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Chandigarh, Haryana

Purchase of Kharif crops in Haryana will begin from October 1

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IEP Chandigarh September 24, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the State Government is making strenuous efforts to ensure that farmers’ do not face any inconvenience during the procurement of Kharif crops starting from October 1. He added that hassle-free procurement is our utmost priority.

The Chief Minister was holding a meeting with top officers on the purchase of Kharif crops on Thursday late evening. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister JP Dalal was also present during the meeting.

Crops like Paddy, Millet, Maize, Moong, Sunflower, Groundnut, Til, Arhar and Urad etc. will be procured during the marketing season 2022-23. Adequate arrangements for mandis have been made in this regard.

It was also decided in the meeting that the average yield of 30 quintal per acre will be considered in the main paddy yielding districts of the state for procurement at MSP and 28 quintal per acre in other paddy districts will be considered for procurement at MSP.

Keeping in view of the demand of Arhtiyas Association, it was also decided in the meeting that Rs. 100 per quintal will be charged instead of 4 percent market fee on paddy which is not purchased at MSP i.e Basmati and duplicate Basmati. Out of which, Rs. 50 will go to Mandi Board and Rs. 50 will be deposited in Haryana Rural Development Fund as cess.

Khattar directed the officers to ensure that all arrangements related to procurement in the mandis are adequate so that the farmers coming to sell their crops do not face any inconvenience. Procurement of crops in a time bound manner, its storage and arrangement of gunny bags in the mandis should also be ensured.

The Chief Minister said that the help desk will also be set up in the mandis as before so that no farmer faces any inconvenience. Officers of the Marketing Board, Agriculture and related departments will be posted on this help desk. The grievances of farmers will also be redressed at the help desk.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana DGP reviews crime, law and order situation

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IEP Chandigarh, September 18

The Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal today directed the police officers to monitor all serious and identified crimes at their own level and keep a watch and make efforts in the cases pending in courts so that the accused get punished. Also, tightens the noose on proclaimed offenders and bail jumpers.

DGP was reviewing the crime and law and order situation with Rohtak Range police officers in a meeting held at Dadri today. He also directed them to improve policing in their areas concerned.

Rohtak Range ADGP Mamta Singh, Superintendent of Police Charkhi Dadri Deepak Gehlawat, Superintendent of Police Sonipat Himanshu Garg, Superintendent of Police Bhiwani Ajit Shekhawat, Superintendent of Police Rohtak Uday Singh Meena, Superintendent of Police Jhajjar Wasim Akram attended the meeting.

Sh. Agrawal also held detailed discussions with the police officers and reviewed the crime statistics and other subjects. The officers were also told to keep vigil at public places to avert crime against women. Besides, the beat system should be strengthened.

While reviewing the crime scenario, he said that all the officers should listen to the common people’s grievances. As soon as the information about the criminal incident was received, police immediately reached the spot and took stern action to arrest the culprit. Every person coming to the police station should be heard and immediate action should be taken on his complaint.

He said that police officers should work on a zero tolerance policy against crime.  He also reviewed the welfare schemes of police personnel and asked the officers to also pay attention to medical, health and educational facilities in this direction.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister congratulates the players on National Sports Day

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has extended warm greetings and best wishes to the people of the state, especially the sportspersons, on the occasion of National Sports Day.

        In a message issued here today, the Chief Minister said that the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, who is known as the ‘Juggler of Hockey’ in the sports world, is celebrated as National Sports Day.  He said that Haryana’s policy of ‘Padak Lao, Padak Badhao’ is being appreciated all over the country.  This is increasing the enthusiasm of the players towards the game even more.

        The Chief Minister said that now Haryana is being called the players’ mine in the country and abroad.  The players here have proved their mettle in all kinds of sports.  He said that it is also a matter of pride for the players of Haryana that the Minister of State for Sports has also been a hockey player himself.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Neeraj Chopra became first Indian to win Lausanne Diamond League with a throw of 89.08 metres

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister,  Sh. Manohar Lal while congratulating Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist in Javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra on winning the Lausanne Diamond League title said that Neerja Chopra has once again the country and the State proud.

        Congratulating the Golden Boy, the Chief Minister tweeted, “We are proud that the son of Haryana, Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian to win the Lausanne Diamond League with a throw of 89.08 metres. I am glad that the players of Haryana are enhancing the prestige of the nation on the world’s sports map.”

        Notably, Neeraj Chopra, a resident of village Khandara in Panipat won the Lausanne Diamond League in his first throw of 89.08 meters.

