Haryana CEO ruling in case of death of a candidate during election process

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 26 

 Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana Rajeev Ranjan said that during the election process, if any candidate of the recognized political party dies after 11 a.m. on the last date of filing of nomination papers, but the nomination papers have been filled by the candidate and even during the scrutiny of nomination papers, the nomination papers are found correct and if the nomination is not withdrawn then in that situation the election process will be postponed.

Mr. Ranjan gave this information during the review meeting of the election preparations with all the District Electoral Officers through video conferencing, here today.

In the meeting, Mr. Ranjan said that if the information of the death of any candidate of the recognized political party is received before the voting begins, the process of voting will be postponed. He said that if there is an independent candidate or a candidate of recognized political party from another state, then the process of voting will not be postponed and the process of voting will continue.

He apprised all the District Electoral Officers that for the first time, the Election Commission of India has given the special facility to displaced voters. If any Kashmiri displaced voter comes with his Form-M and Form 12-C, then the District Electoral Officer has to upload all documents on the portal along with his current residential proof, displaced certificate and identity card.

Mr. Ranjan said that the use of the loudspeaker will be prohibited from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. During this duration, there will be ban on the bulk SMS and door-to-door campaign.

He said that voting for Lok Sabha elections will be held in Haryana on May 12. Therefore, during the election duties, all the Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers will ensure to keep their mobile phones active so that the complaints on the           c-Vigil app can be redressed promptly. Apart from this, all the officers will ensure to complete all the preparations related to the elections. Taking the feedback about DSC, Logical Data, he said that all the officers should give special training to the sector officials of their respective districts. He directed all the Deputy Commissioners not to assign double duty of any employee during elections.

Mr Ranjan also informed that at the time of nomination, the candidate of General Category would have to pay nomination fee of Rs 25,000, candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe have to pay nomination fee of Rs 12,500. Apart from this, all candidates would have to fill up all the columns of Form No. 26 and application would be rejected in case any column is found blank.

         The Chief Electoral Officer also sought information from all deputy commissioners about the removal of posters and hoardings in 72 hours. He also directed that special attention should be paid to distilleries in districts. He also directed the officers to pay special attention on the sale and supply of liquor during the elections. A separate committee should be constituted for monitoring this work, which would time to time inspect the sale and supply of liquor. He directed the officers to get the weapons of all license holders deposited expeditiously.  

          He said that all Assistant Returning Officer (ARO), sector magistrates, supervisors and polling officers of the district should be given training. The polling centers should be inspected and ensured that all the necessary amenities are being provided there.           

          He said that Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) should be run in those polling stations in the districts where voting percentage was less in the last elections by generating awareness among voters about voting rights.

          He said that the NCC and NSS youth should be made volunteers in the elections so as to take their support in the polling. Similarly, as per the needs of visually impaired and divyangs, a member of his or her family should assist them for casting their vote easily.

          He said that all the booths would be monitored with CCTV cameras. ‘You are under Surveillance’ should be written at each Polling Station. Apart from the officers and employees appointed at the polling station, the activities of other officers visiting there would also be recorded in the camera which would be monitored by the Commission. He said that micro observers should be appointed on every location in all districts and their complete details along with mobile numbers should be uploaded on the Commission's website. He also reviewed the complaints received on cVIGIL and directed the officers to redress them within the prescribed time.

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ECI cVIGIL app is now available on iPhone also

CHANDIGARH MARCH 15: 

The cVIGIL app launched by the Election Commission of India is now available on iPhone also. Earlier, it was available only on android based mobile phones. It can be downloaded from the App Store of the iPhone besides Google Play Store.

          While giving information, Haryana Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Dr. Inder Jeet said that the Election Commission of India is keeping a vigil on violations of Model Code of Conduct. Thus to ensure the participation of the common man, first time, the cVIGIL app has been launched.

          He said that through this latest mobile application, citizens can report violations of Model Code of Conduct during the elections. They can download this cVIGIL app from Google Play Store on android phone and from the App Store on the iPhone.

