IEP Chandigarh, February 8

Haryana Chief Minister today launched the International Year of Millets 2023 brochure of the Ministry of Development of North East Region at the 36th Surajkund International Handicrafts Mela.        Notably, the United Nations Council has declared the year 2023 as the Millet Year. Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi has also called for promoting the use of Millet. Haryana too is making tireless efforts to promote millets. Many delicious and healthy millet dishes have been prepared at the Surajkund Mela, said Sh. Manohar Lal.        Meanwhile, today was a special day at the Surajkund Mela, as the Chief Minister had lunch with his Cabinet and all the MLAs at Rajhans Hotel. During this, a cultural extravaganza of foreign artists displaying their art and culture was also witnessed.        The foreign artists created an atmosphere resonating with the cultural diversity of the world. Everyone enlivened their ancient traditions with their cultural, classical and folk presentations. A glimpse of the G-20 theme ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ was seen on the stage.        Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, former Education Minister, Sh. Ram Bilas Sharma and other dignitaries remained present on this occasion.   

IEP Chandigarh, February 8

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Surajkund International Handicraft Mela is the flag bearer of the country’s civilization and vibrant culture. Additionally, these fairs considerably contribute to the nation’s economic independence.        The products made by the craftsmen were being observed by the Deputy Chief Minister today at the Surajkund Handicrafts Fair.        Sh. Chautala said that we all should be proud of inhouse products made by the craftsmen of the country and should give priority to such products made by them. He added that by promoting local products we can directly support local artisans and small entrepreneurs. He said that handicrafts and handlooms have an important contribution in the development of civilization. He said that for centuries, the skill of artisans is visible in the manufacture of things ranging from the coins of emperors and kings to the huts of the poor.        The Deputy Chief Minister said that these arts are as much liked in the modern era as they were in ancient times, such fairs provide an opportunity to the craftsmen to showcase their art.He said that this fair is a trinity of tradition, heritage and culture, which attracts tourists not only from India but across the globe. Through such a platform, the ordinary craftsman and artisan get the right value and recognition of their skills. For many craftsmen, artisans and weavers, this fair is their main source of income throughout the year.        On this occasion, Minister of State for Women and Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda, Minister of State, Revenue & Disaster Management, Sh. Anoop Dhanak and MLA, Smt. Naina Chautala were also present with him.

IEP Chandigarh, February 8

Haryana Chief Minister on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Charitable Hospital in Faridabad to be constructed at a cost of about Rs 12.30 crore. Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma also remained present on this occasion.        Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Manohar Lal said that dedicated steps being taken by the government as well as social organizations for the expansion of health services in the State are commendable. With the construction of this hospital, the people of the state will get easy access to state-of-the-art health facilities.        The construction of this hospital in the name of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur will also play a key role in highlighting the supreme martyrdom and bravery of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and inspiring everyone visiting here, said Sh. Manohar Lal.        On this occasion, Chief Minister announced to give Rs 31 lakh to the Charitable Trust. Besides this, Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma also announced Rs 11 lakh for the trust.        The Chief Minister said that today Haryana is progressing in every field. Health services are being expanded. The aim of the government is to establish a medical college in every district. So far 7 new medical colleges have been established and work is going on for 8 more colleges, said Sh. Manohar Lal.        He said that the government is giving all possible cooperation to the social organizations in the steps being taken by them for expanding health services. We aim to increase the number of doctors from the present number of 13,000 to 28,000. With the establishment of new medical colleges, State will get 2650 doctors every year.CHIRAYU Haryana became an ally of the needy The Chief Minister said that CHIRAYU Haryana Yojana has been started in the state by expanding the health benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana with the aim of providing health facilities to every needy. In this, families with annual income up to Rs 1.80 lakh are getting health cover of Rs 5 lakh annually. Due to this, about 29 lakh families are being covered in Haryana.        Nirogi Haryana Yojana has also been started in the state for conducting free health check-ups of Antyodaya families on the basis of 25 parameters. 228 types of operations, 70 types of medical tests and 21 types of dental treatment are done free of cost in the state. Along with this, 500 medicines are also given free of cost.Started Ayush Health and Wellness Centre        The Chief Minister said that the government has linked Ayurveda medicine with the Ayushman Bharat scheme, and has also established ‘AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres’ in the State.  Besides this, the government is also preparing yoga courses to promote yoga.        MLAs, Smt. Seema Trikha, Sh. Narender Gupta, Sh. Rajesh Nagar, Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Amit Arya, Patron, Baba Banda Bahadur Memorial Society, Baba Jatindra Pal Singh Sodhi, Sardar Avtar Singh Khurana, Chairman of Society, Sardar Gurvinder Singh Dhamija, President BR Bhatia, Rajkumar Bhatia and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. 

