Haryana to set up apple mandi at Pinjore

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 20

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that an Apple Mandi is proposed to be set up over 100 acres of vacant land of HMT, Pinjore. The process has already started for the transfer of about 446 acres of land of shut tractor unit of HMT at Pinjore to the state government.

          Mr Manohar Lal disclosed this at a question-answer session during an Intellectual Meet held at Panchkula near here today.

          He said that as the Union Defence Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman has agreed to set up a defence manufacturing unit in Haryana; efforts would be made to open this unit on the remaining vacant land of HMT Pinjore. On the use of Hindi language in Courts, he said that a consensus has been reached as per which translated version of judgement in Hindi language would be made available to the people so that they could easily understand the same. The translators would be provided by the State Government, he added.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES: The Haryana Government has given, Ajay Singh Tomar, Deputy Commissioner, Charkhi Dadri, the additional charge of Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani, during the leave period of Anshaj Singh, with immediate effect.

Mrs G. Anupama, Commissioner, Faridabad Division, Faridabad has been given the additional charge of Special Commissioner, Health and Nutrition, Mewat Area and Chairman, Mewat Development Agency, Nuh, relieving D. Suresh of the said charge.

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LBSNAA seeks help from IAS officers for setting up Museum

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 20

 The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie has requested all IAS officers to provide their assistance and support in setting up of the Museum of the Academy by way of sharing with LBSNAA any historically important material or relevant information available with them.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana Government said that the National Academy of Administration was founded in 1959 with the merger of the IAS Training School in Metcalfe House, Delhi and the IAS Staff College in Shimla. Though more than five decades have passed since the Academy moved to occupy the precincts of Charleville, there has been no formal documentation and showcasing of the history and achievements of the academy.

          He said that for this purpose, an Advisory Board was set up comprising of eminent art historian, former and currently serving IAS officers. The Advisory Board agreed that the broad theme of the museum should capture the essence of the civil services tradition and showcase the role of the Academy. The Academy will provide financial, technical and administrative support to the project.

          The members of the Advisory Board, as included from time to time, are Dr. R.N. Goswamy, eminent art historian and former IAS Officer (1956), Chandigarh, Mrs. Rathi Vinay Jha, IAS (Retd.), Gurgaon, Dr. V.K. Agnihotri, IAS (Retd.), Mr. S.K. Das, IAS (Retd.), Bangalore, Dr. Venu V, IAS, Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala, Mr. Padamvir Singh, IAS (Retd), former Director, LBSNAA and Mr. Gyanendra Badgaiyan, IAS (Retd), Director General NCGG. Later, it was decided to nominate Dr. Jyotindra Jain and Mr. Pankaj Rag, IAS, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs into the Advisory Board.

          The Advisory Board decided that the museum may be curated on the broader theme of systems of administration in India which would subsume the tradition of the civil service as well as the contribution of the Academy, he added.

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Three IAS, 4 HSC and 8 IPS officers transferred in Haryana

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 19

The Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of three IAS and four HCS officers with immediate effect.

          Raja Sekhar Vundru, Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, during the leave period of R.R. Jowel.

          Jagdeep Singh, awaiting orders of posting, has been posted as Special Secretary, Irrigation Department and Managing Director, Haryana State Minor Irrigation And Tubewells Corporation Ltd., relieving Ram Sarup Verma of the said charge.

          Bhupinder Singh, Registrar, Cooperative Societies and Special Secretary, Finance Department has been posted as Director and Special Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs, relieving Amit Kumar Agrawal of the said charge, and Special Secretary, Finance Department.

          Pankaj Chaudhry, Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering and Public Works (Building and Roads) Departments has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Traders Welfare Board, relieving Subhash Chander Sihag of the said charge.

          Ram Sarup Verma, Special Secretary, Irrigation Department and Managing Director, Haryana State Minor Irrigation and Tubewells Corporation Ltd. and Administrator, Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (H.Q.), Panchkula has been posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rohtak, vice Pradeep Kumar-I. Mr Verma has also been given the additional charge of Managing Director, Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugarmills, relieving Chander Shekhar of the said charge.

          Shiv Parshad, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panipat has been posted as Administrator, Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (H.Q.), Panchkula, relieving Mr Verma of the said charge.

          Pardeep Kumar-I, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rohtak has been posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panipat, vice Shiv Parshad.

EIGHT IPS OFFICERS SHIFTED: The Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of eight IPS officers with immediate effect.

          A.S. Chawla, Commissioner of Police, Panchkula with additional charge of Inspector General, Law and Order has been posted as Additional Director General of Police, Telecommunications with additional charge of Additional Director General of Police, Community Policing.

          Navdeep Singh Virk, Inspector General of Police, Rohtak Range, Rohtak with additional charge of Inspector General of Police, Police Training Centre, Sunaria, Rohtak has been posted as Inspector General of Police, Karnal Range, Karnal.