          He said that a person can take photo or record video up to two minutes and upload through this cVIGIL app. This photo or video would be uploaded with the automatic GPS location. Within 20 minutes after filing the complaint, the concerned team would reach the location and efforts would be made to resolve the complaint within 100 minutes. If any serious complaint is found, in which registering a FIR is required, then such cases would be resolved through a systematic process and those serious cases which cannot be settled, would be sent to the National Grievances Redressal System portal. The identity of the complainant will be kept confidential by the Commission, if he wishes so, he added.

Meanwhile, In view of Model Code of Conduct effective during the Lok Sabha General Elections-2019, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Mr Rajeev Ranjan has urged the Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Heads of all the Departments to get the proposals related to their respective departments examined by the Screening Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, before sending it directly to the office of Election Commission of India and Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, for obtaining permission.

          While giving this information, Mr. Rajeev Ranjan said that Haryana Chief Secretary, Mr. D.S. Dhesi is the Chairman of the Screening Committee, while Additional Chief Secretaries or Commissioners and Secretaries of the Departments concerned and Principal Secretaries or Secretaries of the Monitoring and Coordination Department are its members. He said that department should send the proposal to the office of Chief Electoral Officer through the Screening Committee, making it sure that the proposal is of high importance and cannot wait till the completion of the election process.

          He said that, Mr Shekhar Vidyarthi has been appointed the nodal officer to ensure the compliance of Model Code of Conduct and matters related to its violation, he added.

232 CASES IF UNFAIR MEANS REGISTERED: A total of 232 cases of unfair means was registered across the state during the History and Biotechnology exam of senior secondary (Academic, Re-Appearance and Open School) of Board of School Education, Haryana, which was held on March 14, 2019. Due to the negligence of duty, three supervisors were also relieved from duty in the state.

          While giving information about this, a spokesman of the Board said that the examination centres of district Bhiwani were inspected by the flying squad of the Chairman of the Board, where two cases of using unfair means was caught. Similarly, the flying squad of the Board Secretary inspected the examination centres at Bawani Khera, Kungar, Pur and Mundhal of district Bhiwani, where a case of using unfair means was caught.

          He said that the special flying squad of Board Chairman caught 27 cases of using unfair means in the examination centres of districts Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Hisar, Karnal, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamunanagar and Nuh. Similarly, the special flying squad of Board Secretary caught 8 cases of using unfair means in examination centres of districts of Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jind and Charkhi Dadri. He said that the Rapid Action Force has caught 12 cases and the other flying squads have caught 182 cases of using unfair means.

          The spokesman said that written communication has been sent to the Education Department to initiate disciplinary action against the supervisors who have been relieved from duty for negligence during the ongoing annual examination of March-2019 across the state.

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Haryana CEO says eligible voters can apply till April 12

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 13  

Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, Mr. Rajeev Ranjan said that eligible citizens who are 18 years old or above as on January 1, 2019 and have not got their vote made, should get it done to ensure their participation in the democratic set up. For this, the eligible voter can apply latest by April 12.

          While stating this here today, Mr. Ranjan said that it is very easy for eligible citizens to get their vote made. They can fill Form-6 online or in offline mode. He said that if Form-6 is filled after April 12 then it would be considered after completion of election process. He said that the Commission has also launched helpline number 1950 through which citizens can get any information related to their vote, polling station, status of form, assembly constituency area, BLO or District Electoral Officer. He said that the Commission has given special facility to students to get their vote made. Those students who are living in hostels or as tenants and they do not have any proof of residence, they can get their vote made with the recommendation of the head of their institution.

          Mr. Ranjan said that for the first time, the Commission has launched PwD mobile app to provide maximum facilities to disabled voters. As many as 85,000 disabled voters have so far got themselves registered on this app. Through this app, the disabled voters would be provided facility of vehicle from their residence to polling station besides ensuring facilities of ramp, drinking water, lights, wheel chair and ballot paper/braille voter slip. PwD mobile app can be downloaded on android mobile phone from playstore. He said that the Commission has been running Voter Verification and Information Programme (VVIP) from last two months in view of the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2019.

