CM announces slew of incentives for police personal

CHANDIGARH, DEC  30 
Extending New Year gift to police personnel, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday has announced a slew of incentives for their welfare including enhancing the matching grant being given by the government for welfare of police personal from existing Rs 4 crore to Rs 6 crore.
          Addressing the gathering after inaugurating Mega Police Housing Complex at Faridabad, the Chief Minister announced to provide uniform allowance of Rs 4000 to NGOs including ASIs, SIs and Inspectors and Rs 3000 to the ranks of Constable and Head Constables. He also made public the decision formation of Callers User Group (CUG) in Police Department to provide mobile facility to all police officials. CUG number will be shared with all ranks and department will pay the bill. He also announced that Exempee Sub-Inspector (ESI) would be promoted in the rank of Honorary Inspector before six month of retirement.
          He also announced hike in ration money of police personnel from Rs 600 to Rs 1000 per month, arrangement of crèche in police offices for care of babies and young children of women police personnel and facility of changing room for them in police offices wherever required. In addition, police personnel can get HRA upto March 31, either of new places of posting or existing, in case of transfer in middle of the year.
          He also announced to provide additional fund of Rs 1050 crore to Police Housing Corporation through HUDCO for construction of more houses. With this, police housing satisfaction level would increase further. Earlier, financial assistance Rs 550 crore was provided to the Corporation by which construction of 3060 houses in various districts is under progress at different levels.
          Mr Manohar Lal said that various steps have been taken to strengthen the infrastructure in the Police Department as well as to boost the morale of policemen.
         On this occasion, the Chief Minister dedicated 384 houses built at a cost of around Rs 65 crore to police personnel. He also advised them to improve their working style and behavior further and help in making Haryana Police as one of the best police force in the country. He said that recruitment on about 7000 posts would be carried out in Police Department, next year.
          Speaking on this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Mr S.S. Prasad thanked the Chief Minister for dedicating such a mega housing complex to policemen in a single day. He also emphasized on smart policing.
          Earlier, Director General of Police (DGP), Mr B.S. Sandhu welcomed the Chief Minister and said that these 384 houses have been got constructed through Haryana Police Housing Corporation at a cost of about Rs65 crore. Mr Sandhu also thanked the Chief Minister for ensuring transparent recruitment process in the state police force. In the last recruited batch of 4225 constables, he said that about 2600 policemen are either post-graduate or graduate.
          The DGP also urged the police officials to make a positive change in their behavior while dealing with public in year 2019. He thanked the Chief Minister for taking welfare decisions in the interest of police personnel.
          Chairman and Managing Director, Haryana Police Housing Corporation, Mr Parminder Rai presented vote of thanks on this occasion.
          Others presented included Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr Om Parkash Dhankar, Industries Minister, Mr Vipul Goel, MLAs namely Seema Trikha, Nagendra Bhadana, Moolchand Sharma and Tek Chand Sharma, DG (Hqrs) Mr KK Mishra, DG (Crime) Mr P.K. Agrawal, ADGP (Law and Order) Mohd. Akil and other senior officers of the Police Department.
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Haryana achieves unprecedented development and achievements in 2018

