IEP Chandigarh, December 26

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the MLAs who have received an amount of Rs. 5 crore for development works in their constituencies and their works have not been completed or the MLAs who have not received the total amount. In such cases the concerned MLA will intervene and get it completed by the next session or by March 31.The Chief Minister was replying during a discussion on the provision of Local Area Development Fund for the legislators in the state, on the first day of the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.Sh. Manohar Lal said that the State Government has no plan to make provision for MLALAD on the lines of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD). He said that the objective of the Member of Legislative Assembly is to get development work done in their assembly constituency under any scheme of the government.Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government had given Rs. 5 crore each to the MLAs for the development work in their constituencies in the year 2014 and 2019. Giving details of Rs 5 crore allocated to MLAs, the Chief Minister apprised the House that there are 67 assembly constituencies where an amount of about Rs 4 to 6 crore has been allocated to each constituency. Apart from this, less amount has been received by 10 assembly constituencies including Dadri, Beri, Garhi Sampla, Kalanaur, Ellenabad, Israna, Adampur, Rewari, Dabwali and Kalanwali.Sh. Manohar Lal urged the MLAs to hold meetings and get information from concerned officers if some development works are pending in any assembly constituency. He made it clear that any development work including education, health, panchayat etc can be done under this allocated amount of Rs 5 crore to MLAs.The Chief Minister said that 90 MLAs would be sent a list of works done in their areas, in which the works whose completion certificates are yet to come would also be included. If any work is left out of this list, then the MLA should inform the government about it, and further action will be taken on it as soon as possible.

IEP Chandigarh, December 26

Haryana Home Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that the acquisition of land for setting up Julana police station is under process. The construction of police station building shall be started thereafter.

Sh. Vij gave this information while responding to a question raised during the first day of Winters Session in the Vidhan Sabha here today.

Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta said that the storm water drainage pipelines in Sector 7 and Sector 13 of Kurukshetra are not blocked. Sh. Gupta was replying to a question asked by MLA, Sh. Subhash Sudha during the Question Hour in the ongoing winter session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.

The ULB minister said that during the construction of road and drain from Gita Dwar Pipli to Gate No. 3 of Kurukshetra University, the rain water pipeline of these sectors was damaged; result of which water gets accumulated in these sectors during rainy season. He said that at present no proposal is under consideration to replace the rain water pipelines of Sectors 7 and 13.

Sh. Gupta said that it will cost about Rs 2 crores to repair the damaged pipeline of about one-and-a-half to two kilometers and it will be laid in the near future.

IEP Chandigarh, December 24

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. During this, the Chief Minister informed the Prime Minister about the welfare schemes being run by the state government.

Addressing the mediapersons after the meeting, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Prime Minister inquired in detail about the schemes being run by the Haryana government and also appreciated them. Among them, mainly the Parivar Pehchan Patra, through which today every citizen is getting the benefits of all the schemes sitting at home without any hassle, was appreciated. Officials of other states including Jammu & Kashmir and Maharashtra are taking information about the Parivar Pehchan Patra scheme. Similarly, the Prime Minister was informed about the plan to make automatic BPL ration cards from January 1, 2023, through PPP; which he appreciated.

The Chief Minister informed that the Haryana government has increased the BPL income limit to Rs 1.80 lakh. Apart from this, disccusion was also held regarding the implementation of Swamitva Yojana in urban areas along with rural areas.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that a detailed discussion was also held regarding the Jungle Safari being made in Haryana with the Prime Minister. Along with this, the Prime Minister has also been invited to lay the foundation stone of the Jungle Safari. He informed that the Prime Minister has also been invited to attend the inauguration of the Surajkund mela. Not only this, G-20 members will also be invited to the Surajkund mela, he added.

The Chief Minister further informed about the exports which have been doubled in the last three years. There was an export of Rs 1.15 lakh crore in the year 2019-20, which has reached Rs 2 lakh crore in the year 2021-22. The GST collection of the state is also increasing continuously. Although Haryana’s population is 2 percent, but Haryana’s share in the country’s GST collection is 6 percent.

Responding to a question regarding cabinet expansion, the Chief Minister said that the departments have been merged to make government functioning more convenient. It has nothing to do with cabinet expansion in any way, he added.

Responding to a question regarding MBBS bond policy, Sh. Manohar Lal said that it is a matter of satisfaction that the MBBS students has accepted the proposal put before them by the government. There are some other demands of the students as well and it will also be considered sympathetically, he added.

