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Dehradun

Coordination between the producer and exporter will have to be facilitated to boost export, says CM Dhami

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 27, 2022

Coordination between the producer and exporter will have to be facilitated to boost export from the State. Linking residents of border areas to export will increase the acceptance of the products of such areas and also make access to the producers easier. Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said this while speaking at a seminar held here on the subject of encouraging exports from Uttarakhand on Friday. He said that concrete efforts are being undertaken to encourage industries in the State.

The atmosphere in the State is conducive for industry with an ideal law and order situation providing a better environment for those wanting to invest in the industrial sector. He exhorted entrepreneurs connected to export to prepare a plan which becomes an achievement of the State in 2025. He said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given us the ‘Local goes globalmake in India for the world’ slogan. The PM has said that export is the ladder which will enable the nation to reach the developed category from that of a developing nation. Under PM Modi’s leadership, the nation is progressing swiftly and has become a major economic power and a leader of the global community.” Dhami recalled the works done by India to help other nations also during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The CM recalled that PM Modi had stated that the third decade of this century will belong to Uttarakhand. He said that the State government is working to make Uttarakhand among the best States of the nation by 2025 when the State celebrates 25 years of its creation. “We have set a target to double the State’s GDP in the next five years. Special focus will have to be laid on exports for this. Uttarakhand is moving towards becoming a favoured destination for investment in north India due to its progressive policy structure, availability of quality human resource and proximity to important markets in the nation. We are also focusing on improving the contribution of the service sector. The tourism sector has been accorded industry status,” added the CM.

Dehradun

AIIMS Rishikesh is blessing for people of the State and nearby areas: CM Dhami

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 27, 2022

Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh is a blessing for the people of the State and nearby areas of other states. Terming AIIMS as the centre of the aspirations of the people, the CM said that people have immense faith in the institute. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Paediatric Child Care Unit (PICU) at AIIMS Rishikesh on Friday. He said that 114 acres of land has been transferred by the State government to AIIMS Rishikesh for construction of a satellite centre at Kichha of Udham Singh Nagar district.

He expressed hope that the AIIMS administration would start the construction work there soon. Dhami said that Uttarakhand is a unique State in terms of tough geographical terrain and providing health facilities to the remote areas of the mountainous state is no less than a challenge. In such a situation, the AIIMS Institute can play the role of a mentor in health-related schemes, he opined. The Executive Director of AIIMS- Rishikesh Dr Meenu Singh said that AIIMS Rishikesh would provide health facilities like robotic medicine and telemedicine in the future. She added that AIIMS Rishikesh is working on a special plan to eradicate deadly diseases like tuberculosis. The head of department (HoD) of Department of paediatrics Dr Navneet Bhatt said that the PICU unit would have 16 beds. Cabinet ministers Premchand Agarwal,Subodh Uniyal, Rishikesh Mayor Anita Mamgain and others were present on the occasion.

Dhami held a meeting with the AIIMS Rishikesh authorities on Friday. In the meeting he was informed about different activities, faculty members and student strength by the AIIMS administration. The Executive director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Dr Meenu Singh said that patients are treated using modern techniques in the institute and serious patients from remote areas of the State are flown to the institute by Heli Service. She said that apart from the patients from the State, the institute services patients coming from different parts of the country. Dr Singh said that AIIMS would soon use drones to provide medicines for the patients in the remote areas. CM Dhami advised AIIMS Rishikesh work in coordination with the disaster management department so that quick medical aid is provided to the disaster affected.

Dehradun

Uttarakhand CM inaugurates Rishikesh- Karnprayag rail project 

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 27, 2022

The breakthrough of the first tunnel from Gullar to Shivpuri, of the ambitious Rishikesh- Karnprayag rail project was inaugurated by the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami by lighting of a lamp on Friday. Speaking on the occasion he said that the rail line is one of the dream projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the PM wants the rail project to be completed by the year 2024 and he takes regular updates of the project. Dhami congratulated the engineers and workers of the project for successful completion of the tunnel and said that approvals for more rail lines and road construction have been given and work on them would commence soon. He said that this year about four crore Kanwad Yatris and 30 lakh pilgrims for Char Dham Yatra arrived in the State. The Finance minister Prem Chand Agarwal said that development works in all sectors are going on in the State under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Forest minister Subodh Uniyal thanked the villagers who provided their land for the rail project.

