IEP Chandigarh, January 9

Haryana Chief Minister said that for the last 8 years, while following the ideology of good governance, benefits of all welfare schemes are being extended to the last mile citizen. “Taking forward the resolution of good governance, we have taken a resolution to celebrate the year 2023 as Antyodaya Arogya Varsh,” said Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing a press conference held here today. The Chief Minister said that while taking care of the poor families, the state government has increased the annual income limit of BPL families from Rs 1.20 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh and Haryana is the first state in the country, which has changed the criteria for BPL income. As a result of these dedicated efforts, the number of BPL families has increased to about 29 lahks, he informed. He said that the process of making automatic ration cards is going on through Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). The Chief Minister informed that according to the new income criteria, the names of 12 lakh new families have been added to the BPL list.Sh. Manohar Lal said that the data of those who have been excluded from the BPL list includes 1.32 lakh families who file income tax returns, 51,489 government and contractual employees, 2119 government pensioners and 3,44,821 families with income above Rs 1.80 lakh. He further shared that there are 2,27,000 families whose names have been excluded from the BPL list whose annual electricity bill is more than Rs 9,000. “If any complaint is received from such families, then a fresh survey of their income verification would be done,” informed Sh. Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister said that a fresh survey will be done for around 2 lakh industrial workers and 7,416 farmers who sold crops worth Rs. 4 lakh.The Chief Minister said that directions have been issued to the Additional Deputy Commissioners in this regard. The ADCs have been directed to resolve the complaints related to ration cards within 15 days. If even after 15 days problem is not resolved then all such families will get a ration for this month, said Sh. Manohar Lal.He said that citizens can get their ration card updations done by calling on toll-free numbers 18001802087 and 1967.He further informed that about 29 lakh families have been provided free treatment facilities upto Rs. 5 lahks annually under the CHIRAYU yojana. An additional expenditure of about Rs 500 crore will be incurred by the state government on this, asserted Sh. Manohar Lal. Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Agarwal, Additional Director, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Sh. Vivek Kalia also remained present on this occasion. 

IEP Chandigarh, January 9

Haryana Chief Minister said that special camps would be organized at the district, block, and village levels to update the details of the families registered in the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP).  

Besides this, special counters will also be set up in Additional Deputy Commissioner offices and e-Disha centres, to ensure hassle-free updates of PPP data, said Sh. Manohar Lal while chairing an important meeting with the Additional Deputy Commissioners held here today. 

While directing the Additional Deputy Commissioners regarding PPP updations, Sh. Manohar Lal said that work of data updation in PPP should be expedited and must be completed by January 25, so that the citizens do not face any kind of problem.  

“21 different columns including date of birth, income, educational qualification, occupation are being updated in PPP,” he informed. 

Sh. Manohar Lal said that PPP is the flagship scheme of the state government to ensure the reach of welfare schemes at the grassroot levels. It is a positive thing that today’s citizens are becoming a part of the new initiatives of the government and are becoming aware of them, he added. 

The Chief Minister directed the Additional Deputy Commissioners to make people aware of all the information related to PPP by holding press conferences at the district level.

This month’s ratio will be given as per the current practice

Sh. Manohar Lal said that if the name of any ration card beneficiary has been excluded during data updation in PPP, such citizens can register their complaints on toll-free numbers 18001802087 and 1967. He also directed the officers concerned to give maximum publicity of these toll-free numbers. 

Directing the ADCs, he said that the message regarding updation must be sent to the registered mobile numbers of such families whose complaints are being resolved.

The Chief Minister said that until the updation of PPP data, the ration will be given according to the already adopted practice. For this, he directed the officers to make additional arrangements of food grains at 7000 PDS shops in the state.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the process of making automatic ration cards through PPP is going on.  According to the criteria of Rs. 1.80 lakhs annual income, 12 lakh new families have been included in the BPL list.

A new mechanism has been introduced to address the issues related to education, employment, social security, etc 

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the data of citizens collected in PPP has been divided into different categories according to age group and the responsibility of each category has been assigned to a department.  Each department will keep a complete record of providing benefits of all the schemes and services like education, health, employment, etc. according to the age group, informed the Chief Minister.  

The responsibility of children up to the age of 6 years has been entrusted to the Women and Child Development Department. With the vision that no child should be deprived of education, the school education department will now take care of children in the age group of 6 years to 18 years. 

The Chief Minister said that the responsibility of youth in the age group of 18 years to 24 years has been entrusted to the Higher Education Department and the responsibility of youth in the age group above 25 years has been entrusted to the Employment Department.  Similarly, the responsibility of persons in the age group of 60 years and above has been given to the Social Justice and Empowerment Department.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D S Dhesi, Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Parivar Pehchan Authority, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Sh. Mukul Kumar and other senior officers were present in the meeting. Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar joined the meeting through video conferencing.

