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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.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Government committed to uplift every family and raise the economic level of the last person standing in line: Chief Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

In line with the commitment of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal to uplift every family of the society as well as to uplift the economic status of the last person standing in line, the state government has prepared a comprehensive action plan under which education, health, all-round development and welfare of every citizen will be ensured with emphasis on security, self-respect and self-reliance.  For this, the data of citizens collected in the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) has been divided age-wise into 5 categories and the responsibility of each category has been assigned to a department.  Each department will keep a complete record of the benefits of all schemes and services according to age group, education, health and employment etc.

The Chief Minister was presiding over the review meeting regarding the PPP here today.  Administrative Secretaries of various departments were also present in the meeting.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the responsibility of children up to the age of 6 years has been entrusted to the Women and Child Development Department.  The department will pay special attention to the elementary education and nutrition of these children.  In addition, the department will also keep a track of every child whether that child stays at home, goes to anganwadi or school till the age of 6 years and ensure that he or she is getting the required nutritious food.  He said that if children get good nutrition and education at the very beginning, then their foundation will be strong and they will move forward in a positive direction in life.

He directed the officers to prepare and implement an action plan soon for all these activities.  Apart from this, he also directed to expedite the process of setting up creches for day care of children.

The Chief Minister said that school education is equally as important as elementary education.  Therefore, with the vision that no child should be deprived of education, the responsibility of children in the age group of 6 years to 18 years has been entrusted to the School Education Department. The Department will keep special track of school dropouts along with providing education to every child, so that the drop out rate can be reduced.  The department will have the data of every child whether he is taking education in school or ITI or any other institute.  He directed the officers to set up a special cell for tracking and to prepare SOPs.  Similarly, the responsibility of children in the age group of 18 years to 24 years has been entrusted to the Higher Education Department and in the age group of 25 to 60 years to the Employment Department. These departments will lay emphasis on the employment of youth as well as their skill development.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Parivar Pehchan Patra Authority will send data to these departments every month.  The department will implement these activities at its level.  He said that the present state government is moving ahead with a transparent system and is providing benefits of all government facilities and schemes to beneficiaries at their doorstep.

The Chief Minister directed that a Grievance Redressal Cell should be set up at the district level under the leadership of Additional Deputy Commissioner to remove the difficulties faced by the citizens in the application of the PPP if the data is incorrect or changes are to be made in the data.  It was informed in the meeting that soon a chatbot will be started on the Parivar Pehchan Patra portal, in which citizens will be able to have their grievances resolved. The chatbot will be available in Hindi, Punjabi and English languages.

It was informed in the meeting that the data of 70 lakh families and 2.80 crore members have been updated on the Parivar Pehchan Patra portal.  Verification of caste, date of birth, income of maximum families has been completed.  Through PPP, the old age pension of more than 11,000 citizens has been made without any hassle or making rounds of government offices.  Apart from this, about 1.63 lakh Scheduled Castes and more than 24,000 Backward Classes Caste Certificates have also been generated through PPP.  Citizens have received a lot of benefits from this.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Parivar Pehchan Authority, Sh. Vikas Gupta and other officers were present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Punjab

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH WILL BE CELEBRATED IN THE STATE FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30: DR. BALJIT KAUR

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan is continuously working for the welfare of children and women. Under this series, National Nutrition Month is being celebrated by the state government from 1st September 2022 to 30 September 2022 in the state. This information was given here today by the Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur.

Dr. Baljit Kaur said that this nutrition month and fortnight is celebrated every year by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) with the participation of all partner ministries/departments.

She said that activities related to women and their health, child and education and also water conservation and management, nutritional food for women and children will be conducted during the National Nutrition Month. People can send their suggestions in this regard at e-mail ID reshma.nair@gov.in to make the National Nutrition Month a grand success.

Chandigarh, Punjab

POWER DEPARTMENT PROVIDES JOBS TO 1702 IN SIX MONTHS

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has given jobs to 1702 candidates in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) during last six months. The recruitment process for another 2314 posts is underway.

Disclosing this, Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the Punjab Government is committed to provide government jobs/employment to maximum youngsters of the state. He said that 889 Lower Division Clerks, Junior Engineers, Assistant Sub Station Attendants etc. have been provided government jobs in PSPCL. He said that so far the kin of 86 employees, who lost their lives in line of duty, have been given jobs on compassionate grounds in PSPCL.

The Cabinet Minister further said that 727 Junior Engineers (Electrical), Junior Engineers (Civil), Assistant Sub Station Attendants and Assistant Linemen etc. have been given jobs in Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) till July, 2022.

The Minister said that the recruitment process of 624 JEs and Clerks in PSPCL is going on and appointment letters will be handed over soon. He specifically mentioned that the advertisement for posts of 1690 Assistant Lineman in PSPCL has already been released. He said that the eligible candidates of the state will soon be appointed to these posts.

The Minister said that the Punjab government is committed to extend helping hand towards youngsters in the shape of providing government jobs in all departments to root out the menace of brain drain. He said that a large number of youngsters of the state will get employment in coming months.

Chandigarh, Punjab

COMPREHENSIVE REAL ESTATE POLICY ON CARDS TO STOP  HAPHAZARD DEVELOPMENT, SAYS AMAN ARORA

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

In order to stop illegal & haphazard development in the urban areas, Punjab Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann led state government is all set to bring a comprehensive Real Estate policy, disclosed Mr. Aman Arora, Minister for Housing and Urban Development.

          He was presiding over a high-level meeting with senior officials of Revenue & Rehabilitation Department and Real Estate Developers at Punjab Bhawan here, on Monday. He asked the Real Estate Developers to submit their representation to Additional Chief Secretary-cum-FCR Mr. Anurag Agarwal for their queries and problems.

