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal here today accorded approval to a proposal regarding the same.The Cabinet has also approved capping the Net SGST Reimbursement/Investment Subsidy at 50 percent so that the maximum Net SGST reimbursement will be 50 percent of the total net SGST paid by the investor firm.The Employment Generation Subsidy was suggested to be provided for capacity building of State domicile skilled/semi-skilled/un-skilled employees having Haryana Resident Certificate who are earning not more than Rs. 40,000 per month as salary on payroll or contract with valid ESI/PF number. However after the Cabinet approval now this subsidy will be fixed at Rs. 48,000 per employee per annum for 10 years in ‘B’ ‘C’ & `D’ category blocks.Further, after the approval of the Council of Minister’s the change in the Quantum of SGST and Employment Generation subsidy will be applicable for industries who have gone into commercial production on or after April, 1, 2023.While, for Industries who have already applied and are availing incentives under SGST and the Employment Generation Scheme, the quantum may remain same as earlier mentioned in the policy.Further, the quantum of incentives under SGST and Employment Generation Scheme for Mega projects and Ultra-Mega projects approved under the Haryana Enterprises Promotion Board before April, 1, 2023 will also remain same as approved by the board.Haryana amended the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964Philanthropic societies or charitable institutions who want to establish Gaushala, Biogas Plant, Panchgavya products, Veterinary Hospital and Research and Training Centre and for the cultivation of fodder will now be able to get the Shamilat deh land on lease basis for a period of upto 20 years as the Government has amended rule 6, sub-rule (2A) of Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964. In a Gaushala, the lessee shall have to house and maintain atleast 50% stray cattle of the total cattle population at all points of time during the lease period.A decision to this regard was taken in the meeting of Council of Ministers, chaired by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal held here today. These rules may be called the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Haryana Amendment Rules, 2023.After the said amendment, now the Gram Panchayat will be allowed to lease out its land by way of allotment for a period upto 20 years at the rate not less than Rs. 5100 per acre per year to charitable organization, with a history of philanthropic contributions to society and whose antecedents have been verified and which is recommended by the District Level Committee and the Haryana Gau Sewa Aayog.Any land in shamilat deh will be allowed to be leased out for establishment of gaushala in the ratio of 0.75 acre for every 100 cattle (minimum 50% must be stray cattle) proposed to be housed after construction of gaushala.         Any land in shamilat deh will be allowed to be leased out @ 2 acres land to a gaushala having 1500 cattle (minimum 50% must be stray cattle) for the purposes such as Biogas Plant, Panchgavya Products, Veterinary Hospital, Research & Training Centre only.The lands earmarked for charand will be allowed to be leased out for the cultivation of fodder by gaushala in the ratio of 1.5 acres for every 100 cattle (minimum 50% must be stray cattle) proposed to be housed after the construction of gaushala. 

IEP Chandigarh, April 5

As announced by the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the State Government has established the ‘Quality Assurance Authority’ (QAA) in Finance Department to ensure zero corruption, improve quality control systems for engineering works and enhance quality control system.  The Authority will adopt a 1+4 Tier process for quality assurance.A proposal in this regard was approved by the State Cabinet in its meeting held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister here today. The Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and two members.The Chairperson will be a person who is or has been, an officer of the Government of the rank and equivalence of Secretary in the State Government or Engineer-in-Chief in the Central or State Government or a person who has experience in quality management with at least 25 years experience in Government or academician from an Institute of eminence & repute and will be appointed by the State Government.Further, one Member will be appointed by the State Government from amongst officers in the State Government or any organization owned and controlled by the State Government of the rank of Chief Engineer or above. The Administrative Secretary of the Finance Department or an officer, not below the rank of Secretary to Government, to be nominated by him to represent him on his behalf will be a Member.The Authority will establish and notify norms and standards for quality and its management in engineering works and will notify norms and standards for accreditation of quality testing laboratories and centres.The Authority will accredit quality testing laboratories and centres on basis of standards and monitor their integrity in the quality testing process and will establish norms and standards for internal quality assurance in engineering works carried out by State Government departments implementing engineering works and organizations owned and controlled by the State Government.The Authority will monitor adherence to internal quality assurance standards by the State Government departments implementing engineering works and organizations owned and controlled by the Government.The Authority will establish, accredit and monitor third-party quality assurance, control and management in engineering works by State Government departments implementing engineering works and organizations owned and controlled by the State Government.The Authority will audit the internal quality assurance mechanisms in engineering works by State Government departments implementing engineering works and organizations and will also do audit based on complaints or directions from the State Government or the State Anti Corruption Bureau, the quality of engineering works executed by State Government departments implementing engineering works and organizations owned and controlled by the State Government.Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal here today decided that there will be five options i.e. (A, B, C, D and E) available in each question of Haryana Civil Services Examination (Executive Branch). If a candidate is attempting a question, he/she will have to darken the appropriate circle A, B, C or D and if not attempting a question, then, he/she will have to darken E circle. If none of the circles is darkened, one fourth (0.25) mark shall be deducted. If any candidate not darkening any of the five circles in more than 10% questions, will be disqualified.

