IEP Chandigarh, February 17

Haryana Governor and Chairman, Kurukshetra Development Board (KDB), Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya said that better plans should be formulated to develop Kurukshetra grandly on the world map; so that people could get more information about its importance. “Maintaining the dignity, an action plan should be chalked out for Kurukshetra on the lines of Varanasi, in which the illustration of the idols of Mahabharata war characters can be seen around Brahma Sarovar,” he said.

        Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya was presiding over the 81st meeting of the Kurukshetra Development Board management at Haryana Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala, MP Nayab Singh Saini, MLA Subhash Sudha, along with senior officers and board members were present in the meeting.

         A total of 20 agenda items were placed in the meeting on which decisions were taken unanimously. The grand booklet of ‘International Gita Mahotsav-2022’ was also released; which comprises the detailed highlights and activities of the programmes conducted during the Gita Mahotsav.

        The Governor directed that a booklet should also be prepared on the role of 134 pilgrimage centres of 48-kos of Kurukshetra and structural infrastructure should also be developed in these areas; to provide benefits to the maximum number of people. He said that the meeting of the Kurukshetra Development Board would be organized every year to take time to time decisions regarding the development of the board. “As many villages are connected with the Kurukshetra Development Board; an action plan should be prepared to develop Kurukshetra,” he added.

International Gita Mahotsav in Australia in April

        Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that with constant endeavours of the state government, a continuous initiative has been taken since the year 2016 to spread the knowledge of Gita globally. In this series, the International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav will be organized in Australia this year in April. Notably, the International Gita Mahotsav was celebrated with much fanfare in Mauritius, England and Canada. 

        The Chief Minister said that tourism information centres should be set up at important places like Panchkula, Gurugram, Kurukshetra and Rakhigarhi to give tourism information to the people; so that Kurukshetra as well as other places can also be developed as a tourism hub. “Arrangements for small electronic buses should also be made by the board for tourists. On the lines of Dubai, appropriate places should be selected for the conservation of crocodiles in mini zoos across the state,” he added.

On lines of Brahma Sarovar, adjacent Sarovar will also be developed

      Sh. Manohar Lal said that on the lines of Brahma Sarovar, the contiguous Sarovar will also be developed, with clean water and proper drainage arrangements. He said that a statue of Maharishi Dadhichi would be installed on the Sarovar and Saraswati Tirtha and gate would also be constructed. The Chief Minister said that a rest house would also be constructed near the office of the Kurukshetra Development Board and by keeping the theme of the Multimedia Laser Show Musical Foundation religious; it would be developed according to the site.

        Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary, Sh. TVSN Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, Sh. Arun Gupta, Board Member, Sh. Vijay Singh Dahiya, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Bharat Bhushan Bharti, along with the office bearers and members of the board were present on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, February 17

Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of 1 IAS, 2 HCS and 1 HPS officers with immediate effect.

        Mani Ram Sharma, Special Secretary to Government, Haryana, Finance Department has been given additional charge of Special Secretary to Government, Home Department.

        Gagandeep Singh-II, Estate Officer, HSVP, Panchkula, Land Acquisition Officer, Panchkula and Joint Director (Establishment), Housing for All, Haryana-cum-Secretary, Housing Board has been posted as Deputy Secretary, Home Department.

        Manav Malik, Inquiry Officer, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board has been given additional charge of (i) Estate Officer, HSVP, Panchkula. (ii) Land Acquisition Officer, Panchkula. (iii) Joint Director (Establishment), Housing for All, Haryana-cum-Secretary, Housing Board, Haryana.

        Vijay Deshwal, HPS, District Transport Officer-cum- Secretary, RTA, Palwal has been posted as District Transport Officer-cum-Secretary, RTA,  Karnal.

Sunil Sangwan, Supdt. Jail, District Transport Officer-cum- Secretary, RTA, Jhajjar has been posted as District Transport Officer- cum-Secretary, RTA, Palwal.