          Srikant Jadhav, Inspector General of Police, State Crime Record Bureau, Madhuban with additional charge of Secretary, Haryana Gau Sewa Ayog and additional charge of Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Madhuban has been posted as Inspector General of Police, South Range, Rewari with additional charge of Secretary, Haryana Gau Sewa Ayog.

          C.S. Rao, Inspector General, South Range, Rewari has been posted as Inspector General, Indian Reserve Battalion, Bhondsi.

          Mrs Charu Bali, Inspector General, State Vigilance Bureau has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, relieving A.S. Chawla of the said charge.

          Sandeep Khirwar, Commissioner of Police, Gurugram has been posted as Inspector General of Police, Rohtak Range, Rohtak.

          Subhash Yadav, Inspector General of Police, Karnal Range, Karnal has been psoted as Inspector General, State Vigilance Bureau.

          K.K. Rao, Inspector General of Police, Indian Reserve Battalion, Bhondsi has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Gurugram.

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CM announces Incentives for students to plant trees

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 19

In an innovative scheme to ensure the active participation of school students in environment conservation, Haryana Government has decided to give incentive of Rs 50 per student for every live tree planted by them after every six months. This incentive would be given for a period of three years. Besides, they would also be provided with a book based on environment conservation.

          This and several other decisions were taken in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today to review the progress of five environment friendly schemes of different departments here today. Development and Panchayats Minister, Mr O.P Dhankar, Forests Minister Rao Narbir Singh, Urban Local Bodies Minister Mrs Kavita Jain and Minister of State for Public Health and Engineering Dr Banwari Lal were also present in the meeting.

          It was also decided that from tomorrow onward, reused glass  water bottles would be used in the Haryana  Civil Secretariat here as a alternative to the single-use plastic water bottles, the use of which has recently been banned by the State Government in all its offices across the State.

          It was informed that a state-wide tree plantation drive would be launched by School Education Department under which students of sixth to 12th classes of both government and private schools would be motivated to plant atleast one tree within their house compound or at any public place. Besides planting the trees, the students would also ensure its upkeep for three years. The number of students studying in classes 6th to 12th in the State is about 22 lakh.

          It was also informed that to enable the students to build a connection with the trees they plant; the students would be allowed to name the plant after any great personality or their ancestors. The tree plantation drive would be started from July 10 and the Department of Forest would made available adequate number of saplings. The class in-charge and in-charge of Eco Club in schools have been entrusted with the responsibility of plantation by organizing functions on holidays. The Chief Minister directed the Education Department to submit him progress report every week in this regard.

          While reviewing the progress of ‘Tuti Lagao Jal Bachao Campaign’, the Chief Minister directed to launch a massive drive to stop the wastage of water due to open pipes and said that taps should be installed in all villages wherever required. He also directed to make the village Panchayats more aware to prevent wastage of water. He said that besides a government programme, it should also be made a social programme by ensuring the active participation of GRAVIT volunteers.

          It was informed that the Public Health Engineering Department and Rural Development Department has jointly launched Tuti Lagao Jal Bachao Campaign in the State which would continue upto December 31, 2018. Under this campaign, a target has been fixed to install one lakh tap in the State in the first phase as per the requirement. In addition, one lakh tap would be provided to Developments and Panchayats Department for their installation by GRAVIT volunteers in villages. The Chief Minister directed to expedite the process to install water taps and submit him the district wise progress report fortnightly.

          Mr Manohar Lal issued directions to the Urban Local Bodies Department to prepare listing of all houses built over an area of 500 square yards and above and low lying plots of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and in areas falling under ten Municipal Corporations in the State so that the rain water harvesting system should be made mandatory in such plots. It was informed that the ward level committee constituted by the Urban Local Bodies Department has started the listing of such plots and work would be completed by July, 2018.

          It was informed that the existing halogen, sodium vapor bulbs and tube lights in government offices of the State would be replaced with energy efficient LED lights before August 15, 2018. While HAREDA has already completed the exercise of checking in all 17 government offices in Panchkula, the work to conduct similar exercise in government offices at district level has been assigned to Deputy Commissioner concerned.

          Among those present in the meeting included Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr Rakesh Gupta, Deputy Principal Secretary Mr Mandeep Singh Brar, Additional Chief Secretary Renewable Energy Department Mr P.K Mahapatra, Additional Chief Secretary Public Health Engineering Mr Rajiv Arora, Additional Chief Secretary School Education Mrs Dheera Khandelwal, Additional Chief Secretary Public Works (Building and Roads) Mr Alok Nigam, Principal Secretary Urban Local Bodies Mr Anand Mohan Sharan, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Dr Abhilaksh Likhi,  Principal Secretary Town and Country Planning Mr A.K Singh, Managing Director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Mr Vineet Garg, Director General Urban Local Bodies Mr Nitin Yadav and other senior officers of the State Government.

