IEP Chandigarh, December 28

Stressing on dynamic linking of farmers’ Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) with land records, Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officers of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Revenue Department to expedite the process to implement the AgriStack Project in the state.The Chief Secretary gave these directions during the meeting of the Steering committee for development of Agristack here today. Strategic Advisor and Chief Knowledge Officer to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Sh. Rajeev Chawla joined the meeting through video conferencing.It is worth mentioning that AgriStack is an ecosystem for facilitating the delivery of digital services to farmers with the aim of doing farming and higher returns for the farmer Services farmers.Sh. Kaushal further directed the officers of Revenue Department to complete the work of Geo-referencing of villages and GIS based real time crop survey across the state till March 31, 2023.Sh. Kaushal further directed the officers to further upgrade the E-Girdawari Application to incorporate digital cadastral maps and photographs of the field. He said that the App should be upgraded to access the actual figure of crop damage assessment during the situation of natural calamities in the state.During the discussion, Sh. Kaushal directed the officials of revenue department to assist Patwaris to bring more accuracy and precision in data of land records so as to deliver the benefits of Agricultural Schemes to the actual farmer beneficiaries across the state. He also directed the officers to maintain accurate records of ROR, Land Mutation and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to farmers.It was apprised in the meeting that out of 19.9 lac farmers in the state currently data for about 12.8 lac farmers is available on Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal.  Geo – referencing of village maps is being taken up in the state by Survey of India (SOI) using Drone data and CORS. Though this would be the most accurate database but creation of this data may take time. However, HARSAC has digitized and geo – referenced cadastral maps prepared on 1:10,000 scale. This data can be used for crop enumeration and surveys etc.Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management, Sh. V.S Kundu, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr Sumita Misra, and Director General, Horticulture Department, Sh. Arjun Saini and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, December 26

On the first day of the winter session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha which commenced here today, obituary resolutions were passed to pay rich tributes to those prominent personalities who have expired between the period from the end of the previous session and the beginning of the current session.

Leader of the House and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal paid tributes and read out the obituary resolutions. These include Sh. Dhanik Lal Mandal, former Governor of Haryana, Sh. Bhag Singh Chatter, former Members of Haryana Legislative Assembly.

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta read out the obituary resolutions and paid tributes to the departed souls. The House conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved families.

Leader of the Opposition, Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda also read out the obituary resolutions on behalf of his party.

The House bid tearful farewell to 17 brave Martyrs of Haryana who showed indomitable courage and made the supreme sacrifice while safeguarding the unity and integrity of the motherland. These include, Lieutenant Colonel Saurabh Yadav, Gurugram, Captain Nidesh Singh Yadav of village Nandgaon, District Bhiwani, Inspector Jitender Kumar of village Jhanwari, District Bhiwani, Assistant Sub Inspector Virender Singh of village Patikara, District Mahendragarh, Havildar Satender Pal of village Ganiar, District Mahendragarh, Rifleman Manoj Kumar of village Shahjahanpur, District Faridabad. Rifleman Nishant Malik of village Dhanderi, District Hisar. Signalman Chandermohan of village Jhanwari, District Bhiwani, Naik Manoj Kumar of village Budhwal, District Mahendragarh. Sailor Mohit Kumar of village Silani Kesho, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Vinod of village Dawala, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Yogesh Kumar of village Rampuri, District Rewari, Sepoy Satpal of village Bohar, District Rohtak, Sepoy Karan Singh of village Sundrah, District Mahendragarh, Sepoy Rajesh of village Chadhwana, District Jhajjar, Sepoy Manjeet of village Dhanasri, District Charkhi Dadri, Sepoy Noor Husain of village Kalyanpur, District Yamunanagar, Naib Subedar Sarabjeet Pal Singh of village Chhapar, District Jind and Havildar Jasmer Singh of village Hatt, District Jind.

