IEP Chandigarh, March 30

Haryana’s daughters once again proved their mettle by grabbing gold medal in IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship held in New Delhi recently. Ms. Nitu Ghanghas and Ms. Saweety Boora, gold medal winners today met Chief Minister Manohar Lal here today.During the meeting, the Chief Minister also handed over a cheque of Rs. 40 lakh each and offer letter of Group B post under the Haryana Outstanding Sportsperson Service Rules to both the sportspersons in a programme organised at his residence Sant Kabir Kutir in Chandigarh today.The Chief Minister said that it is a matter of pride for every resident of Haryana that during the past few years, the daughters of the state have not only brought laurels to the state but also to the country in the field of sports.Besides providing excellent sports infrastructure to the sportspersons, Haryana Government is also providing them government jobs under the Haryana Outstanding Sportspersons service rules.On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Sports, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Director, Sports, Sh. Pankaj Nain and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, March 30

The Haryana Police will run a month-long campaign against human trafficking across the state in April. Through this, it aims to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking and to encourage people to report any suspicious activity related to human trafficking.The campaign, which will run from April 1 to April 30, 2023, will involve various activities such as seminars, workshops, street plays, and awareness drives. The Haryana Police will also work closely with NGOs and other stakeholders to conduct rescue operations and provide rehabilitation to the victims of human trafficking. “Human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects thousands of people every year in the country. The state has unearthed several cases of human trafficking in recent years, and the Haryana Police is committed to putting an end to this menace” said DGP PK Agrawal.Speaking about the campaign, he further said, “The month-long campaign against human trafficking is a part of our ongoing efforts to combat this crime. We are determined to create a safer environment for our citizens and to ensure that perpetrators of this crime are brought to justice.”The Haryana Police has urged citizens to report any suspicious activity related to human trafficking to the police immediately at 112, its emergency helpline number. The police has assured that the identity of the informer will be kept confidential.In its communique to field units, SPs and DCPs have been asked to organise the campaign. CPs and IG/ADG Range will weekly review the progress. Performance of field units will be reviewed at the end of the month on number of missing children and adults traced and beggars and labours rescued. Towards this end, police will revisit has untraced missing person cases and send police teams to shelters and children homes in adjoining states to see whether any of them are residing there. While missing children cases are registered under section 363-366 IPC, those of missing adults are registered under 346 IPC.In 2022, Haryana police traced 3379 female and 6340 male missing adults. During the year, it also recovered missing 1144 boy children and 1426 girl children. During the year, it rescued 41 bonded labourers too.In the same period, twenty-two Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTU) of the State Crime Branch traced missing 316 male adults and 373 females. It also traced missing 313 boy children and 227 girl children during the year. It rescued 639 male and 294 female beggars and 1300 male and 52 female bonded labours in 2022. As per a Supreme Court order, a case of missing person is transferred to state crime branch for further investigation if it remains unsolved in the district for over four months.Through the campaign, Haryana police in association with women and child welfare department, other state police and NGOs aims to bring smile back to the family by reuniting their loved ones with them.

IEP Chandigarh, March 30

Haryana has today attained new heights with the successful completion of electrification work of railways in the state being carried out by the Central and State Government. Lauding this achievement of Haryana, Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi said that electrification of railways will create more opportunities towards development of Haryana.Union Railway Minister, Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw in his tweet disclosed the 100 percent completion of railway electrification work in Haryana.On the behalf of the people of Haryana the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister and the Union Railway Minister for this achievement. He said that Haryana is consistently stepping towards the path of development under the visionary leadership and inspiration of the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi.He further said that 100 percent railway electrification in the state would greatly benefit the citizens. Along with this, this step will also prove to be significant for the protection of the environment.

IEP Chandigarh, March 30

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today paid obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi Temple on the occasion of Ram Navami and wished for the happiness and prosperity of the people of the state.Sh. Manohar Lal performed yajna amid chanting of mantras in the temple premises and also performed Kanya Pujan. After this, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the blood donation awareness camp organized in the temple premises. He also interacted with the blood donors and encouraged them by putting up badges.        Addressing the mediapersons, the Chief Minister said that today, on the occasion of the ninth Navratri, he wished happiness and prosperity for the people of the entire state at the feet of the Almighty.The Chief Minister said that after coming here today, he also got information about various development works being done by the Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board. The executive and board members apprised the Chief Minister that the number of devotees visiting the temple is increasing every year. Along with this, there has been an increase in the number of devotees in Kali Mata Mandir, Kalka and Chandi Mata Mandir.On the occasion, Ambala MP, Sh. Ratan Lal Kataria, Chief Administrator. Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board and Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Mahavir Kaushik, along with other dignitaries were present.