CHANDIGARH, DEC 30 
 During the year 2018, several development schemes and projects were dedicated to people of Haryana and the state got a distinct identity at national and international level. As a result of the efforts of the present State Government, Haryana is among the leading states of the country. In 2018, Haryana has achieved unprecedented development and achievements and long pending projects got completed due to which the state is marching towards great heights.
        While giving details of the decisions and achievements of the present State Government in 2018, an official spokesman said that the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway which lying incomplete for decades was completed at a cost of more than Rs 2,320 crore and was dedicated to the people of Haryana by the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi. Similarly, the work of Rohtak-Meham-Hansi Railway Line has already been started and it is likely to be completed in the next two years. 
          The spokesman said that Haryana has won the Best State Award under Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018. The best six districts of the country in terms of sanitation included three districts of Haryana namely Gurugram, Karnal and Rewari. 
          The Inter-District Council has been constituted in which some representatives of Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions have been included so that all the institutions together play a vital role in the development of the state.
          He said that on January 26, 2018, a 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow Scheme has been launched to bring a positive competition among Panchayats. Under the scheme, Pink Star is given for improvement in the sex ratio, Blue Star for promoting education and to prevent dropout, White Star for cleanliness, Saffron Star for peace and brotherhood, Green Star for protection of environment, Golden Star for good governance and Silver Star for social participation. Under this scheme, 1122 Gram Panchayats have received these stars in different categories in the first attempt. The gram panchayat, which received the star, has been given a grant of Rs. one lakh per star and a grant of Rs. 50,000 in addition to one lakh to the village panchayats, which received the ‘Sex Ratio’ and ‘Good Governance’ Star. Under this scheme, prize money of Rs 20.10 crore was distributed. He said that a decision has been taken to give monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to former Sarpanch.
          The foundation stone of the National Cancer Institute has been laid in Bhadsa, district Jhajjar. Being constructed on the pattern of NCI of America, the 710-bedded institute will be ready in 2019.
          He said that 425 schemes and services of 37 departments were made online on the occasion of Good Governance Day on December 25, 2018. The present government has reduced the electricity bill to almost half under which consumers with monthly usage up to 200 units will now get electricity at the rate of Rs 2.50 per unit. Earlier, the rate applicable was Rs 4.50 per unit up to 150 units and Rs 5.25 per unit for the next 50 units. Consumers with only 50 units monthly consumption will now have to pay only Rs 2 per unit. He said that consumers with monthly consumption up to 500 units will also get benefit of 16 percent. Under a new scheme, no charges are being collected from the consumers for connecting dhanis to the rural domestic feeders and Protocol Advance Type (PAT) transformers are being set up on each agriculture feeder in the state. He said that a new connection up to 2 KW in rural areas is being given in only Rs. 200 and the balance amount is taken in 12 instalments.
          As part of the measures to prevent pollution caused by burning crop residues in the National Capital Region, 6,338 farmers have been provided equipment for crop residue management and 208 custom hiring centers are being set up. Subsidy amounting to Rs 45 crore has been provided to the farmers of the state.
          He said that departmental exhibitions and technical seminars were organized under the Third Agricultural Leadership Summit and owners of outstanding cattle were honoured in Rohtak from March 23 to March 26, 2018.
          He said that for the year 2018-19, the support price of sugarcane has been increased by Rs 10 per quintal. The price of Early, Mid and Lateral varieties has been increased from Rs 330, 325 and Rs 320 to Rs 340, Rs 335 and Rs 330 respectively, which is so far the highest rate suggested by the state. 
          He said that ‘Shivdham Navinikaran Yojana’ has been started under which various works are being carried out including construction of boundary wall of cremation grounds, sheds, arrangement of drinking water and pucca roads to cremation grounds.
          Ten new private Industrial Training Institutes have been started in the academic session of 2018-19. He said that Haryana has received a total of 11 medals including three Gold, two Silver and six Bronze in IndiaSkills Competion 2018 which was held in New Delhi from October 1 to 6, 2018. On November 5, 2018, Haryana was appreciated for achieving first position in engaging maximum apprentices per lakh of population across the state.
          In view of the convenience of merchants who honestly pay taxes, e-Way Bill scheme has been started from April 1, 2018 for Inter-State transport of goods. From April 20, the process of e-Way Billing has been started for 'Intra-State' transport of goods in the state.
          Under the national strategy for eliminating Measles disease and controlling Rubella, the Measles-Rubella Immunization Campaign was started from April 25, 2018 in all the districts of Haryana. In this, all children from 9 months to 15 years will be administered MR vaccines. A target of 74.38 lakh has been fixed of which 73.64 lakh children have been vaccinated.
          Two new Government Medical Colleges (one nursing college and one physiotherapy college), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, University of Health Sciences, Kutail (Karnal) and Nursing School and College have been opened in Safidon Jind and the admission of first batch has been done in session 2018-19.
          He said that free treatment facility up to Rs five lakh is being given to 15.50 lakh families of poor and needy people under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. There is a target to implement this scheme in 10 percent of the districts (which constitute two districts). It has been started in main district hospitals in all 22 districts and four other medical institutions. In this way, the scheme has been started in 26 Government Medical Institutes of the state. Of the 4.68 lakh registered construction workers of the state who are not covered under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, they will also get free treatment up to Rs five lakh. He said that free treatment facility up to Rs. five lakh is also being given to Emergency Victims, Hindi Matribhasha Satyagrahis, journalists and nambardars.
          In the Swachh Survekshan 2018, the Gharaunda Municipality has been awarded the Best Town in the North Zone for Innovation and Best Practices. In the process of strengthening infrastructure in urban areas, Haryana has reached at 10^thposition from 28^th position.
          He said that it was decided to give monthly pension of Rs. 2,500 to former Mayor and Rs 2,000 to former Senior Deputy Mayor, former Deputy Mayor and former head of Municipal Council. It was also decided to give an insurance coverage of Rs.10 lakh to employees working on hazardous jobs like Fireman and Sewerman. The premium will be borne by the government.
          The spokesman said that a decision has been taken to set up Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA). Under this Code, provision of 4th floor has been made in the residential buildings. Provision of Stilt Parking has been made for the purpose of redressing the parking issue in residential areas. Car-bay has been made compulsory in each residential plot. The condition of CLU has been ended to establish educational institutions in the agricultural sector.
          Metro service has been started from YMCA of Faridabad to Ballabhgarh. Under the Metro Policy, 11.183 km long Bahadurgarh-Mundka Metro was started from June 24, 2018 at a cost of Rs 2,028 crore. It has seven elevated metro stations. The Chief Minister inaugurated the airstrip and passenger terminal of Hisar Airport on August 15, 2018.
          He said that under the Old Age Samman Allowance, pension being given to elderly persons aged 60 years and above has been raised to Rs. 2,000 from November 1, 2018. As many as 15,25,223 beneficiaries are receiving benefits under this scheme. Similarly, pension of widows and destitute women has been increased from November 1, 2018 to Rs. 2,000. Under this scheme 6,77,648 beneficiaries are receiving benefits. He said that under the Disability Pension Scheme, the pension has been increased to Rs. 2,000 from November 1, 2018, of persons 18 years of age or more with 60 percent or more disability. 1,55,064 beneficiaries are receiving benefits under this scheme. Under the Allowance to Dwarf scheme, payment of beneficial allowance of Rs 2,000 per month is being paid from November 1, 2018 and currently 28 beneficiaries are availing the benefits of this scheme. He said that allowance of Rs 2,000 per month is being given to eunuchs from November 1, 2018 under Allowance to Eunuchs scheme and currently 26 beneficiaries are availing benefits of this scheme. Parents of 45 years or up to 60 years of age, who have single girl child or only girls and their annual income is not more than two lakhs per annum, are given the benefit of Ladli Pension Scheme. Presently, rate of allowance is Rs 2,000 per month from November 1, 2018. At present 34,331 beneficiaries are receiving benefits under this scheme.