The House also placed on record its deep sense of sorrow on the sad and untimely demise of 16 Soldiers, who lost their lives in a road accident in Zema, Sikkim on December 23, 2022. The House pays tributes to the brave soldiers of Haryana who died in this mishap namely Havildar Arvind Kumar of village Jhojhu Kalan, District Charkhi Dadri, Lance Naik Somvir Singh of village Sandol, District Hisar, Sepoy Vikas Kumar of village Pili Mandori, District Fatehabad along with brave soldiers of other states Subedar Guman Singh, Naib Subedar Chandan Kumar Mishra, Naib Subedar Omkar Singh, Havildar Charan Singh, Havildar Gopinath Makur, Naik Ravinder Singh Thapa, Naik Vaisakh S, Naik Pramod Singh, Naik Shyam Singh Yadav, Naik Lokesh Kumar, Lance Naik Bhupender Singh, Lance Naik Manoj Kumar and Sepoy Sukha Ram.

Apart from this, the House placed on record its deep sense of sorrow for the sad demise of Smt. Krishna Devi, mother of Sh. O.P Yadav, Minister of State, Smt. Santosh Devi, sister of Sh. Nayan Pal Rawat, MLA and Dharambir Singh, cousin brother of Sh. Raghubir Singh Kadian, MLA.

IEP Chandigarh, December 26 –

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government had never announced the release of Rs 15 crore to the municipal bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions.  If any institutions still need financially help then the state government certainly provided all possible help to them, he added. 

The Chief Minister was speaking during the first day of the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha while responding to a question raised by MLA, Sh. Bishan Lal regarding the release of funds to the financially weak municipal committees.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the funds of the Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission are provided to the Municipal Committees from time to time.  These committees also have self-income, if any institution remains financially weak after spending all these funds, then the state government helps it as per the requirement, he added. 

The Chief Minister said that at present, Radaur municipality still has an amount pending allocated by the Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission. The municipality has a total balance of Rs 4 crore.  First, this amount should be spent, after that, the state government will consider their demand if there is a need.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala in response to a question raised by a member of the House in the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today said that the total length of Brij Parikrama falling in the state of Haryana is 37.85 kms, out of which 6.25 kms falls in Punhana constituency and 31.60 kms in Hodal constituency.

He further stated that a road of 30.10 km length already exists in Hodal constituency and for remaining 1.50 Km the government has accorded administrative approval for the purchase of land which is under process through e-Bhoomi portal. He further informed that the bridge over Yamuna river is to be constructed by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government.

In response to another, the Deputy Chief Minister said that a traffic survey will be conducted on the road from Tohana to Ratia, if the number of vehicles is found to be within the rules, the road will be made four-lane.

In response to another question regarding the making of a four lane road from Pipli to Yamunanagar by a member of the house, Sh. Dushyant Chautala, said that the state government has requested the central government to declare this route as a national highway, it is known that a proposal in this regard has been made. If the central government is not able to make it under Bharatmala project, then by establishing a state highway, the state government will work to widen this route to four lanes.

Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh. JP Dalal said that a drain of about 1,700 feet length has been dug from the land of Gram Panchayat for drainage of rain water in Juan and for cementing this drain; the scheme costing Rs. 105.00 lakh has been put in the agenda for approval in the forthcoming 54th meeting of Haryana State Drought Relief & Flood Control Board (HSDR&FCB).

Sh. JP Dalal was replying to a question raised during the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.

Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Sardar Sandeep Singh said that the facility of Astroturf ground for hockey is available in the Sports Complex, Sector-4, Sonipat.

          This information was given by Sardar Sandeep Singh today in response to a question raised during the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

He informed that there is a district level stadium in Sonipat district. In addition, there are 4 sub-divisional stadiums, 16 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes and 19 mini/rural stadiums. Apart from this, 71 sports nurseries are being run in Sonipat, in which 41 are being run through private coaches and 30 through government coaches.

He informed that Kabaddi Hall at village Rindhana district Sonipat at a cost of Rs. 939.20 lakh and facility centre at Subhash Stadium, Sonipat at a cost of Rs. 325 lakh is under construction. There are 20 coaches and 18 junior coaches of various sports in Sonipat district who are providing training.

Sardar Sandeep Singh said that the state government has laid special emphasis on promoting sports infrastructure in the state. At present there are 3 state level sports complexes, 21 district level sports stadiums, 25 sub-divisional stadiums and 163 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes in the state. Apart from this, 245 mini/rural stadiums, 09 swimming pools, 09 multipurpose halls, 11 synthetic athletics tracks, 14 hockey astroturf and 2 artificial football turfs are available in the state. 238 coaches and 365 junior coaches are imparting training in various sports across the state.