IEP Chandigarh, March 27

Haryana Development and Panchayats Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli said that the players of Haryana have brought laurels to the state by leaving their indelible mark at National and International level competition. The state government is also announcing several schemes to promote sports which are directly motivating players across the state. The Development and Panchayats Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli arrived in Ratta khera village of Fatehabad as Chief Guest to motivate the players. Sh.  Babli said that sports competitions like kabaddi should be organized from time to time in order to identify the new talent which can be further nurtured through right guidance . He said that Sports foster a sense of competitiveness and discipline. The sportspersons of the state are continuously bringing laurels to India by winning medals in Olympics and other international sports competitions. Haryana Development and Panchayats Minister, Devender Singh Babli awarded Rs. 11,000 to the team bagging first place in the competition and Rs. 7,100 to the second-placed team. 

IEP Chandigarh, March 27

 Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala directed the officers to complete all civil aviation projects at the earliest so that the state would stand out on the global aviation arena. He further stated that a lax attitude towards this work will not be accepted.The Deputy CM held a meeting with officers and reviewed various ongoing projects across the state related to Civil Aviation.Sh. Dushyant Chautala discussed in detail about acquisition of land and development of Bhiwani, Narnaul, Karnal, Gurugram etc. airstrips and heliports. He also took detailed feedback from the officers about Hisar airport and gave directions to expedite the work.      The Deputy Chief Minister was informed in the meeting that the report of suitability of 270 acres of land for developing Bhiwani airstrip has been received from the Deputy Commissioner of Bhiwani and soon the process of acquiring the said land will be completed. Similarly, feedback was also taken regarding the expansion of the airstrips of Narnaul and Karnal.On the question of heliport to be made in Gurugram, it was apprised that Pawan Hans Limited Company has completed the feasibility study and they will submit the cost estimate by March 31, 2023.The Deputy CM directed to complete the boundary wall of the Hisar Airport by May 31, 2023. He directed the officers of the Public Health Engineering Department to complete the work of supply of drinking water and drainage of rain water in the airport by April 15, 2023.He further directed to issue the tender for the security watch-tower in the month of April and instructed to begin the work.He asked the officers to vacate the Police Welfare Centre inside the airport and shall be taken over by the Aviation Department so that this building could be used for setting up aviation equipment.Sh. Dushyant Chautala asked to make preparations while directing to ensure the deployment of security personnel before air services connecting other states proposed from Hisar airport in August. He directed the concerned officer to coordinate with the district administration to get the high-tension wires removed from the airport area at the earliest so that planes do not face any issue while takeoff and landing. Apart from these, he also reviewed other works of the department.On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana Civil Aviation Department, Sh. Ankur Gupta, Managing Director, HSIIDC, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Advisor, Civil Aviation, Dr. Shaleen, OSD to Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Kamlesh Bhadoo, besides other senior officers of Civil Aviation and Public Works Department were present.

IEP Chandigarh, March 27

 Haryana Government will set up a Venture Capital Fund in ‘Padma’ programme to accelerate development for MSME Advancement which will promote young entrepreneurs and provide boost to startups.This information was given by the Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Sh. Dushyant Chautala after presiding over the review meeting of ‘Padma’ here today.The Deputy CM, who also holds the portfolio of Industries and Commerce Department, took information through a presentation about the strategy prepared by the department to implement ‘Padma’ and gave several constructive feedbacks for further improvements. He said that the state government has budgeted for a venture capital fund of Rs 200 crores to Rs 5 crores to support young people starting businesses, similarly to encourage ‘Padma’ Venture capital fund will be created.Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the state government has started the ‘One Block-One Product’ initiative under the ‘Padma’ scheme of the central government. The objective of this initiative is to promote micro and small enterprises at the block level by taking advantage of the cluster approach and promote balanced regional development. He said that in the recently presented budget also Rs 1,000 crore has been proposed for ‘Padma’ in the next 5 years, through which new innovative incentives like designing, branding, marketing and export promotion scheme will be introduced.The Deputy CM said that incubation centres will be set up to encourage youth to set up startups and promote entrepreneurship among youth with requisite skills and assistance will be provided for loans from banks, financial institutions and venture capital funds.The Deputy Chief Minister was apprised that about 12 places have been identified for setting up industries under ‘Padma’, soon the places in the remaining blocks will be finalized and people will be encouraged to set up industries. He informed that a plan has been prepared by the state government to make 6 schemes for ‘Padma’ in which provision will be made to give various incentives etc.On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, MD, HSIIDC, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Director, Industries and Commerce, Sh. Shekhar Vidyarthi, OSD to Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Kamlesh Bhadoo and other senior officers were also present. 

