IEP Chandigarh, October 29

Haryana State Election Commissioner, Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that all the preparations have been completed for conducting a free, transparent and fair poll of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti members scheduled to be held in the first phase in 9 districts.In 61 blocks of 9 districts Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar, polling will be held on October 30 for 1278 Panchayat Samiti members and 175 Zilla Parishad members, he shared.The State Election Commissioner further said that in the nine districts where the first phase of polling is scheduled to be held, all the preparations related to security and all other facilities have been completed.Necessary guidelines have been issued to all the supervisors. An additional police force has been deployed in sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling booths, shared Sh. Dhanpat Singh.He further said that in view of the inconvenience caused to the voters, adequate arrangements have been made for drinking water, uninterrupted electricity and wheelchair so that Persons with Disabilities and the elderly can easily cast their votes.Sh. Dhanpat Singh said that the EVMs would be kept in a safe place after the voting ends. Tight police security arrangements will be in place at these places where EVMs are to be kept. After the elections of Panchayat Samiti members and Zilla Parishad members in all 22 districts are over, on November 27, after counting their votes, all the results will be declared together.Panchayat election activities can be seen on the ‘Mhari Panchayat’ portalSh. Dhanpat Singh said that this time all the activities related to Panchayat elections can be seen on the ‘Mhari Panchayat’ portal developed by NIC. In this, the nominations of the candidates, the final lists of the contesting candidates will be uploaded. Besides this, an e-dashboard has been prepared for the day of polling and counting so that anyone can see the poll trends, voting percentage and final results sitting at home, informed Sh. Dhanpat Singh.49,67,092 voters to exercise voting rightSh. Dhanpat Singh said that 49,67,092 voters in 9 districts will exercise voting right in the first phase of polling. 6019 polling booths have been set up in these 9 districts and voting will be held for 1278 Panchayat Samiti members and 175 Zilla Parishad members.

IEP Chandigarh, October 28

Chairman, Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited,  Sh. Randhir Singh Golan said that the Federation has earned a profit of Rs 49.57 crore in the last two and half years due to the dedicated efforts for improving the quality of products and marketing, branding and packaging of VITA products.He informed that total combined turnover of the federation and unions rose from Rs. 1159 Crore in financial year 2019-20 to Rs. 1505 Crore tentatively in financial year 2021-22. Accordingly total combined profit witnessed steep growth of three times from Rs. 11.50 Crore in financial year 2019-20  to 49.57 Crore in financial year 2021-22, which is an all time record in itself.He informed that with regards to the sale of milk and milk products, sale of liquid milk has witnessed a 7 percent increase during April – June 2022 quarter as compared to the same period last year. The sale of Ghee for the same period has witnessed increase of 29.95 percent, Dahi 54.5 percent and Lassi 48.70 percent.Sh. Randhir Singh said that the prime objective of the Federation is to increase the overall welfare and economic condition of dairy farmers and HDDCF has been continuously taking initiatives in this direction. Therefore, the Dairy Federation is doing commendable work in the direction of encouraging the farmers. The dairy business is a very profitable business related to rural areas, due to this people can become financially prosperous.Managing Director, HDDCF, Sh. A. Sreenivas said that geography wise marketing strategy, increasing marketing campaigns, tying up with modern/general trades and increase in vita booth/outlet network remains the important contours in this success.He also emphasized on the importance of infrastructure augmentation and said that HDDCF has initiated many projects which include setting up of new upgraded plant at Ambala, setting up of modern dairy plant in southern Haryana, setting up of central state laboratory for the sampling of food products in Rohtak, installation of Aseptic packaging lines in Rohtak, Increasing the capacity of Ghee plant in Jind.