          He said that this time better facilities have been provided to service voters such as soldiers and para-military personnel. Earlier, ballots were sent to service voters through post and sometimes it does not reach the service voter or sometimes the place of posting of service voter was changed. Therefore, this year ballot paper would be sent online so that they could exercise their right to vote.

          The Chief Electoral Officer said that the candidates or political parties would have to obtain certificate from Media Certification and Monitoring Committee before getting publicity material printed or broadcasted. Apart from this, they would also have to obtain certificate for sending bulk SMS. He said that this time the candidates would also have to give information of their social media accounts. The candidates would also have to obtain certificate for posting any publicity material on social media accounts. He said that the Commission has already interacted with the representatives of social media websites and they would not post any publicity material with the certificate.

          The Commission has also launched cVigil app through which the residents can also file complaints to Commission regarding violation of Model Code of Conduct. People can download the app from playstore and they can upload picture or a two-minute video. This photo or video would include the GPS location. The concerned team would reach the spot within 20 minutes after the complaint is registered and the complaint would be resolved within 100 minutes. If the complaint wants then he or she can file the complaint as anonymous complainant and his or her identity would be kept secret by the Commission, he added.

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Haryana IAS officers to donate 2.30 lakh to dependents of CRPF martyrs

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 13

 Haryana IAS Officers Association has decided to contribute a sum of Rs 2.30 lakh to help the dependents of the CRPF martyrs who laid down their lives in the terrorist attack at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.

          Mr A.K. Singh, Secretary, Haryana IAS Officers Association has informed that the amount has been collected by all the Haryana IAS Officers themselves and decided to give to the dependents of the martyrs of the Pulwama terrorist attack.

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Nine IAS officers transferred with immediate effect.

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 6
 Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of nine IAS officers with immediate effect.
       Amit Jha, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Sports and Youth Affairs Department (Designate) and Advisor, Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board has been posted as ACS, Medical Education & Research Department and Advisor, Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board.
       Rajeev Arora, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and ACS, Health and Family Welfare and ACS, Medical Education & Research Department (Designate) has been posted as Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and ACS, Health and Family Welfare Department and ACS, Public Health Engineering Department.
          Anand Mohan Sharan, Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies and Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department has been posted as Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department and Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
          Vijayendra Kumar, Secretary, General Administration, Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management-I, Project Director, State Resident Database Authority and Managing Director, Haryana Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (HARTRON) and Secretary & Director General, Electronics and Information Technology Department has been posted as Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management-I and Secretary and Director General, Environment and Climate Change Department. 
          Praveen Kumar, Secretary & Director General, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes Development Corporation and Managing Director, Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam has been posted as Secretary & Director General, Science and Technology Department. 
          Sameer Pal Srow, Secretary & Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages and Grievances Department and Secretary & Director General, Hospitality Department has been given the additional charge of Secretary & Director General, Urban Local Bodies and Mission Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission and State Urban Development Authority. 
          Shekhar Vidyarathi, Special Secretary & Director, Environment and Climate Change Department, Chief Executive, Khadi and Village Industries Board Haryana, Member Secretary, Haryana Backward Classes Commission and Special Secretary & Director, Urban Local Bodies and Mission Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission and State Urban Development Authority has been posted as Special Secretary & Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Chief Executive, Khadi and Village Industries Board Haryana and Member Secretary, Backward Classes Commission.
          Sanjeev Verma, Special Secretary & Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has been posted Special Secretary & Director, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes Development Corporation and Managing Director, Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam.
          Rajiv Rattan, Special Secretary, Home-II and Commissioner, Gurudwara Elections and Special Secretary & Director, Science and Technology has been posted as Special Secretary, Home-II and Commissioner, Gurudwara Elections. 
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Exchange of shamilat land in Jhajjar approved

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 5

Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal here today, has given approval for the exchange of shamilat land measuring 30 kanal 19.5 marla of Gram Panchayat Kukdola, block Badli, district Jhajjar with the land measuring 30 kanal 19.5 marla of the Model Economic Township Limited.

          The Cabinet also gave approval for the exchange of shamilat land measuring 21 kanal 14.5 marla of Gram Panchayat Munimpur, block Badli, district Jhajjar with the land measuring 21 kanal 14.5 marla of the Model Economic Township Limited.