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Civil servants play an important role in nation building: Haryana Governor

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 14

The Haryana Governor, Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki, has said that civil servants play an important role in building a new India. Through good governance, they will become the key link to India of 21st century.

        The Governor was speaking at a felicitation programme organised by Sankalp Society to honour the newly selected IAS officers at Haryana Raj Bhavan here today. Sankalp Society helps the IAS aspirants.  

        Prof Solanki congratulated and honoured the newly selected officers namely, Ankurjit Singh, Anirudh, Aman Mishra, Deepak Pundir, Harsimranpreet Kaur, Japneet Kaur, Jasroop Kaur, Neha Aggarwal, Nishant Sharma, Ravinder Singh, Shilpa Bhatti, Shivani Gupta, Shivani Kapoor, Narender Pal Singh, Saurabh Sharma and Nikhil Bansal.

 POWER PLANTS ON ROOFTOPS: Haryana Minister of State for Public Health Engineering, Dr Banwari Lal, has said that solar power plants would be installed on the rooftops of all senior secondary schools in the state. In order to promote solar energy, solar photovoltaic power plants are being installed atop various other buildings also.

Speaking after inaugurating 100 solar lights worth Rs 18 lakh set up with CSR fund of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation at Agriculture College, Bawal, in Rewari district, today, he said solar pumps would be given to 1.5 lakh farmers of the state.

Besides, solar lights would be installed at all public health centres and Anganwadi Centres by October this year. A solar power plant of 24 MW capacity would be set up at a cost of Rs 137 crore. It would generate 36 million units of electricity annually and result in saving of Rs 21.60 crore.

Dr Banwari Lal said a four-year course in B.Sc. Agriculture for Class 12 pass and a six-year course in B.Sc. Agriculture (honours) had been started in the Agriculture College, Rewari. Earlier, students of the region had to go to Hisar for pursuing these courses.

 ATAL BHUJAL YOGANA:  In view of water management, Atal  Bhujal Yojana of the Central Government will be implemented in seven states, including Haryana.

        While giving this information today, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Mr. Akhil Kumar said that the Bhujal Yojana is expected to be implemented in the next two months to prevent over exploitation of ground water resources. Besides, Haryana the scheme is being implemented in Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

        He said that under the scheme, conservation of water bodies would be done and the concerned organisations and institutions would be strengthened. Funds would be provided to conserve the water bodies in villages through Village panchayats. He said that this Rs 6,000 crore-scheme is being supported by World Bank and would be implemented over a period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.

SDCI TO PROVIDE 10,000 JOBS: The Skill Development Council of India will provide 10,000 Jobs in Haryana. For this, council will provide six months training and will give monthly stipend of Rs 8,500 to the youth in collaboration with Maruti.

            This was disclosed by MLA, Panchkula, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, near here today.

He said that 100 people would be selected for this training through written test. The written test would be held on June 19. After the six month's training, the trainees would be provided job in the company with minimum salary of Rs12,000 per month. Initially, 100 people would be selected and others would be covered later. He said that the age of the applicants should be between 18-25 years and have passed graduation or diploma in engineering.

ASSURANCE TO SUNFLOWER GROWERS: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr O.P Dhankar today assured the sunflower growers of the state that uninterrupted purchase of sunflower crop would be made which will be over and above the purchase limit of 40 per cent as fixed by Government of India.

        Mr Dhankar was interacting with the sunflower growers of district Kurukshetra who called on him here today. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Krishan Kumar Bedi was also present on this occasion.

        Mr Dhankar directed the Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi to write a letter to the Union Ministry for increasing the purchase period of sunflower and also to enhance the prescribed quote of 40 per cent.

          Mr Bedi thanked the Agriculture Minister for this initiative.

          Among those present on this occasion included Sarpanch of village Nalvi Mr Baldev Singh Kamboj, Sarpanch Ram Nagar Mr Bal Singh and large number of farmers.

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Haryana plan to have 500 city buses under City Bus Service Project

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 12

With a view to beefing up city bus service, the Haryana Government plans to have a fleet of 500 city buses under the City Bus Service Project in Gurugram. Order for 100 buses has been issued and 25 buses would start plying in the city by August 15 this year.

            This was disclosed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, to review the progress of various development projects, here today. The buses would be operated by Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited  (GMCBL).

            Process has also been initiated for the introduction of 100 CNG buses in Gurugram in the next phase. In addition, the GMCBL has also approved 100 electric buses for Gurugram, tender for which would be floated by June-end.