The chief project officer of the Rishikesh- Karnprayag rail project, Ajit Singh Yadav said that the rail line would be 125 kilometres long in which 17 tunnels with a total length of 104 kilometres would be constructed. He said that the 14.5 kilometres long Jandasu- Devprayag Saur tunnel would be the longest tunnel of the project. Yadav said that modern machines have been deployed by the Railway in the construction of the rail line.

He claimed that the work on all tunnels would be completed in time. The Garhwal commissioner Sushil Kumar, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Garhwal KS Nagnyal, district magistrate of Tehri Saurabh Gaharwar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Navneet Singh Bhullar and senior officers of railways were also present on the occasion.

Dehradun

CM Dhami flags off Dehradun- Almora- Pithoragarh helicopter service from the Dehradun airport

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 27, 2022

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged off the Dehradun- Almora- Pithoragarh helicopter service from the Dehradun airport on Friday. The service would operate from Dehradun to Haldwani, Pantnagar, Almora and Pithoragarh.

The seven seater Pawan Hans service would initially fly once a week. Expressing his gratitude towards Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for starting the helicopter service, the CM said that all such services operating in the State under the UDAN project would help in improving air connectivity in the State. He said that the helicopter services would make transportation easy.

Dhami said that Uttarakhand is an important state from tourism and religious point of view. He said that the State government is committed to providing every facility to the pilgrims and the tourists visiting Uttarakhand. Dhami asked Pawan Hans to increase the number of seats in the Heli service and also said that the service should operate for three days in a week.

Cabinet ministers Prem Chand Agarwal, Subodh Uniyal, secretary Dilip Jawalkar, chief executive officer (CEO) of Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) C Ravishankar and general manager of Pawan Hans Limited Sanjay Kumar were also present on the occasion.

Chandigarh, Haryana

54 IAS officers transferred in Haryana

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 26, 2022

Haryana Government has issued posting and transfer orders of 54 IAS with immediate effect.

TL Satyaprakash, Chief Administrator, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, CEO (Designate) of Drone Imaging and Information Systems of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA), Secretary to Government, Haryana Power Department and Managing Director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd has been posted as Director General, Town and Country Planning, Haryana and Secretary to Government Haryana, Town and Country Planning Department, Director General, Urban Estates, Haryana and CEO (Designate) of Drone Imaging and Information Systems of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA).

Mohammed Shayin, Managing Director, Haryana, Power Generation Corporation Ltd. and Director General, Supplies & Disposals, Haryana has been given additional charge of Secretary to Government Haryana, Power Department and Managing Director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd.

Vikas Yadav, Director General, Hospitality Haryana and Secretary to Government, Haryana, Hospitality Department and Secretary to Government, Haryana, Irrigation and Water Resources Department and Managing Director, HSMITC has been posted as Commissioner, Faridabad Division, Faridabad, Special Commissioner, Health and Nutrition,  Mewat Area and Chairman, Mewat Development Agency, Nuh.

Sanjay Joon, Commissioner, Faridabad Division, Faridabad, Special Commissioner, Health & Nutrition, Mewat Area and Chairman, Mewat Development Agency, Nuh, Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and Commissioner, Gurugram Division, Gurugram has been posted as Director General, Development & Panchayats, Haryana, Director General, Rural Development, Haryana, and Secretary to Government, Haryana, Rural Development Development and Secretary to Government Haryana, Development & Panchayats Department.

Phool Chand Meena, Managing Director, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. has been given additional charge of Director General, Archaeology and Museums Haryana and Secretary to Government Haryana Archaeology and Museums Department.

Shekhar Vidyarthi, Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Haryana and Secretary to Government Haryana, Excise and Taxation Department has been posted as Director General, Industries and Commerce, Haryana and Secretary to Government Haryana, Industries and Commerce Department and Managing Director, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Jagdeep Singh, Chief Executive, Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board has been posted as Commissioner, Rohtak Division, Rohtak.

Ramesh Chander Bidhan, Director General, Skill Development and Industrial Training, Haryana and Secretary to Government Haryana, Skill Development and Industrial Training Department, Managing Director, Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, Panchkula and Mission Director, Haryana Skill Development Mission has been posted as Commissioner, Gurugram Division, Gurugram, Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and Managing Director, Haryana Minerals Ltd., New Delhi.

Ashok Kumar Meena, Secretary to Government Haryana, Personnel, Training, Vigilance and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Director Training (Ex-officio), Inquiry Officer, Vigilance, Haryana and Director General, Fire Services, Haryana has been posted as Excise and Taxation, Commissioner, Haryana and Secretary to Government Haryana, Excise and Taxation Department.