          The Cabinet also gave approval for the exchange of shamilat land measuring 49 kanal 19 marla of Gram Panchayat Dadri Toe, block and district Jhajjar with the land measuring 49 kanal 19 marla of the Model Economic Township Limited.

          The Cabinet also gave approval for the exchange of shamilat land measuring 13 kanal 8 marla of Gram Panchayat Soundhi, block Badli, district Jhajjar with the land measuring 13 kanal 8 marla of the Model Economic Township Limited.

          The Cabinet also gave approval for the exchange of shamilat land measuring 13 kanal 6 marla of Gram Panchayat Bamnola, block Badli, district Jhajjar with the land measuring 13 kanal 6 marla of the Model Economic Township Limited.

LEASE APPROVED:The Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved leasing out 600 square yards land of Municipal Committee, Mahendragarh to Dhanak Samaj Uthan Sangthan, Mahendragarh for construction of Dharamshala.

        SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PRISONERS:  The land will be leased out for a period of 99 years.

The Cabinet approved amendment in Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988 for making special provisions for prisoners other than hardcore prisoners.

          Under the Amendment, a convict other than a hardcore prisoner will be released on temporary basis or on furlough to attend marriage of his grand child or sibling, or death of his grandparent, parent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child or grandchild under an Armed Police Escort for a period of 48 hours to be decided by the concerned Superintendent of Jail.

          Further, a convict other than a hardcore prisoner may be released on temporary basis to attend the marriage of his daughter for 96 hours and for the marriage of his son for 72 hours under an Armed Police Escort, to be decided by the concerned Superintendent of Jail. He will intimate with 24 hours the concerned District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police in this regard with full particulars of the hardcore prisoners being so released.

          Earlier, such a provision was not available to the convicted prisoners other than the hardcore prisoners in sub section 5A in the Act. However, now the Act has been amended to insert sub section 5B so as to remove this anomaly.

NEW TOLL PLAZA:  The Haryana Cabinet  approved the installation of new Toll Plaza on Punhana to Lakarpur, Sri Singalheri, Thenkri, Jamalgarh, Ranota-Manota to Dondal Road upto Rajasthan Border in Nuh district.

          Since the time period for all ongoing Toll Points was extended from its earlier expiry period of March 31,2017 to March 31,2022, the time period for this new Toll Plaza was also approved upto March 31,2022.

The Cabinet also approved the de-notification of Toll Plaza-12 (Yamunanagar-Radaur-Ladwa-Thanesar Road) as per the announcement of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, during his visit to village Damla, district Yamunanagar on October 28,2018.

          The Toll Plaza since then have been closed with effect from November 1,2018. The Cabinet today gave ex-post-facto approval for the closure of this Toll Plaza.

POLICY ON PURCHASE OF LAND VOLUNTARILY: Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal here today, has given approval for ‘Policy on Purchase of Land Voluntarily offered to Government for Developmental Projects’ (Second Amendment), 2019.

          Under the Policy, the quorum of the ‘Committee of Secretaries’ and ‘High Powered Land Purchase Committee’ will be at least 50 per cent of the members including Chairperson.

          The Committee of Secretaries headed by Chief Secretary can take decision in purchasing land upto 20 per cent over and above the fair value (collector) rates and such cases need not go to High Powered Land Purchase Committee.

          The Minister-in-charge of the concerned department will also be a member of the High Powered Land Purchase Committee.

PUNJAB JAIL SERVICE RULES AMENDED: The Cabinet  approved the amendment in Punjab Jail Service (Class II) Rules, 1963.

          Under the Amendment, 25 per cent of the post of Deputy Superintendent Jail will be filled by direct recruitment and 75 per cent by promotion from amongst Assistant Superintendent Jail having at least seven years experience as such or by transfer or deputation of an officer already in the service of any State Government or the Government of India.

          The quota of 12.5 per cent to the Ministerial cadre has been dropped in view of the fact that the Superintendents are enjoying higher grade pay than Deputy Superintendents and as such were not willing for the promotion under reference resulting into permanent vacancies under this quota.