          The Nutrition Mission was launched by Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi from Rajasthan on March 8, 2018. The Mission has been implemented in three phases from 2017-18. While districts of Nuh and Panipat were covered in the first phase, ten districts including Bhiwani, Gurugram, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Palwal, Rohtak, Sirsa and Sonipat covered in the second phase. The approval for covering remaining districts in the third phase has been received from the Central Government. The Nutrition Mission has been implemented as a mass movement and scores of people are participating in it.
          Under the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Durghatna Sahayata Yojana, the permanent citizens of the state having 18 to 70 years of age are being provided accidental insurance of Rs one lakh. As many as 131 beneficiaries have been given benefit under the scheme during the year 2018-19 up to June 30, 2018.
          He said that the amount being given to the people belonging to Scheduled Castes, Vimukt Jatis and Tapriwas Jatis living Below Poverty Line for the renovation of house under the Dr. B.R Ambedkar Aawas Navinikaran Yojana has been increased to Rs 50,000 from Rs 25,000 from July 10, 2018. Under the Mukhya Mantri Samajik Samrasta Antarjatiya Vivah Shagun Yojana, the incentive money of Rs 50,000 given on the marriage of boy or girl belonging to Scheduled Castes who are permanent residents of the State has been increased to Rs 1,01,000 from February 5, 2016 and further increased to Rs 2,50,000 from May 7, 2018.
          Under the Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhattar Sansodhit Yojna, class wise annual scholarship ranging from Rs 8,000 upto Rs 12,000 at matriculation level and incentive money to the students of class 10th belonging to Backward Classes on the basis of percentage is given so as to encourage the spirit of competition and excellence among the students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. He said that the unemployed youth belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes whose annual family income is less than Rs 1.50 lakh are provided one year free training in computer typing and data entry through HARTRON under the Skill Development Scheme. In the year 2018-19, 240 trainees of six districts of Ambala, Karnal, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Rewari and Hisar are being imparted training through HARTRON. A monthly scholarship of Rs 250 is also provided to them during the training.
          With a view to made available all information to the poor under one roof, Antyodaya Bhawan were opened in seven districts in the first phase namely Faridabad, Gurugram, Kaithal, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Yamunangar on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, 2018 and  on the Good Governess Day on December 25, 2018 these were also  be opened  in the remaining 15 districts.
          He said that Haryana bagged 17 medals in the 18th Asian Games held at Jakarta, Indonesia which included five Gold, five Silver and seven Bronze. He said that Haryana is the only state in the country to have won 25 per cent medal of total medal won by the country in the 18th Asian Games.
          The financial assistance being given to the ex-servicemen of 60 years of above or their widows or orphan children of ex-servicemen and war widows of 1962, 1965 and 1971 have been increased from Rs 3,400 per month to Rs 3,800 per month from November 1, 2018 and this amount is increased every year by Rs 400 from November 1. Similarly, the financial assistance being given to the divyang, blind, paraplegic, tetraplegic and hemiplegic ex-servicemen has been increased from Rs 3,400 per month to Rs 3,800 per month and this amount is increased every year by Rs 400 from November 1.
          He said that the State Government, from July 1, 2018, has increased minimum monthly wages and daily wages of daily wagers and labourers of various categories. The unskilled workers in the State will now get minimum monthly wages of Rs 8541.64, semi-skilled ‘A’ Rs 8968.71 per month and semi-skilled ‘B’ Rs 9417.13 per month. He said that Skilled workers ‘A’ will now get monthly minimum wages of Rs 9887.99 and Skilled workers ‘B’ will get Rs 10382.40 as monthly minimum wages. Similarly, Highly Skilled Workers will now get monthly minimum wages of Rs 10901.52 per month.
          The spokesman said that provision of capital punishment has been made under Criminal Law Bill-2018 for raping girl up to 12 years of age. He said that Durga Rapid Action Force has been constituted for the security of school and college going girl students and other women. Similarly, Durga Shakti App has been started for women security and Durga Shakti Vahini Service started for the security of women. He said that the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on December 17, 2018 declared the Haryana State Legal Services Authority as best in the country. He said that monthly pension of Rs 10,000 is given to the victims of Emergency and their widows. Similarly, benefit of Life Insurance Scheme has been extended to  accreditated media persons and cashless mediclaim of up to Rs five lakh started for them. He said that Life Insurance of accreditated journalists of up to Rs 20 lakh on the payment of 50 per cent premium amount.
          He said that the state government has been setting up media centres at district level. In order to made available food to registered workers and labourers on concessional rates, concessional Bhojnalya (canteens) has been opened in Sonipat, Yamunanagar, Gurugram, Hisar and Faridabad districts. The work for the setting up of these canteens in other districts is in progress. In these canteens, the registered workers are being provided food in Rs 10 only.
          He said that Haryana Safai Karamchari Ayog has been constituted on March 1, 2018 for the welfare of Safai Karamcharis in the State. For the first time in the State, Divyang women employees are being given special allowance of Rs 1,500 per child for child care from May 2018. He said that the medial allowance of employees has been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 from May 2018. Similarly, the children education allowance of employees has been increased from Rs 750 per month to Rs 1,125 per month from May 2018. The uniform washing allowance of Group D employees has been increased from Rs 240 per month to Rs 440 per month from May 2018. He said that the cycle allowance of Group D employees has been increased from Rs 100 per month to Rs 200 per month from May 2018. The special allowance of safai karamcharis has been increased from Rs 325 per month to Rs 625 per month from May 2018. The travelling allowance of employees has been increased from minimum Rs 200 and maximum Rs 400 to Rs 350 and Rs 700 from May 2018. The Divyang employees are being given vehicle allowance at the rate of 8 per cent of basis pay or maximum Rs 4,000 per month from May 2018.
          The spokesman said that electricity connections have been provided in 51,170 houses in district Nuh. 
          As a result of efforts made by State Government and cooperation of people under the Beti Bacho Beti Padhao programme, gender ratio has reached to 912 in November 2018, he added. Under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the work of supplying 500 gm and 1,000 gm sweet flavored skimmed milk powder in rose, cardamom, chocolate, vanilla and butter scotch flavors has been started as per the requirement of Primary Education Department. Similarly, the statue of Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram was unveiled in Rohtak, which is the largest statue of Haryana. This statue was unveiled by Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi.
          Rail Coach Refurbishing and Factory will also be set up in Sonipat, Haryana, whose foundation was laid recently by Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi at Sampla in Rohtak. With the establishing of this factory, there will be employment opportunities for the youth of Haryana.
          Similarly, for the promotion of films and promoting local films in the state, the Haryana Film Policy was released by the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal in the Gurugram. Under this policy, Haryana Film Cell has also been set up to promote the films of Haryana and other films.
          The players of Haryana have consistently maintained their domination in the national and international games and this year, in the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, the players of Haryana had won 22 medals out of the total 66 medals awarded to the country.
          Under the plantation scheme, all 26 lakh students from 6^th to ten plus two classes in the state are planting one plant each in their homes or other places near to their houses. BPL and AAY families are being given two liters of mustard oil per family under Antyodaya Aahar Yojana.
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Winter vacations in Haryana schools from Jan 1-15, 2019