Dusmanta Kumar Behera, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department, Mission Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission and State Urban Development Authority, Haryana, Director, Mines and Geology, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Mines and Geology Department has been posted as Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department, Mission Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission and State Urban Development Authority, Haryana and Director, Fire Services, Haryana.

Ravi Prakash Gupta, Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Fisheries Department has been posted as Director, Archives, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana Archives Department.

Rajiv Rattan, Director, Higher Education, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Higher Education Department, Director, Technical Education, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Technical Education Department and Nodal Officer, CPGRAM PG Portal has been posted as Director, Higher Education, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Higher Education Department, Director, Technical Education, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Technical Education Department and Director, Science and Technology, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Science and Technology Department.

Rippudaman Singh Dhillon, Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani has been posted as Director, Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Director, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department, Managing Director, Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam, Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes, Finance and Development Corporation and Nodal Officer, CPGRAM PG Portal.

Pankaj, Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Finance Department, Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Samajik Suraksha Trust and Director, Treasuries and Accounts, Haryana has been posted as Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Personnel, Training, Vigilance and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Director Training (Ex-officio), Inquiry Officer, Vigilance, Haryana and Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Parivar Surakksha Nyas.

Sujan Singh, Managing Director, Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills has been posted as Chief Administrator, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board.

Jaibir Singh Arya, Director, Haryana Governance Reforms Authority, Managing Director, CONFED, Managing Director, Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam has been posted as Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Fisheries Department, Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Animal Husbandary and Dairying Department and Managing Director, CONFED.

Dr Garima Mittal, Chief Executive Officer, Smart City, Faridabad, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Faridabad, Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad City Transport Services Ltd. has been posted as Administrator, HSVP, Faridabad and Additional Director, Urban Estate, Faridabad, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Faridabad, Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad City Transport Services Ltd.

Jitender Kumar -I, Administrator, HSVP, Faridabad and Additional Director, Urban Estate, Faridabad has been posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Faridabad.

Shyam Lal Poonia, Deputy Commissioner, Charkhi Dadri has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Panipat and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panipat.

Mukul Kumar, Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department and Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra has been posted as Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Director, Mines and Geology Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Mines and Geology Department and Member Secretary, Haryana State Backward Classes Commission.

Naresh Kumar, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Karnal and District Municipal Commissioner, Karnal has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani.

Anju Chaudhary, CEO, Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited, Gurugram has been given additional charge of Additional CEO, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, Gurugram.

Yash Pal, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad and Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak.

Yashendra Singh, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panipat and District Municipal Commissioner, Panipat has been posted as Director, Skill Development and Industrial Training Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Skill Development and Industrial Training Department, Director, Employment, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Employment Department.

Narhari Singh Banger, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rohtak and District Municipal Commissioner, Rohtak has been posted as Administrator, HSVP, Rohtak and Additional Director, Urban Estate, Rohtak.

Pardeep Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Fatehabad has been posted as Director, Environment, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Environment and Climate Change Department and Member Secretary, Haryana State Pollution Control Board.

Dhirendra Khadgata, Director, Development and Panchayats, Haryana, Director, Rural Development, Haryana, Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Rural Development Department and Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Development and Panchayats Department has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Rohtak and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rohtak.

Dr. Priyanka Soni, Deputy Commissioner, Hisar has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ambala.

Ajay Singh Tomer, Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Karnal, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Karnal.

Dharmender Singh, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Sonepat and District Municipal Corporation, Sonepat has been posted as Additional Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi.

Dharamvir Singh, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panchkula and District Municipal Commissioner, Panchkula has been posted as Administrator HSVP, Panchkula and Additional Director, Urban Estates, Panchkula.

Ram Kumar Singh, Special Secretary, Haryana, Revenue & Disaster Management Department has been given additional charge as Special Secretary to Government, Haryana, Irrigation & Water Resources Department and Managing Director, HSMITC.

Manoj Kumar-I, Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak has been posted as Managing Director, Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills.

Pradeep Dahiya, Administrator (HQ), HSVP, Panchkula has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Hisar and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Hisar.

Parth Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa.

Krishna Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Palwal has been posted as Administrator (HQ), HSVP, Panchkula.

Munish Sharma, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Manesar has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Palwal.

Vikram, Deputy Commissioner, Ambala has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad and Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad Smart City Ltd, Faridabad.

Monika Gupta, Administrator, HSVP, Rohtak and Additional Director, Urban Estate, Rohtak has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Sonepat and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Sonepat.

Jagdish Sharma, Administrator HSVP, Panchkula and Additional Director, Urban Estates, Panchkula has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Fatehabad.

