IEP Chandigarh Munich (Germany), September 12, 2022 

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday embarked on a series of engagements in Germany to promote Punjab as a preferred investment destination and woo global investments into the State, during the first day of his tour in the country.

The Chief Minister was invited by CEO Messe Munchen GmBH Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, to attend DRINKTEC 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for the food industry. During his one-on-one interactions with industry at the event, he extended a warm welcome to the global industrialists to attend the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit scheduled for February 23-24, 2023. During the event, Bhagwant Mann held deliberations with the key companies like Zepplin, Buehler, Pro Minent, Donaldson, Igus, Cipriani Harrison Valves, Pentair and others about various technology solutions pertinent for Punjab’s industry like oil seed processing machinery, industrial air filtration systems, purification technology, measurement of chemicals in water, tossing equipment for chemicals, conversion of biomass to energy, industrial water treatment and others.

 During the parleys, the Chief Minister showcased Punjab as a land of opportunities and asked the companies to invest in the state. He said that Punjab has long been known as the Food Bowl of India and the Food Processing sector has significantly contributed to the progress of the state. Bhagwant Mann said that the State Government stands ready to fully support global industry in setting up their operations in Punjab.

 Describing Punjab as the most preferred destination for doing business, the Chief Minister said that companies will be immensely benefitted by investing in the state. He said that the complete communal harmony, peace and amity were mainly responsible for overall development and prosperity in the state. Bhagwant Mann urged the industrialists to make optimum use of this congenial atmosphere backed by excellent infrastructure, power, skilled human resources and best industrial and work culture to spread their business.

 The Chief Minister said that the pragmatic policies of the state government coupled with industrial peace and state of the art infrastructure provides a conducive atmosphere for the industrial development in the state. He pointed out that earlier single window service was merely a sham devoid of any meaningful purpose, which not only demoralized the potential investors but also hampered the industrial development of the state. However, Bhagwant Mann said that his government has ensured that the single window system works as a real facilitator to the entrepreneurs interested in investing in the state.

 Extending a red carpet welcome to the industrialists, the Chief Minister said that the state government was always open for new ideas and innovations to boost up the industrial growth in Punjab. He envisioned that this visit will give a major boost to the process of industrialization in the state. Bhagwant Mann said that the day is not far away when Punjab will emerge as the industrial hub of the country.

 Meanwhile, giving an affirmative response to the Chief Minister, the leading companies assured him massive investments in the state.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12, 2022

Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that the Enforcement Wing (State GST) of the Taxation Department has registered an increase of 63.7 percent with the recovery of Rs 101.38 Crore in the first five months of the current financial year against Rs 61.92 Crore recovered during the same period last year.

          Revealing this, the Excise and Taxation Minister said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government has adopted a supportive approach towards honest taxpayers and efforts are being made to resolve their grievances at the earliest. On the other hand, strict measures are being taken against tax evaders.

          Disclosing more details about the key reforms introduced in this fiscal, Advocate Cheema said that the Taxation department has been undertaking various activities to make people aware about timely payment of GST. “The enforcement wing has so far recovered Rs 11 Cr in inspections alone with the help of field recce and data mining. During the same period in last year, department could recover Rs 4.67 lacs only”, he added.

          The minister further mentioned that significant progress has also been achieved in goods in transit cases as the Enforcement Wing has remained more vigilant towards unscrupulous tax evaders. He informed that the Enforcement Wing has so far penalised 3191 cases of goods in transit resulting into revenue generation of Rs 90.40 Crore in this fiscal as compared to 2235 cases involving revenue of Rs 61.80 Crore during the same period in last fiscal.

          Meanwhile, Kamal Kishor Yadav, Taxation Commissioner, informed that the better coordination between State and Central GST Authorities have resulted in swift investigation of Enforcement cases. He said that the Department was earlier short of vehicles but now, the Government has sanctioned more vehicles for Enforcement Wings for better outreach to curb tax evasion in every nook and corner of the state.

          “The Department is planning to institute a Tax Intelligence Unit at Head Office, Patiala to curb the big evaders besides planning to buy more advanced technical and analytical tools for identification of bogus taxpayers at the very beginning to secure the revenue of the State”, Yadav informed.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held a meeting with a delegation of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Haryana on Monday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister had an extensive discussion with the labour union on the 27 demands put forth by them. The Chief Minister gave necessary guidelines to fulfill them department wise. During this, the Chief Minister said that the State Government is continuously working for the welfare of the labourer and the working class. From time to time, decisions are being taken in the interest of the state after considering the demands raised by the working and labour class. The Chief Minister also announced to organize a grand event on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti observed on September 17.