CHANDIGARH, DEC 21

Haryana Government has declared winter vacations in all the schools across the State from January, 1 to January 15, 2019.

          While giving details, an official spokesman of the Directorate of School Education said that as mentioned in the Teachers Diary (2018-19), all the schools would have winter vacations from January 1, 2019 to January 15, 2019. Thereby the schools would re-open on January 16, 2019 (Wednesday).

          A letter to this effect has been issued from the Directorate of School Education to all the District Education Officers, District Elementary Education Officers, Block Education Officers, Block Elementary Education Officers of the State.

IAS, IPS, HSC TRANSFERS: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of one IAS officer and one HCS Officer with immediate effect.

           Geeta Bharti (IAS), Special Secretary, Public Works (B&R) Department and Public Health Engineering Departments has been given  the additional charge of Director, Welfare of Scheduled castes and Backward classes,  Special Secretary, Welfare of Scheduled castes and Backward classes  Department, Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes Development Corporation,  Managing Director, Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam Ltd., during the leave period of Praveen Kumar.

           Pradeep Kumar-I  (HCS) General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Jind has been posted as Additional Director(Admn) Secondary Education and Special Secretary, School Education Department.

Chandigarh, Dec 21: Haryana Government has issued posting and transfer orders of 2 IPS Officers with immediate effect.

          Arpit Jain has been posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kharkhoda (Sonepat).

          Maqsood Ahmed has been posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police, (Rohtak).

VIDHAN SABHA SESSION: The winter session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha will commence on December 28, 2018 at 2 pm.

A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet which held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today.

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Youth should adopt message of at least two Gita shalokas

CHANDIGARH, DEC 18

 Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that every youth would have to be the messenger of Srimad Bhagvad Gita for the welfare of the world. For this, every youth would have to adopt the message of at least two shalokas of the Gita in their lives every day.

        Mrs. Swaraj was speaking as chief guest in the 'Vaishvik Gita Paath Karyakram' organised in the concluding day of the International Gita Mahotsav 2018 at Kurukshetra today.

        She said that for the third time, 18,000 students have recited 18 shalokas of 18 chapters of the Gita together, thus creating history again. Not only this, 108 Brahmins recited Srimad Bhagvad Gita Paath at Jyotisar.

        The Union Minister said that Srimad Bhagvad Gita is the biggest philosophical text as this is only text which shows the way of living the life and paves way for solving all problems in the world. Each shaloka in the Gita makes a person cultured.

        She said that as the result of the efforts of the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, Gita Jayanti is being celebrated as International Gita Mahotsav from last three years which has brought Kurukshetra on world map. The International Gita Mahotsav is being celebrated not only in Kurukshetra, but in each district of the state also.

        Odisha Governor, Prof. Ganeshi Lal said that Gita is inspirational for youth, senior citizens and soldiers alike. He said that Srimad Bhagvad Gita inspires us to perform action without worrying about results.

        Haryana Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Krishan Kumar said that the Srimad Bhagvad Gita not only shows the meaning of Dharma, but also shows the path of attaining salvation.

        Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand Maharaj, Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev and Swami Chidanand Muni Maharaj also spoke on this occasion.

MRS SUNITA APPOINTED: he newly appointed Chairperson of Haryana Women Development Corporation, Mrs Sunita Chauhan today took over the charge in Panchkula.

          Mrs Chauhan said that she would effectively implement schemes for the upliftment of women and would make constant efforts in this direction.

          She said that through the personal loan scheme, urban and rural women would be encouraged to take maximum advantage of the scheme for starting stitching-sewing and opening grocery, readymade garments, clothing store stationery, boutique and general store. She said that the corporation has plan to ensure higher education for girls so as to make them self sufficient, in which they can grow in the fields like business, technical diploma, medical, graduation and post graduation.

          Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Mr Rajiv Jain extended his best wishes on her new responsibility.

PROMOTED:  Haryana Government has promoted three Staff Reporters of Information, Public Relations and Languages Department. Jai Singh Kharab and Nisha have been promoted as Feature Writer. Similarly, Seema Rathi has been promoted as Assistant Information and Public Relations Officer (Publication).

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Centre grant to be used on development of Brahma Sarovar and Jyotisar

CHANDIGARH, DEC 18    

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that the Central Government has released an amount of Rs 100 crore to Haryana under the Krishna Circuit and the same is being spent on the development of Brahma Sarovar and Jyotisar in Kurukshetra.  Efforts are being made to further propagate the message of sacred Gita at a grand scale, he added.

          Mr Manohar Lal was speaking at a cultural programme organized on the concluding day of International Gita Mahotsav at Kurukshetra today.

          Earlier, he performed “Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Pujan” ceremony at the holy bank of Brahma Sarovar and also performed Deep Daan at the holy bank of Brahma Sarovar with Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Krishan Kumar, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Mr Nayab Singh Saini, MLA Mr. Subhash Sudha and Gita Manishi Swami Shri Gyananand Ji Maharaj.

          While addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that Gita Jayanti is being organized in Kurukshetra for last many years but since last three years, it is being organized at international level. He said that lakhs of people from different parts of the country and abroad visit this important event every year and take along with them the message of Bhagvad Gita which was delivered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. He said the message of the Holy Scripture is useful for people belonging to all sections of the society be it the farmers, soldiers, traders, teachers etc. However, it assumes special significance for politicians as it shows them the way to dedicate themselves for the welfare of people.