Responding to a question on the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress, the Chief Minister said that this yatra has no effect in Haryana. These types of yatras keep happening in view of election programmes, but what matters is whom the public accepts. There is no enthusiasm among the public regarding this yatra. Congress’s own house is broken, they are taking out Bharat Jodo Yatra with regard to that broken house, he said.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the matter of following the Covid-19 rules in the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is absolutely correct. A letter has been written to them to be alert in regard with the Covid-19 pandemic. Their journey has not been stopped. It is the job of the governments to follow any health related alert, he added.

IEP Chandigarh, December 12

Haryana Government has designated various officers as Link Officers for smooth conduct of administrative work in the districts. A letter in this regard has been issued by the Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.

 Giving more information, Sh. Kaushal stated that among these link officers, the first link officer of the Deputy Commissioner will be the Additional Deputy Commissioner while the first link officer of the Additional Deputy Commissioner will be the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad and DRDA.

 Similarly, the first link officer of CEO, Zila Parishad and Chief Executive Officer, DRDA will be Additional Deputy Commissioner. The first link officer of City Magistrate will be SDM (HQ), while the first link officer of SDM (HQ) will be City Magistrate and the second link officer will be Estate Officer of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). Apart from this, the first link officer of the Estate Officer of the HSVP will be the SDM (HQ).

The Chief Secretary further stated that during leave, training, tour or election duty of District Deputy Commissioners, Additional Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishads, City Magistrate, SDM, Estate Officers and vacancy due to transfer, retirement or any other reason, in any such case the stay is out for more than 2 days of the concerned officer, the work will be looked after by the concerned link officers. Every officer shall inform the link officer before going on leave, training, tour, election duty.

IEP Chandigarh, December 12

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal congratulated Sh. Bhupendra Patel, who became Chief Minister for the second consecutive term, at the swearing-in ceremony of the Gujarat Cabinet in Ahmedabad today.

It is noteworthy that Sh. Bhupendra Patel took oath as the 18th Chief Minister of Gujarat today along with 16

Ministers in the presence of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah.

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal extended best wishes to Chief Minister, Sh. Bhupendra Patel on behalf of the people of Haryana

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala was also present on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, December 7

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today extended greetings to the Indian forces and countrymen on the occasion of ‘Armed Forces Flag Day’ and commemorated their indomitable courage and contribution to the nation building. 

He said that a soldier is always ready to safeguard the nation’s borders with his invincible courage and bravery in adverse circumstances.

Saluting the indomitable courage and valour of the soldiers, Sh. Manohar Lal said, “Haryana has a long tradition of soldiers’ valour and sacrifice. Before and after independence, the battle-warriors of Haryana have contributed significantly for the defence of the country.” He said the way that the country’s brave soldiers showed their valour in adverse circumstances in the Kargil war; the whole world recognised the Indian Army’s prowess.

The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to the welfare of the dependents of ex-servicemen and martyrs and is constantly striving for their upliftment. Referring to the visionary ‘Agnipath scheme’ of the central government, he said, “The scheme would provide a golden opportunity to the youth to serve the country and contribute to nation building. There is special enthusiasm among the youth of the state regarding the scheme.”

Contributing to the ‘Armed Forces Flag Day Fund’ through the officers of the District Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Board in Gurugram, the Chief Minister urged the countrymen to contribute generously to the fund; which is used for the rehabilitation and welfare of the dependents of the brave soldiers, who get martyred or become physically disabled while serving the country

IEP Chandigarh, December 7

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal called upon the retired professors who are members of the Haryana State Higher Education Council to work for the betterment of society with the spirit of social service.

The government has created a dedicated Samarpan portal for those who are willing to do social service. On this portal, people can register and cooperate with the government in social work, said Sh. Manohar Lal while participating in the ‘Discussion’ programme organized by Haryana State Higher Education Council in Gurugram today. During this, he also interacted with retired professors who are members of the council.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that there is a huge staff at the government level for ensuring infrastructural development and providing public facilities to the common man. There is a need to change the thinking of the people to raise the social level. Work should be done to end corruption and uplift society, he added.

