IEP Chandigarh, December 5

Haryana Chief Secretary said that all the departments running training institutes should establish mutual coordination and provide training to the employees and officers in specialized subjects. Presently 30 departments are running such institutes.

        Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal was presiding over a meeting with the Administrative Secretaries regarding training here today. Director General, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Smt. Surina Rajan virtually joined the meeting and apprised in detail about the training being run by the institute.

        The Chief Secretary said that training programmes will be organized from time to time for officers and employees of all departments under the supervision of senior administrative secretaries by the state-run training institutes so that they can be efficient in their work. Apart from this, the year-long training schedule should be prepared and released by the training institutes and training should be made compulsory for all.

Constitution of the steering committee

The Chief Secretary said that a steering committee for the training of administrative secretaries should be constituted. After studying the training policy of the state, this committee should submit its suggestions for better training in 15 days. Apart from this, the committee also regularly monitored the training being organized.

        For good governance and effective governance, it is essential to make arrangements for responsible and ethical training of officers and employees in the state so that there is a change in their official functioning and they can become good citizens as well as good officers and employees, said Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.

He said that such training programmes will significantly improve the functioning of the officers and the employees and they will do better work in their departments for the betterment of the public. All training institutes should prepare a framework and implement it systematically, he directed.

The Chief Secretary said that training programmes should be organized in coordination with all the training centres related to various departments, organizations and the private sector and their records should also be properly maintained.

The topics related to training should also be updated according to the present needs. In relation to the training of officers and employees, the concerned department should upload their complete details on the HRMS portal, so that it can be ascertained which officers and employees have received training in respect of which subjects and in which subjects they should be trained in future. If some officers and employees are experts in any subject, then other employees can also get the benefit of their experience, said Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.

Innovation and Cyber Security Training

The Chief Secretary said that it is mandatory for every employee and officer to conduct innovative training at state-of-the-art levels along with ethical and responsible values in the training programmes. He said that along with the promotion, ACP and general courses, if training is given for capacity building, then the employees will become efficient in their work.

In the meeting, detailed information was shared regarding training programmes being conducted by Rural Training Institute, Education, Electricity Training Institute, Civil Aviation Institute, Transport Training Institute,  Development and Panchayat, Irrigation, Public Health, Horticulture, Public Works Department, Cooperative and Revenue Disaster Management Department in the meeting.

Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Sh. TVSN Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Dr. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Housing for All Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and  Family Welfare Department, Dr. G. Anupama, ADGP CID, Sh. Alok Mital, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Sh. Navdeep Singh Virk, Director General, Development and Panchayat Department, Sh. Sanjay Joon and many senior officers remained present on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh December 5

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal today directed the Additional Deputy Commissioners to hold special Aadhaar updation camps in the state.

The Chief Secretary was presiding over the UID implementation committee meeting in which Additional Deputy Commissioners and other concerned officers attended the meeting through video conferencing.

Citizens to update POI and POA in Aadhaar details

The Chief Secretary directed the officers to expedite the process of Aadhaar revalidation, Citizens having an Aadhaar generated more than 10 years ago need to revalidate details in their Aadhaar by updating the Proof of Identity (POI) and Proof of Address (POA) documents to steadily avail the benefits of government services.

The Chief Secretary directed the State Registrar to continue deployment of at least 3 operational kits at each Mini Secretariat and at least one operational kit at SDM Offices, Tehsils, Sub – Tehsils and Blocks in all the districts as residents visit these places for availing government services and Aadhaar facilitation.

Organize camps to clear Mandatory Biometric Update (MBUs) pendency

The Chief Secretary further directed the IT Department to ensure implementation of the in-house model in accordance with instructions issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India. He said that to strengthen Aadhaar Eco System, it has been decided to restrict the facility of new enrolment of adult residents at select Aadhaar centers only and list of such centers should be provided by State Registrar, Execution/Management of State Portal for new enrolment of adult population. Department should organize camps in collaboration with Education Department to clear Mandatory Biometric Update (MBUs) pendency. The Chief Secretary directed the Health Department to ensure that all newborn are covered under the new enrollment of Aadhaar.