IEP Chandigarh/Panchkula

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal along with Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij held a meeting with senior Police officers at ERSS Building in Panchkula today where he reviewed the crime, and law and order situation in the state.

                    Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal and senior officers of Haryana Police were also present.

                    While instructing the top brass of police to take even stricter actions against organized crime, the Chief Minister said that creating a safe environment for people in Haryana is the key priority for the state government. He said crime and criminal incidents should be curbed at all costs so that a friendly environment is maintained. The state should achieve the distinction of peaceful and no-crime state by dealing firmly with the offenders.

                    Taking a thorough review of the crime scenario, he also instructed the police officers to connect the villagers for getting intelligence about criminal elements who have been found involved in criminal activities and target killings. This will increase the credibility of the police and will help in controlling such incidents with the cooperation of the general public.

                   The Chief Minister also directed that Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau and Special Task Force should work in tandem with district police units to completely eliminate drug trafficking, crime and criminal elements across the state. The district SPs and CPs should be more proactive and miscreants and criminal elements whosoever should be dealt with an iron hand, he added.

                   Expressing his concern over the growing incidents of cyber crime, he said that cybercrime has become a threat not only to individuals but also to the government sector, thus endangering national security. Apart from establishing new cyber police stations, the entire police department is being technologically strengthened to meet present challenges posed by cybercrime. He said that special drive to spread awareness about cyber crime trends and safety tips should also be organized, he added.

                    He said that crimes against women will not be tolerated in the state. He also directed all the officers to maintain a special vigil on the security of women and take stern action against offenders in this regard.

                    It was apprised in the meeting that around Rs. 47 crores of defrauded amount has been recovered/blocked till date. Other crime prevention areas such as gangsters, terrorism, most wanted criminals, cyber offences, traffic and road safety were also discussed.

                    While appreciating the novel initiatives of Haryana Police, the Chief Minister said that Haryana Police’s continuous action against criminals and anti-social elements has increased the public confidence. Carrying this forward, maximum police presence in the field should be ensured to deter criminal elements. Police being the face of Government should be efficient and its functioning should be transparent. Commending the good work being done by the Police, he said that ERSS 112 of the police being its face, is responding to the distress calls promptly and courteously without any delay.

                    Earlier the Chief Minister also reviewed the functioning of ERSS 112.

                    Appreciating the state police force, Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij said that state police had also initiated the process for the attachment of ill-gotten assets of drug peddlers through competent authority. He also directed the officers to periodically launch special operations for the arrest of most wanted criminals, proclaimed offenders and bail jumpers as well as for recovery of illegal weapons so that the crime rate can be further reduced across the state.

                    The Director General of Police, Sh. P.K. Agrawal assured the Chief Minister that his directions would be followed in letter and spirit and the Police Department would further improve its efficiency, especially in terms of tackling the growing cybercrimes.

                    ACS Home Sh. TVSN Prasad, ADGP Crime Sh. O.P. Singh, ADGP CID Sh. Alok Mittal ADGP Telecom and IT Dr A S Chawla, ADGP Law and Order Sh. Sandeep Khirwar, ADGP Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau Shrikant Jadhav, all Range ADGPs/IGPs, Commissioners of Police and other police officers were also present in the meeting.

IEP Chandigarh, February 6

Under Operation Akraman-IV, a special drive to Clean-Up the crime and criminal elements across the state, Haryana Police has successfully conducted a series of coordinated raids and arrested 1116 accused while lodging 573 FIRs under various sections of IPC, NDPS, Arms and Excise Act.