IEP Chandigarh, October 28

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while speaking during the second day of the ongoing Chintan Shivir being held in Surajkund said that Central Government should issue directions to the financial institutions for immediate blocking of bank accounts during the holidays in case, cyber crime is reported on those days.He said that sometimes when any person reports cyber crime, immediate action is not done because of weekends or public holidays, therefore to keep a check on such crimes, the banking system should remain active round the clock throughout the entire week.At present, the victims have to suffer financial losses because of the non-blocking of bank accounts in spite of getting timely information during holidays, said Sh. Manohar Lal while sharing his views on the topic of cybercrime discussed during the first session of the ongoing two-day Chintan Shivir.Meanwhile, the second day of Chintan Shivir started with the address of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi through video conference. A two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ is being held under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister at Surajkund. Governors, Chief Ministers, Home Ministers, Director General of Police and other delegates of the various States are participating in important discussions on law and order and internal security of the country. After the Prime Minister’s address, the topic of cybercrime was discussed in the first session of the Shivir.Later in his address, Sh. Manohar Lal said that in the era of information technology, the cases of cyber crimes have also increased. Moving ahead in this direction, cyber desks have been set up in every police station. As many as 29 new cyber police stations are being opened across the State.  Besides this, we are also running several awareness camps to make people aware of cyber crimes through helpline number 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in portal, shared the Chief Minister.He further shared that about 46,000 complaints related to cybercrime have been received in the state, in which 22,000 cases have been resolved and justice has been delivered to the victims while taking strict action against the criminals. The Chief Minister also demanded to expand the scope of investigation of complaints in cyber crimes by amending Section 70 of the IT Act.He further informed that 10 centres have been opened in the state for the Central Police Forces and work is in progress to set up three new centres. The State Government is also ready to provide land for setting up additional training or group centres for central police forces, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.Divulging the details about the police Modernization Fund, the Chief Minister shared that the Haryana Government has made full use of this fund and with time, the State should be included in the ‘A category state’ for the fund for additional resources. Along with this, the Centre should also give a special package for the modernization of the Haryana Police and necessary resources, demanded Sh. Manohar Lal.He said that the security agency in the state is constantly working to keep a check on drug smuggling. Commendable work has been done in collaboration with other adjoining states to stop smuggling through neighbouring countries. Along with putting the criminals involved in drug smuggling behind the bars, the work of punishing them financially is also being done. The CCTNS project has also been implemented in Haryana. Now a multilingual mobile app will also be ready for this, shared the Chief Minister.He further shared that to prevent crimes against women, 33 new police stations and 239 help desks have been set up at the sub-division levels in the state. Free legal aid is also being provided to women. Along with this, the women’s helpline has also been integrated with Dial-112, added Sh. Manohar Lal.The dignitaries present there carefully listened to the address of the Chief Minister and praised the commendable work done in Haryana.

IEP Panchkula October 23

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today celebrated Diwali with villagers of Marog in Bhoj Naita of Morni. On this occasion, he extended warm wishes to the people of state and wished them a happy Diwali, the festival of lights.

Sh. Manohar Lal expressed his happiness to celebrate Diwali in a remote village of Morni with the villagers. When the Chief Minister arrived in Marog, the residents gave him a warm reception and offered him sweets. Sh. Manohar Lal is probably the first Chief Minister who has came to this remote village of the hilly region.

While addressing the villagers present at Government Primary School, Marog, the Chief Minister said that Morni is a hilly area of Haryana and as an ‘Sangathan Mantri’, he has visited this area numerous times. He said that he shares a special bond with the people here. He said that in the year 2015, he had the privilege of attending a similar programme organized in the school at Mandhana in Morni in the month of May as well. On this occasion, the Chief Minister honoured Baldev Singh, a senior citizen of the village with a shawl and an idol of Lord Krishna.

Due to the area’s difficult accessibility, the Chief Minister stated that all necessary facilities like electricity, water, education and road connectivity are being provided by the state government to the people in Morni including village Marog so that the people here do not face any kind of inconvenience. He said that Morni is being developed from the point of view of tourism. Adventure activities have been started in Tikkartal of Morni. Apart from this, a home stay policy has been implemented in Morni, due to which new employment opportunities have been created for the local residents. He said that Morni is a hilly area bordering Himachal Pradesh and has immense potential for tourism. All necessary facilities are being provided by the state government to the tourists coming here so that the footfall of tourists in this area increases.

 He said that the ‘Parivar Pehchan Patra’ has been started by the State Government, through which health, education, old age pension and other facilities have been directly linked so that all facilities can be made easily available. He said that due to the creation of ‘Parivar Pehchan Patra’, now the person eligible for old age allowance will not have to run from pillar to post to avail the benefits of the scheme. He said that a person after attaining the age of 60 with an annual income of less than Rs. 2 lakh automatically gets eligible for the Old Age Samman Allowance without any hassle.