Individuals interested in social work should register on Samarpan Portal

The Chief Minister said that there are many sections of society and citizens who want to do a lot for society, but they do not get a platform. For such people only, the state government has created the Samarpan.haryana.gov.in portal. Individuals interested in social work can register on this portal and work for the welfare of the people with a sense of social service. About 3000 volunteers have registered on this portal.

He said that with this spirit of social service, retired professors have also been approached through the Higher Education Council. So far 150 professors have registered on the Samarpan portal.

The Chief Minister urged that after retirement many people want to do something for society to spend their time after fulfilling their family responsibilities, all those people should register on this portal and cooperate with the government in public welfare works.

State government working on Antyodaya Darshan

The Chief Minister said that following Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya’s Antyodaya philosophy, the state government has set a target of economic upliftment of very poor families with the aim of bringing the deprived sections of the state into the mainstream. For this, Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana has been started. Under this, efforts are being made to raise the standard of living of 7.5 lakh families having annual income up to Rs 1 lakh.

The Chief Minister said that in today’s time drug addiction is also becoming a big problem. This social evil has to be stopped from spreading in society. The Professors (Retd.) of the Higher Education should also contribute to the state government to keep the youth away from drug addiction.

On this occasion, Chairman, Haryana State Higher Education Council, Professor B.K. Kuthiala said that the society has a lot of faith in the people who have retired from higher education. Such members will certainly work for social service as urged by the Chief Minister.

IEP Chandigarh, December 5

Haryana Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal has requested the legislators to forward their suggestions and ideas for the forthcoming state budget.

The legislators should share the list of works to be done in their respective areas and they should share their suggestions and demands, which can be included in the budget, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister was addressing the legislators during the discussion programme held on State Finance Management and Budget organized by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Panchkula today.  

Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta, Deputy Speaker, Sh. Ranbir Gangwa, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal and other Ministers and MLAs attended the programme.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that in today’s programme, the legislators will get an excellent opportunity to understand the nitty-gritty of the budget.  

He said that for the last 8 years he got an opportunity to understand all the activities related to the budget.  However, for the last 3 years, every time while presenting the budget as the Finance Minister,  he also gets a chance to know many untouched aspects of the budget.  

“Such training programmes will also provide an opportunity for the MLAs to understand the detailed information of the budget.  This also helps in preparing the state budget well and will become an ideal budget for other states as well,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

He said that before preparing the budget if there are demands from the members, the State Government will try to include them in the budget.

The Chief Minister said that the budget is prepared to keep in mind the income and expenditure. It is not possible to make changes in the budget after it is presented before the Hosue. 

He said that it is often seen that when the budget is presented, the MLAs place demands for development works in their respective areas, but at that time those demands cannot be included in the budget.  This time there is a 3-month gap before the budget would be presented. 

“Therefore in these three months, all the MLAs can send the list of development works to be done in their respective areas to the Finance Department or the concerned Minister or even directly to me, so that these demands can be included. I will try my best to fulfill the demands raised by every MLA,” said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

Initiative taken to hold pre-budget consultation meetings with stakeholders

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government has started pre-budget consultation meetings with various stakeholders to make the budget welfare-oriented. 

The Chief Minister  said that for this year’s budget, the State Government held 8 meetings with public representatives, etc., and discussed with 477 stakeholders. These meetings were held with officials of all departments, representatives of local bodies, Panchayatiati raj institutions, industry and commerce, agriculture, education, health, service sector, and real estate, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that, this time the State Government has also formed 8 committees of MLAs to discuss the budget. A total of 74 MLAs were included in these committees. Various departments were given to these committees for deliberations, added the Chief Minister. 

Haryana’s economic condition is better than many other states

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the economic condition of Haryana is better than many other states. 

“Our financial management is good, due to which we have been able to manage State’s budget deficit. In terms of per capita income also, we are number one among the big states,” said the Chief Minister. 

He said that the borrowing limits of the states are fixed by the Union Finance Ministry. 

“States cannot borrow more than 25 percent of the GSDP. Due to the Pandemic, the receipts of the state government decreased and faced economic hardship, but We have taken loans within this limit despite the Pandemic crisis,” said the Chief Minister. 

He said that due to COVID-19, the Central Government had given the states the facility to take loans up to 5 percent of the GSDP. But Haryana’s debt burden has remained within the range of 3 to 3.5 percent of GSDP. While other states took the entire 5 percent loan. The government aims to keep this limit up to 3 percent only, informed Sh. Manohar Lal

Paperless budget presented under e-vidhan sabha initiative

The Chief Minister said that the State introduced many first-of-its-kind initiatives to smoothly run the proceedings of the Assembly. 