        During the meeting, considering the demands of the trade union, Chief Minister said that unless a permanent appointment is made on any post, the contractual employee working on that post will not be removed. He said that the first responsibility of the government is to provide the best service to the people. For this the government is making continuous efforts. The Chief Minister said that there is a need to amend the PACS rule for promotion of PACS staff; in this regard he gave necessary directions to the department. He said that apart from this, any employee associated with PACS who wants to come in banking operation, they will have to clear the test. There will be no limit for giving this test, the employee can work in a backing operation till then he clears the test. On the demand of the sugar mill employees, the Chief Minister directed the Additional Chief Secretary of the Cooperation Department to hold a meeting with the trade union.

Safety equipment should also be provided to the contractual employees working in the Power department

        Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has directed all the four power corporations to provide safety equipment to the contractual employees as well. He directed to complete it within the stipulated time. He said that first of all, it is the responsibility of that contractor to provide safety equipment to all the contractual employees, if the contractor is not providing safety equipment to any employee, then the corporation should provide them with necessary equipment immediately. On the demand for setting up of AIDS Control Society bye-laws, the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that this society comes under the Central Government. The salary of the staff working in this is also given by the central government. In such a situation, the Haryana government cannot make their bye-laws. The Chief Minister also directed the department to study the NHM’s demand of pay discrepancy thoroughly.

Simplified registration and renewal of construction workers

        Chief Minister said that registration and renewal of building construction workers have been simplified. This entire process has now been made online. Helpdesk has been set up for this, even an illiterate person can easily get it filled. Its verification has also been done online.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12, 2022

The Super-100 programme started with the vision of the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal is not only helping the meritorious students to achieve their dreams but have also given the deserving students a hope that they may follow their aspirations. 41 students of government schools under the ‘Super 100 programme’ of the Haryana government have achieved success in the JEE Advanced 2022 results released on Sunday. These students will now build their future in prestigious institutes like IITs. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal extended best wishes to all these students for their bright future. The Chief Minister said that the ‘Super 100 programme’ has proved that if the bright students studying in government schools are given the right guidance, they can achieve great heights.

A total of 101 students who took coaching under Super-100 programme has appeared for JEE Advanced, 2022 exam out of which Abhishek, Muskan, Nikhil Sharma, Kunal, Nakul, Tushar, Keshav, Payal, Vikas Jha, Ankit, Akshay, Parvez Alam, Ankit Kalia, Hemant Kumar, Vandana, Ankit, Satish Kumar Rai, Gaurav Kumar, Naveen, Gaurav Saini, Surbhi Saini, Dipanshu, Amit, Karan Pal, Badal Mandal, Rohan Gotwal, Vipin Kumar, Kamal Kumari, Rohit, Yashwinder, Vishal, Dishant Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Muskan, Prichand, Priya, Rajneesh, Mohit, Sahil, Rajneesh and Neer Kumar have made their mark by securing high rank in the examination.

It is noteworthy that the Super-100 programme is being run by the Haryana government for the bright students studying in government schools. The Super-100 programme of the Education Department is a unique effort to make the careers of meritorious students. Under this, coaching for IIT and NEET is given under this programme.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12, 2022

Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh said that on the occasion of ‘Haryana Day’  some more villages will be included in the Mhara Gaon – Jagmag Gaon Yojana.

        The Power Minister said this while interacting with the people during his visit to Banchari and Andhop village in Hodal Assembly Constituency of Palwal district. 

        He announced that the 24-hour power supply being provided under the Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon yojana will also be ensured in Banchari village from November 1,  2022, on the occasion of Haryana Day. 

        The Minister hear the demands of the villagers and directed the officers and employees to settle those demands on the spot. 

        The Power Minister said that under the Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon yojana, the line loss will have to be reduced to get 24 hours of electricity, for this cooperation of everyone is needed, as only then the government will be able to provide 24 hours of electricity to all under this scheme.

        If the line loss in any village is less than 20 per cent, then 24 hours of electricity will be provided in that village under the Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon yojana. He called upon the people to clear their electricity bills.

        He said that the government has waived off the surcharge of all those consumers who had got electricity bills of more than Rs.5000 during COVID-19. This scheme will run for the next three months. He said that if any consumer clears his old electricity bill in one time, then he will also be given a discount of up to 5 per cent, informed the Power Minister. 