Virender Lather, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ambala and District Municipal Commissioner, Ambala has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Panchkula and Commissioner,      Municipal Corporation, Panchkula.

Mohd. Imran Raza, Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Faridabad and Special Officer, APZ, Faridabad has been posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Manesar.

Preeti, Additional Director, {Admn.), PGIMS, Rohtak has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Charkhi Dadri.

Uttam Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Palwal and District Municipal Commissioner, Palwal has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Hisar.

Rahul Hooda, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Hisar and District Municipal Commissioner, Hisar has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar.

Neha Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Hisar has been posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Ambala and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ambala.

Shantanu Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Sonepat has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra.

Aparajita, Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Faridabad and  Special  Officer,  APZ, Faridabad.

Ankita Choudhary, Sub Divisional Officer Civil, North Gurugram has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Sonepat.

Hitesh Kumar Meena, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Ambala, Estate Officer, HSVP, Ambala has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Palwal.

Niraj, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Narwana has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Hisar.

Saloni Sharma, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Naraingarh  and CEO-Cum-Executive Director, Naraingarh Sugar Mills Ltd. has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Jhajjar.

Vaishali Singh, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Palwal has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Mahendragarh.

Anand Kumar Sharma, Sub Divisional Officer, (Civil), Indri has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Nuh.

Dehradun

Transport dept gears up to set up automated driving test tracks in 10 cities in Uttarakhand within a year

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 25, 2022

The Transport department is gearing up to set up automated driving test tracks in 10 cities across the state within a year. The officials informed that the department has currently set a budget of about Rs two crore to set up these tracks in 10 cities that include Dehradun, Vikasnagar, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Haldwani, Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar, Kotdwar, Roorkee and Almora.

According to them, the department has marked pieces of land to set up these automated driving test tracks in six cities-Haridwar, Rishikesh, Kotdwar, Almora, Kashipur and Haldwani. The officials said that the department has received a detailed project report (DPR) for the automated tracks in some cities while others are under the process. They said that the track is ready at Jhajhra in Dehradun whereas a proposal has been sent to the state administration to give the management of the track in Haridwar to IDTR.

The activities in the automated driving test track in Haridwar will be commenced in the next few weeks, as per the officials. The transport department is working meticulously to set up the tracks in all these cities within a period of one year and considering the current work progress, all formalities to start the tracks will be done in the given time, said the officials.

Dehradun

Uttarakhand govt decides to provide service extension for 1,662 health workers appointed during Covid pandemic

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 25, 2022

The Uttarakhand government has decided to provide service extension for 1,662 health workers appointed during the pandemic of Covid-19. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the State cabinet held at the secretariat on Wednesday. Informing about the decision, the chief secretary SS Sandhu told media-persons that 673 workers were appointed in the medical education department while 986 in the health and family welfare department during the pandemic period in the State. He said that the cabinet has decided to give these workers an extension of six months.

In another decision the cabinet decided to introduce the health care and hygiene subjects in the syllabus of the students of class I to XII. The CS said that the decision was taken in view of the importance of maintaining personal hygiene and would help in ensuring a healthy lifestyle for the future generation. He informed that the cabinet approved the implementation of the central government’s draft for Uttarakhand Real Estate , Regulation and Development, the Agreement for Sale Regulation-2022 in its meeting. The regulation would safeguard the interests of the buyers and provide protection to them from different types of property related frauds. In an important decision, the state cabinet decided to hire an international consultant for formulating a plan for doubling the economy of the State. A decision to relax the norms for construction in Kedarnath was also in the cabinet. The CS said that in view of the space constraints the consultant deployed in Kedarnath had requested permission to construct two story buildings which was given by the cabinet. He informed that the State cabinet gave its nod to the proposal to create a Project Management Unit (PMU) with 70 posts in the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded Rs 526 crore project in the horticulture department of the State.

In other decisions the cabinet approved the proposal to shift 19 revenue villages from Jaspur Tehsil to the Kashipur Tehsil in Udham Singh Nagar district and gave its nod for the new regulation for the transport tax officers in the department of transport. In pursuance of the order of Supreme Court (SC) the cabinet approved relaxation in norms for granting promotion to seven Sangrah Ameens on the post of Nayab Tehsildars. After the approval of the cabinet the junior division judge and senior division judge of the Law department would be named as Civil Judge and Civil Judge senior respectively. In an important decision the state cabinet adopted the railway manual after which different departments of the State would have to take permission from the Railways for any construction work near the railway track.