          As many as 453 bus queue shelters are to be constructed in Gurugram to pick and drop passengers on city buses. Out of these, 125 bus queue shelters are being constructed by the Municipal Corporation (MCG), Gurugram, and 328 bus queue shelters by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). Construction of about 80 bus queue shelters by MCG and 50 by GMDA has been completed and progress is apace on others.

            A Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been finalized for the City Bus Service in Faridabad.  In the first phase, 90 buses would be pressed into service, including 40 semi-low floor CNG fuelled air-conditioned buses, and 50 semi-low floor CNG fuelled non-air conditioned buses.

     Similarly, 100 buses each would be started in the second and third phase, respectively. The City Bus Service has already been initiated in Karnal under which six buses, including three AC and three non-AC, are operational.  

            The Chief Minister directed the officers to complete all ongoing works in a time-bound manner. “I would hold regular meetings to see for myself the progress of development works being carried out in the state”, he added.

            While reviewing the Science City Project, Mr Mnaohar Lal issued directions that site for the project be finalised within one month  so that it could be sent to the Centre for approval.

           He said the state government had constituted Pond Management Authority for rejuvenation of 14,000 ponds in the state. Irrigation and Water Resources Department is the nodal department for this work. He directed the department to identify the over flowing ponds on priority basis so that the excess water flowing in the ponds could be utilized for irrigation purposes.

          Describing Housing for All as a big-ticket project, the Chief Minister directed the officers concerned to take effective steps to ensure that all eligible beneficiaries got benefit of the scheme. A scheme should be prepared for providing housing facility to the residents of Rajiv Colony in Panchkula, and slum dwellers around the Majri Chowk, he added.

          According to a survey conducted by the Urban Local Bodies Department, 3.59 lakh eligible beneficiaries have been identified under the Housing for All Scheme in the state which included 3.06 lakh in urban areas and 53,000 in slums areas.

         In all, 12 check dams are to be constructed in the Shivalik foothills to tap excess water flowing during the rainy season. Out of these, six dams are in advance stages of construction. For the remaining dams, the Department of Irrigation and Water Resources is in the process of obtaining NOC from the Upper Yamuna River Board.

          Regarding setting up 50 lakes in the state, the agency finalized to conduct feasibility study would submit its report by August 15, 2018. The department has also identified 15 water bodies in Sonipat and Palwal, which would be filled during this monsoon season.

            Among those present at the meeting included Health Minister, Mr Anil Vij, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain, Minister of State for Public Health and Engineering, Dr Banwari Lal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr Rajesh Khullar, and other senior officers of the various departments.

YOGA AAYOG: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that the State Government would consider the demand put forth by the Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev regarding constituting a Yoga Aayog in the State.

          Baba Ramdev today called on the Chief Minister here today regarding the International Yoda Day. He appreciated the Chief Minister for promoting yoga and establishing vyayamshalas in the state. Baba Ramdev said that he would assist in preparations of International Yoga Day on June 21.

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Haryana to issue appointment letters to 207 sportspersons

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 10

Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister . Anil Vij, has said that appointment letters would be given to the 207 sportspersons who won medals in international competitions during the tenure of the previous as well as the present state government.

          Besides, all the 22 sportspersons of Haryana who won medals in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, would be given cash prizes without any deduction. For this, he would speak to the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal.
       Interacting with media persons at Ambala today, Mr Vij said for giving cash prizes to 22 sportspersons without any deduction, he would prepare a file and send to the Chief Minister for approval.

        Out-of-turn appointment would be made of 207 sportspersons who won medals in international competitions. The file of these 207 sportspersons has already been approved by the Chief Minister. He expressed the hope that work on issuing the appointment letters would start this month.

          Mr Vij said an advertisement would also be released in newspapers, and any person up to the age of 50 years, who fulfilled the conditions, would be able to apply against the advertisement. The department would prepare a chart and upload it on its website to enable sportspersons to know the job being offered against the medals won by them.

FREE COACHING:  With a view to provide free coaching to the aspirants of CGL-2018  (Combined Graduate Level test), the Department  of  Welfare of Scheduled Castes or Backward Classes, Haryana has invited online applications from June 12 to June 22 on www.haryanascbc.gov.in.

          Giving details an official spokesperson said that the applicant should be permanent resident of Haryana and should belong to  Scheduled Caste or Backward Class besides having  family income up to Rs 2.5 lakh.

          He said to avail this opportunity, the applicant must attach the proof of applied for CGL-2018.

APPROVAL FOR TWO ROADS: The Haryana Government has given approval for improvement of two roads in district Panipat under National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) loan assistance.