He informed that 1100 sports nurseries have been started by the department to promote sports at the grass root level. Similarly, 9 day-boarding, 08 residential sports academies have also been opened across the state to train talented players. A proposal is under process to appoint 202 coaches on contract basis for providing coaching/training to budding players across the state.

Apart from this, a sports hostel has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 1318.54 lakh under the Scheduled Castes Component Plan in district Ambala.

He said that in all the district level stadiums of the state (except Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Kurukshetra Nuh and Panchkula), facility centres have been constructed for the office of District Sports and Youth Programme Officer at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 crore. The construction work is underway in Sonipat and Jhajjar.

He informed that with the approval of the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, directions have been issued to all the Deputy Commissioners through the District Sports Council to provide basic machinery and appoint a groundsman in each Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complex. All the Deputy Commissioners have been requested to repair the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes under MGNREGA through the District Sports Council of the concerned district.

IEP Chandigarh, December 26

A total of 5 Bills were passed on the first day of the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha held today. These include The Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Haryana Small Towns (Tax – Validating) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Haryana Municipal (Tax – Validating) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Haryana Minor Canals (Repeal) Bill, 2022 and The Haryana State Tube-Well (Repeal) Bill, 2022.

Besides this, 10 Bills were also introduced in the House. These include The Haryana Shree Mata Bhimeshwari Devi Mandir (Ashram), Beri Shrine Bill, 2022, The Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Enterprises Promotion (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Legislative Assembly (Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members) Second Amendment Bill, 2022, The Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Amendment Bill, 2022, The Haryana Municipal Corporation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 and The Haryana Municipal (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022

The Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943.

The Haryana Statute Review Committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh (Retd,) to identify such laws which are not in harmony with the existing climate of economic liberalization and need to be changed or repealed. Accordingly the Committee had recommended to repeal the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943 related to Urban Local Bodies Department, having lost its relevance. Property Tax as well as other applicable taxes are being levied and collected as per the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994. As such the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943 has no force and value to deal with the provision of present scenario of taxation Validations in the municipalities. Hence, it is necessary to repeal the Haryana Urban Immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Act, 1943 by way of enacting the Haryana Urban immovable Property Tax (Validation of Lists) Repeal Bill, 2022.

The Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022

The Haryana Small Towns (Tax – Validating) Repeal Bill , 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana Small Towns (Tax – Validating) Act, 1934.

The Haryana Statute Review Committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh (Retd .) to identify such laws which are not in harmony with the existing climate of economic liberalization and need to be changed or repealed . Accordingly the Committee had recommended to repeal the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 related to Urban Local Bodies Department , having lost its relevance. Property Tax as well as other applicable taxes are being levied and collected as per the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act , 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act , 1994. As such the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 has no force and value to deal with the provision of present scenario of Taxation Validations in the municipalities  Hence , it is necessary to repeal the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 by way of enacting the Haryana Small Towns ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022 .

The Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022

The Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 (Punjab Act IV of 1934) and the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 (Punjab Act 34 of 1956).

The Haryana Statute Review Committee was constituted by the State Government under the Chairpersonship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh ( Retd . ) to identify such laws which are not in harmony with the existing climate of economic liberalization and need to be changed or repealed . Accordingly the Committee had recommended to repeal the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 and Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 related to Urban Local Bodies Department , having lost their relevance. Property Tax as well as other applicable taxes are being levied and collected as per the provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act , 1973 and the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act , 1994. As such the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 and Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 has no force and value to deal with the provision of present scenario of Taxation Validations in the municipalities. Hence , it is necessary to repeal the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1934 and Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Act , 1956 by way of enacting the Haryana Municipal ( Tax – Validating ) Repeal Bill , 2022.