IEP Chandigarh, January 9

Under the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, para players will be given special attention in the new sports policy being prepared by the Sports Department. It was stated by Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer during a meeting with Paralympic medalist and Indian para powerlifting coach Rajinder Singh Rahelu and Silver medalist of World Powerlifting Championship Paramjit Kumar at his official residence here today.

          Meet Hayer while congratulating Paramjit Kumar for winning a medal in the World Championships in Dubai recently expressed hope that he will shine for the country in this year’s Para Asian Games and next year’s Paralympic Games as well. The Sports Minister had held this meeting today to get inputs from the Para powerlifters to give special priority to them in the new sports policy.

          The minister said that in the new policy being prepared by the department, utmost priority is being ensured to the para sportsmen because, contrary to the circumstances, they bring glory to the country at the National and International levels. Hence, Para sports are also being considered for cash prizes. He asked them if their suggestions are welcome and will be included in the sports policy. On this occasion, the sports minister also gave a patient hearing to the demands of the para sportsmen and assured them of their resolution.

IEP Chandigarh, January 9

Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that inspection team will be constituted to inspect the services being provided by the Health Department. The team will inspect the health services. If there is any laxity on the part of any officer or employee in these services, the strictest action will be taken against him and in any case no one will be spared. He said that this team can inspect 24-hour service anytime.Sh. Vij today directed the civil surgeon officers of the state through video conferencing. He gave necessary directions regarding IMR (Infant Mortality Rate), MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) and improvement in sex ratio.”I will personally inspect the hospitals”- Vij        Adopting a strict attitude today, the Health Minister said that now only biometric attendance of any officer and employee will be taken in the Health Department, if any officer or employee does not mark biometric attendance, he will be considered absent. Sh. Vij said that apart from biometric, no physical attendance will be considered in the health department. Sh. Vij said that “I will personally inspect the hospitals, for this seven days’ time is given to all civil surgeon officers so that necessary improvements can be made in the hospitals and institutions coming under their respective areas”. Sh. Vij said that “no one will be spared under any circumstances for any laxity after seven days”. Instructing the civil surgeon officers, he said that teams should be formed in their respective jurisdictions for random checking.Health service stopped during working time, action will be taken against Civil Surgeon- VijDirecting the Civil Surgeon Officers, Sh. Vij said that “if any health service is found to be closed during working hours, action will be taken against the civil surgeon; the civil surgeon will monitor all the services under him on a daily basis”.Dashboard to be developed to improve IMR, MMR and sex ratio data- VijDirecting the concerned officers, Sh. Vij said that action should be taken against any officer and employee who does not work under the calendar prepared related to MMR, IMR and sex ratio. Sh. Vij said that responsibility would be fixed for every death under IMR and MMR (be it child or mother’s death) and the negligent official would not be spared under any circumstances. Apart from this, in relation to MMR, IMR and sex ratio, he directed the officers that the duties of the officers should be fixed as to which officer would check which data.There will be an audit of infant and maternal deaths – VijHe said that the data of IMR, MMR and sex ratio has to be improved; therefore a dashboard will be developed so that information regarding each death can be obtained. Apart from this, every such infant and maternal death, the audit will also be conducted and its report will be shared daily at the headquarter. Similarly, the audit of deaths under MMR/IMR in private hospitals will also be conducted. He said that the way we fought during Covid, now we all have to fight unitedly to improve the figures of IMR, MMR and sex ratio.Instructions for formation of teams to check ultrasound centers        In order to improve the sex ratio, Sh. Vij directed all the civil surgeons to form a team to examine the ultrasound centers falling under their jurisdiction and if required, police assistance would also be provided for that. Apart from this, the duty of officers should be done for inspection of all field offices and all equipment, ambulances etc. should be checked from time to time.Action will be taken against those who take gifts on the birth of a child under corruption- VijSh. Vij directed the civil surgeon officers in a strict tone that if any doctor or other personnel demands any kind of greetings or gifts on the birth of a baby, then strict corruption-related action will be implemented against such personnel. FIR will also be registered against him. The Health Minister told all civil surgeon officers that if there is a shortage of anything, a demand should be placed and every necessary item/thing would be provided. Sh. Vij said that Haryana is seen as a leading state in the whole country in the field of health, so we have to improve the figures of IMR, MMR and sex ratio from today itself because the progress of any country and state is assessed there health services statistics. Sh. Vij said that “Since I became the Health Minister, we have improved IMR/MMR/Sex Ratio a lot and when IMR and MMR improve, the entire health system improves.On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Smt. G. Anupama, Director General, Department of Health Services Smt. Sonia Trikha Khullar, Mission Director Dr. Prabhjot Singh and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, December 31

Haryana Chief Minister has extended best wishes to the state and the countrymen on the eve of New Year 2023.