IEP Chandigarh, February 15

Haryana Governor, Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya on Wednesday paid his floral tribute to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati to mark the auspicious occasion of his 2th birth centenary year at Raj Bhavan here. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati ji was a man of the era who worked for the revival of Vedic culture, social inclusivity and equality, said Sh. Dattatraya.

The Governor said that Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati ji used the mission of Vedic culture revival as a tool to promote the spirit of Swarajya and Independence. In 1857, the Britishers tried their best to suppress the freedom movement but Maharishi Dayanand played an important role in giving national form to our collective efforts towards freedom movement, he said.

Spearheading the revolution of social reforms through eradication of social evils, promotion of women’s education and social harmony, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati ji strengthened the spirit of Swadeshi, Swarajya and independence among Indians, he said.

Sh. Dattatraya said that Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati ji strongly opposed the evils of casteism, untouchability and gender inequality in Indian society. He told the people that these evil practices were never a part of Indian Vedic culture.

These evils cropped up due to the deviation from the Indian Vedic culture and these evils should be eradicated from their roots. His thoughts had a deep impact on the Indian public mind. The teachings of Maharishi Dayanand are relevant even today. Following his teachings, Arya Samaj organizations are making a significant contribution in the field of social service even today, said Sh. Dattatraya.

IEP Chandigarh, February 15

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the ideology of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati and the Arya Samaj founded by him has played a significant role in liberating India. “The ideology of Arya Samaj inspired innumerable people for freedom, which led the country to independence,” he added.

The Chief Minister was addressing as the chief guest during a programme organized on the 200th birth anniversary celebrations of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati at Rohtak’s Maharishi Dayanand University today. Gujarat Governor, Sh. Acharya Devvrat, Member of Parliament, Sh. Arvind Sharma, former minister, Sh. Manish Grover, Vice Chancellor, Maharishi Dayanand University, Prof. Rajbir Singh, along with other dignitaries and a large number of students were present on the occasion.

Paying tribute to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, the Chief Minister said that following the path shown by Maharishi Dayanand and working for the strength of the nation would be a true tribute to him. “That is why every person should try to eliminate social evils like casteism, untouchability etc and make continuous efforts to take children forward by giving them education,” he added.

He said that Maharishi Dayanand was the main architect of the revolution of 1857 and influenced by his nationalist ideology; many patriots like Ram Prasad Bismil, Sardar Bhagat Singh, joined the Arya Samaj, who later worked for the independence of the country by furthering his ideology. “Following the guidance shown by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, the state government is also working on the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’; so that every needy person can progress,” said the Chief Minister.

Work being done to promote women’s education and empowerment

The Chief Minister said that the state government is continuously working to promote women’s education and empowerment. He said that after the formation of the present government, 72 colleges have been set up in the state; out of which 31 are women’s colleges. Women have been given 50 percent representation in Panchayati Raj institutions, he added.

“Similarly, the number of women police personnel in Haryana Police is being increased. Earlier, the number of women police personnel used to be only 6 percent; which has been increased to 9 percent and now it will be increased to 15 percent,” asserted Sh. Manohar Lal.

Special focus on youth and employment

Terming Haryana as a youth-oriented state, the Chief Minister said that the state’s 65 percent of the population is youth. “This population is being included in the stream of development of the country and the state; by giving them training for employment and self-employment,” he added. He said that by the year 2025, the National Education Policy will also be fully implemented in Haryana. The Chief Minister also released the ‘Yuva Bharat-Yuva Bodh Pustika’ during the programme.

He said that seven points have been described in the booklet to take the country and the state forward. “To work on all these points, a special campaign will be launched for the next two years. People will be informed about them, so that they will come forward to work on issues related to social concern,” he added.

IEP Chandigarh, February 15

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that special focus will be given on skill development, employment generation and youth empowerment in the budget for the year 2023-24. “The state’s 2023-24 budget will be completely a balanced and inclusive budget. Along with infrastructure, there will be a balance of all sectors including education, employment generation and social welfare,” he said.