 On this occasion Additional Director General of Police CID, Sh. Alok Mittal, Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Mahavir Kaushik, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sh. Surinder Pal Singh, former MLA of Kalka, Smt. Latika Sharma, besides other officers including villagers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, October 20

Haryana Government will set up 6 Automated Vehicle Testing Stations in the state for fitness testing of vehicles through Automated Testing Stations (ATS). These stations will be set up at Ambala, Faridabad, Hisar, Karnal, Gurugram and Rewari. These stations are likely to cost around Rs. 116 crore. In this regard, while presiding over the meeting of the Committee of Secretaries here today, Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officials of the Transport Department to finalize the draft of testing stations within a month, so that the process of setting up testing stations can begin at the earliest.

Sh. Kaushal directed to carefully examine the technical and commercial aspects at the Automated Testing Station operating in Delhi. He said that these stations will be built on PPP mode. He said that it has been made mandatory by the Central Government from April 1, 2023 to conduct fitness tests of heavy goods carrier vehicles and heavy passenger vehicles from ATS. On the other hand, it is proposed to implement from June 1, 2024 for medium goods carrier vehicles, passenger vehicles and light goods carrier vehicles. Therefore it is imperative to set up automated testing stations in the state.

He said that in future, it is also being considered to link the scrap policy with these automated testing stations. The state government has expedited the process of setting up these stations at the earliest.

It was informed in the meeting that at present a vehicle fitness station is operating in Rohtak. In addition, 6 more new stations will be built. These stations will be built in line with the vision of the next 20 years. These stations will be made in 3 lane, 4 lane or 6 lane.

It was informed in the meeting that the ATS uses several machines to check the fitness of the vehicle in an automated manner. Many new devices may also be included in the future to test electric vehicles. ATS automatically performs all the necessary tests to check the fitness of the vehicle through mechanical equipment. It was informed in the meeting that a draft has also been prepared on providing facilities for the people coming to these stations. These stations will also be equipped with facilities like  ATM, lounge, cafeteria etc.

          In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments, Sh. VS Kundu, Additional Chief Secretary Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Department, Sh. Vineet Garg, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Sh. Navdeep Virk, Director General, Town and Country Planning Department, Sh. TL Satyaprakash and Transport Commissioner, Sh. Rajnarayan Kaushik and other officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, October 20

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the concerned officers to expedite the land acquisition proceedings so that construction works of Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) Project can be taken up on priority basis.Chief Secretary along with Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works held a review meeting today in connection with land acquisition for HORC Project with Deputy Commissioners, Additional Deputy Commissioners of Palwal, Gurugram, Nuh, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts and HRIDC Officials where 20E Notifications (Declaration of Land Acquisition) have been issued for all five districts. He said that 66% land should be acquired for Part A of the project (between Dhulawat and Badsa) and 10% for Part B of the project. Part-A of HORC comprises 30 Km route length with five new Railway Stations (Dhulawat, Chandla Dungerwas, Pachgaon, Manesar and New Patli), 11.4 Km of connectivity lines to the Railway network at Patli and Sultanpur and 4.8 Km of connectivity line to DFC network at New Tauru. Commissioning of Part A will facilitate early train operations and revenue generation, he added.It was informed in the meeting that Part-B of HORC comprises 96 Km route length with 12 new Railway Stations and 6.28 Km of connectivity lines to the Railway network and DFC network at three interchange points (New Prithala, Asaudah and New Harsana Kalan). This portion covers tunnel and viaduct which are long lead items and hence proposed to be commissioned after operationalization of Part A.Sh. Kaushal was apprised in the meeting that Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) connecting Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhoda is broad gauge double railway line for passenger and freight traffic by passing the rail network of Delhi area. It will provide seamless connectivity to Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) and to five sections of Indian Railways and spur economic activity in the region.

