IEP chandigarh

Himgiri Zee University awarded its 292 graduaends their respective degrees. These included 289 Graduates and Post Graduates and 3PhD Scholars. Prof. VPS Arora, Ex-Vice Chancellor Kumaon University was the chief guest on the occasion. Prof. HS Gaur, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Sardar Ballabh Patel Agriculture and Technology University was the guest of honour. The program was conducted by Amit Kumar, Ritesh Chaudhary and Suchita Gera. Registrar Himgiri Zee University, Dr. R Nesamoorty thanked both the guests. Both the guests requested all the gradauends to contribute to the national development and bring forth a glorious era in India. Dr. Sharad Pandey, Dr. Manish Sharma and other staff had a major role in successful conduction of the event.

IEP Chandigarh, December 17

Haryana, under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal has brought about a  big transformation in the industrial sector. 

In the last 8 years, on the one hand, while more than 1. 59 lakh industrial units  have been set up in the State with an investment of Rs 18,422 crore, at the same time, direct and indirect employment has been provided to lakhs of people in the state. 

Not only this, but the Manohar Lal-led government has also accelerated the exercise of developing many new industrial cities along with the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway with a special focus on developing road, rail, and air infrastructure.

Geographically, Haryana has been the first choice of investors from India and abroad. After Kundli-Manesar-Palwal(KMP) Expressway, the construction work of the Palwal-Sonipat double line Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor at a cost of Rs 5618 crore has started and now because of the investor-friendly policies of the Manohar Lal led Government, traders from Delhi are also eager to shift their business base to Haryana.

Along with the KMP, the work of preparing a blueprint for setting up 5 new cities as per the concept of the Panchagram scheme is going on, in view of the potential population of the year 2041.

The settlement of these new cities will not only reduce the population density in Delhi but the industrial sector of Delhi will also shift to these cities. In the last 8 years, special focus has been laid on developing the road, rail and air infrastructure in Haryana.

Today at least 3 or 4 national highways pass through every district of Haryana. It is a known fact that good road, rail and air connectivity play a significant role in setting up the industrial sector, while in the last 8 years, the ‘Manohar Sarkar’ has ensured all these factors in a bid to woo investment in the state.  In a bid to further strengthen Air connectivity work is being expedited in developing Hisar airport under the UDAN scheme and in the coming time, it will be developed as a hub of aviation and MRO.

Haryana’s giant leap to woo foreign and domestic investment

In the last 8 years, the Chief Minister has made sure to turn the wheel of Haryana’s development at a fast pace. The State has not only emerged as the leading state of the country in terms of development but has also become a role model for many states. To encourage economic development and increase livelihood opportunities, the government has implemented the new Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy 2020, with a target of creating 5 lakh new employment opportunities and investment of Rs 1 lakh crore and exports of Rs 2 lakh crore. Apart from this, sectoral policies were also formulated for important sectors like warehousing and logistics, textile, pharmaceuticals and agriculture and food processing.

The progress of Haryana’s industrial development can be seen from the fact that there has been a significant increase in the export graph of the state. In the year 2014, Haryana’s exports were Rs 69,000 crore, which increased to Rs 2.17 lakh crore during the financial year 2021-22. This includes merchandise and service exports. Now the state government has also notified the Haryana Electric Vehicle Policy – 2022 to promote the manufacture and use of electric vehicles in the state.

Haryana has set several mega projects, thus, wooing foreign direct investment of Rs 20,971 crore

The dedicated efforts made by Sh. Manohar Lal’s to woo foreign investment by holding frequent meetings with multinational companies and inviting them to invest in mega projects in the state has borne fruits as during the financial year 2021-22, Haryana has received a foreign direct investment of Rs 20,971 crore with a sharp increase of about 67 percent.

Flipkart Group is setting up Asia’s largest fulfillment centre at Patli Hajipur, Manesar on 140 acres of land with an area of 3 million square kilometres. An investment of Rs 1389 crore is being made in this project, due to which more than 16,000 employment opportunities will be generated. In addition, Maruti Suzuki is also setting up an Ultra Mega Auto Industry Project on 800 acres of land at IMT Kharkhoda with an investment of Rs 18,000 crore in Sonipat.

