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Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana government expands the scope of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, 22 lakh families will get benefits – Chief Minister

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17In

Haryana, people suffering from Thalassemia will be given Rs. 2,500 per month and the necessary medical tests for their health check-up will also be free of cost so that the cost burden of treatment does not fall on the family members.       This announcement was made by Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing on the occasion of blood donation camp organized by Samaras Hindu Manch in Gurugram on the occasion of the birthday of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. On behalf of the people of the state, the Chief Minister extended warm greetings to Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi on the occasion of his 72nd birthday.       The Chief Minister boosted the morale of the Thalassemia affected children and their families present in the camp. The Chief Minister also got a group picture with them.       On this occasion, Sh. Manohar Lal also distributed cards among 125 children suffering from Thalassemia through which they can get their blood tests done along with other tests like MRI etc. at free of cost for one year by Municipal Corporation, Gurugram. He said that Thalassemia is a serious disease, in which a person’s blood has to be changed after a period and its treatment is expensive.Haryana government expands the scope of Ayushman Bharat scheme, 22 lakh families will get benefit        The Chief Minister said that the Ayushman Bharat scheme has been implemented to provide medical treatment facilities to the poor, and is a combined scheme of the Central and State Governments. According to the norms of the Central Government, 1.5 lakh families in Haryana were covered under this scheme, but the state government expanded the scope of this scheme, due to which now 22 lakh families of Haryana have come under the purview of this scheme.       The Chief Minister said that we have to draw inspiration from the path shown by Lord Vishwakarma to ensure our contribution in the progress of the country and the state.       The Chief Minister said that Samaras Hindu Manch has taken a pledge to collect 1,100 units by organizing a blood donation camp on the birthday of the Prime Minister today. Describing blood donation as an act of virtue, he said that the donated blood gets replenished in a person’s body within a month. Many blood donors keep donating blood every three months. A person donating blood gives life to another person and that is humanity.       On this occasion, Mayor, Smt. Madhu Azad, Municipal Councillor, Smt. Madhu along with district administration officers and other dignitaries were present. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister announces a big largesse for workers and their families on the Labour Day

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IEP Chandigarh, September 17

On the occasion of  Vishwakarma Jayanti a state level function was organized  in Gurugram, the  city of Guru Drona, Haryana  Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal made several announcements for the welfare of the workers in the State.

       Addressing the State-level function on the Labour Day Haryana Chief Minister , Sh. Manohar Lal had  announced Mukhyamantri Parivar Swasthya Parikshan Yojana for more than 60 lakh labour families. Under the scheme, tests like ENT, blood, sugar, ECG etc. will be done free of cost once in a year. 

       The Chief Minister also announced the opening of 200 Shram Yogi Clinics in the state.  He  said that 100 ambulances with advanced life support facilities would be available in the state.  At the same time, 44 mobile medical vans will be run for general health check-up.

        Now the labour families will not be required to give any  guarantee  to take loans under the Mukhyamantri  Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana.

Amount of financial assistance given on the death of a worker at the workplace increased

       The Chief Minister announced to increase the financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh given  on the death of an unorganized sector worker at the workplace. The  financial assistance given to the  handicapped has also been increased.  While the financial assistance has also  been doubled in case of any disability.

       The Chief Minister also announced to increase  the assistance being given to handicapped children  from Rs.2,500 per month to Rs.3000.  

       Sh. Manohar Lal  further announced  a monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2500 to  Thalassemia patients. 

       The Chief Minister said that under the Antyodaya Aahar Yojana, 100 canteens would be opened for the workers in the state.  In these, workers will get quality  food in just Rs. 10.  

       Sh. Manohar Lal said that while taking  concrete step towards skill development,  a University named after Lord Vishwakarma,  Shri Vishwakarma Skill University has been established  at Dudhaula in district Palwal.  

       He  said that an agreement was signed between the ESI and the Health Department, Haryana according to  which  the workers and general public have got the facility of treatment in the hospitals of both the departments.

       PM Modi, the architect of a modern, and self-reliant India: Manohar Lal

       Sh.  Manohar Lal, while paying homage to Lord Vishwakarma, extended  greetings and best wishes to everyone, especially the craftsmen, artisans and technicians on Vishwakarma Jayanti.  

       He said that it is a very happy coincidence that today is also the birthday of our ‘Karmayogi’  Prime Minister Sh.  Narendra Modi who is blessed with a dynamic personality. 

       It would not be incorrect to say that our country’s Prime Minister is the architect of modern, developed and self-reliant India, added Sh. Manohar Lal.  

       The Chief Minister on behalf of 2.5 crore people of Haryana congratulated   Prime Minister on his birthday. 