The Haryana Minor Canals (Repeal) Bill, 2022

The Haryana Minor Canals (Repeal) Bill, 2022 has been passed to repeal The Haryana Minor Canals Act, 1905. The Repeal of enactments under the Punjab Minor Canals Act 1905 specified in the Schedule which have been ceased to be in force or have become obsolete or the retention whereof as separate , independent and distinct Act is unnecessary , then , such enactment is to be repealed . The enactment in reality has lost its meaning but is still shown on the Statute – books . The law has become irrelevant and dysfunctional . The Punjab Minor Canals Act , 1905 , at present does not apply in any part of Haryana . The act was introduced only for West Punjab ( Now Part of Pakistan ) under which all the powers vests with Collector . However , all these powers under Haryana Canal and Drainage Act , 1974 vests with the Officers of the Canal Department ( mostly with Canal Officer / Divisional Canal Officer ) . The Haryana Statute Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice Iqbal Singh ( Retd . ) constituted by State Government submitted its report , in which , it has been recommended to repeal various Act . This Act also figures in that list . Hence the Haryana Minor Canals ( Repeal ) Bill , 2022 has been passed.

The Haryana State Tube-Well (Repeal) Bill,2022

The Haryana State Tube-Well (Repeal) Bill, 2022 has been passed to repeal the Haryana State Tube-well Act, 1954.

The Repeal of enactments under the Punjab State Tube – Well Act 1954 specified in the Schedule which have been ceased to be in force or have become obsolete or the retention whereof as separate, independent and distinct Act is unnecessary, then, such enactments are to be repealed . The enactments in reality have lost its meaning but are still shown on the Statute – books . The law has become irrelevant and dysfunctional. The Haryana State Minor Irrigation & Tube – well Corporation ( HSMITC ) which was governed by the Punjab State Tube – Well Act , 1954 has already been abolished in 2002 and at present , there is no Tube – Well Corporation working in the State of Haryana . The State owned tube – wells have already been auctioned in the State of Haryana . Tube well , if any , in State of Haryana are installed by the Departments , particularly Agricultural Department / Public Health Engineering Departments for their own Farms or domestic water supply and those are governed and regulated by the rules of respective departments and as such , this Act – The Punjab State Tube – Well Act , 1954 is not applicable to those tube wells . Further , Haryana Water Resources ( Conservation , Regulation and Management ) Authority has been established for conservation , management and regulation of water resources Le ground water and surface water within the State of Haryana for ensuring the judicious , equitable and sustainable utilization , management , regulation thereof , fix the rates for use of water and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto under The Haryana Water Resources ( Conservation , Regulation And Management ) Authority Act , 2020 . The Haryana Statute Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr.Justice Iqbal Singh ( Retd . ) constituted by State Government submitted its report in which it has been recommended to repeal various Act . This Act also figures in that list . Hence , the Haryana State Tube – well ( Repeal ) Bill , 2022 has been passed.

IEP Chandigarh, December 25

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal conferred the Digital Media Section of the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages (DIPRL) with state level award during a state level programme organised on the occasion of Good Governance Day in Panchkula today. The award was given for playing a remarkable role in disseminating government schemes and curbing fake news through ‘Fact Check Accounts’. On the occasion, Digital Media Section incharge (Information and Public Relations Officer), Aditya Chaudhary and Assistant Manager, Arvind Kumar received the award from the Chief Minister.

        Notably, the Digital Media Section has been set up by the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department; so that essential information related to the government, information on latest schemes and notifications reaches the people on time through an effective and authentic medium. The Digital Media Section is working under the inspiring leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal and the able and constant guidance of Principal Secretary, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Sh. Anurag Agarwal and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Kumar Agrawal.

        The Digital Media Section has an impressive presence on 11 major social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The section keeps a check on fake news and information; and responds promptly through its ‘Fact Check Accounts’. The Digital Media Section is playing a vital role in disseminating information related to the government schemes.

IEP Chandigarh, December 24

Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught an SDO Civil and a Junior Engineer of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (construction wing) Panipat while accepting a bribe of Rs 77,000.

Stating this here today, a Bureau’s spokesperson informed that arrested accused were identified as Rakesh Kumar, SDO and Rajesh Kumar, JE posted at the office of SDO  Civil UHBVN (Construction Wing) Panipat.

Both the accused were taking the bribe in lieu of disbursing the remaining amount of the complainant’s company, who had constructed the building of 33 KV substation situated at Kabri village in Panipat.

The complainant had approached the bureau. After verifying the facts, a team conducted a raid at the UHBVN office and arrested the accused red-handed with Rs 77,000 bribe money.

           A case was registered against them at State Vigilance Bureau police station, Karnal and further investigation is underway.