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300 Central and State schemes for welfare of poor

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 5  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that during the last four years, the State Government has worked for the prosperity of the people belonging to all sections of the society including poor and labourers by ensuring them the benefit of various schemes and programmes online.

          The Chief Minister said this while addressing the workers of unorganized sector, at the state level function of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojna (PM-SYM) (launched nationwide by the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi from Vastral, Gujarat) in Panchkula today.

          On this occasion, the Chief Minister also awarded Registration Letter and incentive money of Rs 5100 each to the first ten workers registered under the PM-SYM scheme. He also awarded certificate of appreciation to the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) of Common Service Centre (CSC) Raipur Rani and CSC Buriya, Yamuna Nagar for their outstanding work in the registration process under PM-SYM scheme.

         He said that over 300 Central and State Government schemes are being run for the welfare for the poor. The State Government has established Antyodaya Saral Kendras and Atal Seva Kendras at the village level so as to make available schemes of various departments under one roof.

          The Chief Minister also announced that the premium amount of Rs 55 to Rs 200 per month under the PM-SYM scheme would be  borne by the State Government from June 2019. Besides, he also announced that amount of premium under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana would to be borne by the State Government in future.

          The Chief Minister said that unique identity card of each family is being prepared in the State to ensure that the eligible families get the benefit of various schemes in a transparent manner. He said to avail the benefit under the Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana; the family has to nominate one of the family members. He said that it is matter of pride that Haryana is at number one position in the country in implementing Central Government schemes and also  a leading state in registrations under PM-SYM scheme which was launched by the Prime Minister today.

                     He said that besides workers, schemes have also been started for the farmers, under which small and marginal farmers with land holding of up to 5 acres would be given financial assistance of Rs. 500 per month or Rs. 6,000  per annum in three installments of Rs. 2000 each by the Central Government. On the same lines, the state government has also decided to provide annual financial assistance of Rs 6000 to the small and marginal farmers of the State. For this, the State Government has made a provision of Rs.1500 crore in the budget, he added.

          He said that today the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi  has launched PM-SYM scheme nationwide under which workers of unorganized sector including home based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, cobblers, rag pickers, domestic workers, washer men, rickshaw pullers, landless labourers, own account workers, agricultural workers, construction workers, beedi workers, handloom workers, leather workers, audio-visual workers and similar other occupations, between the age group of 18 and 40 years would be benefited with minimum pension of Rs 3,000 per month after attaining the age of 60 years.  He said that under Ayushman Bharat Yojana around 15.50 lakh people have been registered in Haryana, under which medical treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh is provided in the empanelled Government or private hospitals.

          While describing today as a historical day, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has taken several initiatives to make the workers more prosperous..

          Speaking on this occasion, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Nayab Singh Saini said that it is a matter of pride that the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today dedicated the PM-SYM scheme to the workers of the country. The Chief Minister is working with the mantra of Antyodaya to ensure that the benefit of various government schemes and programme reach to the last person standing in the queue.

           Among those present on this occasion include Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu, Transport Minister, Mr Krishan Lal Panwar,  Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Krishan Kumar Bedi, MLA Panchkula, Mr Gian Chand Gupta and MLA Kalka, Mrs Latika Sharma and other senior officers of the labour department and district administration, Panchkula.

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Transfer orders of nine IAS and 1 HCS officers issued

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 4 

Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of nine IAS officers and one HCS officer with immediate effect.

           Mr Amit Jha, Additional Chief Secretary Medical Education and Research, Advisor Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board and Additional Chief Secretary Science and Technology Department has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Department and Advisor Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board.

           Mr Siddhi Nath Roy, Additional Chief Secretary Forests and Wild Life Department has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.

           Mr Rajeev Arora, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department has been given additional charge of Medical Education and Research Department.

           Mr Ashok Khemka, Principal Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Department has been posted as Principal Secretary Science and Technology Department.

           Mr Apoorva Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary Town and Country Planning and Urban Estates Department has been given additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority.