        The Chief Minister was presiding over a pre-budget consultation meeting with the Administrative Secretaries of Foreign Cooperation, Skill Training, Employment and Industrial Training departments at Haryana Niwas today. Stakeholders from these sectors and various entrepreneurs also participated in the meeting.

        Sh. Manohar Lal said that Haryana will contribute in realizing the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a USD 5 trillion economy. He said that the state government is paying special attention to skill development and the industries will also have to cooperate more in making the youth skilled.

Various initiatives to connect with foreign countries

        The Chief Minister said that the Haryana Overseas Cell and Haryana Export Promotion Council have been formed by the state government to provide employment opportunities to the youth. Apart from this, Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Sh. Amit Shah has inaugurated the Haryana Cooperative Export House in Karnal; through which the cooperative societies of the state will be able to export their products, he added.

        “The all-round development of the state is the priority of the government. The budget will focus on every sector including infrastructure development, health, employment generation, housing, social welfare, farmers welfare, higher education, innovation and research; which will benefit every section,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Haryana doing commendable work in skill training, employment generation and ease of doing business

        During the meeting, the stakeholders gave point-wise suggestions and also appreciated the work being done by the state government for skill training and employment generation of the youth. They said that Haryana is taking progressive steps in the matter of ease of doing business. On their suggestions, the Chief Minister assured to include them in the budget.

        Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Chairman, HAFED, Sh. Kailash Bhagat, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. K.M. Pandurang and administrative secretaries of various departments remained present in the meeting.

IEP Chandigarh, February 14

          In a major citizen centric decision, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday launched an app developed by the Transport department and NIC to provide fitness certificate of the vehicles to people online.

          Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that it will enable the people get the fitness vehicles at their doorsteps through a single click of mobile. He said that this pro-people initiative is aimed at avoiding inconvenience to the people and ensuring smooth and hassle free delivery of fitness certificate to people. Bhagwant Mann said that this is a revolutionary step that will facilitate the people in a big way.

          The Chief Minister said that this initiative will bring far more transparency in the system to facilitate the people. He said that through this app people can pay the fee for getting fitness certificate online. Likewise, Bhagwant Mann said that the residents will also have the facility of Online appointment as per their convenience.

          The Chief Minister said that Document will be uploaded by the applicant in  VAHAN module. He said that the documents will be scrutinised by the RTO staff and vehicle inspection will be done by the MVI online. Bhagwant Mann said that this app has been jointly developed by the Transport department and the NIC to facilitate the people.

IEP Chandigarh, February 14

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that 98, 845 employees have been engaged through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) on contract basis in Government Departments, Boards and Corporations. Out of which 30, 214 (30.5%) employees belong to Scheduled caste category and 27, 185 (27.5%) employees belong to Backward Classes (A) + (B) category.        While presiding over the fifth meeting of the Board of Directors of Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN), the Chief Secretary said that HKRN has received requisition of additional 10,021 manpower out of which 3,470 have been appointed in various departments and the rest will be filled soon.        Sh. Kaushal said that HKRNL has been set up with the aim to save employees from exploitation at the hands of contractors and to eliminate several irregularities and anomalies in recruitments. Besides ensuring transparency in engagements, salaries are being paid to contractual employees along with the benefits including EPF and ESI in a time bound manner.Sh. Kaushal said that the Nigam adopts a “zero-tolerance” policy towards any misconduct including sexual harassment. This zero-tolerance policy means that no form of sexual harassment by or towards any employee, or other person in our workplace or Nigam jobsites will be tolerated. The Board has approved and adopted the policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal, Act 2013).         In the meeting, the Policy prepared by the Nigam for the deployment of employees and other important matters of Nigam were given ex-post facto approval. In the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam has been formed for the engagement of employees on contract basis in Government Departments, Boards and Corporations.The Board has today approved the provision of redeployment in HKRNL policy. Now the re – deployment of manpower within the Government organizations will be allowed and a procedure may be adopted by the Nigam. Further, the CEO, HKRNL has been authorized to finalize the same.        As per the Policy, government departments and organizations will notify about the requisition of employees on HKRNL portal. According to their requirement, recruitment of employees will be done for these departments by the Nigam.        The meeting was attended by Commissioner & Secretary to Government of Haryana Skill Development & Industrial Training and Employment Department, Sh. Vijay Singh Dahiya, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and CEO, Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Ltd. Panchkula, Sh. K.Makarand Pandurang, Director, Employment, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government, Haryana, Employment Department, Sh. Prabhjot Singh and other senior officers were present and Director, IIM Rohtak, Sh. Sh. Dheeraj P Sharma joined the meeting through video conferencing. 