Haryana has taken concrete steps for the welfare of the workers

       Sh.  Manohar Lal said that India has also been considered as the “craft guru” of the world and certainly the Vishwakarma community had played an important role in this. The marvelous wonders of the unique craftsmanship of Vishwakarmas can be seen in the Ellora caves. 

       The Chief Minister said that many schemes are being run in Haryana for the welfare and upliftment of the workers.  He said that at present about 52.30 lakh workers are registered on the Labour Department portal.  About 8 lakh workers are registered in the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, out of which more than 6 lakh members are active. 

The state government has taken concrete steps for their welfare. An amount of Rs 906 crore has been spent by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for the welfare of about 17.47 lakh  construction workers during the tenure of the present government.  

       Under the ‘Antyodaya Aahar Yojana’, food is being provided to the workers in 10 districts for Rs. 10. Under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’, free food grains are being given to the poor every month. 

About 30000 people got employment in Antyodaya Melas

Sh. Manohar Lal said that Antyodaya Utthan Melas  are being organized by the government from time to time at the block level to provide employment opportunities.  

       About 30,000 people have been given employment in these Melas. Online grievance redressal portal has also been started for speedy disposal of workers’ grievances. 

        Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Nirman Shramik Samman Yojana’, all registered women workers are given annual financial assistance of Rs 5100 for clothing and their personal needs.

         In order to provide maximum employment opportunities in private sector enterprises, 75 percent reservation has been given to the youth of the state.  Similarly, several other  schemes are being run for raising the standard of  living of the workers and their families.  

       The Chief Minister said that in the year 2020, Haryana has been at a leading position in the entire country by fully implementing 49 trade reforms allotted to the Labour Department. 

       The  State Government has implemented Ease of Doing smoothly to provide a better environment to the entrepreneurs, added Sh. Manohar Lal. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Deh Shamlat land case will be resolved by staying within the ambit of law: Financial Commissioner

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IEP Chandigarh, September 12

In the matter of Deh Shamlat land, a solution will be found by staying within the ambit of the law. While protecting the interests of the farmers, the government will not allow any farmer to be harmed in any way; this was stated by the Additional Chief Secretary, Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments, Sh. Varinder Singh Kundu while talking to the mediapersons after the meeting of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar with the farmers’ delegation.

Earlier, a delegation of farmers met the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister assured all possible help to the farmers’ delegation. He said that the present government is completely dedicated to the interests of the farmers. The Chief Minister told the farmers’ delegation that whether it is the matter of crop compensation or the purchase of MSP crops, the government has always defended the interests of the farmers.

After the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary, Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments, Sh. Varinder Singh Kundu said that the Chief Minister has assured that all possible help will be extended to the farmers within the legal framework and no damage will be allowed to impact the farmers. He said that the government has heard the side of the farmers’ leaders and each and every issue will be resolved. In the case of Naraingarh Sugar Mills, the previous dues of the farmers will be paid first. The government’s stand is also positive for compensation for crop damage caused by water logging.

The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Dr. Sumita Misra, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister V Umashankar, Managing Director, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd, Mohammed Shayin, ADGP CID, Alok Mittal, Director General Agriculture, Hardeep Singh, Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, Dr. Hanif Qureshi were present, while Suresh Kauth, Amarjit Modi, Jagdish Singh Aulakh, Sukhwinder Singh, Dr. Darshan Pal, Sahab Singh Sandhu, Shingara Singh, Jagtar Singh and Mandeep Nathwan participated from the farmers’ organizations.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister releases book on inspirational stories of MMAPUY beneficiaries

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IEP CHANDIGARH SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

After losing her father at a young age, the 19-year-old Monica, hailing from the remote village Khanak never in her dreams had thought of running a small dairy unit of her own.  Thanks to Manohar Lal-led Haryana Government which not only helped Monica in setting up her own business but also instilled hope in many other young people like her to move proudly in their lives, despite facing struggles.

        While Monica is not the only blessed one for whom the State Government has paved the way for being self-reliant.  Amanpreet, another young man from Ambala, who at one point in his life was struggling to get employment, today not only proudly owns a Common Services Centre but also became a job giver from a job seeker.

Now the common thread that connects us with the inspirational stories of these young people is that they are the beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana (MMAPUY), an umbrella Mission scheme of the Department of Social Justice and Department.

        While, apart from these two, MMAPUY also proved a fortune turner for Praveen Kumari, a widow from Yamunanagar who after availing of the scheme benefits started a tailoring shop at her home to proudly raise her children.

        “These stories certainly give us an insight into the transformative journey of Antyodaya families in overcoming poverty with the help of MMAPUY,” said Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while releasing a book titled Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana- A compilation of success stories here today.

        Complied by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, this 48-page booklet has inspirational success stories of 37 MMAPUY beneficiaries residing in 22 districts of the State highlighting how this scheme has proved to be a boon for them in achieving their dreams. Besides this, the reader will also get a glimpse of the Utthan Melas.