        Recently, Neeraj had won a silver medal in the World Athletics Championships.  He became only the second athlete after Anju Bobby George (2003) to do so.  In the final match, with a throw of 88.13 meters, Neeraj won the silver medal, and now he has become the first Indian player to win the Lausanne Diamond League title.

Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab

CHANDIGARH STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY CREATE HIV AWARENESS THROUGH CYCLE RALLY

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

To encourage healthy lifestyle and to educate the public specially the youth, Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society organized a  Cycle Rally today starting from Sukhna Lake to New Lake Sector 42 Chandigarh.

The Cycle Rally was flagged off by Yashpal Garg Secretary Health. He urged people to adopt Healthy lifestyles by making cycling a routine activity and appreciated the efforts made by Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society in controlling  the spread of  HIV/AIDS in the city

More than 450 Cyclists from all walks of life participated in this awareness rally. The youngest Cyclist was 8 years old and the oldest was 78 years. The participants had decorated their Cycles in a way that gave message “Know AIDS for No AIDS” motivating people to come forward and gather knowledge about HIV/AIDS.

An Ambulance arranged by the department also followed the cyclists for their safety.

Yashpal Garg, Secretary Health, Akhil Kumar, Additional Secretary Health, Dr. Suman Singh, Director Health Services, Rajiv Tewari, Director Public Relations, Dr. Virender Nagpal, Project Director, Chandigarh SACS also participated in the rally. Prizes for the Quiz on HIV/AIDS conducted at Lake Sector 42 were distributed and participants were also motivated for Voluntary Free HIV Testing at the stationed Mobile HIV Testing Van at the venue.

HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases are most prevalent in the age group 15 to 39 years. Project Director, Dr. Virender Nagpal conveyed that Chandigarh is showing a declining trend in HIV epidemic, this is a result of extensive education and awareness about the disease.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Chief Minister directs officers concerned to keep a close vigil on illegal extraction of mining material due to depletion of the ground water table

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 22, 2022

While taking serious note of the issue regarding depletion of water levels within and nearby areas of mining sites in the State, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today directed the officers concerned to install Piezometers at the mining sites to determine the status of the groundwater table.

The Chief Minister said that as mining can deplete surface and groundwater supplies and because of the depleting water table within and nearby areas of mining sites, the possibility of illegal extraction of mining material increases. Hence to keep a check on this, Piezometers should be installed at the mining sites.

The Chief Minister gave these directions while presiding over the State Level DISHA Committee Meeting held here today with the Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioner, Chief Executive Officers, Zila Parishad and District Municipal Commissioners.  The meeting was co-chaired by Development and Panchayats Minister, Sh. Devendra Babli. During the meeting, various schemes of the Centre and Central and State governments were reviewed in detail.

Member Parliaments, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia, Sh. Dharambir Singh, Sh. Arvind Sharma and Rajya Sabha MP, Lt Gen. (retd) D.P. Vats, MLA, Smt. Nirmal Rani also remained present during the meeting. MP, Sh. Brijendra Singh joined through video conferencing.

Concerned miners to ensure maintenance of roads within the radius of their mining sites

Ensuring maintenance of roads within the radius of mining sites, the Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the maintenance of all the roads within the radius of 5 kilometers of any mining site is done by the concerned miners.

The Deputy Commissioners should prepare a proposal regarding the same as per the District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Age-wise tracking of children to get real-time data on the school dropouts

The Chief Minister said that the present State Government has made concentrated efforts to keep a check on the school dropouts so as to ensure that no student should be deprived of education due to any reason.  Now taking this commitment further the State Education Department will be implementing a new system of age-wise tracking of every student in the age group of 5 to 18 years, said the Chief Minister.

Under this system, the children in the above said age group who are registered in the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) data would be tracked by the Education Department so that real-time information about all such children can be collected and the actual status of the school dropout rate can be determined.

Link Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme with Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana

The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme should be linked with Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana so that eligible families have more self-employment opportunities.

Houses in the one-kilometer radius from Lal Dora to get power connection

The Chief Minister said that Power Department should explore possibilities of giving power connections to all the houses in the one-kilometer radius from Lal Dora.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister was apprised that there is 100 percent electrification in the State. who-so-ever has come for electricity connections, the department has provided the same as per the requirement of the applicant.

Hold regular meetings of district Disha Committees

          The Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioner to hold regular meetings of district level Disha Committees so that every important issues raised during these meetings would be tabled in the State level Disha committee so that any kind of problem being faced in the districts can be discussed immediately.

Provide connections to the eligible families under the Ujjwala scheme

While giving directions regarding cooking gas connections provided under the Ujjwala scheme, Sh. Manohar Lal said that every District Commissioner should ensure that no household is left of these connections.