        While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal has approved a proposal to this effect.
        He said that these included four-laning of Sanoli-Panipat road (stretch not covered under NH, that is, left out portion) and four-laning of Panipat (GT Road NH-44) to Dahar upto NH 709 including construction of ROBs on LC-58 and LC-59 in district Panipat.
        The spokesman said that the State Government has given in-principle approval to pose both the projects under NCRPB loan assistance. Apart from this, administrative approval of Rs 50 lakh has also been given for preparation of DPR of these projects, he added.  

APPEAL TO CONSERVE WATER: Minister of State for Public Health and Engineering, Dr. Banwari Lal  appealed the residents of Haryana  to conserve water as water level in different areas of the state has been declining rapidly, which is a matter of concern.

          He told the people to not to waste the water especially in summers  and use it wisely cause jal hai toh kal hai . He insisted on changing the water habits as the water shortage creates problems for the people. He told the people to put taps wherever water is freely flowing.

          Similarly, he appealed the people to not to wash their vehicles using pipes instead should do that with damp cloth. In the same way, for  irrigation people should use the drip irrigation or fountain irrigation  techniques in order to irrigate the land to its maximum without wasting much water.  

          He said the places in the State where there is shortage of tubewell water or river water, the water tankers would be provided. In addition 342 more tubewells would soon be setup in the various places throughout the State, he said.

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Haryana to celebrate anniversaries of Valmiki, Raidas, Kabir and Ambedkar

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 7
The Haryana Government has decided to officially celebrate the birth anniversaries of Maharishi Valmiki, Sant Shiromani Ravidas, Sant Kabir and Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar in the state. Kabir Jayanti will be celebrated from June 25 to July 1, 2018

 at district level.
         This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Mr. Krishan Kumar Bedi, at a press conference, here today.
          Briefing media persons about the issues discussed at a meeting of ministers chaired by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, Mr Bedi said procurement of sunflower would begin on June 15 for which all preparations had been done.
          The Central Government has allowed procurement of 40 per cent of sunflower produced in the state. According to estimates, 60,000 metric tonnes of sunflower is likely to be produced in Haryana.
          Mr Bedi said discussions were held at the meeting to reach maximum number of people through ‘Sampark se Samadhaan’ programme initiated on the completion of four years of the BJP Government at the Centre. Ministers, MPs and MLAs would take this programme to the booth level. The programme which began on May 26 would continue till June 11.
          In reply to a question regarding continuous protests by the employees against the government, Mr Bedi said the state government was working for the welfare of employees. The benefit of recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission has been given from Jan 1, 2016 to the employees in government departments, boards and corporations. Under the Congress government, the benefit of recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission took years to reach the people.
     Mr Bedi said the issues of safai karamcharis of municipal corporations had been solved. The state government has also decided to give weekly off to police officials and daily wages of Home Guards had been increased from Rs 300 to Rs 572 equivalent to police officials.
SANSKRIT AS ELECTIVE SUBJECT: The Haryana Government has decided to again introduce Sanskrit as an elective subject in various government colleges of the state  and  B.Sc.  (Medical) in Government College Chhachhrauli, from the academic year 2018-19.
          Giving this information, an official  spokesperson said here today that earlier the Higher Education Department had stopped Sanskrit classes in such colleges as had fewer than 20 students. But now even with 10 students Sanskrit classes would start.
         In addition, the government has decided to convert Government College for Girls, Mandi Hariya, into Co-education College, and boys would also be admitted from the current academic session. Similarly, the name of Government College for Girls, Bilaspur (Yamunanagar), has been changed to Government College, Bilaspur (Yamunanagar), and Government College for Girls, Chamu Kalan (Kurukshetra), has been renamed as Government College, Chamu Kalan (Kurukshetra).
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CM congratulates kickboxer Monal Kukreja

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 4

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has congratulated Ms Monal Kukreja of Haryana for winning two medals, one gold and one silver in World Cup Diamond Kickboxing Competition.

          In his tweet, Mr Manohar Lal has congratulated Ms Monal Kukreja on this big achievement and said that the daughter of Haryana has brought laurels to the State by winning medals at the mega event. Ms Monal Kukreja has won gold medal in kick light event and Silver Medal in light contact event in 37 kilogram category in World Cup Diamond Kickboxing Competition.

        The Chief Minister has also wished for the bright future of Ms Monal Kukreja.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal has accorded administrative approval amounting to Rs 2.37 crore for the construction of road from village Gawahi to Dakrog (Gawahi up to Mohi) in district Panchkula.

        While giving this information here today, a spokesman of Public Works (Building and Roads) Department said that the Chief Minister has also accorded administrative approval of Rs 1.63 crore for the widening of road  from 12 feet to 18 feet from Shamgarh to village Bhaini Khurd in district Karnal.

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Names of social workers and representatives of women notified

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 4

The Haryana Government has notified the names of social workers and representatives of women of 11 District Legal Services Authorities for a period of two years.