IEP Chandigarh, February 14

 Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta stated that several significant airport-related information has been acquired during the Aero India show in Bangaluru. He said that these inputs will be strategically incorporated into the development of the Hisar Airport.        Dr. Gupta along with the high officers of Civil Aviation Department held a meeting with experts from all over the world during the Aero India Show held in Bangalore. He informed that Five lakh experts from India and abroad are likely to participate in this show and Defence Ministers of 32 countries and Air Force Chiefs of 29 countries are participating in it.        He said that Haryana’s involvement in this multifaceted event is intended to collect critical information on the growth of the international airport being built at Hisar. In-depth consultations have been held on this subject with experts from major countries, he added.        Dr. Gupta said that Hisar airport will become the most modern and biggest in the country as per the vision of the Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal. He informed that during the Aero India Show, important information has been received on the subject of “Make in India” and “Make for the World”.

IIEP Chandigarh February 14

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that the contractual employees are entitled to one month’s salary in lieu of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for visiting Home Town and any place in India for the State Government.

Sh. Kaushal clarified that those contractual employees who have completed one year and their contract has been extended for more than four years on year to year basis will be entitled to one month’s salary in lieu of Leave Travel Concession (LTC). The block of four years will be reckoned from the actual date of joining the post under State Government Institutions, Boards, Corporations, Authorities and Cooperative Institutions. The Head of Department will be competent to sanction the amount equivalent to one month’s salary.

IEP Chandigarh, February 14

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Haryana is emerging as a preferable destination for companies investing in the civil aviation sector; the government is providing several facilities to attract investors in the state.

        The Deputy CM, who also holds the Civil Aviation department, was interacting with representatives of various companies during Aero India 2023, held in Bengaluru today. Urban Local Bodies Minister, Sh. Kamal Gupta, Advisor to Civil Aviation Department Dr. Shaleen were also present on the occasion.

Realizing the potential of the aviation and defence sector in the state of Haryana, Haryana Govt’s newly formed corporation viz-a-viz Haryana Airport Development Corporation (HADC) is participating in Aero India 2023 being held at Bengaluru. The Event was organized by the Ministry of Defence Govt of India.

HADC participated in Aero India 2023 under the leadership of Hon’ble Dy Chief Minister cum Aviation Minister Shri Dushyant Chautala. He was accompanied by Dr. Kamal Gupta – Minister for Urban Local Body Govt of Haryana and Advisor Civil Aviation Department Haryana, Dr. Shaleen. 

        Aero India 2023 is the flagship Defence exhibition of India. This was the 14th edition of Aero India which provided a significant platform in bolstering business opportunities in the International aerospace and defence manufacturing sector. 

Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala was one of the Chief Guest for the event. The Aero India 2023 provided an occasion to meet up with all the key players in the aerospace and defence manufacturing industry, seize fresh commercial opportunities, present their expertise and innovations to the world from technological and industrial partnerships. During the event Deputy Chief Minister addressed INDISEM 2023 where he highlighted the business and employment opportunities in Haryana and how Haryana can play a significant part in the Make in India initiative. During the event Sh. Chautala also met prominent industry stakeholders like M/s Alliance, Air India, M/s Pawan Hans, M/s Mahindra Defence and many others.

During deliberation Deputy Chief Minister showcase the benefits of investing in Haryana and invited prominent stakeholder to invest in state of Haryana and promised that State of Haryana shall provide an ideal platform and opportunity to grow the business which will eventually bring economic and social prosperity in the region and will also create tremendous jobs opportunities for local inhabitants.