He wished that may this year bring happiness and prosperity for all and wished everyone to stay hale and hearty. He also called upon the people of the state and countrymen to keep giving their important contributions to the progress of the state and the country.

The Chief Minister said that the Haryana government has succeeded in its efforts to bring good governance in the state and these efforts would continue in the future as well. 

Today Haryana is recognized among the developed states of the country and the reason for this is the immense hard work of every Haryanvi along with the successful implementation of the welfare policies of the government at the grass root level. Following the mantra of Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek, we have ensured holistic development of the state, as a result of which today every section of the society is feeling connected with our policies, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that while following the Antyodaya philosophy as taught by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, the State Government had taken a resolution to celebrate the year 2022 as Antyodaya Utthan Varsh to bring all those sections of society, who were left, into the mainstream.

He said that emphasis has also been given to promoting 5S — Shiksha, Swasthaya, Suraksha, Swabhiman and Swavlamban to ensure the holistic development of Haryana.

The Year 2023 will be  Antyodaya Arogya Year

The Chief Minister said that taking forward the journey of the State Government’s efforts made for the upliftment of Antyodaya, it has decided to celebrate the year 2023 as Antyodaya Arogya Varsh.

‘Health for all’ is our resolve. We are ensuring that no one, because of financial constraints, should face any difficulty in getting timely treatment. To achieve this target Nirogi Haryana Yojana has been launched. Under the first phase, the health checkups of Antyodaya families will be done, shared the Chief Minister.

2023 will be celebrated as Millets Year

 Sh. Manohar Lal said that the year 2023 is going to be very significant from the perspective desired by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, the year be celebrated as the International Millet Year. 

The Haryana government will also make every possible effort to promote the use of millet in the state following the call made by the Prime Minister, added the Chief Minister.

He said that while the use of coarse grains will be encouraged, farmers will be encouraged for its cultivation as well so that their income also increases. 

The Chief Minister said that coarse grains are known for their nourishing and disease fighting abilities. These grains are full of fiber, minerals, and protein. That’s why coarse grains must be included in the food and in this way it will also work as ‘Diet is Medicine’.

IEP Chandigarh, December 31

Haryana Governor, Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya has extended hearty greetings to the people of the nation, especially Haryana residents, on the auspicious occasion of New Year 2023. The Governor stated in his message that the dawn of the new year brings new hopes and aspirations, which we can fulfill with determination and dedication. He wished everyone a happy and prosperous new year and wished them all a great, glorious, and prosperous future.

Sh. Dattatraya has expressed the hope that in year 2023 also, Haryana will remain a leader in the fields of agriculture, sports, health, transport, public welfare and social welfare etc. and will emerge as an ideal state in every sector of development. He has appealed to the people of the state to work together to strengthen national unity and integrity in the spirit of brotherhood, communal harmony and friendship in the new year and resolve to stay away from evils.

IEP Chandigarh, December 30

The Haryana Government has notified the time limits and appellate authorities for 10 services to be provided to the citizens by the Employment Department under the Right to Services Act, 2014.        Giving information in this regard, Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that 15 days timeline has been set for registration for Saksham Yojana, a 1-month timeline for registration For Job Seeker, 15 days for Registration under one Family one job, 15 days time limit for Addition Qualification and other related certificates, 15 days for the time limit for Registration Renewal and a Grace period of two months of Renewal 15 days for registration renewal and two months grace period for renewal, 15 days for Transfer of Registration from one Exchange to another Exchange within State, 45 days limit for Relaxation in Renewal after delay of two months, 01-day time limit for Providing of free travel vouchers for interviews to all eligible applicants, 03 months timeline for Unemployment allowance and a time limit of 15 days has been set for registration of employers in the employment exchange.

IEP Chandigarh, December 30

Haryana Institute of Public Administration, (HIPA) Gurugram, Haryana welcomed on its premises, the first time ever visit of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) Sh. G.C. Murmu as the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Ceremony of the Special Foundation Course for officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) and Indian Postal Service (IPoS) from 2018, 2019 and 2020 batches.

HIPA organized this fifteen-week-long prestigious training programme from September 19, 2022, to December 30, 2022, on behalf of LBSNAA Mussoorie. The valedictory function was organized to commemorate the learnings and experiences of the officer trainees. The trainees were felicitated with Certificates on the successful completion of the Special Foundation Course and the meritorious officers were awarded Medals for their exemplary performances across academic and non-academic domains.