IEP Chandigarh, October 20

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that a special subsidy will be given by the Haryana Government to the companies engaged in the field of defence sector for setting up their units in Haryana. He gave this information during the “DefExpo-22” organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, while interacting with various company representatives in ‘Haryana Pavilion’. The Deputy Chief Minister also visited the exhibition of modern weapons manufactured by Indian companies there.Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that although the Indian armies have always proved their capability, yet in view of the changing technological era, our army needs modern weapons. After seeing the modern weapons under the “Make in India” programme, He asserted that India is now more equipped to respond to any misadventure by any enemy countries.The Deputy Chief Minister said that New India is moving ahead in the defence sector with the ‘mantra’ of intention, innovation and implementation. Earlier India was considered as the world’s largest defence importer but the new India has proven its intentions and is also seeing a new success story every day in the defence sector thanks to the “Make in India” initiative.Our defense exports have grown 8 times in recent years. We are exporting defence materials and equipment to more than 75 countries of the world. In the year 2021-22, defence exports from India reached 1.59 billion dollar i.e around Rs. 13,000 crore. In the coming time, the Government of India has set a target of taking it to 5 billion dollar i.e. Rs. 40 thousand crore.Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Haryana has always made a special contribution to the Army. Despite being a small state in terms of area and population, Haryana has played an unforgettable role in the freedom struggle.

IEP Chandigarh, October 20

Haryana Chief Minister said that this Deepawali, only green crackers will be allowed in the State. A complete ban has been imposed on the manufacturing, sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers except for green crackers. Other kinds of firecrackers create highly toxic gases and pollutants that poison the air, hence only green crackers will be allowed, he added.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that open spaces have been earmarked for the sale of green crackers in each district. More and more information related to these places is being publicized. Strict action will be taken against those selling firecrackers without licence. While enjoying the festive fervour, it becomes our utmost duty to take care of the environment, he added.

Haryana is taking concrete steps for stubble management and improving air quality

The Chief Minister said that Haryana is taking concrete steps for stubble management and improving air quality.

“To control stubble burning, the State Government has implemented a framework which includes In-situ Crop Residue Management, Ex-situ Management, Effective monitoring, enforcement and wide reach of Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

He further informed that under In-situ management, 23 lakh MT crop residues will be utilized through various machines and decomposers and 13 MT crop residues will be utilized under ex-situ management.

“Farmers are being continuously made aware of the ill effects of stubble burning. A total of 72,777 machines have been provided to farmers through CHCs and individually for stubble management in the last 4 years. However, this year only, 7146 machines have been made available, these include baling unit, super seeder, zero till seed cum fertilizer drill etc,” informed the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister said that an incentive amount of Rs. 1000 per acre to farmers for bailing (In-Situ Management) is being given by the State Government and along with transportation charges of bales at Rs. 500 per acre limited to a maximum of Rs. 15,000 to Gaushalas.

“The State Government has formulated a special framework for stubble management to reduce pollution,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Ambala-Shamli Green Field Highway

IEP Chandigarh, October 20

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officers to disburse the pending payment to the land owners at the earliest to acquire land for the construction Ambala-Shamli highway. He also directed to expedite the remaining portion of the land acquisition process before sowing of Rabi crops for the construction of the highway.While chairing a videoconference regarding 6-lane access controlled Ambala-Shamli Green Filed Highway with Deputy Commissioners and District Forest officers of the concerned districts here today, he said that construction of approximately 121 Km Ambala-Shamli highway is the part of Ludhiana-Bareilly Corridor passing through adjoining areas of Karnal, Yamunagar, Kurukhetra and Ambala in Haryana. He said that the total cost of this project is Rs 4600 crore out of which Rs. 3200 crore has been earmarked for Civil Cost and Rs. 1400 crore for amount to be disbursed for land acquisition.While reviewing the Forest Clearance Status, Sh. Kaushal further directed District Forest Officers to visit the sites and expedite the work of land clearance falling under the Department. He further directed the Forest Conservators to identify and inspect the piece of land for plantation in lieu of the land acquired.Sh. Kaushal was apprised in the meeting that the 6 lane green field highway to be constructed is the part of Ludhiana Bareilly Corridor which is connecting from Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway near Shamli and ends at Sadopur near Ambala in Haryana.  The Major area of this highway passes through agricultural land.Among those present in the meeting include Additional Chief Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Sh. A.K Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Forests and Wildlife Department, Sh. Vineet Garg and other senior officers.