The State Government has allotted 100 acres of land to M/s Suzuki Motorcycle at IMT Kharkhoda, which is likely to attract an investment of Rs 2000 crore. M/s Aditya Birla Group has been allotted 70 acres of land in an industrial estate at Panipat for a paint manufacturing plant. An investment of Rs 1140 crore is being made in the state of Haryana through this project. M/s Amperex Technologies Limited has been allotted 178 acres of land at IMT Sohna in Gurugram. This project will bring an investment of Rs 7083 crore in the state, which will create more than 7000 employment opportunities. Not only this, many big investors like Enrich Agro, Panasonic India, Kandhari Beverages, and Aarti Green Tech are also keen to do business in Haryana.

Traders of Delhi’s wholesale market, Azadpur vegetable market and spice market are looking for opportunities in Haryana

After the commissioning of KMP in Haryana, work is underway on an ambitious plan to develop 5 new cities under the new concept of Panchagram on both sides of it. Due to this project, the traders of Delhi have started exploring the possibility of increasing their business in Haryana, which mainly includes the wholesale market, Azadpur vegetable market and traders related to the spice business.

For this, various business associations of Delhi have met the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, several times and the Chief Minister has assured that the government will help them in every way to facilitate business.

Today, Haryana has touched new heights in the Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living Index. Because of this, every investor from the country and abroad wants to invest in Haryana. More than 400 Fortune companies of the world have already established their business in Gurugram itself.

Due to the efforts of the Chief Minister, on one hand, entrepreneurs are not only getting a favourable environment in Haryana, but the State has also become the first choice of businessmen because of the availability of facilities related to business under one roof.

IEP Chandigarh, December  17 

 Haryana Police awarded first rank among all major state police in CCTNS implementation in Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS).

          Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the announcement was made at an annual “Conference on Good Practices in CCTNS/Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS)” organized the National Crime Records Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs at New Delhi to recognise the continuous efforts made by States/UTs in the implementation of CCTNS and ICJS projects, as well as to disseminate good practices adopted by them.

                    On behalf of Haryana Police, Inspector General of Police Karnal Range, Karnal, Sh. Satinder Kumar Gupta and Superintendent of Police, Panipat Sh. Shashank Kumar Sawan received the award from the Union Home Secretary Sh Ajay Bhalla in the presence of Director, Intelligence Bureau Sh. Tapan Deka and Director NCRB Sh. Vivek Gogia. The award has been given for consistently maintaining the first position on Pragati Dashboard on more than 20 parameters throughout the year.

                    Congratulating the entire team behind the success, the Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal said that it is a matter of immense pleasure that our performance on CCTNS dashboard has earned this distinction at the national level.

                    Haryana Police, under the supervision of Sh. OP Singh, Director, SCRB and Nodal Officer CCTNS/ICJS, has recently developed a special technology to analyse crime-related data through CCTNS. Superintendent of Police, Panipat Sh. Shashank Kumar Sawan made a special presentation on this technology, which was highly appreciated by officials from all over the country. This technology was also included in the list of Good Practices in CCTNS/ICJS. During this conference, Director, NCRB also spoke about studying this technology and implementing it across the country.

                    During the conference, 58 police officers and personnel from across the country were also honored in recognition of their contribution to using the best technology. Three employees of Haryana Police were honored with awards for their commendable work in CCTNS and ICJS. These included SI Jagmohan from Police District Hansi, ASI Yogesh Kumar from SCRB/Haryana and ASI Kuldeep Singh from Sonipat district.

                    It may be mentioned here that Haryana Police two days back, had also bagged first position in the category of the best implementation of the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project under the ‘Forensic Pillar’.

IEP Chandigarh, December 16

Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister, Sh. Devender Babli said that all the public representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions should work with the vision of development by vowing social service; only then the development of the villages would be possible. “Together we have to strengthen the basic facilities in the villages and for this, all panches, sarpanches, Zila Parishad members and Panchayat Samiti members will have to cooperate with the government,” he added. Sh. Devender Babli was addressing at the ‘Jan Pratinidhi Samwad program’ at the district level Panchayati Raj Sammelan in Karnal on Friday.