IEP Chandigarh, December 23

As announced by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the Cancer patient suffering from Stage III and IV Cancer will now start getting a monthly pension of Rs.2500 for which a separate budgetary provision of Rs 68.42 crore has been made by the state government.

        Earlier, in terms of giving monthly pension to cancer patients, Tripura was the only state in the country that has been giving monthly financial assistance of Rs.1000 to stage-3 cancer patients.

Chief Minister had announced this pension in May this year

It was in May this year when the Chief Minister while meeting the families of cancer patients, had assured them that the State Government will extend every possible help to them. He then had informed that this assistance would be given to those patients whose family’s annual income is up to Rs.3 lakh.

Pension will be transferred directly to bank accounts through Public Financial Management System (PFMS)

In a bid to ensure that the actual beneficiaries get the scheme benefit, the income verification of such patients would be matched with PPP. The beneficiary will get the said benefits till they are alive. Documents verified by the committee of the Civil Surgeon Office will have to be uploaded through Saral Kendra. Applicant must bring ration card, voter card, pan card, passport, bank passbook, telephone, water, electricity or other utility bills with home address or land record documents/Parivar Pehchan Patra to Saral Kendras for necessary verification. The ASHA worker/ANM will verify the survival certificate of the patient which will be counter-signed by the health department.

State Government offers all support to cancer patients

        The financial assistance given to cancer victims from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund was earlier approved by the Chief Minister’s Office. The concerned Deputy Commissioner then used to forward the matter to the Chief Minister’s Office, which was a time-consuming process. As soon as this matter came to the notice of the Chief Minister, he then had given directions to the Deputy Commissioner to issue this financial assistance amount at his own level. This amount of up to Rs 1 lakh is given at the district level as financial help to the patient.

Showing sympathy towards these cancer patients, Haryana Government has now decided that if the patient is taking advantage of any other type of social security pension or old age pension scheme, then he will also continue to get an additional monthly pension of Rs. 2500.

IEP Chandigarh December 23

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal today stressed the identification of appropriate location and land availability in the planning at various levels before setting up waste management infrastructure in the state.

Laying emphasis to promote and implement ‘Circular Economy’ in the state, Sanjeev Kaushal said that with the growing economy in different sectors and the expansion of the urban areas due to fast expansion of their jurisdiction the need for upgrading the waste management infrastructure also arose.

It may be stated that ‘Circular Economy’ is an economic system, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as and wherever possible in different spheres.

Kaushal here today suggested various important measures to implement ‘Circular Economy’ in the state along with its implementation across the Country. During the presentation Union Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Guaba, CEO Nitti Ayog, Sh. Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Sh. Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Smt. Vini Mahajan besides Chief Secretaries of various states were present.

Taking ahead the vision of encouraging a Circular Economy as envisioned by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Kaushal urged the need to strengthen the monitoring of various policies run by the government.

Kaushal said that the states should notify and amend the policies and bylaws from time to time for incorporating new elements as per the national priorities and changing situation. Enforcement mechanism will eventually streamline the waste management operation, he added.

The Chief Secretary said that informal sectors play a very important role in the waste management value chain. A huge quantity of dry waste has been managed by them in an informal manner.

They should be integrated in the waste managed value chain with the help of Community- Based Organizations (CBO) and Self-Help Groups (SHG), Kaushal said adding that they can be engaged in the management of dry waste as they are very much prominent in the dry waste management.

Sharing measures about managing organic waste, he further said that the bio-fertilizer/organic manure generated from the biogas/CBG plants have got a very good nutrient value. There off take can be ensured by engaging with the local farmers and fertilizer co-operatives through formal agreement, capacity building and IEC activities.

Kaushal said that all the waste processing plants, specifically organic waste processing plants should be identified, and the assessment should be done to calculate the GHS emission reduction. This can be done with the help of identified Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) agencies, he added.

Stressing that e-marketplace has an important role in disbursement and sale of various products, Kaushal further said that the processed by-products of C and D waste should be featured in the Government E-marketplace so that the buyers can directly buy the required quantity of materials from there.

State needs to plan for the same and register one entity as the overall responsible agency for the same. For certain processed/recycled products Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) standards are available which can be used only for non-load bearing construction works.

Kaushal said that it should be ensured that all the processed products are BIS certified and this will help in creating a market for the offtake of these products, he added.