In his Valedictory address, Sh. G.C. Murmu highlighted that the Foundation Course is one of the most memorable periods in the life of a Civil Servant as they come into contact with officers of other services and develop a bonding that could help shape inter-cadre teamwork in their jobs.

He expressed confidence that the purpose of providing insights into the social, economic and political environment in the country to the trainees has been met fully. He appreciated the feedback of trainees which shows that the SFC has been able to provide them with inter-service friendships for a lifetime and nuanced understanding of the social, cultural, environmental and economic aspects of the functioning of the Country.

From his experience of heading Jammu & Kashmir as its Lt. Governor, Mr Murmu could provide valuable insights on challenges of governance in border areas and the national security issues and what it means for any officer or official serving the people there. He congratulated HIPA for successfully conducting this course and introducing many innovative pedagogy initiatives. He wished all officers a successful professional journey in service of the nation.

Welcoming the Chief Guest, Smt. Surina Rajan, Director General, HIPA elaborated on the key objectives and outcomes of the SFC. Dr. K.L. Prasad, Course Director, in his Report; brought out the key components of the SFC which focus on inculcating a spirit of camaraderie and esprit de corps amongst the Officer Trainees (OTs) of various services and different backgrounds apart from the academic domain knowledge.

The arduous trek to Hampta Pass in Himachal Pradesh of these Trainees helped them develop the bonding across diverse individuals of the Group. The opportunity to stay in villages in 5 districts in North-east & Rajasthan provided the trainees with an opportunity to live the lives of these common people, to be one of them and amongst them.

The OTs had individually and collectively studied the five critical areas of health, education, agriculture, gender and Panchayati Raj Institutions. The modules like Data Analytics, Sabka-Sath Sabka-Vikas, National Security and India & its neighbourhood made them understand the issues of a citizen on the ground and choices and dilemmas before the leadership at the national level.

A unique feature of the SFC at HIPA has been the focus on developing perspectives of OTs through ‘thinking out of the box’. The OTs have submitted many essays that showcases their abilities in this regard which could help shape policy making capabilities of the OTs.

The OTs got a lifetime experience during training in interacting with President Smt. Droupadi Murmu. The trainees got an opportunity to share their HIPA training experience with  President when hosted at President’s House.

The essence of shared ideals during training was synthesized by the trainees. They said, “The SFC at HIPA has been the crucible where friendships have been forged, inhibitions have been lost and confidence gained. It has further added to the training received at our respective academies”.

The ideals of Propriety, Proficiency and Productivity learnt at the Indian Railways Institute of Financial Management have been strengthened by classes on Economics and Public Policy. The IPOS motto of ‘Service Before Self’ has been imbibed by IPS and IRAS officers too as reflected by the camaraderie experienced during the arduous Himalayan trek.

“At the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, IPS officers learn the importance of the values: Satya, Seva and Suraksha – our modules on national security and India and its neighbourhood conducted at the Foreign Services’ Institute have helped all of us to take a more expansive, international view of these terms”, said one of the Trainees. India has 14000 police stations, a 67000 kilometers long network of railway track and dotted by 1.6 lakh post offices, an emblem of the Government’s effort to provide last mile service delivery to the common man. A Vote of Thanks was proposed by Dr. Manveen Kaur.

IEP Chandigarh, December 30

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal today directed all administrative secretaries of departments to ensure the satisfaction of all the citizens and business stakeholders in order to strengthen the ease of doing business across the state.

Sh. Kaushal today took a detailed review of the Business Reform Action Plan (2022-23) with the administrative secretaries. He directed the administrative secretaries to resolve the pending grievances of citizens and business stakeholders at the earliest.

Sh. Kaushal stated that Haryana is able to maintain its stature of being the most preferred investment destination due to the strenuous efforts contributed by the various departments.

The Chief Secretary stated that in the last Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking, Haryana has been ranked in the category of ‘Top Achievers’. He stated that he is optimistic that the state will continue its stellar performance in ease of doing business this year as well.

Under the current BRAP 2022 report released by DPIIT in the month of June 2022, there are 352 Reforms pertaining to Ease of Doing Business which are further divided into two parts Plan Action A consisting of 261 reforms relating to business, and Plan Action B consisting 91 reforms directly relating to citizens, he added.

It was apprised in the meeting that the implementation of BRAP is already done by November 30, 2022, and an online single window is developed through which continuous monitoring is being carried out. All departments are reaching out to the stakeholders to ensure a conducive environment in the state.

During the meeting Additional Chief Secretary, Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments, Sh. Varinder Singh Kundu, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Haryana, Labour Department, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Public Health Engineering Department, Sh. Apoorva Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Chief Administrator, Trade Fair Authority of Haryana, New Delhi, Smt. G. Anupama, Managing Director, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd., Sh. Phool Chand Meena were present.