        While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal has approved a proposal in this regard.

        He said that while Mr Deepak Anand social worker and Ms Archana Sharma women representative have been nominated as members of District Authority Ambala, Mr Diwan Chand Raheja social worker and Mrs Sunita Sardana women representative have been nominated as members of District Authority Bhiwani. Similarly, Mr Madan Mohan Grover social worker and Mrs Manju Mehta women representative have been nominated as members of District Authority Fatehabad, Ms Usha Saini social worker and Ms Kamlesh Rani have been nominated as members of District Authority Hisar, Mr Naresh Jaglan social woker and Ms Usha Chawla as members of District Authority Jind and Mr P.R Nath social worker and Dr Sujata women representative as members of District Authority Karnal.

        The spokesman said that Mr P.K Chaudhary social worker and Ms Preeti Garg women representative have been nominated as members of  District Authority Narnaul, Mr Nooruddin Noor social worker and Ms Manju Lata women representative as members of District Authority Mewat at Nuh, Mrs Sujata  Tripathi social worker and Ms Manisha Mangla women representative as members of District Authority Palwal, Mr Ved Parkash Kumar social worker and Ms Meenakshi Sharma women representative as members of  District Authority Panchkula and Mr Tajinder Kumar social worker and Ms Shashi Sachdeva women representative as members of  District Authority Sirsa.

ADDITIONAL CHARGE: The Haryana government has given Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, Mr S.S. Phulia, the additional charge of Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal during the leave period of Mrs Sunita Verma, with immediate effect.

NINE RECOMMENDED:  Haryana Government has recommended the name of nine candidates for appointment on the post of Presidents in the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Fora in the State on the basis of marks secured by them.

        While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal has approved a proposal in this regard.

        He said that these included Dr Jhamman Ram Chauhan of Officers Colony, Sessions House, Panipat, Mr Gulab Singh of Sector 25 Panchkula, Mr Nagender Singh of Sector 3 Rohtak, Mr Krishan Kumar of District Court Complex, ADR Centre Sonepat, Mr Manjeet Singh Naryal of Adarsh Nagar, tehsil Kharar, district Mohali, Mrs Neena Sandhu of Sector 35-A, Chandigarh, Mr Amit Arora of Urban Estate Karnal, Mrs Neelam Kashyap of Sector 6 Karnal and Mr Jaswant Singh of Sector 2, Urban Estate Kurukshetra.

        He said that the appointment as President, District Consumer Disputes Redressal Fora would be for a term of 5 years from the date of joining or till he attains the age of 65 years whichever is earlier.

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Pearl farming fetches Vinod Kumar rich dividends

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 4

His intense desire to do something different in life has made him set an example for others to emulate. Vinod Kumar of Jamalpur village in Gurugram district, a qualified engineer, has earned the epithet of being the first progressive farmer to have initiated fresh water pearl cultivation in Haryana. And his path-breaking effort has brought him rich dividends.

      Giving details, Mr Vinay Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, said in Gurugram today that now Vinod was doing pearl farming on one bigha of land. In 2016, he along with his uncle, learnt about fish rearing from the district office of the Fisheries Department.

   Vinod had a small piece of land measuring 20x20 ft on which he could not do pearl farming. Guided by the district fisheries officer, Mr Dharmender Singh, he went to the Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquaculture in Bhubaneswar for one month to get training in pearl culture. Back from training, he started pearl culture in village Jamalpur, which yielded excellent results: he earned over Rs 4 lakh in 2017.

          Gurugram is the first district to have initiated pearl culture. Inspired by the results, other districts are also preparing to adopt pearl culture. It is pertinent to mention here that 50 per cent subsidy is given by the Fisheries Department for farmers doing pearl culture.

        About Rs 40,000 was the initial investment Vinod made in putting together the required infrastructure. A nucleus is inserted in oyster and the oyster is wrapped in a net bag which is hung from a stick and left in 4-foot deep water in a pond for eight to 10 months.

          Mr Singh said following in the footsteps of Vinod, farmers in many other districts are also taking to pearl culture. Ramavtar, a farmer of village Bhonda Kalan in Gurugram, has also started doing pearl culture on his one-acre land. One farmer from district Kurukshetra is also making efforts to make a beginning.

          Vinod Kumar’s ardent desire and keen efforts brought him results. Due to urbanization, land for agriculture is decreasing by the day. Given this scenario, pearl cultivation can play a vital role in providing source of livelihood and help in doubling the income of farmers, Mr Singh added.

          Mr Vinod said when he first heard of pearl farming his initial reaction was of disbelief. But after getting training in Bhubaneswar, he developed faith and self-confidence to take the plunge. “I made up my mind on taking to pearl farming and left my engineering profession, Now, And I have no regrets”, Vinod said.