Congratulating the elected public representatives, Sh. Devender Babli said that the public has entrusted the responsibility to all the representatives with full faith. He hoped that the elected representatives would work honestly to provide facilities in their respective areas. “The facilities and schemes like cities are being taken to the villages and the day is not far when the people from the cities will come and settle in the villages,” he added.

Like cities, waste management system will be implemented in villages

Sh. Devender Babli said that the state government is planning to implement the work of waste management in villages on the lines of cities. In this regard, preparations are being made to give tenders at the block level. “This will bring a big change in the villages. Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi had started the Swachh Bharat Mission and moving ahead with this, we should vow cleanliness for 2 hours in a week and 100 hours in a month,” he said.

Chief Minister started new tradition by administering oath to all people’s representatives

Sh. Devender Babli said that Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has started a new tradition by administering oaths to all the public representatives. “People’s representatives are feeling proud because of this. This will also bring a big change in the rural areas,” he said, adding that Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal and Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala is making various plans and schemes keeping development in mind. He said that the Panchayat Department has completed the work of mapping the properties of 6,200 Panchayats. Also, 3,700 buildings have been selected, out of which libraries will be set up in 1,200 and gyms in 800.

Prepare a blue-print for development of villages

The Development and Panchayat Minister said that the public representatives should prepare a blueprint for the development of the villages. “Whichever Panchayat will prepare a proposal for the place where the garbage will be dumped and send it to the Panchayat Department; after passing it in the Gram Sabha, the work of building a park will be done for them,” he said. Sh. Devender Babli said that if facilities like infrastructure, library and e-library would be provided for children in the villages, then they will not go to other states and big cities for coaching. With the formation of an educated society, a strong nation will be built, he added.

Haryana government making plans for people

Sh. Devendra Babli said that the state government is making various plans and schemes for the people. “Water has been made available from door-to-door through taps; this scheme has been achieved to the extent of 90 percent. 24-hours electricity is being given under ‘Jagmag Yojana’. Good roads have been made for better connectivity of the villages with the cities,” he added.

People’s representatives are link between government and administration: Harvinder Kalyan

Gharaunda MLA, Sh. Harvinder Kalyan said that the public representatives are the link between the government and the public. “If there is no representative in a democratic system, then grievances of the people cannot be resolved,” he said, adding that all the public representatives of Karnal district will work to take the panchayats towards development. He said that Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal took over the reins in 2014 and did the work of reforming the system. “Today, jobs are being provided on the basis of merit in the state. The responsibility of the elected representatives is big. They should consider the entire village as a family and do development work for all sections. If we work as a team, then there will be all-round development,” he added.

Good decision to conduct separate elections for panches, sarpanches, block samiti and Zila Parishad: MLA Ram Kumar Kashyap

MLA Sh. Ram Kumar Kashyap said that the state government has taken a good decision by conducting separate elections for panches, sarpanches, block samiti and Zila Parishad members in the Panchayat elections; which has benefited the voters. Praising the Chief Minister, he said that giving 50 percent reservation to women and 8 percent reservation to BC-A category is also a welcome decision. He requested the Development and Panchayat Minister to give first priority to the panchayats having no income, at the time of distribution of funds.