        Disclosing this here today, Director General of Police (DGP), Sh. P.K. Agrawal informed that the Police Department had been collecting pinpointed intelligence on criminal activities in the State including trafficking of illegal arms, narcotic substances and illicit liquor. 1327 teams comprising 7109 Police personnel under the command of SsP/DCsP conducted coordinated raids starting early morning on 5th February throughout the day till evening on crime and criminals. The element of surprise and simultaneous targeting of criminals at multiple locations led to very encouraging results. A total of 50 illegal firearms and 25 cartridges were seized. Similarly, 301 kg 462 gram ganja, 159.24 gram heroin, over 49 kg poppy husk, 1.155 kg opium, 34.42 gram smack, 83.22 gram sulpha, 3.19 gram charas and 108 prohibited tablets/capsules/injections were also recovered.

        During these raids, the raiding teams have also managed to nab 12 most wanted/wanted criminals and 3 other offenders carrying cash rewards. Police has also arrested 188 proclaimed offenders and 15 bail jumpers. Among the arrested POs and Bail Jumpers, many of them were reported to be evading their arrest for a long time. In addition, 248 other accused involved in various cases were also nabbed during the special drive. Major recoveries from these accused include two gold chains, 28 mobile phones, Rs 3.59 lakh cash and 38 vehicles.

Cracking down on bootleggers, the teams confiscated 10620 bottles of     Indian Made Foreign Liquor, 1752 bottles of country-made liquor, 58 bottles of beer, 741 bottles of licit liquor, 191 bottles of illicit liquor and 632 litres of lahan.

        Police has also recovered cash over Rs 1,91,776 from the accused arrested under Gambling Act.  It is pertinent to note that this special drive was the 4th in the series of  intelligence driven State wide crackdowns under Operation Aakraman to Clean Up the state regarding crime and criminal elements and it reaffirms the steadfast commitment of the Haryana Police Department to the citizens of the State for providing a safe and stable environment.

IEP Chandigarh, February 6

Haryana Government has designated various officers as link officers for smooth functioning of National Health Mission. A letter has been issued in this regard by Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.

        Giving information in this regard, Sh. Kaushal said that the first link officer to the Managing Director of the National Health Mission will be the Director General, Health Services (Head of the Department) and the Director General, Health Services (Programme) will be the second link officer.

        The Chief Secretary said that to ensure the smooth functioning of the Departments, Boards, Corporations, the officers concerned are out for more than 2 days due to leave, training, tour, being on election duty or transfer, vacancy due to retirement or any other reason, the work will be looked after by the link officers in their absence. Every officer shall inform the link officer before going on leave, training, tour or election duty.

IEP Chandigarh, February 6

Haryana Home and Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that to stop the transmission of measles, Measles Rubella (MR) catch-up campaign is being carried out in district Nuh and district Palwal (Hathin and Hodal block). In this campaign, one additional dose of MR vaccine will be administered to all eligible children of 9 months to 15 years.        He said that the MR catch-up campaign has been launched in Nuh & Palwal (Hathin & Hodal blocks) today and total 4,72,250 children (406493 children  in district Nuh and 65,757 children in district Palwal- Hathin & Hodal Block) will be provided additional dose of MR during this campaign.        Sh. Vij said that beneficiaries will be covered in schools during the first week of campaign and after that outreach sessions will be conducted for providing additional dose of MR.He said that Campaign has been launched by Deputy Commissioners in both districts. For ensuring 100 percent coverage, campaign is being monitored by state Nodal officers and officers from Partner agencies like WHO/ UNICEF etc.Health Minister said that all line departments like departments of Women and Child development, Panchayati Raj, Education, IMA and IAP have been requested to extend their complete cooperation to successfully implement the campaign in order to achieve the goal of Measles and Rubella elimination.