          He said that besides, International Gita Mahotsav, religious programmes,   fairs and yatras are organized throughout the year and they have their own Importance. These types of events not only help in inculcating moral values among the people but also teach them how to live a peaceful life without tension by doing away with the habit of living in isolation.  He said that the Kumbh Mela is also coming up in January wherein lakhs of people of the country would take holy bath.

          He said that Gita is not only confined to spiritualism but has practical relevance also. While reciting one of the Gita Shaloka, the Chief Minister said that one should perform his duties without worrying about the results as this would help him achieving success in his life.

          Earlier, speaking on this occasion, Gita Manishi Swami Shri Gyananand Ji Maharaj described International Gita Mahotsav as a grand inspiration which has a laid a strong foundation for the bright future of the country. Such kind of events would help our children becoming more cultured who ultimately help in building a strong nation, he added.

Later, well known Singer Kailash Kher made the audience spellbound through his performance. Also, the dance drama by Subhra Gahlotra and Vrindavan Raslila and Dance Drama-Gita on Wheels also enthralled the audiences through their performance.

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75.30 lMTs of paddy arrives in Haryana mandis

CHANDIGARH, DEC 17
 More than 75.30 lakh metric tonnes (MTs) of paddy has arrived so far in Haryana mandis as against the arrival of more than 71.69 lakh MT during the same period of last year.
          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said that out of the total arrival, government procuring agencies have procured over 58.64 lakh metric tonnes whereas over 16.65 lakh metric tonnes of paddy is purchased by millers and dealers.
          He said that more than 32.46 lakh MT of paddy have been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, over 18.06 lakh MT by Hafed, over 7.93 lakh MT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 17,744 MT by the Food Corporation of India.
       Giving details of arrival in mandis of different districts, the spokesman said that out of the total arrival, the maximum quantity of paddy has arrived in Karnal which is over 15.51 lakh MT followed by Kurukshetra over 11.63 lakh MT. Similarly, over 8.35 lakh MT paddy has arrived in mandis of Kaithal, over 7.91 lakh MT in Fatehabad, over 7.74 lakh MT in Ambala, over 6.33 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, over 5.21 lakh MT in Jind, over 3.10 lakh MT in Sirsa, over 2.66 lakh MT in Sonipat, over 2.15 lakh MT in Panipat, over 1.54 lakh MT in Hisar, over 1.44 lakh MT in Panchkula, 48,093 MT in Faridabad, 62,390 MT in Palwal, 34,808 MT in Jhajjar, 12,267 MT in Rohtak, and 10,002 MT in Mewat.
SUGAR PRODUCTION: The cooperative sugar mills in Haryana have so far produced over 4.31 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 54.33 lakh quintals of sugarcane during the current crushing season.
          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills said that the Cooperative Sugar Mill, Rohtak has produced a maximum of 80,150 quintals of sugar by crushing 10.37 lakh quintals of sugarcane. Cooperative Sugar Mill, Shahabad has produced 80,100 quintals of sugar by crushing 9.65 lakh quintals of sugarcane, followed by Cooperative Sugar Mill, Karnal, which has produced 55,020 quintals of sugar by crushing 6.50 lakh quintals of sugarcane.
          He said that the Cooperative Sugar Mill, Kaithal has produced 48,715 quintals of sugar by crushing 5.92 lakh quintals of sugarcane, whereas Cooperative Sugar Mill, Meham has produced 42,050 quintals of sugar by crushing 6.12 lakh quintals of sugarcane. Similarly, Cooperative Sugar Mill, Jind has produced 45,500 quintals of sugar by crushing 5.35 lakh quintals of sugarcane, Cooperative Sugar Mill, Palwal has produced 33,730 quintals of sugar by crushing 3.94 lakh quintals of sugarcane, Cooperative Sugar Mill, Panipat has produced 30,800 quintals of sugar by crushing 3.58 lakh quintals of sugarcane and Cooperative Sugar Mill, Gohana has produced 15,150 quintals of sugar by crushing 2.54 lakh quintals of sugarcane.
         Apart from this, HAFED Sugar Mill, Assandh has produced 52,400 quintals of sugar by crushing 7.04 lakh quintals of sugarcane.
          He said that so far, the average rate of sugar recovery by the cooperative sugar mills has been registered as 8.82 per cent.
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Haryana CM inaugurates International Gita Mahotsav

CHANDIGARH, DEC 13: 
The International Gita Mahotsav 2018 was formally inaugurated today at Kurukshetra amidst chanting of Mantras   and blowing of Shankh in front of Brahma Sarovar. On this occasion,  Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Haryana Governor, Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal performed prayers at Brahma Sarovar by worshipping the holy scripture, Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and formally inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsav 2018 to be held from December 13 to December 18.
          On the arrival of Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Haryana Governor, Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, Gujarat Education Minister, Mr Bhupendrasinh Manubha Chudasama at Brahma Sarovar, the dignitaries were welcomed with Haryana's traditional instrumental performances. Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain, Minister of  State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Krishan Kumar,MLA Mr Subhash Sudha, MLA, Mr Pawan Saini  were also present on this occasion besides others.
          Later all the guests visited the Haryana Pavilion and saw the cultural heritage of Haryana in this pavilion and tasted Hariyanvi dishes. After this they also visited state-level exhibition organized by Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, an exhibition organized by the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board and after that they visited the Gujarat pavilion.
          The guests had a look at the model of Saraswati river and Vice President of Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board,  Mr Prashant Bharadwaj described about development of the Saraswati river and  the efforts made so far.  Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma honored all the guests by presenting the holy scripture, Gita and a Shawl.
GITA STUDY AND RESEARCH CENTRE: The Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Dr. Kailash Chandra Sharma announced to open Gita Study and Research Centre in the university for the study of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, at the inaugural ceremony of International Gita Seminar in Kurukshetra today. 
            He said that a proposal in this regard was sent to the Vice Chancellor and Governor, Mr. Satyadeo Narain Arya from the Philosophy Department of the University. He has granted permission to create a special center for Buddhism at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Studies Center and Gita Study and Research Center at Kurukshetra University. In the coming days, the students would get to study Buddhism and Shrimad Bhagavad Gita in the centres, he added. 
          The Vice-Chancellor said that Kurukshetra University, before this, students are taking education through the certificate course on Bhagwadgita in the Directorate of Philosophy and Distance Education.     He said that students are already taking education through certificate course on Bhagavad Gita in Department of Philosophy and Directorate of Distance Education of the University. 
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Mauritius will organise Gita Mahotsav, says Acting President of Mauritius