IEP Chandigarh, March 27

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal directed the officers of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to develop a separate dashboard for all the properties of HSVP, on which all information like location of the property, name of the owner, etc. would be registered. He also directed that the entire record of the HSVP including the documents of the properties should be digitised.        The Chief Minister, who is also the Chairman of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, was presiding over the 125th meeting of the HSVP here today.        In the meeting, giving ex-post facto approval for the construction of multi-storey car parking and commercial complex being constructed by Faridabad Smart City Limited on about 4,000 square meter land of HSVP in Sector-18A of Faridabad, the Chief Minister said that in place of this land, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran should get the same amount of land transferred from Municipal Corporation, Faridabad or Faridabad Smart City.        In the meeting, post facto approval was also given for the issuance of allotment letters of ownership rights to 131 shopkeepers and Antyodaya Market being constructed in place of the Rehri Market; as per the instructions of the Chief Minister, after the incident of fire in the Rehri market of Sector-9, Panchkula. Apart from this, pucca shops will be set up as Antyodaya Market in place of Rehri markets in Sectors 7, 11 and 17 of Panchkula.        The Chief Minister said that pucca shops should be made in the cities where Rehri markets are functioning. On this, Chief Administrator, HSVP, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi informed the Chief Minister that the HSVP has a proposal to set up Antyodaya Market in place of Rehri markets in Gurugram, Faridabad and Karnal.        Sh. Manohar Lal instructed the officers to constitute a committee to prepare a list of the cities where buildings or any other type of construction or activity has been done on the HSVP’s land or on the land of other departments.        It was apprised in the meeting that the HSVP has 5,418 residential, 2,688 commercial and 230 institutional properties, out of which 4,804 residential, 2,305 commercial and 205 institutional properties have been sold through e-auction.        Sh. Manohar Lal said that on the lines of the scheme for setting up cooperative group housing societies for MLAs, employees, journalists and lawyers in Panchkula; permission can be given to set up cooperative group housing societies for former MLAs as well.        It was also apprised in the meeting that the bidders for the plots taken in the e-auction process of the properties, who did not pay the full amount and whose plot was cancelled by the date of December 3, 2022; such bidders were given an opportunity to pay their dues with an interest rate of 18 percent per annum. There were 374 bidders who were given a chance to pay the dues by March 14, 2023.        Of these, 162 bidders are now left, whose plots are currently cancelled, but Rs 116 crore has been paid to the HSVP on behalf of these bidders. It was decided during the meeting to give one last chance for 30 days to these 162 bidders to clear the dues; provided the bidder has paid 75 percent of the cost of the plot.HSVP estimated to have receipts of about Rs 14,719 crore in financial year 2023-24        It was informed in the meeting that for the financial year 2023-24, the HSVP’s non-EDC receipts are estimated to be around Rs 14,719 crore. In the year 2023-24, through e-auction, receipts of about Rs 3,000 crore are estimated to be received from residential properties and Rs 2,080 crore from commercial properties. About Rs 8,326 crore is estimated to be received from the old assets of the HSVP.        It was also apprised that the dependents of nine deceased employees have been given jobs by the HSVP on compassionate grounds, whose post facto approval was given in the meeting.        Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Arun Gupta, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Director General, Town and Country Planning, Sh. TL Satyaprakash, Chief Administrator, HSVP, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi and other senior officers were present in the meeting.

IEP Chandigarh, March 27 

Haryana Government has decided that all the field officers i.e. Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) etc should refrain from leaving their jurisdictions in case of sensitive situation in the district to control law and order situation, except from pre approved tour programmes. Furthermore, in case of an impending Law and Order issue, senior officers may be intimated about their inability to proceed on such approved tour programmes of their additional charge in view of the said situations. As per the instructions issued by the Chief Secretary, the State Government has taken a serious note of any shirking of responsibilities. Officers have been again directed to ensure compliance of these instructions. In case of any default, disciplinary action shall be initiated against the delinquent officer, states the instructions

IEP Chandigarh, March 27

Haryana Government has decided that   Universities across the state should be prioritized to assign studies, surveys and consultancy assignments by Government Departments. A letter in this regard issued by the Chief Secretary’s office today states that the deliverables and essential requirements must be monitored closely and performance or quality of reports or surveys should also be evaluated for the future.All the Administrative Secretaries, Head of Departments and Managing Directors, Chief Administrators of Boards and Corporations have been directed to comply with these instructions.