           Mr Amit Kumar Agrawal, Excise and Taxation Commissioner and Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department and Nodal Officer, International Gita Mahotsav, 2018 has been given additional charge of Managing Director, Haryana Medical Services Corporation Limited.

           Mr Wazeer Singh Goyat, Secretary Finance Department has been given additional charge of Director General, Development and Panchayats and Rural Development and Secretary Development and Panchayats Department.

           Mr Chander Shekhar, Secretary, Haryana Secretariat Establishment and Cooperation Departments has been posted as Secretary Haryana Human Rights Commission.

    Mr Vijay Kumar Siddappa Bhavikatti, Director, Development and Panchayats and Rural Development and Additional Secretary Development and Panchayats Department has been posted as Additional Secretary Finance Department.

           Mr Mukul Kumar, HCS, Managing Director, Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills Limited has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, Secretariat Establishments.

           The orders regarding posting of Mr Jai Krishan Abhir, HCS will be issued separately.

YS SANDHU APPOINTED: The Haryana Government has appointed Mr Yadvinder Singh Sandhu, resident of Sardar Kulbir Singh Marg, NIT, Faridabad as Chairman, Haryana Yuva Aayog with immediate effect.

       It is worth mentioning that State Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal here recently, approved the Haryana State Youth Policy with an aim to empower the youth of the state to achieve their full potential to facilitate all round development of the society. The policy aims at addressing the age-bracket of 15 to 29 years with a view to have more focused approach which is in line with the definition of youth provided in the National Youth Policy.

          The objectives of the policy are to create productive work force that can make a sustainable contribution to the state’s and India’s economic development. It also aims to develop a strong and healthy generation equipped to take on future challenges. The policy will instil social values and promote community service to build national ownership. It will facilitate participation and civic engagement at all levels of governance. It will also support youth at risk and create equitable opportunity for all disadvantaged and marginalised youth.

7 IPRLD OFFICERS TRANSFERRED: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of seven officers of Information, Public Relations and Language Department with immediate effect.           

Mr Sahib Singh Godara, Deputy Director (DD), Hisar  will look after the work of District Information and Public Relations Officers  (DIPRO) Sirsa in addition to his present duties, Mr Neeraj Kumar, DD Film, Chandigarh, headquarter will also look after the work of DIPRO, Faridabad in addition to his present duties.

            Mr Amit Pawar, DIPRO, Charkhi Dadri  has  been given the charge of DIPRO, Hisar vice Mrs Paru Lata DIPRO, who has proceeded on Child Care Leave (CCL),  and her posting orders will be issued on her joining after availing leave.  

Mr Surender Verma, DIPRO Sirsa has been transferred to Chandigarh headquarter against a vacant post. Mr Rajesh Kumar AIPRO, Panchkula has been transferred to Chandigarh headquarter vice Mr Hardeep Singh AIPRO, who will also look after the work of DIPRO, Panchkula, in addition till the posting of regular arrangements.

            Mr Surender Singh, AIPRO, Bhiwani has been transferred to district  Charkhi Dadri  where he will also look after the work of DIPRO, in addition till the posting of regular arrangements.  

ADDITIONAL CHARGE: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of two IPS officers and six HPS officers with immediate effect.

Alok Kumar Roy, IPS, Additional Director General (ADG), Haryana Police Academy, HPA Madhuban has been given the additional charge of ADGP, State Vigilance Bureau (SVB). Y Puran Kumar, IPS, IG Home Guards has been transferred as IG, HAP, Madhuban.

Vinod Kumar, HPS, AIG/ Admin has been given additional charge of AIG, Provisioning and Welfare in addition to his present duties. Vinay Partap Singh SP/PTC Sunaria has been transferred as SP, Fatehabad vice Mr Deepak Saharan, who goes as SP/ PTC Sunaria. Adarshdeep Singh, DSP Jind has been transferred as ACP, Faridabad, Mahesh Kumar, DSP Narnaul has been transferred as DSP, 4^th Battalion, HAP Madhuban and Joginder Sharma, DSP Sirsa has been transferred as DSP, HIsar.

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