He said that if any house in the state is still left with a domestic gas connection, then an immediate gas connection should be given to such eligible family.

The Chief Minister further directed the officers concerned to expedite the ongoing survey work under the Housing for Economically Weaker Sections policy to identify the potential beneficiaries in Rural as well as Urban areas in the State.

A teacher should be made the nodal officer to ensure safe travel of girl students

During the meeting, the Member Parliament raised the demand of making a system to ensure safe transport facilities for the girl students. Accepting the same, the Chief Minister directed the officers concerned that a teacher should be made the nodal officer in the schools to supervise all the routes so that the girl students do not face any kind of problem.

While discussing the agenda regarding  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban,  the Chief Minister directed that the beneficiaries whose first installment has been received, their second and third installments should also be released soon, so that there is no delay in construction of houses.

Open more Antyodaya Aahar and Atal Kisan Canteens

The Chief Minister directed that more Antyodaya Aahar and Atal Kisan Canteens should be opened apart from the already operational canteens. The Chief Minister said that with the opening of such canteens the workers and others visiting the Mandis will be able to eat good food at reasonable prices.

Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D.S. Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Additional Principal Secretary-II to Chief Minister, Smt. Ashima Brar and all the Administrative Secretaries of the Concerned Departments remained present in the meeting. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Promises made to people of the country since the time of Jan Sangh been fulfilled, says Rajnath Singh

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 21,2022

Union Defence Minister, Sh. Rajnath Singh said that the promises made to the people of the country since the time of Jan Sangh have been fulfilled, including removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, construction of Ram Mandir and equal Citizenship.

The Defence Minister was addressing the people after dedicating Panch Kamal, the state office of Haryana Janta Party near Mansa Devi today.

He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is not using politics to get power. Its focus is to uplift the society and the country. In the last eight years, Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi has uplifted the condition of the country which has constructively changed the direction of the politics.  Today no one can allege that any scam has taken place in the country.

Appreciating the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Sh. Rajnath Singh said that the farmers are being paid by the state government within 72 hours after procurement of the crops.  Apart from this, Haryana is only state in the country to procure maximum 14 crops at the Minimum Support Price.  He said that the number of Government jobs given in the last eight years were not given in the last 15 years in Haryana.  Some people are trying to mislead the people by politicising the small issues.

Interacting with the workers, Sh. Rajnath Singh said that people should be proud to work as workers of Bharatiya Janata Party. He said that when he was preparing the party’s election manifesto in 2014 and 2019, Sh. Narendra Modi had asked not make any such promise in the manifesto, which cannot be fulfilled and we kept the public promises.

Sh. Rajnath Singh said that as Defence Minister, he is moving towards making India self-reliant.  A list of 310 items of Army goods has been prepared, which will be manufactured in India and need not to be imported from other countries of the world and he has done this after getting inspiration from Prime Minister’s make in India campaign.  Today foreign investors are looking forward to invest in India in the field of defence manufacturing.  He said that India had been importing goods worth Rs 900 crore for the army from other countries, but now India is exporting goods worth Rs 13,000 crore to other countries.

 Sh. Rajnath said that India’s economy is the fastest growing economy in the world. He said that young startups have also shown great interest towards the start-up scheme launched in the field of IT for the youth. There are 105 startups who started their business with an investment of one to two crore rupees, whose annual turnover has reached up to Rs. 7,000 crores.  He said that more than 400 Fortune companies of the world have set up their units in India. He also congratulated the Chief Minister of Haryana, Sh. Manohar Lal for making Haryana the number one state across the country in the field of export of software.

He also appreciated the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal and his team for giving an impeccable leadership to Haryana for the last eight years and appreciated Sh. Om Prakash Dhankhar for doing excellent work.

 On this occasion, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Home Minister, Sh. Anil Vij, Education Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal, State President,  Sh Om Prakash Dhankar, MPs Mr. Ratan Lal Kataria and other dignitaries were present.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab

Chandigarh International Airport will be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Chautala

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 21, 2022

There has been a mutual agreement between the Government of Haryana and Government of Punjab to name the Chandigarh International Airport after the name of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala met Punjab Chief Minister, Sh. Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh on Saturday and agreed to name it ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport’. After the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Shaheed Bhagat Singh is one such martyr of the country’s freedom struggle, who has inspired the youth of every generation. He said that the name of the Chandigarh International Airport will now be named after the great martyr Bhagat Singh and both the Punjab and Haryana Government have made mutual consensus on it.

Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the collective contribution of Haryana Government, Punjab Government and Chandigarh Administration is involved in the construction and modernization of Chandigarh Airport and after expansion this airport is boosting the development and industrialization of this area. He said that since Haryana also had an equal share in its construction, the name of the city ‘Panchkula’ should also be added to its name. The Deputy Chief Minister said that he has sent a recommendation on behalf of Haryana Government to the Punjab Government. He added the same request will also be sent to the Central Government in this regard.

Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that in future, Chandigarh Airport will be a major airport of North India and it will witness progress along with fulfilling the needs of the, hence all the differences related to its naming should end soon.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana medal winners returning from Commonwealth Games will be honoured

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 15, 2022

Haryana Government is taking concrete steps to develop the state as a sports hub under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. Due to sportsperson friendly policies of Haryana Government, the sportspersons of the state are not only bringing laurels to the state but also to the country, which led them to give outstanding performance in Commonwealth Games. In these sports events, Haryana sports persons have expanded the honour of the tricolor by winning 20 medals including 9 gold for the country. To honour these sportspersons who returned after winning medals in Commonwealth Games, the Haryana government will organize a felicitation ceremony in Gurugram on August 16. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Union Minister, Sh. Rao Inderjit Singh and Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Sardar Sandeep Singh will also be present on the occasion.

Due to the efforts made by the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, today every parent of Haryana is motivating their children to excel in the field of sports. Today, the Daughters of the state are known as medal factories instead of burden. In a statement, the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Haryana sports persons have performed well in the Commonwealth Games. Dhadak sportspersons of Haryana have once again proved that the state is producing the most popular wrestlers all across the world. He further said that it is the result of the sports policy of Haryana Government that the sportspersons of Haryana won maximum gold medals in the Commonwealth Games. He said that in Commonwealth Games gold medallists will get Rs.1.50 crore, silver medallists will get Rs.75 lakh, bronze medallists will get Rs.50 lakh and sportsperson securing fourth position will get Rs.15 lakh. Along with this, an amount of Rs 7.50 lakh will be given to all the sports persons participated in Commonwealth games.

Out of the total medals won by the Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth Games, the Haryana medal winners have contributed about 33 percent. A team of 43 sportspersons from the state have showcased their talent in the Commonwealth Games. Haryana sportspersons have successfully grabbed 20 medals in individual and team events for the country, in which 29 players from the state have contributed. Haryana sportspersons have won 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze medals for the nation. Wrestlers- Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Deepak Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya and Naveen Kumar, Para Powerlifting Sportsperson-Sudhir, Boxers-Amit Panghal and Neetu Ghanghas won the gold medal. While Anshu Malik performed in wrestling, Sagar Ahlawat performed in boxing, Shefali Verma performed in cricket, Abhishek and Surendra participated in hockey and won silver medals for the country.

Pooja Sihag, Pooja Gehlot, Deepak Nehra and Mohit Grewal performed in wrestling, Jasmine in boxing and Sandeep Poonia in athletics and won the bronze medal for our country. Savita Punia, Jyoti, Monika Malik, Nisha Warsi, Neha Goel, Udita, Navneet, Sharmila and Sonika have won bronze medals in the women’s hockey team.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister hoists National Flag at his residence under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 14, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while ensuring his pivotal participation in the countrywide celebrations being held under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign today hoisted the National flag  at his residence Sant Kabir Kutir. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also greeted the people of the state on the eve of Independence Day.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the National Flag is the pride of every Indian. All the citizens of the country feel proud of hoisting the National Flag at their homes.

The Chief Minister said that the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi has started this unique campaign to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the citizens. He also called upon the countrymen to hoist the tricolour at their homes from August 13 to 15.

“I am happy that Haryana residents have ensured their important role in this campaign by hoisting the tricolour at their homes,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Special programmes will be organized from this year to next year under the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi

The Chief Minister said that under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, various programmes are being organized across the country and Haryana. So far more than 10,000 programmes have been organized in the state and several more special programmes will also be organized from this year to next year to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.

He said that all the programmes being held under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav are being celebrated with Enthusiasm, Unity and National Spirit. He has called upon everyone to take a pledge to uphold the spirit of this freedom.  It becomes our utmost duty to enthusiastically participate in ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programmes, said, Sh. Manohar Lal.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that 75 years of India’s independence would complete on August 15, 2022. Notably, the official journey of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commenced on March 12, 2021. Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated till August 15, 2023.

A Shaheedi Smarak equipped with modern techniques is being built in Ambala Cantonment to remember the martyrs of India’s first freedom struggle. Plays namely the War of 1857- ‘Veer Shaheed’ and ‘Dastan-e-Rohnaat’ are being organized in every district showcasing the valour of the martyrs of Haryana who made supreme sacrifices for Mother India. To ensure maximum public participation, the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign has been started.