        Notably, since 2014, the Chief Minister time and again had reiterated his commitment to making the unprivileged believe that they have the first right on their Government.  To uphold this belief, it was last year only when Sh. Manohar Lal had launched ‘Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana to increase the income of the poorest ‘Antyodaya’ families having annual income of less than Rs. 1 lakh.

        In just nine months, MMAPUY while swiftly working on its core objective of alleviating poverty by facilitating economic inclusion of the last mile citizens, the State Government not only identified actual needy families having an annual family income of less than Rs. 1 lakh but also made dedicated efforts to increase their annual family income to Rs.1.80 lakh by linking them to various loan-based, skill development and employment generation schemes.

        Under this scheme, Antyodaya Gram Utthan Melas were organized so as to ensure greater transparency and efficiency in the delivery of schemes. As per the official data, so far (as of September 7, 2022), a total of 861 Melas were organized in three phases across all the 22 districts of Haryana.

        A total of 136130 identified beneficiaries turned up, and applications of 76454 beneficiaries were approved in principle under various loan-based schemes, skill development training and employment generation schemes. Thereafter, loans of 32743 beneficiaries have been sanctioned out of which over 14000 have been disbursed as well.

        Further 436 beneficiaries have joined private employment opportunities and 908 beneficiaries have secured contractual jobs through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam. Additionally, a total of 1185 beneficiaries have been provided with various skill, and development opportunities.

Chandigarh, Haryana

MCF and Wakf Board officials arrested caught taking Rs 80000 bribe

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 31, 2022

Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested two officials posted in Municipal Corporation Faridabad and Waqf Board, Bhiwani red-handed while accepting bribes worth Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively. Both have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

                    Sharing the information here today, the spokesperson of the Bureau said that in the first case, SVB team has caught Taxation Clerk of MCF Taxation branch Kanhaiya Lal accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant in lieu of reducing the property tax from Rs 26 lakh to Rs 7 lakh. 

                    After the Taxation Clerk sought bribe, the complainant, a resident of Sector 32 Faridabad filed a complaint with the Vigilance Bureau. The SVB acted promptly and conducted a raid and caught the accused official red-handed while accepting the money from the complainant.

                    The spokesperson further said that in another case Nafish Ahmed, Rent Collector, Waqf Board, Bhiwani has been caught red-handed by the Bureau while accepting bribe of Rs 30,000.

                    Complainant, a resident of Loharu in Bhiwani told that accused Rent Collector was demanding bribe to settle a land issue, which was leased to him by the Board. The accused told that the land leased to him has been converted into commercial and now Rs 4.5 lakh has to be deposited in the Waqf Board for a revise map. Accused had already taken Rs 15,000.

                    After the complaint, the Vigilance team laid a trap and arrested the accused Rent Collector taking a bribe of Rs 30,000.

                    A case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation is underway.

Chandigarh, Haryana

UHBVN Lineman held taking Rs 6500 bribe

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested a lineman of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.6500 in lieu of installation of a new electricity meter.

While giving information here today, a spokesperson of the Bureau said that the arrested lineman in the bribery case has been identified as Attar Singh, who is posted in Sonipat district. The accused lineman has been arrested on the complaint of Rajesh, a resident of village Bhadana in Sonipat.

When the accused demanded money in lieu of installation of a meter, the complainant in his complaint addressed to the bureau informed that he works as a labourer and deposited the prescribed fee online for the installation of an electricity meter in his house located in Housing Board, Sector 23, Sonepat. Despite this, the lineman asked for Rs 7000 to get the electricity meter installed. Later the deal was settled at Rs 6500.

The spokesman said that after verifying the facts, a raid was conducted and accused lineman was caught red handed while taking a bribe of Rs 6500.

A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused and further investigation is being done.

Chandigarh, Haryana

47 teachers will be given award on Teacher’s Day.

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Government has announced State Teachers Award-2021.  A total of 47 teachers will be given this award by the government in a function organized on the occasion of Teacher’s Day.

A government spokesperson said that these include four principals, one high school headmaster, 13 PGTs, four primary school headmasters, two Sanskrit, three Hindi, two drawing, one science, two social studies, one DPE, two primary headmasters  and 12 primary school teachers.

As an award, each awardee teacher will be given a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a silver medal, a certificate, a shawl and two advance increments along with dearness allowance for future service.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana to draft a plan for Installation of Robust CCTV Surveillance System in all cities, Chief Secretary

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Amid keeping a check on State’s crime graph, Haryana Government will draft a plan for Installation of Robust CCTV Surveillance System in all cities.

This was stated by Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal while presiding over a meeting held here today.

