IEP Chandigarh, February 15

In a bid to ensure planned development equipped with state-of-the-art amenities in urban areas of the state, Punjab Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Mr Aman Arora directed the officials concerned to identify land in smaller towns to develop new urban estates. He also asked them to send teams in the field to assess the ground situation for ensuring amenities in approved colonies.

Presiding over a meeting to review the progress of ongoing development projects and other important works being executed by Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), Patiala Development Authority (PDA) and Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) at PUDA Bhawan, Mr. Aman Arora said that illegal colonies and unauthorised constructions will not be tolerated and strict action would be taken against the violators. Planned residential, industrial and commercial development in urban areas is the top priority of the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann, he added.

He further asked the officials to hold meetings with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) to conduct development works so that the residents don’t face any hardship.

Reviewing the ongoing projects of GLADA alongwith Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Mr. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Chief Administrator PUDA Ms. Apneet Riyait, the H&UD Minister asked the Chief Administrator GLADA Ms. Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu to accomplish all the ongoing projects in the stipulated time period besides directing her to ensure completion of 200 ft. wide road near Dugri Urban Estate, which provides major connectivity to Ludhiana city.

The CA apprised the cabinet minister that the Authority has already floated tender for construction of 200 ft wide road near Dugri Urban Estate and is also getting prepared the design for RoB on Dhuri line to decongest the city traffic on this route. She informed that GLADA will complete the construction of Community Club in Sector-32 and Health Centre in Sector-32 A by the end of this June.

Chief Administrator PDA and BDA Mr. Gautam Jain explained the financial position of the Development Authorities and shared details of measures being adopted to enhance revenue and also apprised about the upcoming auctions. He also informed about the status of cases applied for regularisation and planning of both the Development Authorities about new projects.

IEP Chandigarh, January 25

Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Wedesday, informed that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government has airlifted 25 lakh doses of Goat Pox vaccine to carry out free mega vaccination campaign for early prevention of cattle from lumpy skin disease (LSD).

          He said, keeping in mind last year situation when state faced loss of livestock due to this disease spread in Punjab from neighbouring states, hence the state government has made foolproof strategy to ensure that this disease could not affect farming community, livestock and agri-subsidiary occupations in the state.

          “Complying to the decision of the Group of Ministers constituted for the prevention of LSD and to make future strategy, the state level mega vaccination campaign will be started from February 15, 2023, said the Animal Husbandry Minister, adding that all arrangements have been made to carry out mega vaccination drive, which will last for about 45 days and free vaccination will be administered to all the cattle in the state till March 31, 2023.

          S. Bhullar said that 25 lakh vaccine doses have been procured from government institution i.e. “Telangana State Veterinary Biological and Research Institute, Hyderabad”. These doses have been stored at Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute, Ludhiana for dispatching to all districts of the state easily. He said that special care has been ensured to maintain the cold chain for the quality of the vaccine while transporting the vaccine from Telangana.

IEP Chandigarh

Government Multi-specialty Hospital Sector-16, Chandigarh is a 500 bedded hospital which provides indoor and outdoor facilities to the residents of U.T., Chandigarh having population of 12 lakhs and also to the residents of Panchkula and Mohali.

The patients attending the OPD’s and those admitted in the Hospital  require advance diagnostic services like MRI for which the Health Department had floated a tender to operate the services under Public Private Partnership Mode (PPP). After due tender process this project was allotted to M/s Krsnaa Diagnostic Ltd.

Sh. Yashpal Garg, IAS, Secretary Health, U.T., Chandigarh inaugurated the MRI Scan Centre at GMSH-16 on 10.01.2023 in the presence of Dr. Suman Singh, Director Health Services, U.T., Chandigarh, Dr. V.K. Nagpal, Medical Superintendent,  Dr. Parmjit Singh, Deputy Medical Superintendent, senior officials of the Health department and representatives of M/s Krsnaa Diagnostics Ltd. 

The Secretary Health informed that this MRI scan centre facility would be available round the clock to not only the patients of this hospital but also to the ones referred from other Govt. hospitals and private health facilities.

The MRI Scan Centre was previously operational at GMSH-16 since 2011 on PPP mode through different agency and that contract was already over last year.  Now the new contract has been signed with M/s Krsnaa Diagnostic centre.