IEP Chandigarh, December 16

Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Agrawal said that in the ongoing celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav dedicated efforts have been made to share the story of valour and sacrifice of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur in the entire world.For this, the Haryana government is giving a new look to Lohgarh. The Chief Minister wants to revive this historical heritage so that the coming generations can get inspiration from the sacrifice of their martyrs, he added.Notably, Dr. Amit Agrawal visited Lohgarh in Yamunanagar district on Friday to review the ongoing development works. He interacted with the officials of the concerned department. He said that whatever development work has to be done, immediate action should be taken on it.Dr. Amit Agrawal further said that Lohgarh is such a historical place where Baba Banda Singh Bahadur built the first capital of the Sikh Raj. He said that in February 1710, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ji had built a fort named Lohgarh after conquering the fort of Emperor Shah Jaha, Numa Haveli, and declared this place as the first capital of the Sikh Raj and issued the coin and stamp of the Sikh Raj.He said that Haryana government is doing the beautification of Sri Gurudwara Lohgarh Sahib. There are many other religious places in this area like Adi Badri, Kapalmochan, and Saraswati Udgam Sthal. The government has decided to further develop this area so that the heritage can be protected.He said that from the point of view of tourism, this area will become centre of great attraction. Chief Minister also has special attachment to this area, he added.Dr. Amit Agrawal also paid obeisance at Sri Gurudwara Lohgarh Sahib and also visited Adibadri and Kedarnath temple to offer prayers and seek blessings. On this occasion, he also inquired about the ongoing development works in Adibadri and gave instructions to the officers regarding the development works to be done in future.Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar, Sh. Rahul Hooda, Deputy Chairman, Punjabi Sahitya Academy, Haryana, S. Gurvinder Singh, MD, Tourism, Dr. Neeraj Kumar, CEO, Zilla Parishad, Sh. Naveen Ahuja, Estate Officer, Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Panchkula, Sh. Gagandeep Singh and other officers also remained present on this occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, December 16

This New Year, ‘Manohar Sarkar’ will gift yet another ‘Manohar’ gift for Antyodaya as more than 28.93 lakh BPL families in Haryana will get yellow ration cards digitally, thus reiterating the government’s commitment to maximum governance-minimum government.  

While this digital reform brought by Chief Minister has not only put an end to the Opposition’s blame-game politics but has also saved the BPL families from the tiring exercise of getting their ration cards made. With this, as per directions of the Chief Minister a fresh survey of BPL families has also been conducted while cancelling surveys conducted by previous governments, so as to ensure that the actual beneficiaries get the benefits.

Along with conducting the new survey, a separate Citizen Information Resource Department has been formed and data of BPL families has been cross verified with the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. Not only this, the minimum annual income limit for BPL cards was increased from Rs 1.20 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh, as a result of which the number of BPL beneficiaries increased from 11.50 lakh to 28.93 lakh. Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) data was also matched to further verify the BPL data.

Notably, PPP is a unique scheme of Haryana as it has accurate information of every member of the family including income, while the Aadhaar card has information about only one person. Impressed with Haryana’s this unique initiative, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir too have now decided to implement this scheme in their respective states.

Haryana set to realize Prime Minister’s One Nation-One Ration Card dream

In the last eight years, the Manohar Lal-led Government has always remained at the forefront to realize every vision shared by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. Be it the SVAMITVA scheme, educated Panchayats, online teacher transfer policy, or PPP, Haryana has always emerged as a role model among other states in the country by successfully implementing all these schemes. The Prime Minister himself has appealed to other states to adopt the SVAMITVA scheme.

Now the online system has been started in Haryana to issue new ration cards. Under this new system, any person can apply online on the Saral portal to get these ration cards. Under the public distribution system, eligible families have been divided into two categories, Antyodaya Anna Yojana family and primary family.  About 35 kg of ration to Antyodaya families and 5 kg to BPL/OPH families are being distributed at the rate of Rs 2 per kg. Food grains are being distributed free of cost from April 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which was started during the COVID-19 crisis. The scheme has been extended till December 2022.

Similarly, under the Antyodaya Aahar Yojana implemented by the government, 2 liters of mustard oil was distributed to BPL/AAY families at the rate of Rs. 20 from January 2018 to May 2021. Besides this, from June 2021, an amount of Rs. 250 per family is being transferred to the accounts of such families. Apart from this, the distribution of fortified flour is being done in 5 districts which include Yamunanagar, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Panchkula.

Upliftment of last mile citizen has remained the ‘mool mantra‘ of the Chief Minister

In the last eight years, the upliftment of last-mile citizen has remained the ‘mool mantra’ of the Chief Minister. Whether it is about giving jobs on a merit basis or ensuring the reach of benefits of welfare schemes to the actual beneficiary, the welfare of Antyodaya has remained the utmost priority of Sh. Manohar Lal. Recently, in the recruitment of PGT / TGT being done through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited, it has been decided to give 50 marks to the applicants of Antyodaya families having annual income less than Rs. 1 lakh and 40 marks to those having annual income of 1.80 lakh and above. After this, a provision has been made to give 30, 20 and 10 marks according to the annual income.