He further directed the School Education Department to prepare a roster for conducting regular camps for enrolling left out children and updating biometric both in government as well as in private schools. Regular camps shall be organized for enrolling children in Anganwadis.  District wise roster for this should be prepared by Women and Child Development Department and be shared with Deputy Commissioners with a copy to UIDAI RO Chandigarh. 

While presenting the Aadhaar Card Status of Haryana, Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Regional Office Chandigarh, Ms Bhawna Garg apprised that a monthly target of updating 13.20 lakh aadhaar cards has been fixed up to March, 2023. So far, 299,57,178 Aadhaar Cards have been generated in the state including 18,01,041 aadhaar cards of population upto 5 years, 67,12,666 aadhaars of 5 to 8 years and 2,14,43,470 aadhaars of 18 and above years. Thus, achieving 100.37 percent of Aadhaar Generation in the state.

On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Dr. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Information Technology, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary, Housing for All Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Smt. G. Anupama, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar and other senior officers were also present in the meeting. 

IEP Chandigarh, December 5

Haryana Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal said that the state budget for the year 2023-24 will be for the welfare of every section of the society. 

He said the main focus in the next budget will be on promoting the key areas including education, health, rural development, environment, etc.  

“We will bring a good and balanced budget after holding consultation meetings with all the stakeholders,” said Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing the media after participating in the discussion programme on State Finance Management and Budget organized by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Panchkula today.

Responding to the media query on the state debt, , the Chief Minister said that the economic condition of Haryana is better than other states and the state government is taking loans within the prescribed limit according to the State Gross Domestic Product.  

“At present, the loan limit is 3.52 percent, which we will try to bring down to 3 percent,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

The Chief Minister said that the Haryana government is doing dedicated work for the welfare of the people.  More and more development works are being done. The income of the government is also increasing every year and the government is spending the same amount for the welfare of the people, he added. 

For instance, he said, under the old age pension scheme in the state, elderly people are being given financial benefits at the rate of Rs 2500 per month, which is the highest in the country.

CHIRAYU Haryana scheme launched to provide health security to every needy

The Chief Minister said that under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, according to the annual income limit of Rs 1.20 lakh fixed by the Central Government, other states have given benefits to the beneficiaries in their states.  While the Haryana government has taken a step ahead for public welfare and has increased the income limit to Rs 1.80 lakh, due to which now other eligible beneficiaries of the state have also come under the ambit of this scheme.  

“We have named this scheme CHIRAYU Haryana and under this scheme, the state government will bear the additional financial burden of more than Rs 500 crore,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

In response to another question, the Chief Minister said that this time also pre-budget consultation meetings would be held with the stakeholders. Today’s training programme is the first phase, in which the legislators will be informed about all the nitty-gritty related to the budget by the experts.

Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal also remained present on this occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, December 4

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that for the last 6 years, the message of the essence of Gita for the welfare of humanity has not only been spread in Haryana but it has also reached to the every corner of the world. Many countries of the world are participating in the International Gita Mahotsav every year. Some programme of Gita Mahotsav are to be held in Australia as well. For these programmes, Geeta Manishi Gyananand Ji Maharaj and others representatives of religious organisions are making preprations for the programmes.

        The Chief Minister was interacting with the media persons after offering lamps and performing aarti on the occasion of International Gita Mahotsav today.

        While responding to a question raised by media persons, the Chief Minister said that for the last 3 days, Gita Mahotsav programme has been organized at the district level as well.  Today 18,000 school children have recited the verses of Gita and many other people  have also joined this programme online and the preparations of the programme is getting better every year.  People are connecting with the essence of Gita, he added.

        On the occasion of offering lamps, Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh.  Gian Chand Gupta, MP, Sh. Naib Singh Saini, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda, MLA, Sh. Subhash Sudha, Geeta Manishi Gyananand Ji Maharaj, Political Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. Krishna Kumar Bedi and other senior officers were also present.

IEP Chandigarh, December 4

Haryana Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal today  the time has come when we should move forward to promote the knowledge of Vedic science and link the old educational techniques and methods with the new ones.

        The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering on the second day of the two-day National Vedic Science Seminar ‘Gaveshna’ at Ashok Singhal Ved Vigyan Evam Praudyogikee Vishwavidyalaya, Sector-56, Gurugram on Sunday. 

        In his inaugural address, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the age-old belief about foreign forces trying to break and destroy our Vedic science and knowledge of Vedas before India’s independence was still around. 