The cabinet also decided to reduce the amount of security deposit from five per cent to two per cent and earnest money from existing one per cent to 0.25 per cent of the total value for operating the Sitarganj Sugar mill of the State on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The cabinet gave its approval to the proposal to grant the authority to the Principal and higher education director to use the money lying unclaimed in the colleges under the caution money head for development works in the colleges. In the meeting chaired by the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the State cabinet took a total of 15 decisions.

Dehradun

Uttarakhand Govt to increase compensation provided to disaster affected families

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 25, 2022

The Uttarakhand government has taken an in principle decision to increase the compensation provided to the disaster affected families in the State.

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held an elaborate discussion on the recent cloudburst triggered disaster in many parts of the state with his ministers after the meeting of state cabinet on Wednesday. In the meeting the department of disaster management was directed by the government to prepare a proposal to increase the compensation given to the victims of the disaster. The chief secretary S S Sandhu told the media persons that the cabinet held an informal discussion on the recent disaster and the relief and rescue operations.

He said that a decision to increase the compensation has been taken and the department concerned has been asked to make a proposal and provide details on it.

The deliberation of the State administration on compensation amount assumes significance since a demand for increasing the existing compensation has been made from various quarters. As of now there is provision of payment of compensation of one lakh rupees to the next of kin of the deceased in the natural disaster while a sum of Rs 1,01,000 is paid in mountainous areas of Rs 95,000 in plain area as compensation for damage to house in disaster

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Vigilance Bureau nabs E/ASI and Patwari accepting bribes

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 24, 2022

Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested two government officials red-handed while accepting bribes worth Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. Both have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Sharing the information here today, the spokesperson of the Bureau said that first case is related to Hisar district wherein the SVB team has caught E/ASI Dharampal of CIA Hisar while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from complainant Dinesh Kumar of village Mirchpur now living at Sanjay Nagar, Balsmand Road, Hisar.

The complainant approached the Bureau alleging that E/ASI demanded bribe in lieu of not taking legal action against him in a case related to giving his licenced weapon to another person for photo purposes. He also threatened him that if the demand is not fulfilled, he will take action against him.

The SVB acted promptly on the complaint and a team in the presence of duty magistrate arrested the accused E/ASI while accepting bribe of Rs 15000.

The spokesperson further said that in another case Amarjit, Patwari of HSIIDC, Rai, Sonipat has been caught red-handed by the Vigilance Bureau while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 from a farmer in Sonipat district.

Complainant, a resident of Garhi Bala informed that accused Patwari was demanding bribe in lieu of preparing the papers for the release of compensation of his land acquired by the government for the construction of KMP expressway in 2006. Accused Patwari told that he will get a compensation amount of Rs 18 to 22 lakhs as well as interest after the court decision. For this, he will have to pay Rs 75,000 to him. The deal settled at Rs 40,000 and the farmer gave Rs 20,000 in advance due to compulsion. After the complaint, the Vigilance team laid a trap and arrested the accused Patwari taking a bribe of Rs 20,000.

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

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana has done an exemplary work in Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign: PM

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 24, 2022

The Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi once again praised the work of the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. He said this in his address at the inauguration of Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, the Prime Minister further lauded the work of the Haryana Government and said that Haryana is today one of those leading states in the country where every household has been connected with piped water facility. Similarly, the people of Haryana have massively contributed to the success of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.

While highlighting the achievements of the sportspersons of Haryana, the Prime Minister said that fitness and sports are part and parcel of Haryana. The players are bringing laurels to the country by performing outstandingly in the international sports events. Similarly, other states should also take inspiration from Haryana and move on the same lines.

This is not the first time that the Prime Minister has praised the work of the Haryana Government and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. Even before this, on several occasions, the Prime Minister has patted the back of the Chief Minister. In October last year, the Prime Minister had also praised the Chief Minister in a programme organized at the National Cancer Institute in Jhajjar campus of AIIMS. He said that after many decades, under the leadership of Sh. Manohar Lal, Haryana got a government which works with complete honesty. Whenever the assessment will be done, the Haryana Government led by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal will be considered the best.

The Prime Minister had also praised the innovative approach and vision of the Haryana government. He had said that the Chief Minister worked with dedication and innovation and that some models of the programs of the Haryana Government were also adopted by the Central Government. It is noteworthy that the Lal Dora Mukt Yojana was first started in the country by Haryana, which was later implemented in the name of Svamitva Scheme across the country. Similarly online transfer policy, sports policy and many other programmes of Haryana government are being followed by other states of the country.