        The Minister informed that under the Mhara Gaon- Jagmag Gaon Yojana, 49 more villages were included on the occasion of Independence Day, thereby increasing the number of villages getting round-the-clock power supply from 5628 to 5677. 

        Chairman, Haryana Land Reforms and Development Corporation and Hodal MLA, Jagdish Nayar, MLA Hathin, Praveen Dagar and other officials remained present. 

IEP Chandigarh, September 12, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has directed the officers concerned to expedite the work of the museum and martial arts school being built as a part of the State Government’s plan to develop Lohgarh, the capital of the great Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur as a historical and tourist spot.

        The Chief Minister gave these directions while presiding over the meeting of the Lohgarh Foundation Trust held here today. Tourism and Arts and Cultural Affairs Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal and MP, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia also remained present in the meeting.

        The Chief Minister said that the museum should prominently showcase the entire life span of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur so that the younger generation would take inspiration from his life.

        He said that the road from Lohgarh to Adi Badri should be widened and improved so that the tourists coming here can commute easily.

        Sh. Manohar Lal said that the martial arts school should impart training in traditional martial arts like Gatka, Thang-Ta, Kalaripayattu etc. Besides this, Yoga and Mallakhamba should also be included in the training schedule.

        “A person becomes a complete warrior only when he is proficient in yoga apart from having physical strength,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

        The Chief Minister said that great Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was the first Sikh military chief to start a  war against the Mughal rulers, with his indomitable courage also expanded the Sikh kingdom.

Haryana is developing Lohgarh and Adi Badri as tourist destinations

        Chief Minister said that along with Lohgarh, dedicated works are being done by the State Government to develop Adi Badri from a tourism viewpoint. A barrage is being built in Adi Badri, for this MoU has been signed with the Himachal Pradesh government, he informed.

        “Adi Badri has historical importance as it is often related to the Saraswati river. Therefore, in future, the entire region from Lohgarh to Adi Badri will certainly emerge as a tourist destination. The State Government is making continuous efforts to promote tourism,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Museum will be a blend of history and the latest technology

        In the meeting, a walk-through documentary on the museum to be built at Lohgarh by the tourism department was also shown. The  Museum will have a blend of the inspiring life history of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and the latest technology to give a glimpse of a new world for the visitors.  In this museum, apart from the 3D projection display, weapons, costumes, and giant installations will be kept.

        In addition, a moving structure will also be installed, which will allow visitors to travel along with the story being displayed in the structure,  giving them a different feeling of going back to that era. At the same time, battle demonstrations and other events will be displayed through the latest technology.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12, 2022

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal directed all the heads of departments to ensure complete implementation of the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP)-2022 by October 20, 2022.

  Kaushal was presiding over the review meeting regarding the successful implementation of State Business Reform Action Plan (S-BRAP) and District Business Reform Action Plan (DBRAP) here today.

Kaushal said that the Departments updating or developing their own software or other related tasks should get it done by September 25, 2022.

        He also directed the concerned officers of the departments to develop Citizen Service Wizards to provide data to NIC. He also directed to integrate property registration with urban local bodies, power and water departments. He further directed to develop independent grievance redressal mechanism for property registration related complaints.

        The Chief Secretary further directed that all the departments must coordinate to carry out task of business reforms and they must ensure that all the services are provided through online medium within the stipulated time frame. He directed the administrative secretaries to personally review the progress of business reform action plan. The Chief Secretary also directed that the key points which needs improvement should be completed at the earliest.

        It was apprised in the meeting that 352 points are to be implemented by the Central Government under the Business Reform Action Plan-2022. These points are divided into two parts including Action Plan-A consists of 261 improvement points related to business and Action Plan-B consists of 91 improvement points related to civil service.

It was further apprised that Haryana has secured third position at National Level for its remarkable efforts extended in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Haryana also stands amoung top achievers in the fifth edition of ‘Ease Of Doing Business’ rankings released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan and other senior officers were present.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal released a book titled Modi@20 at Public Works Rest House, Gurugram. He said that many books have been written on the public welfare work and administrative efficiency of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. One of them is ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’. He said that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi is committed towards service, good governance and welfare of the poor. The people of the country have strongly observed that the Prime Minister’s primary concern is the welfare of the poor and deprived class which strongly reflect in his policies and programmes due to which he has generated substantial support from all sections of the society.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12

Despite Haryana being a geographically small state, the ever-increasing number of students qualifying UPSC, JEE and NEET in Haryana shows that the youth in the state has great tendency to fulfill dreams through quality education.  All this has been possible only due to the vision and policies of the State Government under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal.