“We have taken many important steps on the subject of Vedas, including setting up a research center, purchasing land for Veda University, starting Sanskrit University in Kaithal after the name of Maharishi Valmiki, starting Gurukul in Mata Mansa Devi temple premises and establishing Sanskrit College, etc,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

        He said that efforts were on to get Vedas and ancient knowledg again into the mainstream.

Patron, Vishva Hindu Parishad, Sh. Dinesh Chandra is doing a commendable job to realize the dream of the late Ashok Singhal had seen, said the Chief Minister.

        Sh. Manohar Lal said that the late Sh. Ashok Singhal had an important contribution to changing the direction of his life. 

        The Chief Minister further shared that the late Singhal was the Pranth Pracharak of the Sangh for Haryana from 1977 to 1981, at the same time in 1977,  he had become a volunteer of the Sangh because of the emergency.

“Had it not been an emergency, then I might not have been able to join the Sangh. At that time, due to the pain of emergency or curiosity, many people came closer to the Sangh and the organization got strengthened,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

        The Chief Minister further shared that whenever he had questions arising in his mind while visiting the branches of the Sangh, he used to meet Late, Sh. Ashok Singhal to get the answers to his queries. 

        He said that Late Sh. Ashok Singhal was a very educated person who devoted his entire life to the Sangh and his life was like that of an ascetic.

        Interestingly, the Chier Minister made this seminar more of an interactive session than of speech based as during the seminar he called upon the scholars present in the seminar to find a solution to the doubts he has shared with them. 

“Our present education system is moving ahead according to the western education system. If we want to change this, then it will not work just by saying that our method is the best, we have to compare each subject with today’s current method. To compare, you will have to tell the speciality of your method and after that one has to prove as to which method is used beneficial for the public”, said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

        The Chief Minister said that we want that the general public should have proper knowledge about the Hindu and Vedic Maths. 

Even on this topic, Sh. Manohar Lal raised questions in front of the scholars present in the seminar and said that there are two types of dates in the Hindu calendar calculation – one solar date and the other lunar date. In this also there are Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha which run according to the lunar period calculation. 

“Our Magh month starts on Makar Sankranti but it is of solar time calculation. It has nothing to do with lunar calculation. All our festivals are according to Amavasya or Purnima, Krishna Paksha, and Shukla Paksha but Makar Sankranti is according to solar calculation, and the dates of English months also come according to solar calculation”, said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

He further shared that Krishna Paksha comes first in North India while Shukla Paksha comes first in South India and there is a difference of 15 days at the beginning of the month in North India and South India. In such a situation, the question arises as to which calculation the country should adopt, 

        The Chief Minister also said that Sanskrit is called the language of computers, but it is necessary to show how it is possible. Technology should be linked to Sanskrit, he added. 

        Sh. Manohar Lal said that similarly there is a debate between allopathy and Ayurveda. Both claim each other better than one other. While Ayurveda gives us the direction to stay healthy, allopathy provides instant cure or relief. Along with Allopathy, there is a need to promote Ayurveda as well, he added. 

Earlier, the Chief Minister released a magazine named ‘Shruti Prabha’ prepared by the institute, which has eight research essays written by various scientists.

IEP Chandigarh, December 4

Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli on Sunday flagged off the Nagar Shobha Yatra to be taken out under the district level Gita Mahotsav from the Panchayat Bhawan premises in Fatehabad. Earlier, Development and Panchayat Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli visited the exhibition set up by various departments and socio-religious organizations at Gita Mahotsav and appreciated them.

        Sh. Devender Singh Babli, stated that Bhagawat Gita gives us knowledge of Karma and wisdom. He thanked the Haryana Government and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal for organizing such programmes at the district level in order to promote International Gita Mahotsav. He stated that Srimad Bhagavad Gita inspires us to move forward in life with a positive mindset.

      He stated that everyone should carry out their obligations towards the country. He added that we must move forward and contribute in protecting the environment and conserving water.

      He said that taking and selling drugs is a social evil and a legal crime. The state government is taking strict action against such drug peddlers. Specially calling upon the youth, the cabinet minister said that the youth should stay away from the evil of drugs and should channelise their energies for making their future bright.