IEP Chandigarh, December 30 Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor and Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh handed over cheques of Rs. 2.5 lacs each to the kin of two deceased outsourced MCC employees for death due to natural causes, as insurance cover provided by the Punjab and Sind Bank.Recently, two employees of sanitation wing, MCC passed away due to natural causes namely Sh. Vikas son of Ram Dhari and Sh. Sajjan Singh son of Sh. Rameshwar. The cheques were given to the nominees of these employees i.e. Ms. Raveena sister of late Sh. Vikas and Smt. Suraj Mukhi wife of late Sh. Sajjan Singh.Smt. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh said that this was the first of its kind death cover of insurance provided by the Bank without payment of premium either by the MCC or the beneficiary . She said that this was made possible only with the insurance scheme of all employees of MCC on their salary accounts @ Rs. 40 lacs for accidental death to families of deceased.She said that this mega beneficiary scheme for MCC employees, conceived in collaboration with Punjab & Sind Bank, was launched recently. Aiming to provide such exhaustive insurance coverage to about 10500 employees working in the Municipal Corporation and their families noble initiative, which has offered such huge benefit to all MCC employees.She said that this scheme for all its 10500 employees working in  different wings of MC  including 925 door to door waste collectors, 543 daily wagers, 76 contract basis and 5272 on the outsourced staff, 1100 employees of Lions firm which is looking after the sanitation work of sectors from 31 to 62.

IEP Chandigarh, December 25

Central Civil Services Cultural and Board are organizing the All India Services Swimming (Men & Women) tournament from 5th January to 7th January 2023 at Talkotra Swimming Complex, New Delhi, Basketball (Men & Women) tournament from 5th January to 8th January 2023 at Chhatrasal stadium, New Delhi and Weightlifting and Powerlifting tournament and Best Physique (Men) from 5th January to 9th January 2023 at Prahladpur Sports Complex, Sector 31 Rohini, New Delhi.

Trial for the selection of Swimming teams for this tournament will be held at Sports Complex, Sector 78, SAS Nagar on December 27 at 10 am. Trial for the selection of Basketball, Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Best Physique teams will be held at Polo Ground, Patiala on December 27 at 10 am.

The spokesman of the sports department further informed that in these trials security services personnel/para-security organizations/central police organizations/police/RPF/CISF/BSF/ITBP and NSG etc., autonomous parties/undertakings/public sector Banks including central ministry run banks, excluding casual/daily workers, temporary office workers, newly recruited employees who have been in regular services for less than 6 months, Government employees (regular), government officials (regular) of different departments can participate only after receiving NoC from their departments. The cost of travel, accommodation and food in this tournament will be paid by the player personally.

IEP Chandigarh, December 18

Adopting zero-tolerance towards delay in service delivery to the people of the state, Punjab Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has issued show-cause notices to 42 officials, besides charge-sheeting three officials— two Senior Assistants and an Assistant Estate Officer, for dereliction of duty. This strict action has been taken on the directions of Housing and Urban Development Minister Mr Aman Arora.Divulging the details of the case, Mr. Aman Arora said that to ensure delivery of services to the public on time, the H&UD department has put in place an online mechanism in which applications and files received by the Department are being monitored by senior officials and by him personally.Recently, he himself personally examined the pendency of each application at each level and it was found that maximum pendency was at the level of 45 officials across the department, who were issued show-cause notices, while, three have been charge-sheeted for not responding to the show-cause notices and dereliction of duty, as undue delay in clearance of applications lead to harassment and unethical corrupt practices, which is absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated at any cost, the H&UD Minister categorically said.Three Officials, who got charge sheeted, include Jaspal Kaur Assistant Estate Officer of Patiala Development Authority, Rajesh Kumar Senior Assistant (Accounts) of Amritsar Development Authority and Parminder Singh Senior Assistant of Estate Office GMADA.The 42 officials, who have been issued show-cause notices, include a JE (Civil) of Amritsar Development Authority, four JEs of Jalandhar Development Authority, a Section Officer (SO) and a Senior Assistant (Accounts) of Bathinda Development Authority. Four Senior Assistant (Accounts), an Assistant Estate Officer, a Sub Division Engineer (Civil), a Superintendent and a SO of GLADA. Similarly, in GMADA as many as 27 officials including an Estate Officer (Housing), an Estate Officer (Plots), three Assistant Estate Officer, four Superintendent (Estate Office), two Senior Assistant (Accounts), seven clerks, seven Senior Assistant, two JEs (Civil) were issued show cause notices.Giving warning to the shirkers, Mr. Aman Arora categorically said that public servants’ lackadaisical approach towards work will not be tolerated at any cost. Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government has come to power to overhaul the system by uprooting corruption and to ensure the time-bound services to the public in a transparent manner.