IEP Chandigarh, February 5

Haryana Energy Minister, Chaudhary Ranjit Singh said that the government has taken effective steps in power reforms. He said that ‘Bijli Panchayat’ are being organized regularly for on-the-spot redressal of consumer problems. He continued by saying that the officers of the department consider redressing the consumer issues as their primary goal.

        Chaudhary Ranjit Singh was hearing the public grievances today in the ‘Bijli Panchayat’ organized by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam in Hisar today.

        He said that a large number of people are coming to the ‘Bijli Panchayat’ not only from Hisar but also from many other districts. The Energy Minister said that at present, on an average, 70 percent of public problems are being resolved on the spot.

        While directing that officers should soon ensure pending electricity connections in Dhanis. The Minister said that concrete action will be taken against the officers who are taking laxity towards their work. He further stated that delay in public work will not be tolerated.

        Earlier, he also presided a meeting with the  senior officers of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, in which pending tubewell connection, under construction works of 33 KV sub-station were reviewed in detail. The Energy Minister directed to issue pending tubewell connections soon and to expedite the other construction works. He was apprised that the work of installing approved tubewell connections has been completed up to 80 percent.

IEP Chandigarh, February 1

Reacting to the Union Budget, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi; Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the ‘Amrit budget’ prepared while keeping in mind every section of the society. “The seven priorities of the government towards the country and the society mentioned by the finance minister in the budget will benefit every section. This budget presented in ‘Amrit Kaal’ will prove to be a milestone in the making of modern India,” he added.The Chief Minister said that on the vision of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, the general budget will prove fruitful in the direction of making the country; the leading economy of the world. “It is not just a budget, but also a vision document of the ‘Amrit Kaal’ of futuristic India. This is an all-encompassing and all-inclusive budget, giving new energy to the countrymen. It will contribute significantly in writing a new chapter of good governance, poverty alleviation, socio-economic transformation and employment generation,” he asserted.Sh. Manohar Lal said that the resolve to include all sections of the society in the mainstream of development is visible in every aspect of this budget. “This budget is inclusive and futuristic, keeping in mind the empowerment of job professionals, youth, women and farmers. Special focus has been laid on infrastructure development, health, employment generation, housing, social welfare, farmers welfare, higher education, innovation and research; which will also be beneficial for Haryana,” he said.The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, the central and state government are taking important steps for the farmers. “The announcement of Indian Institute of Millet for coarse grains, promotion of fisheries and horticulture sector or connecting 1 crore farmers with natural farming are many such decisions which will further strengthen our agriculture system,” he added.He further said that a lot of provisions have been made in the budget to connect New India with technology. Promotion of DIGILocker, systems like e-courts will take the country even further in the era of technology. The Chief Minister said that decisions like making indigenous mobile cheaper and helping micro, small and medium industries affected during the Covid pandemic will strengthen the MSME sector; which will further strengthen the Indian economy. “This budget will prove to be a milestone in achieving the goal of Antyodaya. Taking inspiration from this budget, Haryana will also prepare its budget keeping in mind the 2.5 crore Haryana residents,” he said.

IEP Chandigarh, February 1

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officers to create a master plan to unify similar schemes run by the state and central government having common purpose so that no beneficiary would be left out without getting the benefits of public welfare schemes.

Sh. Kaushal informed that Haryana is ahead among the other states in settling the claims under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. He added that patients are getting free medical treatment under this scheme without any hassle in Haryana.

Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said this while presiding over a review meeting with the officers of Home, Health, WCD and Education Department.

Sh. Kaushal also deeply analysed the nuances of School Education Department collaboration with the health department in Nirogi Haryana Health Scheme. He added that collaboration will further give thrust to the coverage of scheme among common people along with ensuring its mass awareness. He further stated that through Nirogi Haryana Health Scheme 26.64 lakhs families and over 1.06 crores individuals are covered under the scheme.

The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Jails, Criminal Investigation and Administration of Justice Department, Sh. TVSN Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Sh. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Smt. G. Anupama, Commissioner & Secretary, Women & Child Development Department, Smt. Amneet P. Kumar, Director, Medical Education & Research, Special Secretary, Medical Education & Research Department, Sh. Aditya Dahiya and other senior officers were present.