IEP Chandigarh, April 5

In order to provide transparent and better and quick health services to the people in Haryana, today, Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister Sh. Anil Vij launched a portal and a software. Sh. Vij launched the online portal for empanelment of private hospitals here today and now the process of empanelment of private hospitals will be online and online empanelment certificates will be issued to the Private Hospitals. Similarly, Sh. Vij also launched the Randomization and Real Time Inspection Software (Drug Wing) of the Food and Drug Administration Department for inspection of drug licensee’s institutions. Haryana is the first state in the country to launch this software.        He said that Haryana Government is committed to provide best healthcare facilities to its employees, pensioners & their dependents, especially tertiary & super-specialty healthcare facilities. The same is facilitated through empanelment of private hospitals in addition to government health institutions. To ensure highest quality standards, only JCI/ NABH accredited hospitals are taken on the panel, since 2017. There is no fee for empanelment.He informed that Presently, the applications for empanelment are submitted in hard copy, in DGHS office by hand or by post. The applications are taken on file and processed at various levels, starting from clerk to final approval by Hon’ble Health Minister. There were reported delays in processing of files due to various reasons, such as submission of incomplete application/ invalid documents by applicant hospitals, postal delays, undue communications for completing the application, loss of documents during such communications etc. It also created unrest among applicant hospitals due to non-availability of tracking system for the status of their applications, leading to undue visits to DGHS office or higher offices.        He said that health department has developed an online portal for processing applications of private hospitals for empanelment with Haryana Govt. The empanelment portal was unveiled by Hon’ble Health Minister, Haryana on 05.04.2023 from his office in Haryana Civil Secretariat. The applications with complete set of required valid documents will be submitted on the portal. Login I’ds have been created at 4 levels: PM branch (ASMO/DD), DGHS, ACS (Health) and Hon’ble HM for processing and subsequently, for approving/ rejecting the applications.        The online empanelment portal enables efficient, quick processing of applications as well as facilitates real time tracking, currently 423 private hospitals on panel        The online empanelment portal will enable efficient and expeditious processing of such applications. It also has feature of real time tracking of the application. The shortcomings, if any, will be highlighted on the portal for rectification by applicant hospitals. There will be no requirement to visit any office. It also has Dashboard for authorities to monitor the functionality/ pendency of applications; along with Dashboard for users (State Govt. employees/ pensioners) with complete information regarding each empanelled hospital e.g. period of empanelment, scope of services, no. of beds, details of doctors, etc. The ‘online empanelment portal’ is another example of Haryana Government’s commitment towards proficient, transparent and swift service delivery. At present, there are 423 (211 multi-specialty and 208 single specialty) private hospitals on the empanelment of the state government.

IEP Chandigarh, April 5

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the state government is promoting and supporting startups in the state so that youth can become entrepreneurs and job providers.Taking this initiative ahead, a startup policy has been framed by the government to provide concessions to youth to begin their Startups, he added.        The Deputy Chief Minister said this while addressing as the chief guest at the “Startup Symposium and Industry Ignite-2023” programme organized at CII Auditorium, Chandigarh here today.        Speaking about the vision of Haryana Government at the programme, he said that the state government is coming up with the project of Global City to be set up on about 1,000 acres in the month of May, which may help the state in terms of development.        Inspiring the youth to learn new technologies related to electric vehicles and aerospace, he said that the coming times will create new employment opportunities in the filed of these technologies. He said that the Haryana Government has started several new courses under the “Haryana Skill Development Mission” to impart and enhance new skills among the youth of the state. Advanced practical knowledge is being imparted to the youth by linking technical colleges with the industries so that the youth can get  suitable job or begin their own startups, he added.