CHANDIGARH,  DEC 13: 
Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory today announced that Mauritius will organise Gita Mahotsav in the month of February 2019 and a delegation from India has also been invited for this important event.
        Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory was speaking at the inauguration of three-day International Seminar on ‘Making New India-Insight of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita’ being organized as part of International Gita Mahotsav  at Kurukshetra today. Mauritius is the partner country and Gujarat is the partner state in the International Gita Mahotsav – 2018 being inaugurated at Kurukshetra today.
        Haryana Governor Mr. Satyadeo Narain Arya, Haryana  Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Mr Krishan Kumar, Education Minister of Gujarat Mr Bhupendra Singh Chudasama, High Commissioner of Mauritius to India Mr Jagdishwar Goburdhan were also present on this occasion.
          Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory said that teaching of sacred Gita is as relevant today as it has been when Lord Krishna delivered celestial message of Gita to Lord Arjuna in the battlefield about 5300 years ago. 
He said that Arjuna proud and confident in his mentally attributes and prowess found himself faced with dilemma of choice. He had a decision to make whether to fight or flee. But Lord Krishna gave him the wisdom to fight with the situation. “I do believe like Arjuna after so many years we can find wisdom to help us make a right decision’, he added. He said that many people in our present society, take hasty decisions on basis of impulsiveness and end up taking wrong decisions. In our modern life, the battle today is in our mind where decisions are to be taken, he said adding that on the battlefield of mind, there is conflict between good and evil and at duties and other considerations and the answer could be find in Bhagwad Gita.
        Mr Paramasivum Pillay said that it is very good to see that Haryana Government has decided to celebrate the International Gita Mahotsav to propagate the teachings of sacred Gita. He said that majority of population in Mauritius is from India . We are very much Indian  and also celebrates festivals like Diwali, Mahashivrati, Pongal, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ram Navmi and Krishan Jayanti. He said that the bond between India and Mauritius is very strong and there is feeling of brotherhood between people of both countries. He also thanked Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal for making Mauritius as partner country in International Gita Mahotsav and also inviting him to Kurukshetra to be a part of the event. 
        Mr Paramasivum Pillay concluded his speech with the message of Gita “Karam Karo Fal Ki Chinta Mat Karo”,  perform your  actions without  thinking of result, describing it the wisest message of  Srimad Bhagvad Gita.
          Speaking on this occasion, Governor Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya  welcomed the Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory  at  Kurukshetra. 
          He described Kurukshetra as a centre of spiritual and religious education. It is the same land where Lord Krishna delivered celestial message of Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna. Giving special emphasis on imparting quality education to all especial to children belonging to weaker section of the society, he said that it is necessary in further strengthening the society and the country.
          He said that the sacred scripture of Gita has the solution of all problems and teachings of Gita have the power to make the India a Vishwaguru once again. He also appreciated Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal for working with the spirit of Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas and for the effective implementation of various programmes in the State like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Swach Bharat Abhiyan, Ujjawala Yojana etc and said that as a result of this today Haryana is number one state in the country in many spheres.    