          Mr Singh said with more framers taking active interest in pearl culture, the district office of Fisheries Department had started imparting training to them free of cost.

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Haryana bans single-use water bottles in all government offices

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 4
Taking a significant decision on the eve of ‘World Environment Day’ on June 5, the Haryana Government has decided to ban single-use water bottles in all government offices in the state.        

       This and several other environment-friendly decisions were taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today. Now, only multi-use water bottles will be used in all government offices. 

The Chief Minister said a five-point programme would be implemented for maintaining ecological balance. Besides  banning single-use water bottles in government offices, the programme includes plantation of 20 lakh saplings, replacing halogen and sodium bulbs and tubelights with LED in government offices across the state by August 15, digging of 1,000 pits for water recharging and rain water harvesting in  government buildings in ten municipal corporations within three months, and making Haryana a polythene-free state. 

It has also been decided that from now onwards, the Urban Local Bodies Department would not purchase any new stock of bulbs and tubelights other than LED. The damaged or non-functioning street lights in municipalities would be replaced only with LED.
The Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain, Transport, Home and Jails Minister, Mr Krishan Lal Panwar, and Minister of State for Public Health and Engineering, Dr Banwari Lal, were also present at the meeting.
          The Chief Minister directed the departments concerned to take up the five-point programme in mission mode and implement it withing a maximum of six months through public participation. 
            India is the global host of 2018 World Environment Day on June 5, 2018. The state government has decided to celebrate World Environment Day in a befitting manner throughout the state, he added.
          The Chief Minister directed that single-used water bottles would not be used in government offices; only multi-used water bottles would be used. No orders will be issued for the purchase of single-use water bottles from tomorrow. 
    He issued directions that a special plantation drive be launched in the state under which students from class 6th to 12th would plant at least one sapling each on the premises of their houses. They would also be provided tree-guards at economical rates. This would not only connect the students with plants but also ensure their safety and upkeep, he added.  

There are about 20 lakh students studying in classes 6th to 12th in the state. Plants would be made available by the Forest Department. The activity would be jointly carried out by the departments of Forest, Education, Urban local Bodies and Development and Panchayats.
          The Chief Minister said sufficient number of taps would be provided to keep a check on the wastage of water.  The Public Health and Engineer Department, Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and Urban Local Bodies Department have been told to generate awareness among the people to save water by organizing camps and by drafting slogans. 

Laying emphasis on the recharging of water, the Chief Minister directed digging of 1,000 pits for water recharging and rain water harvesting in government buildings in ten municipal corporations within three months.

     Besides, he also directed the Urban Local Bodies Department to conduct a survey of houses of 500 square yards and above, to see whether they have made provision for water recharging and rain water harvesting.
          Mr Manohar Lal said the state government had drawn up plans to replace all halogen and sodium bulbs and tubelights in the state with energy-efficient LED bulbs and tubelights. To begin with, it has been decided to effect this replacement in government buildings by August 15. A comprehensive scheme would be prepared to replace the plastic goods in the state, especially the polythene bags, he added.
          Among those present included the Chief Secretary Mr D.S Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary, Dr Rakesh Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Transport, Mr Dhanpat Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Public Health and Engineering, Mr Rajiv Arora, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Manging Director HVPN, Mr Vineet Garg, Director General Urban Local Bodies, Mr Nitin Yadav, and other senior officers of various departments.

MID-DAY MEAL: A State Level Steering Committee constituted for implementation of Mid-Day Meal programme which met under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Mr D.S. Dhesi here today, approved an action plan and budget of Rs 388 crore for financial year 2018-19.
          Mr Dhesi today directed hafed and Health department to get the fortified wheat flour tested according to prescribed standards by forming a committee. He also directed to procure fortified oil through the medium of tender.

            For implementation of Mid-Day Meal programme, the centre and the state government will share 60:40 ratio in the budget. Apart from this, under Public Distribution System, Mid-Day Meal Scheme and Integrated Child Development Scheme, in the first phase two blocks of district Ambala; Narayangarh and Brada are being provided with wheat flour rich with vital vitamins by Hafed Flour Mill, Taraori, district Karnal.
          Under the Mid-day Meal scheme, children are being given 200 ml flavoured milk thrice in a week. Agencies like Food Corporation of India, Hafed and ISKON have been included under this scheme.
          Those present included Additional Chief Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs,  Mr Ram Niwas, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Mr R.R. Jowel, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education, Mrs Dheera Khandelwal,  Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Mr. T.V.S.N. Prasad and  Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Mr Raja Shekhar Vundru. 

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Guidelines for centralized online admission

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 1

Haryana Higher Education Department has issued guidelines for centralized online admission in all the Government, Aided and Self Financing Degree (SFS) Colleges for the academic Session 2018-19. The online admissions will begin from June 6 and the last date for applying online will be June 22, 2018 (12pm midnight).