IEP Chandigarh, April 5

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Shri Dushyant Chautala written to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal to take necessary action in order to provide relaxation in quality norms of wheat which are being purchased during Rabi Marketing Season 2023-24 by the procuring agencies of the State.Deputy Chief Minister said that the procurement of wheat started in Haryana from 1st April 2023. He told that untimely rains and hail storm began just before harvesting in the month of March, 2023 which has flattened and slashed the standing crops in Haryana.Sh. Dushyant Chautala  said that the reports have been taken from major procuring districts i.e. Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Jind and Yamuna Nagar regarding lustre loss to the wheat crops due to heavy rains in the month of March, 2023. Most farmers were caught by surprise by the repeated rain and hail storm that has lashed fields full of mature crops. It can curtail production and adversely affect the quality of grains.He said that keeping this in mind, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has been written to provide relaxation in quality norms of wheat being procured during Rabi Marketing Season 2023-24.

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Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has announced that the purchase centre of Dhanana village in Bhiwani district will be developed from two acres to six acres.

        The Chief Minister was interacting with the people in Dhanana village during the Jan Samvad Programme on Monday. He said that the state government has made the schemes of various departments online and now citizens can apply from mobile while sitting at home.

122 people of Dhanana village took benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana

        The Chief Minister said that Ayushman cards have been made for 5,582 people of Dhanana village under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Of these, 122 people have taken benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana so far. “Also, new ration cards have been made for 1,687 people of Dhanana village. Now, the old age pension is being made automatically as soon as the person attains the age of 60 years. The pension of 11 people in this village has been made automatically,” he added.

State government giving jobs to youth on basis of merit

       Sh. Manohar Lal said that 36 families of Dhanana village have been provided loans for self-employment under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana and about 99 youths of Dhanana village have got jobs. “This is the result of the transparent policy of the government. Our government is giving jobs to the youth on the basis of merit,” he added.

Sarpanches should prepare joint plan for development of village

        The Chief Minister said that through e-tendering, there has been transparency and the work has been expedited. Instructing three sarpanches of Dhanana Gram Panchayat, the Chief Minister said that they should together prepare a joint plan for the development of the village. Apart from this, instructions were given for repair and maintenance of water supply in Dhanana village within seven days. The Chief Minister also gave instructions on the demand of the people to move the liquor vend out of the village.

Dhanana village will soon be Lal Dora-free

        On the problem of the people related to Lal Dora, the Chief Minister said that the map of Dhanana village has been finalized on March 24 and soon the village will be made Lal Dora-free.

        On the occasion, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh. JP Dalal, MLA Sh. Bishamber Valmiki, MLA Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli, OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Jawahar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Naresh Narwal, Superintendent of Police, Sh. Ajit Singh Shekhawat and other dignitaries were present.

IEP Chandigarh, April 3

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government stands with the farmers in every situation like natural calamity for all possible cooperation. The compensation for crop loss during the recent rains and hailstorms will be given by the government till the month of May after getting Girdawari done.

        The Chief Minister was interacting with the people during the Jan Samvad programme at Tigrana and Dhanana villages of Bhiwani district on Monday. Earlier, while paying obeisance at Baba Paramhans Latadhari Samadhi at Tigrana, the Chief Minister wished for a happy and healthy life for the people of the state.

Farmers should adopt fish farming business in waterlogged fields

        The Chief Minister said that instead of traditional farming, the farmers should adopt fish farming business in waterlogged fields and take effective steps towards economic prosperity. He said that there is an income of about Rs 2 lakh per acre per year for rearing Jhinga fish in fish farming business. In such a situation, economic benefits can be taken by making good use of the waterlogged area, he added. 

Public welfare work done with spirit of Antyodaya in 8 years

        The Chief Minister said that during its 8-year tenure, the state government has done public welfare works with the spirit of Antyodaya. “Today food is being cooked with gas cylinders in every household. Uninterrupted supply of electricity has been ensured in every house in the villages and the work of providing tap water to every house has been done by the government. The benefits of the government’s schemes are automatically reaching the needy through the Parivar Pehchan Patra,” he added.

Chief Minister interacts with farmers in fields

        During the tour of Bhiwani district, the Chief Minister along with Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh. JP Dalal visited the fields in Tigrana village to interact with the farmers. He also took stock of the crop loss due to rain in the farms. The Chief Minister said that the farmers must register on Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal, so that they can upload information about their losses on Kshatipurti Portal and get compensation according to Girdawari.

        He assured the affected farmers that the government stands with them in every situation. The Chief Minister also inspected the sub-yard for procurement of food grains located in Dhanana village.