          In his address, the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal welcomed  the Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory at the holy land of Kurukshetra.  
          Mr Manohar Lal said that the sacred  book Srimad Bhagvad Gita is not confined only to spiritualism but has a practical relevance. The Holy Scripture of 700 shalokas has a message for people belonging to all sections of the society. Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi is working towards building a new India through the message of Gita and taking new initiatives consistently for the welfare of people of different strata of the society, he  added.        
        While describing Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi as a real example of ‘Karamyogi’, Mr Manohar Lal exhorted the scholars, thinkers and Gita followers to held detailed deliberations on  the message of sacred Gita in building a new India. He said that Mr Narendra Modi working to take the Country on  the path of development through the use of Gita, has taken several new initiatives in this direction including the Beti Bacha-Beti Padhao programme, Swachta Abhiyan, Make in India, Digital India, Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Housing for All etc.
        Throwing light on the significance of  Srimad Bhagvad Gita, the Chief Minister said that the holy Scripture has something in it for every section of the society be it farmers, students, teachers, politicians, soldiers and traders. He said that the sacred book also contain management values which teaches us how to manage our life. After being inspired from the holy book, the prestigious Harvard Business School has carried out research on Bhagvad Gita and also implemented the same. Referring to the importance of holy book Gita in the present day scenario, he said that though a lot is being done in world in the field of science but without the knowledge of Gita, the use of science could be devastating, he added.
          He said that at the International Gita Mahotsav this year, Mauritius is the partner country and Gujarat is the partner state. He said that Mauritius is a small country with about 13 lakh population, majority of them are from India. He said that several countries have come forward to celebrate Gita Mahotsav at international level and Mauritius is first among such countries as it has decided to celebrate Gita Mahotsav in the month of February 2019. The country also has institute after the name of  Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and  also Rabindranath Tagore which reflects strong bonding between India and Mauritius. He also referred to the deep relations between Haryana and Gujarat saying that while Lord Krishna delivered celestial message of Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra, Dwarka in Gujarat has been his (Lord Krishna) Karmabhoomi.   
        He said that today he has also visited Gita Sansthanam set up in Kurukshetra. Pictures associated with sacred Gita have been displayed in the Santhanatham giving the Holy Scripture recognition at international level. He said that earlier, the Gita Jayanti was celebrated at State Level but since 2016, we are celebrating it at international level. This is third event in this series. Till now people of about 12-13 countries have so far visited the international  Gita Mahotsav this year and visitors of more countries are expected to participate in the coming days, he added. He said to further spread the teachings of sacred Gita, programmes are also being organized at district and block level. Apart from this the government has also included Gita Shlokas in the school curriculum to inculcate moral values among the students from the early age. He said that besides Government, the other organizations should also come forward and contribute in spreading the teachings of  Srimad Bhagvad Gita.
              Mr Manohar Lal informed that BJP National President Mr Amit Shah was scheduled to visit the holy city today to attend the International Gita Mahotsav but he could make it due to some health issues.
        Education Minister of Gujarat Mr Bhupendra Singh Chudasama said the way Yoga has been accepted by the whole world, Gita has also given recognition by several countries. He said that Gita is a guide of life and not only India but various other countries have read this Holy Scripture and propagate its teachings. He thanked the Haryana Government and Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal on behalf of Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Vijay Rupani for making Gujarat, a partner State in the International Gita Mahotsav-2018. He also invited Mr Manohar Lal to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit  scheduled be held in January 2019.
           Haryana Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma described Kurukshetra as the cultural capital of the country and said that   we have the most ancient civilization and we are proud of it. He described Gita as a science which has the solution to all problems.
        Gita Manishi Swami Gyanand ji Maharaj said that besides the infrastructure development, building of moral values in human being is equally important for building a strong nation. He said that with the excessive use of materialism, the working efficiency and will power of people are continuously diminishing. The Gita is an appropriate medium to maintain a balance between the spiritualism and materialism, he added.
Earlier, they released a Coffee Table Book entitled “48 Kos Ek Sanskritik Yatra” depicting the photographs of 134 religious sites falling within 48 Kos of Kurukshetra. Apart from this, a souvenir and a book on events organized during the International Gita Mahotsav last year were also released.
Among those present on this occasion included MLAs namely  Mr Subhash Sudha and Dr Pawan Saini, scholors, Gita followers and participants from different countries.
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Asia’s finest Art pottery reaches Kurukshetra

CHANDIGARH, DEC 12

 Asia’s finest Art pottery has also reached Kurukshetra to adorn the Saras Mela in the ongoing International Gita Mahotsav. This work of art pottery is done at village Khurja of Bullandshehar in Uttar Pradesh. Each house in the village has the finest of artisans of Blue Art Pottery. Therefore, the village is known in whole Asia for this Art Pottery. Artisan, Rekha Rawat has brought this pottery for tourists.        

          She said that she is into this art for the last 14 years and has also provided employment opportunities to over 12 persons in this art.  She has brought beautifully crafted designs of bowls, teacups, big jars and lanterns.

          A disabled craftsman,  Akleem Ahmed along with his brother has brought a beautiful hand-woven carpet . Mr Ahmed said that they have been coming to this event for the last 10 years.  They have brought carpets, foot mats, rugs and others for the tourists. 

          A stall of Patiala tilla jutti was major attraction among women tourists. This time, Vijay from Patiala has especially has brought waterproof juttis which have been made with hands. The craftsman has even been awarded a National award in 2013-14 for the craft. Apart from this, he has also been honoured at Suraj Kund Mela and Saras Mela by the State government.  

          A stall of e-Learning has also been set up with the support of NIC and Education department for children. It was also one of attraction for the tourists. Here, children have free entry and they are given all important information of the world and shown the Discovery channel. At the stall, children were updated on subjects like fancy dress, clay modeling, painting competition and others.

The e-Learning stall has about 50 experts to interestingly teach children on various subjects, so to educate them through play.

CM TO INAUGURATE GITA MAHOTSAV: Haryana Chief Minister  Manohar Lal will inaugurate the International Gita Mahotsav to be organised in all the districts across the state on December 16 from Gurugram.

          While giving this information, an official spokesman said that the inauguration programme would be organised at the complex of Apparel House in Sector-44  so as to connect the people of the new Gurugram city with the celebrations.

          He said that an exhibition based on Gita depicting significant events would be displayed at the premises to add grandeur to the event. Stalls of various religious institutions like ISKON, Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Shrine Board and others would be set up along with the exhibition of various welfare schemes of the State Government to make people aware about schemes and take its benefits.

          He said that on the occasion, students would also chant shalokas. The Chief Minister would later inaugurate the exhibition and watch a performance based on Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and other cultural performances by school students and artists of Haryana Kala Parishad.

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"Mukhya Mantri Kisan Khet Sadak Marg’ Yojana announced

CHANDIGARH, DEC10 

 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar today announced a new scheme namely ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Khet Sadak Marg’ Yojana under which all passage of 3 and 4 karam in villages of the State would be made of ‘Khadanja’ in next five years in  a phased manner. In all, 500 kilometers such passage from each constituency would be taken up under this scheme. Besides, he also announced that the registration of the cultivable land of the farmers, giving details of crop sown and area under cultivation would be done twice in a year to assist the farmer’s right from sowing of their crop upto the sale of their produce in the market.

          Mr Manohar was speaking at the concluding session of Top 100 Agriculture Meet of agriculture farmers, scientists and government officers organized by Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department here today. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Mr O.P Dhankar, Chairperson, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) Mrs Krishna Gehlot were also present on this occasion.

          While announcing the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Khet Sadak Marg’ Yojana, the Chief Minister said that the work under the scheme would be undertaken by Rural Development Department and under the first phase 25 kilometers passage of 3 and 4 karam in villages from each constituency would be taken up.