Super-100 programme is being run by the state government so that the children of economically weaker and needy families should also get equal right to education and they can become successful in their lives. This has been a unique effort made by the state government to make career of meritorious students in the state.  Under this initiative, free coaching is being provided for IIT and NEET.

The Super-100 programme launched by the Chief Minister is not only helping the bright students to achieve their dreams but has also emerged a new ray of hope among the other deserving students so that they also can fulfill their dreams.

Super-100 Programme

The Super-100 programme was launched in the year 2018, under which centres were set up in Rewari and Panchkula.  The underprivileged meritorious students of Government schools are given free coaching in these centres to get admission in reputed institutes like IITs.  Government school students who score more than 80 percent in class 10th are given special coaching for JEE and NEET exams after qualifying a written entrance test and a special screening process.  The hostel, food and stationery expenses of the students are borne by the state government.

Created educational environment in Haryana

Erstwhile, the children in Haryana had less interest in education and in government jobs, the recruitment process was not done in a transparent manner. But in the year 2014, under the leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the state government took up the task of creating an environment of education in the state, so that children will get more interest in studies.  As a result of the transparent recruitment system adopted by the state government in the last about 8 years, the interest of the students towards education has been increased significantly and their confidence in the functioning of the government has also increased.

Today, the students are not only being provided with quality education, but they are also being given special coaching so that they can take admission in the highly reputed educational institutions of the country.  The Srate Government has taken rapid steps in the direction of improving the standard of education, under which special emphasis has also been laid on the education of daughters.

Connecting students to technology through ‘e-learning’ scheme

In this era of increasing technology, new e- Learning methods are being used in the education sector. In recent years the trend of online education is rapidly increasing.  Keeping in view the requirement of the students, the Haryana Government has recently launched the ‘e-Learning’ scheme.

Through this scheme, a revolution has been initiated in the field of education by distributing tablets to the students of government schools.  Under this, tablets were provided to 5 lakh children.  With the help of these free internet and Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL) availability on these tablets, the students will not only crack their board exams with good marks but will also be able to prepare for NEET, JEE and other competitive exams.  Apart from studies, they would also be able to enhance their other skills using this tablet.

IEP Chandigarh, September 12

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today said that the Government feels that the landowners of 1810 acres of acquired land for the expansion of Industrial Model Township (IMT) Manesar in Gurugram should get more benefits in context with the present scenario. For that, the government is ready to make a special policy, but the new policy will be made only with the consent of the villagers.The Chief Minister said that since this matter was in the court for a long time and now after the decision of the Supreme Court, the land has been acquired. Now the difference lies in the rates. The rates were very low at the time of acquisition in the year 2010, on which the government also feels that farmers should get more benefits according to the present time. The Chief Minister said this while interacting with the mediapersons after presiding over the monthly meeting of the District Public Relations and Grievance Redressal Committee at the Freedom Fighter Zilla Parishad Bhawan located in Civil Lines, Gurugram on Sunday.While responding to a question regarding illegal mining, the Chief Minister said that complaints are being received continuously in this regard, on which immediate action is being taken by the concerned department. On the basis of a complaint received in the past, 05 vehicles (dumpers) and cranes were impounded at one place on the same day. The Chief Minister said that there is a ban on mining operations as per the order of the court, so mining will not be allowed anywhere.In another question regarding the CBI to probe in the investigation of BJP leader, Sonali Phogat case, the Chief Minister said that this matter is with the Goa government. The Haryana government also wants a CBI inquiry into this case. For this, the Home Department of Haryana Government and the Chief Minister himself has written a letter to the Government of Goa. Goa Police is currently investigating this entire matter, on which they have said that once our investigation is completed, even after that, if Sonali Phogat’s family is not satisfied with the investigation, then the investigation of the case will be further handed over to the CBI.Responding to another question regarding online transfer of teachers, the Chief Minister said that rationalization has been done to correct the ratio of teachers and students. He informed that the decision of the court states that transfer of TGT and PGT should be done first, followed by transfer of guest teachers. Now TGTs and PGTs have been transferred and 8,000 guest teachers will also be transferred by this evening or tomorrow, after which there will be no shortage of teachers in schools.