The Chief Secretary directed the officers to finalize comprehensive components required for technology solution for setting up surveillance in cities. Besides this, he further directed the officers concerned to prepare a plan for traffic management system, finalizing uniform specifications of the tender for installation of e-surveillance, CCTV cameras.

A comprehensive study of various new and unique initiatives is essential for document preparation. For this, presentations on various aspects such as challenges and drawbacks should be taken in coordination with the officers handling such projects in different cities like Faridabad, Karnal and Gurugram.

Since the technology is continuously upgrading therefore such agencies should also be consulted which are already working in these areas. He also directed the officers to study the Chandigarh and Delhi models for this robust surveillance system.

ULB designated as nodal department for the execution of installation work

        It was informed in the meeting that the Urban Local Bodies Department (ULB) has been designated as the nodal department for installation of CCTV cameras with e-surveillance system. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be prepared by this Department prescribing the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder department to ensure optimum use of technology. Apart from this, the work of installation and management of CCTV cameras will be done by the ULB in coordination with various departments.

Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Sh. T.V.S.N Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Director General of Police, Sh. PK Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Arun Kumar and other officers also remained present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Identify backward areas of Haryana and prepare parameters of development in the identified areas: Chief Secretary

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal while giving directions to the officers of the State Government said that backward areas should be identified in rural and urban areas of all the districts of the state and those areas should be developed by preparing development parameters in the identified areas. 

        The Chief Secretary was holding a meeting with the officials of Urban Local Bodies and Development and Panchayats Department here today.

        Sh. Kaushal also directed the officers that competitions should also be organized among various stakeholders to speed up the development works in such areas so that the cooperation of the local people can be taken in the ongoing development works.  He said that 5-7 parameters should be set for the development of these areas and work be done with focus so that development can be accelerated.  Apart from this, he said that those who do good work in recovery of property tax should also be honoured with various awards.

        After this, the Chief Secretary also reviewed the projects implemented under Faridabad and Karnal Smart City projects.

        In the meeting, Sh. Kaushal directed the officers to give impetus to the Smart City projects of Faridabad and Karnal and said that micro-management should be done for the implementation of these projects and at the same time, work should be done by fixing milestones and timings so that the projects can be completed on time.

About 80 percent work of Water Supervising Control and Data Acquisition

        It was informed in the meeting that 80 percent work of Water Supervising Control and Data Acquisition for transmission water line in Pan City Faridabad has been completed and this work will be completed by the end of December. Badkhal Lake Front and Marina Development Agreement, Strengthening of Badkhal Lake, Construction of Commercial Complex on Ambedkar Road in Old Sabzi Mandi, Additional Collateral Roads, Police Line Road, Old Sher Shah Suri Road and Link Road Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) model work on the project like treatment of waste water by constructing 08 decentralized sewage treatment plants has been started.

        He was informed in the meeting that under the Karnal Smart City project, 10,000 LED lights have been installed so far under the LED street light project and 25,000 LED lights will be installed by the end of November.  In addition, construction of elevated road along railway road and bus stand road and System Integrator (SI) has been selected and integrated for maintenance, development, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, integration and operation on EPC mode under Smart City Mission.  Maintenance of Water Utility Management System (SCADA), redevelopment of sports facilities at Karna Stadium, development projects in Shakti Colony on EPC mode are underway and will be completed on time.

        Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies, Sh. Arun Kumar, Director, Sh. DK Behera and other senior officers were present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Girdawari is being conducted in Haryana from August 5 to assess crop damage caused by water logging, which will continue till Sept 5

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Girdawari is being conducted in the entire state from August 5 to assess the crop damage caused by water logging, which will continue till September 5.  Farmers themselves can also upload their crop loss details on the portal.  Compensation will be given for the loss of all crops in the field.

The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting in Rampura Dhillon village of Sirsa district today.  During this, on the demand made by the villagers regarding the village, the Deputy Chief Minister assured that all the demands will be fulfilled. I will leave no stone unturned in giving the grant, I will answer the demand.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the government is completely serious about the damage caused to the fields due to waterlogging.  He said that if the farmer suspects that his girdawari is not correct, then he should go to the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal and upload the photo of his crop loss on the compensation portal.  Patwari will report the crop loss again.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the state government is going to take a big step that in case of loss of house of the poor due to rains, Rs. 80,000 will be given to them.  For this the law will be amended so that the poor can get the  benefits.  To simplify this compensation process, the concerned Deputy Commissioner will be empowered so that the eligible person can get it at the earliest.  He said that earlier there was a provision of compensation only on the damage caused to the house during the floods and there was no provision of compensation for the damage to the room built on the tubewell in the field.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that in three and a half years, we should take such steps, which have directly benefited the weaker sections. In one year’s time, we made provision for skilled employment. In skilled employment, the family whose income is less than Rs. 1.80 lakh will be given priority.