Chief Minister meets Boxing World Champion Nitu Ghanghas

        The Chief Minister visited the residence of Boxing World Champion, Nitu Ghanghas at Dhanana village and extended greetings on her achievement. The Chief Minister said that several steps are being taken to groom talents in sports, due to which the players of Haryana are bringing laurels at the world level.

Chief Minister attends funeral of Air Force soldier

        The Chief Minister also attended the last rites of Mukesh, an Air Force soldier, who had come home on leave; at Swarg Ashram of Tigrana village. He expressed deep condolences and extended sympathies to the bereaved family members. The Chief Minister said that the government will provide all possible help to the family and instructed the concerned officials to ensure the education of both the children of the deceased.

        Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh. JP Dalal, MLA Sh. Bishamber Balmiki, MLA Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli and OSD to Chief Minister Sh. Jawahar Yadav were also present on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, April 3

Haryana Right to Service Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs. 60,000 (Rs. 20,000 each in 3 cases) on Sh. Balram Singh, erstwhile Mining Officer, Faridabad who had been delaying cases inordinately.

        Giving more information in this regard, RTS Secretary informed that the Commission observed that in few cases delay was evident in the delivery of Mineral Dealer Licence, notified service under the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014 as observed in the monthly performance reports for the months of February and March, 2022 of the Mines and Geology Department.

        Taking cognizance of the matter, the Commission called for an immediate inquiry and issued a suo moto notice to the Director, Mines and Geology Department to share the status report on these cases .

        He said that the delivery of the Mineral Dealer License is under the notified service which should be delivered to the applicant within the timeline of 45 working days. However, in certain cases applications were found pending for more than a period of over one year as well.

He further stated that three such cases were found pending with Mining Officer, Faridabad for more than a year despite the MO being furnished show cause notices. The facts discovered during the probe indicates the lapse on the part of Sh. Balram Singh, who held the charge of MO Faridabad till February, 2023 is highly inordinate. The allegations were ratified by Director, Mines and Geology as well.

        The RTS Secretary said that considering all the facts observed during the inquiry the commission decided to impose a penalty of Rs. 60,000/- (Rs. 20,000 each in 3 cases) on MO, Sh. Balram Singh.

        The Commission, while expressing its extreme displeasure at the supervisory role being played by the Department HQ. Director, Mines and Geology instructed that in future, the Commission intends to penalise the Designated Officer for such delays. They should ensure clear SOPs for each level for dealing with such cases and robust monitoring on their part. The HQ officials managing specific districts should also be made to act more diligently towards their responsibilities.

        He added that the Commission will continue to take stringent action against officers/officials taking laxity in their approach towards public work.

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   Sh. Kaushal said that instructions have been issued by the government to all administrative secretaries and heads of departments to provide information on sensitive posts of departments, boards and corporations under them and the information of officers and employees posted on them for more than three years in the prescribed proforma. He said that many departments, boards, and corporations have not yet made this information available to the CS office. He further stated that the said information should be made available at the earliest.

        The Chief Secretary directed to provide category-wise details of the approved and vacant posts of Group A, B, C and D. Apart from this, he directed all the Administrative Secretaries to provide details of those employees who completed 20 years of qualifying service or who were dismissed, removed, prematurely retired from service at the age of 50 and 55 in the last 20 years.

Information about charge sheet and disciplinary action cases should be uploaded on the portal

        Sh. Kaushal also instructed all administrative secretaries to provide information regarding the charge sheets issued to officers and employees under Rule-7 and 8 in the last 5 years. Apart from this, he also directed to upload the information of disciplinary action cases on the HRMS portal.

Information regarding police verification of Group-D employees should be made available with corrected demographic data

        The Chief Secretary said that information regarding police verification of Common Cadre Group-D employees should be uploaded on the HRMS portal with corrected demographic data. So far, information about police verification has been given by 48 departments. Giving strict instructions to the officers of the rest of the department, he directed them to make the above information available. He said that orders have been given to NIC officers to make mandatory provisions related to police verification on the HRMS portal.

        He said that incorrect demographic information for the employees on the HRMS portal was discovered while configuring the software for the transfer drive of Common Cadre Group-D personnel. Therefore, all senior officers should get the demographic data of Group-D employees working in the departments corrected in the portal, so that the upcoming process can be completed at the earliest. 

On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Sh. T.V.S.N. Prasad, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. K. Makarand Pandurang, Special Secretary to Government, Human Resources Department, Sh. Aditya Dahiya and other senior officers and Deputy Commissioners attended the meeting through video conferencing.