        On the occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Vineet Garg, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Arun Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering A.K. Singh and other senior officers were present.

 No. IPRDH/2022

Ravinder Singh

IEP Chandigarh, December 23

Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that in view of the possibility of resurge in Covid-19 infection, a mock drill will be conducted in the state on December 27, 2022. Apart from this, arrangements of flu corners will be made in every hospital across the state so that the infected patients can be isolated there. Similarly, the Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Test (RTPCR) test will be conducted for flu, severe acute respiratory infection like cases.

        Sh. Vij was interacting with the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sh. Mansukh Mandaviya through video conferencing here today. He said that due to the possibility of resurge in Covid-19 infection, the Central Government has timely taken several measures to fight the Covid-19 new variant.

        Sh. Vij said that at state level, we have also issued various instructions to the officers of the department. He informed that the RTPCR test will also be done in cases of severe acute respiratory infection. He said that all the flu infection cases will be examined through RTPCR.

        The Health Minister further said that we have adequate arrangement of RT PCR labs in the state. 26 RT PCR labs are functional in 22 districts for the convenience of the public. He said that orders have been issued to all healthcare workers to wear masks and gloves from today and they have to use precautionary measures during working hours.

        Sh. Vij said that orders have been issued to conduct genome sequencing in the state and the department is following the test-track-treat and vaccine procedure to fight the infection. People have been vaccinated well in Haryana, but the first vaccine dose has been applied to 103 percent population in the state and the second dose has been applied to 86 percent population, while precaution dose has been applied to 10 percent of the state’s population.

        Sh. Vij said that the department has a storage of about 1.40 lakh vaccination including 1.39 lakh Covaxin vaccine and 750 Covishield vaccine in the state. He demanded 2 lakh more Covishield vaccines to resume the vaccination process. Apart from this, the instructions given by the Central Government from time to time will be followed in Haryana. He said that “We have sufficient stock of everything including PSA plants in every 50 bedded hospitals. We have sufficient quantity of oxygen concentrators and medicines in the state,”.

        On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department, Smt. Anupama, Director, Medical Education & Research Sh. Aditya Dahiya and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, December 17

Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught six accused including – an Executive Engineer, Junior Engineer, a Police official, a Registry Clerk, Patwari, and a Computer Operator – in the last 24 hours while accepting and demanding bribes worth Rs 1.95 lacs in separate incidents.

Sharing the information here today, the spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau informed that in the first case, Virender Cheema, Patwari Halka Naggal, Ambala was caught with Rs 25,000 bribe money. He has taken the bribe from the complainant in lieu of separation of land khewat. When the patwari demanded bribe, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau. After verifying the complaint, a team laid a trap and arrested him red-handed with the bribe money.

In another case, Vigilance Bureau has arrested Registry Clerk Ved Parkash posted at the office of Sub-Tehsil Kadipur Gurugram while demanding Rs 80,000 bribe in lieu of mutual transfer of plots which are situated at village Hayatpur Gurugram.

In a separate case, a Bureau’s team caught Computer Operator Haryana Koshal Rozgar Nigam Chander Shekhar along with Naveen Kumar Yadav, XEN Irrigation Department while accepting bribe of Rs 5000 on the complaint of Anant Ram.

Accused Computer Operator who is working under Haryana Koshal Rozgar Nigam in the O/o Xen, Irrigation Gurugram was demanding bribe Rs. 5000 from the complainant in lieu of helping for preparing a contractor license (Construction) of the complainant. Accused Chander Shakher was arrested while accepting of Rs. 5000 as bribe. Accused Naveen Kumar Yadav, Xen has also been arrested for demanding and earlier accepting Rs. 20,000 as bribe in connection with issuance of contractor license (Construction).

In yet another case, a vigilance team arrested Mukesh, a Junior Engineer, Horticulture Wing Municipal Corporation, Gurugram while accepting Rs 60,000 bribe from complainant in lieu of facilitating the bill payments which are pending with Horticulture wing.

Similarly, Bureau’s team has arrested a Head Constable Ajay Kumar posted in district Yamunanagar while accepting bribe of Rs 5000 in lieu of completing investigation process in an accident case registered at police station Radaur.

A case has been registered against them at respective police stations of the Bureau. Further investigation is underway.