          The Chief Minister said that it has also been decided that now the farmers in the State would get the registration of their cultivable land twice in year. He said that farmers could give details like name of crop sown and the area under cultivation at the Common Service Centres established at village level. This decision, he said would help the farmers on various parameters include procurement, compensation, insurance and bank loan. While the registration of land would be got done by the farmers, the same would be checked by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and verified by the village Patvari. The registration of farmers’ land would be done in both cases whether cultivated or non-cultivated, he added.

He said that efforts are being made to double the income of farmers. Haryana being primarily an agrarian State, farmer’s income should also be increased as of other groups of society.  A target has been fixed by the State Government to ensure that the farmers earn an income of atleast Rs one lakh per acre through crop diversification and use of scientific and modern technology. For this, he also urged the progressive farmers and farmers’ leaders to come forward and work towards increasing the farmers’ income. He also emphasized the need of preparing a mechanism for the financial management of farmers so that they could make efficient use of funds for enhancing their productivity. While describing agriculture as a business, he said that system of direct marketing is being promoted so as to minimize the expenditure of farmers and enhance their income.  

          Maintaining a direct dialogue with the agriculture scientists present on this occasion, the Chief Minister exhorted them to work towards the certification of organic products as this would not only help in increasing the faith of consumers but also enhance the sale of organic products. Besides, he also asked them to raise a system for ensuring additional income to marginal farmers having land holding of one or two acres. He said that the land holding of farmers is decreasing day by day and a system like cooperative farming could go a long way in further enhancing the income of farmers.

          While underlining the need of encouraging the farmers to shift from traditional farming to the farming of vegetable, fruit, flower and medicinal plants, he said that the government is also giving special focus on the concept of peri-urban farming to tap the about four crore population of Delhi and nearby areas like Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida etc through supply of essential commodities like milk, fruits, flowers and eggs to increase the income of farmers of the State.

          He said that the farmers in the State are being encouraged to adopt micro irrigation and to do away with the flood irrigation to preserve water. This would not only in reducing the cost of irrigation but also made available adequate water to those areas having less availability of water. Apart from this, use of solar power pumps is being promoted to save electricity. Similarly, special emphasis is also being given towards water storage and water recharging so that the water could be utilized through micro irrigation as and when required.

Earlier, speaking on this occasion, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Mr O.P Dhankar said that the suggestions given by all the stakeholders including farmers and scientists on various issues including doubling the farmers income and organic farming would definitely help the state government in taking concrete decisions in this direction. He said that the present State Government has taken various unique initiatives like Agri Leadership Summit, Cattle Fairs, Kisan Ratan Awards which have never been taken earlier. Mr Dhankar also emphasized the need of doubling the income of farmers, reducing cost of production and use of bio-fertilizers.

          Among those present on this occasion included Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department Mrs Navraj Sandhu, Director Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Mr Ajit Balaji Joshi, scientist and farmers.

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CM's directive to prepare online mechanism on transfer of employees' PF

CHANDIGARH, DEC 7

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal today directed the Departments of Information Technology (IT) and Labour and Employment to jointly prepare an online mechanism so as to ensure that the Provident Fund (PF) of employees working in any establishment having ten or more employees and employees drawing salary less than 21,000 per month in the State is transferred directly into their bank accounts. 

           Mr Manohar Lal gave this direction while reviewing the progress of Chief Minister (CM) announcement of 13 departments here today. These departments included Labour and Employment, Forest, Co-operation, Medical Education and Research, Fisheries, Rajya Sainik and Ardh Sainik, HSIIDC, Housing, Tourism, Renewable Energy, Transport, Science and Technology and Chief Secretary Office.

                 He said that complaints have been received that in many cases, the contractors or employer did not deposit the deducted PF of employees. To provide relief to such employees, an online mechanism should be developed so that their PF should be transferred directly into their accounts. 

           While directing the departments concerned to speed up the work on announcements made by him, the Chief Minister directed the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department to provide him a list within three days about those projects, the work on which has been stalled due to non-transfer of budget by other departments. He said that provision of Dormitories should be made in all rest houses to be constructed in future so that a common man could avail the facility on nominal rates. He also directed the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) to explore the possibility of setting up of Industrial Sector in Uchana, Jind and Food Park in Dabwali. 

           The Chief Minister directed the authorities concerned  to expedite the setting up of Sainik School at village Matenhail in district Jhajjar. He was informed that while the gram panchayat Matenhail has provided 300 acres of land for this school, the Finance Department has approved Rs 50 crore for the construction of this school. A draft agreement has been prepared and sent to Ministry of Defence, Government of India for approval. After the approval of the draft, a Memorandum of Agreement would be signed between the State Government and Ministry of Defence (MOD), Government of India for setting up of this School.

           It was informed that an estimate of Rs 10.42 crore has been prepared for the development and up-gradation of Karan lake and Oasis Tourism Complex in Karnal. Apart from this, a Sikh Museum would be set up in Kurukshetra. Also, it has been decided to set up Virat Sawroop of Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra at an estimated cost of Rs 12 crore. It was also informed that a tourism park would be developed at Topra Kalan in Radaur district Yamunanagar at a cost of Rs two crore. It was also informed that the development of Tourist Place of Pandav Mandir situated at Nalhar in district Nuh has been approved under the Krishna Circuit Phase-II of Ministry of Tourism.

           Among those present in the meeting included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary Mr V. Umashankar, Deputy Principal Secretary Mrs Ashima Brar, Additional  Chief Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Mr Ram Niwas, Additional  Chief Secretary Tourism Mr Vijai Vardhan, Additional Chief Secretary Printing and Stationery Mr V.S Kundu, Additional  Chief Secretary Forest and Wild Life Mr S.N Roy, Additional  Chief Secretary Transport Mr Dhanpat Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Industries Mr Devender Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Power Department and works related to implementation of  CM announcements Mr T.C Gupta, Director General, Electronics and Information Technology Mr Vijayendra Kumar, OSD to Chief Minister Mr Amarjit Singh. 

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