Sh. Babli said that elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions were held in the state and people of educated and clean image have been elected as representatives. All these public representatives are called upon to work for the eradication of social evils along with rural development and maintain brotherhood in the villages. Cabinet Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli said that we should imbibe the teachings of Gita and great men in lives and also ensure our participation in social and religious works.

IEP  Chandigarh, November 30, 2022

Prof. Vivek Lal, Director PGIMER honored 6 officers/officials on their superannuation today by presenting mementos to them.  Prof. R. Sehgal, Dean (Academics), Prof. Vipin Koushal, Medical Superintendent-cum-Head, Deptt. of Hospital Administration, Prof. D. Basu, Head, Deptt. of Psychiatry; Prof. Vanita Suri, Head, Deptt. of Obst. & Gynaecology; Prof. Davinder Parsad, Deptt. of Dermatology; Prof. Nandita Kakkar, Deptt. of Histopathology; Sh. P.S. Saini, Superintending Hospital Engineer and Mrs. Jaspal Kaur, CNO were present on the occasion.

 Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, Dy Director (Admn) wished them well in life. Sh. Kumar Abhay, Financial Adviser handed over beneficiary cheques comprising GPF, gratuity, and group insurance to the retirees.    Prof. Bishan Dass Radotra,Head, Deptt. of Histopathology; Sh. Narinder Malik,Hospital Engineer (Const.), Engg. Deptt; Smt. Rajinder Kaur Dhamija, Deputy Nursing Superintendent; Smt. Harinderjit Kaur, Sr. Lab Technician (PRC), Deptt. of Dermatology; Smt. Manpreet Kaur (VRS as on 01.11.2022) Medical Social Worker, Gr.II, Deptt. of Psychiatry; Sh. Dildar Singh,Hospital Attendant, Deptt. of Obs & Gynecology after devoting 29 to 39 years of their lives to PGI. 

IEP Chandigarh, November 30

Yakult Danone India announced the successful commissioning of a solar plant at its manufacturing facility at Rai industrial area near Sonipat today. The solar project is developed by SunSource Energy. The project incorporated innovative engineering to maximize the on-site solar capacity and is a unique combination of rooftop, ground mounted, and carport solar solutions. It will cater to up to 25% of the plant’s energy requirement and is expected to generate approximately 8.8 lakh kWh of clean energy annually. It will offset 810 tonnes of CO2 emission every year.

IEP Chandigarh, November 29

Ensuring fair and cheating free conduct of Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET), Haryana Chief Secretary directed the Deputy Commissioners to impose Section-144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) around all centres in the respective districts to prevent gathering so as to curb cheating in HTET.

Sh. Kaushal gave these directions while presiding over a virtual meeting regarding Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test 2022 with Deputy Commissioners of the state at Chandigarh.

Additional time to visually impaired candidates

Sh. Kaushal said that for the convenience of visually impaired candidates, additional 50 minutes at the rate of 20 minutes per hour will be given to them during the examination. Their O.M.R. sheet will also be sent in a separate envelope by the Centre Superintendent.  Separate sitting arrangements should be ensured for such examinees, he directed.

3,05,717 candidates will appear in 1,046 examination centres set up for HTET

The Chief Secretary was apprised in the meeting that a total of 3,05,717 candidates will appear in HTET to be conducted by the Board of School Education Haryana on December 3 and 04, 2022. 1,046 examination centres have been set up for HTET. It was further apprised that on December 03, 2022 (Saturday) Level-3 (PGT) examination will be conducted in the evening session from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm, in which 60,794 candidates will appear in 327 examination centres set up in the state. On December 04 (Sunday), 1,49,430 candidates will appear in Level-2 (TGT) examination to be conducted in the morning session from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm in 504 examination centres, while 95,493 candidates will appear in Level-1 (PRT) examination to be conducted in the evening session from 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm in 215 examination centres.

Arrangement of police at treasury offices and examination centres

During the meeting, Sh. Kaushal directed the officers that the trunk of the sealed question paper of the examination will be collected from all district treasury offices and will be sent directly to the examination centres under the custody of two policemen through a joint team under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner or the administrative officer authorized by him. He further directed that adequate police arrangements should be made three hours before the commencement of the examination to prevent external interference at the examination centres and photostat shops around the examination centres will remain closed during the examination. Ensuring smooth conduct of the examination, media entry should be prohibited inside the examination centres, he added.