          The Cabinet Minister assured the Real Estate Developers that their all legitimate demands will be considered sympathetically and he will discuss it with the Chief Minister, who is personally supervising the every development in this regard. He asked the developers to make sure that the interests of property buyers should be protected.

          Interacting with media persons after the meeting, Mr Aman Arora said that the previous governments have created a mess in the name of urban development, which resulted in mushrooming of around 14000 illegal colonies in the state. Mann Government is fully aware of all the problems being faced by the common man and it would bring a comprehensive policy to clean this messy system so as to ensure planned development in the state, besides keeping a check on loot of people in this business.

          On a question of making NOC compulsory for property registration, the cabinet minister said that this issue would also be resolved soon as Punjab Government’s three departments Housing & Urban Development, Revenue and Local Government are working in tandem to sort it out at the earliest.

          Additional Chief Secretary-cum-FCR Mr. Anurag Agarwal, Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana Ms. Surabhi Malik and other senior officials of Revenue department were also present in the meeting.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT DISBURSES RS 45 CR  UNDER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE SCHEMES

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Punjab S.Bhagwant Mann and under the direction of Labor Minister Anmol Gagan Mann are making continuous efforts for the welfare of construction workers. In order to further implement the schemes being run for the welfare of construction workers and to help them, an amount of 45 crores was distributed by the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board under various schemes related to construction workers after the formation of the present government.

Giving more information, the spokesperson of the labor department said that many schemes are being run by the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for the welfare of the construction workers. He said that a person who is between 18-60 years of age and has worked as a construction worker for 90 days or more during the last 12 months can become a beneficiary. He said that masons, brick cement workers, painters, electricians, welders, carpenters, plumbers, stone cleaners, glass installers, POPs etc. construction workers can become beneficiaries of the labor board.

He said that 65 thousand rupees are given under Shagun scheme for the marriage of two girls of beneficiary construction workers. Similarly, 800 rupees is given for eye glasses, 5 thousand rupees for teeth treatment and up to 6 thousand rupees for hearing aids. Apart from this, financial assistance of 20 thousand rupees is given for cremation for registered construction workers and their family members. He said that up to 1 lakh rupees can be reimbursed for the indoor treatment expenses of the workers and their dependents for the treatment of dangerous diseases. A female worker can be given a benefit of Rs 21,000 and a male worker Rs 5,000 per child for a maximum of two children. He said that the registered beneficiaries of the board can get treatment of Rs. 5 lakh per family after registering under the Ayushman Yojana. An online application for this purpose can be registered at the nearest service center at a one-time registration fee of Rs.25 and Rs.10 per month for a period of one year to three years.

He said that for more information, one can contact the nearest service center, assistant labor commissioner or inspector, labor enforcement officer of the constituency.

Chandigarh, Punjab

VIGILANCE UNEARTHS RS 7 CRORE SCAM IN KARNANA MULTI-PURPOSE AGRICULTURE SERVICE SOCIETY

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 29, 2022

Punjab Vigilance Bureau has unearthed a Rs seven crore scam in the Karnana multipurpose agricultural service society limited village Karnana, District SBS Nagar and registered a case against 7 officers/employees at VB police station at Jalandhar. In this case the Bureau has arrested 5 accused of the case.

          Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said that during the investigation into the accounts of the society, it has came to light that a scam to the tune of Rs 7,14,07,596.23  (Seven crores, fourteen lakhs seven thousand five hundred and ninety six rupees and three paise) has been committed in connivance with officers/employees of the said cooperative society.

          He said that there are about 1000 account holders/members in the said society. This society has been running an Indian Oil petrol pump, tractor and agricultural implements to plough a large amount of agricultural land. Apart from this, the said society also sells fertilizers and pesticides to the farmers and a total of 6 employees are working in different places in the said society.

          He said after investigating the matter, it came to light that NRIs of village Karnana and the people of this village got the FDRs worth crores of rupees in the name of above society. Secretary of the said Sabha Inderjit Dhir, who has also been the cashier earlier, embezzled crores of rupees by setting limits etc. on the said FDRs in collusion with the president Randhir Singh and the present cashier Harpreet Singh.

          The spokesperson said that during the checking of the records by the technical team from 01.4.18 to 31.03.20, the loans taken by the members of the sabha and deposits of the members amounted to Rs. 7,14,07,596.23 were found to be embezzled

          Giving the details of this scam, he informed that during the investigation, it was also found that two computers were installed in the society by the secretary Inderjit Dhir, out of which one system was to show the records to the members so as to satisfy them about the entries of their deposits. On the second computer, it was found that the secretary used to feed the data according to the amount of fraud committed to get verification of from the audit team and other officials.

          On the basis of investigation of this scam, it has been established that former secretary of the society Inderjit Dhir, Harpreet cashier, Randhir Singh former president, Sukhwinder Singh vice president, Ravinder Singh committee member, Mahinder Lal committee member and Kamaljit Singh committee member (all residents of village Karnana) have in connivance with each other committed a fraud to the tune of Rs 7,14,07,596.23 in the above said society.

          The spokesperson said that in this regard, a case no 15 dated 29.08.2022 against the above-mentioned accused under sections 406, 409, 420, 465, 468, 471, 477-A, 120-B of I.P.C. and  u/s 13(1), 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, has been registered at Vigilance Bureau, Police Station Jalandhar.

          The accused in this case, Randhir Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Ravinder Singh, Mahinder Lal and Kamaljit Singh (all residents of Karnana village) have been arrested. Further investigation in this case is under progress.