        While giving this information, a spokesman of the department said that from academic session 2018-19, the roll numbers of the students getting admission in first year of under graduate and post graduate course would be ‘Auto generated’ by the system and these roll numbers would remain same for a student for the next three to two years, as the case may be. Roll numbers of only those candidates would be generated who have successfully deposited the fee, he added.

        All candidates would be intimated for all successful steps in the application form through SMS. Common weightage criteria would be applicable for all the affiliated colleges. Admission on the basis of marks in qualifying examination =100 marks + weight age marks. For example if marks obtained in the qualifying exam is 300 out of total 500 and percentage is 60 and weightage is 5 marks then total would be 65.

        The criteria for granting weightages would be 5 marks for under graduate and post graduate course. The maximum weightage admissible for admission in under graduate and post graduate course is 10, in UG and PG courses, 5 marks would be given to sportspersons who have won first or second or third position at the University State Level Tournaments organised by the State government or Haryana Olympic Association or university in individual events or team games or have actually participated in inter-university or national level duly recognized by Association of Indian Universities or concerned National Federation or Indian Olympic Association in the games in which Inter-University Tournaments are organised by AIU. Except for B.P.ED and M.P.ED courses. Candidates claiminh sports weightage must submit gradation certificate issued by the Director Sports of the states concerned or by an authority authorized by the Director of sports of the concerned State indicating grade.

        He said that 5 marks for candidates of PG courses, who have passed Honours examination at the graduation level in the concerned subject, for admission to Master of social work (MSW) course, the candidates who have passed B.A. Social Work subject, for admission to M.A. Fine Arts course, the candidate who have passed BFA degree and for BFA course the students who have passed Class 12 with Fine Arts subject, for M.Sc Mathematics with Computer Science, the candidates who have passed BA/B.Sc.with Computer Science as an elective subject in addition to Mathematics subject, for admission to M.Sc.Biotechnology, who have passed B.SC with Biotechnology as one of the subject, for M.A in Defence and strategic studies,who have passed B.A. with Defence studies or Military Science or Studies as one of the subject, for P.G. Diploma in Translation, the candidates who have passed M.A (English) or (Hindi).

       He said that two provisional lists would be generated for each round and applicants (falling under same list) would be called for document verification, prior to release of Final Merit List. For example, filling up of online admission forms starting from June 6, 2018 till June 22, 2018, provisional list would be generated and published by Directorate of Higher Education and would be provided to colleges within two days. Informing applicants (through SMS) who are falling in provisional lists for document verification within three days. Final Merit would be published after verification process, which would be valid for next three days. Student falling in Final Merit List would pay their Fee within this period.

He said that to ensure the admission cancellation, a self-cancellation provision would be provided to the applicants in their login and they would have to cancel their first admission. A system generated cancellation certificate would be provided to applicant and colleges. Aadhaar number and Bank Account Number should be mandatory for all applicants.

All Principals are requested to check and verify subjects offered by the college along with subject combinations, number of seats in each course, fee structure of each course and class. No prospectus should be printed for students applying in under graduate and post graduate course(s) of all the government aided and self financing degree (SFS) colleges, he added
All admissions of 2 and 3 year of students of Govt. College and 2 year students of Aided and Self financing Colleges should be done through e-Challan only. The e-challans for all the students who are to be promoted to next class can be generated by the college in advance and the validity of these e-challans would be from June 28 - July 12, 2018.  No old student would have to fill up form online for 2018-19. At the headquarters two toll free numbers with four lines would be available from 9 am to 6 pm on all working days.

There would be separate merit list(s) for the budgeted and self financing course(s) in each of the Govt. Aided college even where the same course is operating under different schemes and the fee would be charged by the college as per the prescribed fee structure as submitted to the government by the college principal.

All newly opened Govt. Girls colleges, should update their web portal before starting admission process. Principal of the concerned colleges who have the additional charge of these new colleges may appoint the nodal in-charge for web portal and online admission.

Any inquiry or suggestion if any, can be sent to this office through email only, hedu.admission2015@gmail.com for Govt. Colleges only and  admissionpvthry@gmail.com for Aided and SFS colleges.

Detailing on the tentative schedule for Centralized online admission 2018-19 for Under Graduate Classes, he said that provisional List Generation for First Round would begin from June 23 - 25, document verification for first round provisional List begin from June 26 - 28, final first merit list generation from June 29 -l 30, and final merit list would be displayed July 1, 2018. Fee depositing for first merit list from July 2 - 4.

Provisional list         generation for second round would begin from July 5-6, document verification for second round provisional List  from July7-9, final second merit list generation from July 10-11, and final merit list would be displayed on July 12 and fee depositing for second merit list from July 12 -14, he added.

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