Ensure frisking, biometric attendance and other mandatory formalities on time

Sh. Kaushal further directed the concerned officers to ensure entry of candidates 2 hours 10 minutes before the commencement of the examination so that they can freely go through the metal detector frisking, biometric attendance and other mandatory formalities at the examination centre well in time. Entry to the examination centre will be closed one hour before the commencement of the examination, he added.

Flying squad arrangement to check cheating and other irregularities

He further said that the inspection arrangements of examination centres have been chalked out. Around 172 flying squads have been appointed to strictly check cheating and other irregularities. Apart from this, full-time observers have also been appointed at each examination centre across the state including an officer of the district administration and an officer/official of the education board as representatives. The admit cards (admit cards) of the eligible candidates for this examination have been issued on the board website www.bseh.org.in.

It was apprised in the meeting that same as last year, a hi-tech control room is being set up at the Board of School Education headquarters, Bhiwani. During the examination, the board will maintain a strict vigil through the hi-tech control room at all the examination centres of the state. Live monitoring of candidates will be done at the entrance and a case will be registered against the candidate found involved in using the unfair means.

Among those present in the meeting include Chairman, Board of School Education, Dr. V.P Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Sh. Mahavir Singh, Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages, Sh. Amit Kumar Agrawal, Secretary of Board of School Education, Sh. Krishan Kumar, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Sh. Navdeep Singh Virk, and other senior officers.

IEP Chandigarh, November 29

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu graced the 18th Convocation of National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra as the chief guest today. On the occasion, the President also inaugurated the blockchain technology based degree solutions developed by NIT Kurukshetra and other collaborators for awarding degrees through digital medium and conferred degrees to the students of the year 2020 and 2021 batch through the same medium. Governor of Haryana, Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal were also present on the occasion.

While congratulating the students receiving degrees, President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu said, “I give my best wishes to all the students along with their parents, family members and teachers. The family members and the society have played a significant role in their success and therefore to express their gratitude, the students should pledge to use their knowledge for the betterment of the country and society.”

The President said that she feels special and happy while attending any programme related to education because before starting her public life, she had worked as a teacher in a school. She said that the NIT University is celebrating its diamond jubilee and has received special recognition nationally and internationally.

“More than 40,000 former students of this university had contributed to nation building and had played an important role in raising the prestige of the country globally,” she said, adding that from Singapore to Silicon Valley and from civil society to civil services; the students of this university have made their place in all the fields.

Daughters setting records in every field today

        The President said that out of 5,800 students of NIT, more than 1,100 are girls and out of 2,800 students graduating today, more than 500 are girls. “This is also a proud moment. Today daughters are setting records in every field. More and more girls should come forward in the field of science, mathematics, technology and engineering,” she said.

Technical institutions have to take steps towards making students future-ready

Smt. Droupadi Murmu said that in today’s digital era, challenges are also being faced by rapidly changing technologies and for this the technical institutions will have to take steps towards making students future-ready. “This is also one of the main objectives of the National Education Policy. The NIT Kurukshetra is also moving in the direction of Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics etc, which is a commendable step,” she added.

Responsibility of students to solve problems through technology

The President said that the farmers of Haryana have contributed to the production of food grains by playing a valuable role in the Green Revolution. But at present, problems of air pollution, land pollution, falling groundwater level etc. have arisen in this area and it is the responsibility of the students to find solutions to these problems through technology, she asserted.

It’s time for technology for social justice

The President said that the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that even the common man is tech-friendly. “Digital payment is the biggest example of this. If the technology is for the good of the public, then the cooperation of citizens is also garnered in its adoption. Now it is time for technology for social justice. That is how technology can be used for the betterment of society and this thinking has to move forward to help the underprivileged; so that they are not left behind,” she said.

Appeal to parents, motivate children for excellence

President Smt. Droupadi Murmu said that knowledge, ability and success in life should never be measured on the basis of money. She appealed to the parents to inspire the children for excellence; only then the children would be able to experience satisfaction and meaning in life.

On the occasion, MP Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, S. Sandeep Singh, MLA Sh. Subhash Sudha, Chief Secretary Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal and Director General of Police, Sh.PK Aggarwal were present along with other dignitaries.