Under the “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” launched by the Central Government in the year 2016, financial assistance of Rs.1600 was given by the government to provide gas connections to the women of poor families. The number of such beneficiaries is 7,30,960. Apart from this, 1,88,304 gas connections were issued from the state fund. In this way, 9,19,264 gas connections have been given to poor families in the state.  With the efforts of the Chief Minister, in the year 2017, Haryana became the first “kerosene-free” state in the country.

While these families have benefited financially from the many schemes launched by the present state government for the welfare of the poor, the standard of living is also constantly improving.

IEP Chandigarh December 15

The Haryana Government has decided to launch ‘Block Parivartan Programme’ (BPP) to bring productive change in the lifestyle of the Antyodaya families residing in underdeveloped blocks across the state.

One underdeveloped block from each district to be identified

Under this programme, one underdeveloped block from each district will be identified and work would be initiated on basis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including Poverty Eradication, Infrastructure and Governance, Health and Nutrition, Education and Skilling Equality and Empowerment, Water and Sanitation, Energy Management, Social Development, Agriculture and Irrigation.

For the time bound implementation of the Programme, the Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal took a meeting of officers of Development and Panchayats, Education, Health and Family Welfare, Rural Development and Medical Education. He directed the officers to choose 18 pledges for 9 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within a week to step up the programme. He informed that this programme will be intensified in a phased manner. Under phase 1, the development work on the basis of Key Performance Indicators will be initiated in the identified underdeveloped blocks.

Monitoring and Periodical Ranking to be done in Phase 2

Sh. Kaushal said that under Phase 2, the monitoring and periodical ranking will be done to evaluate the progress of the first 22 blocks on the basis of 18 pledges to uplift the Antyodaya families. He said that under the visionary leadership of the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the State Government is committed to raise the living standards of its citizens and ensure inclusive growth for all – “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas”. He directed the concerned officers to maintain proper coordination while implementing and working on the Key Performance Indicators which will lead to the overall development of the underdeveloped blocks.

Departments to appoint only one Nodal officer for BPP

Sh. Kaushal further directed that the nodal officers for Block Parivartan Programme will keep a track and periodically monitor the progress in the identified blocks. He directed all aligned Departments to appoint only one Nodal officer for the Block Parivartan Programme which will not be changed later. He directed that relevant departments have to identify the pledges under the KPI on the highest priority basis. He directed the concerned Departments to mandatorily provide the validated data source to collect the data.

Among those present in the meeting include Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Education, Sports and Youth Affairs, Sh. Mahavir Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education and Research, Smt. G. Anupama, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering, Sh. A.K Singh and other senior officers.

IEP Chandigarh, December 15

Continuous steps are being taken towards making the Haryana Vidhan Sabha completely digital. After the successful digital conduct of the August, 2022 session of the Vidhan Sabha through the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA); the upcoming session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha commencing from December 26, 2022 will also be transacted through the NeVA portal.

The Chief Secretary has issued a letter to all the administrative secretaries in this regard, instructing them to adhere to the NeVA portal for submitting the replies and all session-related work for the Vidhan Sabha session commencing from December 26.

Giving this information, an official spokesman said that the login related user ID and other information has already been shared with all the NeVA nodal officers appointed from different departments. In case of transfer or change of Nodal Officers of the concerned department, their details like name, contact number, designation can be updated from the profile section after login from their respective department NeVA ID.

Notably, the NeVA software is developed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) with Unicode fonts and thus all the session related work of Hindi language will be done in Unicode fonts; which will be readable by all.

IEP Chandigarh, December 15

As per the vision of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal to provide shelter to every poor and needy person of the state, the Housing for All Department is preparing a strong framework. The government is constantly making efforts to provide houses to all the eligible beneficiaries in urban and rural areas under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Besides this, under In Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) component, the state government will identify slum areas in Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula and other districts for the rehabilitation. In this regard proposal will be sent to the central government for final approval. 

The Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal today reviewed the progress of various housing schemes of Housing for All Department here today. He also reviewed the progress of providing houses to the eligible beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in urban and rural areas.

A proposal to central government will be sent to add new beneficiaries to the BLC component

Directing the officers, the Chief Secretary said that under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) some discrepancies were found in the survey conducted under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) component during the previous years. The Haryana Government has conducted this survey on the basis of the data entered in the Parivar Pehchan Patra to identify the actual eligible beneficiaries. Therefore, based on the data obtained as a result of this survey, a proposal will be sent to the Central Government to add new beneficiaries to the BLC component.

Hold review meeting every month regarding the progress of houses in the urban local bodies

Sh. Kaushal further directed the officials of the Urban Local Bodies Department to expedite the work of the houses which are under construction in the urban local bodies. He also directed that the process of distribution of subsidy given for construction of houses under BLC component should also be strengthened. A nodal officer should be appointed and his accountability should be fixed. Sh. Kaushal directed that monthly review meetings of urban local bodies should be held to evaluate the progress of construction of houses.

Loans worth over Rs. 7702 crore were sanctioned to 39,267 beneficiaries under CLSS

It was apprised in the meeting that a survey was conducted to assess the demand for houses in the year 2017, in which 2,48,657 applications were found eligible. Out of this, a target of construction of 1,18,016 houses was set under PMAY-Urban. Under BLC component, 12,238 houses have been completed and 15,930 houses are under construction. During this tenure, financial assistance of Rs 462.24 crore was provided to the beneficiaries for the construction of houses. Besides this, loans worth over Rs. 7702 crore were sanctioned to 39,267 beneficiaries and interest subsidy of Rs 854.32 crore was provided under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).

It was apprised in the meeting that from the target of constructing 21,699 houses set up by the central government for the period 2016-17 to 2020-21 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), 20,922 houses have been constructed. Only 750 houses are under construction. For the year 2021-22, the central government set a target of constructing 8038 houses, out of which the sanction of 6571 houses has been received and 605 houses have also been built. Financial assistance of Rs. 338.86 crore has been provided through DBT to the beneficiaries for the construction of houses. He further directed the officers that for the year 2022-23, the demand for 20,000 more houses should be sent to the Central Government.

In the meeting Additional Chief Secretary, Housing for All, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Director General, Housing for All, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi and other officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, December 15

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that it is a matter of pride for all the countrymen as the Hockey World Cup is being organised in India this time. The Hockey World Cup will be held from January 13 to 29 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Unveiling the World Cup trophy of the Federation of Hockey India here today, the Chief Minister said, “Five players from Haryana are participating in the Indian hockey team. It is a matter of pride not only for the players of the state but also for the people.” Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Sh. Sandeep Singh was also present on the occasion.

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal expressed hope that this time the Indian hockey team will perform better and definitely win the World Cup. He extended greetings and wished the players better performance. Giving the slogan of ‘Khelega-India, Jeetega-India, Jeetegi-Hockey’, the Chief Minister believed that the country’s players will fulfill it with full dedication.

The Chief Minister handed over the Hockey World Cup trophy to the Minister of State for Sports and congratulated the hockey team; stating that it is a matter of great pleasure that the command of sports in Haryana has been handed over to eminent hockey player, Sh. Sandeep Singh and is constantly endeavouring to take it forward. He said that the Hockey World Cup trophy will pass through 12 states, 7 union territories including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Assam, and will enter Haryana from Punjab and further to Delhi.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that hockey is the national game of India and in the year 1975, India won the Hockey World Cup under the leadership of great hockey magician, Sh. Dhyan Chand. “The women and men hockey teams have performed brilliantly in various national and international level games and our teams are well prepared. This time the whole country is focused on hockey and our team will definitely win the Hockey World Cup and make the country proud,” added the Chief Minister.

Secretary, Federation of Hockey India, Sh. Sunil Malik and General Secretary, Haryana Hockey Federation, Smt. Sunita Rangi were present on the occasion.