To make the Vidhan Sabha paperless, this time every MLA was given a copy of the budget in a tablet to make them IT-oriented. said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

IEP Chandigarh, November 17

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that as per the visionary plan and strenuous efforts of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), the key component of the Smart City Project will be established in every district which will support in fetching real-time information and enhance security and surveillance, traffic management, solid waste management and e-governance applications.

He said this while presiding over a review meeting of a committee constituted under the ICCC projects. The State government is already running pilot projects in three districts namely Gurugram, Faridabad and Karnal which are yielding outstanding results.

This project will prove to be a milestone in curbing crime while ensuring transparency in every nook and corner of the state. The Chief Secretary mentioned during the meeting that the government will frame its own model of implementing this visionary plan; which will eliminate the dependency of the third party. He added that the project will be reviewed every 5 years for the upgradation of the smart systems and to meet the gaps.

The key project components include civil infrastructure, smart solutions, sensors/cameras & other devices and IT infrastructure. Extensive discussion also took place regarding the existing private camera integration with ICCC platforms and its network provisioning which will expand the horizon of monitoring through command centres. The Chief Secretary stated that the proposed draft along with a detailed presentation will be presented to the Chief Minister by next week.

During the meeting Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Departments, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Sh. Dusmanta Kumar Behera, DGP Haryana, Sh. PK Agrawal, IGP, Sh. Amitabh Singh Dhillon and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, November 11

Concrete steps taken by Manohar Lal- led government to curb stubble burning are reflected in a recent report released by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that has shown a steep decline in farm fire incidents in Haryana.

The recent satellite images of stubble burning and arson incidents in northern India issued by NASA clearly show that in the last 24 hours, farm fire incidents in Haryana have come down even further, while the live images of stubble burning can be seen in three-fourths of the area of neighbouring state Punjab.

The official data released by NASA certainly indicates that cases of stubble burning have decreased in Haryana  while the incidents of stubble burning are continuously increasing in Punjab.

Divulging more details in this regard an official spokesperson said that as per the data released for the last 24 hours, very few incidents of stubble burning have been reported in Haryana. This clearly highlights the fact that Haryana Government’s stubble management programme has been a success. 

The State government’s data also shows that the incidents of stubble burning in Haryana have come down by 25 per cent this year while in Punjab these incidents have increased by 20 per cent, said the spokesperson.

The spokesperson said not only has the Haryana government launched an awareness campaign for the farmers to make them aware of the ill effects of stubble burning, but a provision of giving Rs 1000 per acre incentive has been made for not burning stubble and for its proper management.  

Besides this, Rs. 50 per quintal incentive amount and subsidy on straw management equipment is also given to the farmers for making stubble bales.  Farmers are being given a 50 per cent subsidy on equipment for crop residue management and an 80 per cent subsidy on custom hiring centres.

The spokesperson said that if any farmer takes the stubble bales to the Ethanol Plant set up at Karnal and Panipat, he is given an incentive of Rs. 2000 per acre.  

Furthermore, if he brings the stubble to Gaushalas, then an incentive of Rs. 1500 is given to him.  Not only this, the government also gives up to 10 lakh rupees to the Panchayat for not burning stubble in the red zone area.  Last year, the government made a provision of Rs 216 crore for stubble management, added the spokesperson.

The spokesperson said that the State government has given more than 72,000 machines to the farmers for crop residue management. The government has set a target of taking this to 80000 this year so that farmers can manage maximum crop residues at the ground level.  

Besides this, in Haryana itself, 24 types of industries have given consent to the government to buy stubble, under which command areas will be opened in every district and stubble will be procured through those command area centres.  

The spokesperson said that Haryana has also created a new portal for this, on which the information of the contractors and industries who buy stubble will be available and the farmer who wants to sell the stubble can contact them directly through the portal.  Last year, about 1.75 lakh tonnes of stubble was procured by the biogas plant in Haryana.  

In this sequence, it has also been planned that HAREDA will set up a biomass power plant to use the stubble to generate electricity, in Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Fatehabad and Jind. Apart from this, plans for about 49.08 MW capacity have been approved by the government, and work is in progress on these projects in Kaithal and Kurukshetra, shared the spokesperson.