Haryana Police to launch special drive to check traffic violators

CHANDIGARH, MAY 31
  Haryana Police will launch a month-long special drive on June 1, 2018 to strictly deal with the traffic violators especially the motorists without helmets on the national highways in the state.  
          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Police Department said that in compliance of the orders of Punjab and Haryana High Court, all kinds of traffic violators especially the motorists without helmets would be sensitized to abide by the traffic rules while being on roads in the state. Those male or female motorists, who would ride a two wheeler without helmet, including pillion-riders and triple riders, would face challans including suspension of their driving licenses under the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act. Apart from this, Police will also lay special emphasis on penalizing the triple riding, which considers as one of the main causes of fatal accidents and fatalities. 
          The spokesman said that 24 traffic police stations have been set up to regulate the traffic situation in the state. Besides this, 6 new traffic police stations would soon come up in the state’s jurisdiction on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) and Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) highways, one each in district of Sonipat, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Mewat, Palwal and Faridabad to regulate traffic on the expressway. 
          He said that Deputy Inspector General, Traffic, Mr Rakesh Arya has directed all the traffic incharges to spread awareness about traffic norms and strict enforcement of the rules to regulate traffic. Our sole aim is that people should use helmets for their safety and not because the police is forcing it upon them or to escape from fine or challans. He also urged the motorists especially the women motorists to abide by the traffic rules and to use helmets. At the same time, police would also ensure that general public did not face any harassment, he added.  
          He said that Police would also make sure the documentation of traffic offences in the form of photographs and videography would be done to be presented to the High Court as evidence and to ensure strict legal action. DIG Mr Arya urged the motorists especially the women motorists to always wear helmet, follow the prescribed speed limit on the road and abide by the traffic rules to ensure their safe journey. 
          He also said that as many as 11,88,562 challans have been issued for all kind of traffic violations during the last five months period that is from January 1, 2018 to May 27, 2018. In addition, police has issued challans to 2,93,286 male motorists and 5,968 female motorists riding without helmet.
MOBILE PHONES: Taking stringent action against such drivers as are found guilty of using mobile phones while driving, the Haryana State Transport Department has issued instructions to suspend them immediately.
           Giving details, Transport Minister, Mr Krishan Lal Panwar said here today that with a view to ensuring the safety of general public, the department had issued directions to all general managers to suspend the drivers found guilty of using mobile phone while driving under Rule 8 and file charge-sheet against them.
          The move would minimize accidents and ensure the safety of the people travelling in state transport buses.
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One-time relief to unauthorized commercial constructions

CHANDIGARH, MAY 30
While unauthorized commercial constructions in Haryana are in for one-time relief, illegal conversions from residential to commercial in core areas are set to get a window for getting these regularized. But the one-time relief on both counts will not be a blanket one, and shall be subject to certain riders.
          The Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved a policy for grant of one-time relief to unauthorized commercial constructions and regularization of illegal conversions from residential to commercial in core areas.    
   The policy has been framed to provide one-time relief so that unauthorized commercial construction is brought into conformity with the Building Code and relevant Acts or Rules and regularization of illegal conversion. It has two parts. Part-A is related to granting relief to the unauthorized construction and Part-B relates to regularization of illegal conversion from residential to commercial in core areas.
          The concept of granting relief to unauthorized commercial construction in Part-A makes it clear that the policy will not be a blanket regularization policy, but a policy under which relief will be provided only if applied. 
    Regularization of unauthorized commercial construction will be permitted for only 10 years and within these years, the applicant will have to construct or rectify his building as per the building bye-law or code. The department will prepare an IT-based platform to record all submitted information on unauthorized commercial construction and prepare a complete database on central server, integrated with the software, which will scrutinize the building plans and prepare report on violations. The report will be provided to the applicant who has to rectify construction within the given span of 10 years. 
Responsibility of municipality:
          Other than applied cases, municipalities will upload data related to all applied/ approved/rejected building plans cases (till date) along with additional geographical information in the data base, so that the same will be followed up on the online system for compliance of applicable rules, payment of pending fee/ charges and obtaining of Occupation Certificate. The system will also issue notices with reference to applied cases for compliance.
          Along with certified unauthorized building plans, the municipalities will initiate preparation of existing land use plan of core/ old area showing residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, transport, open/ green space and any other land use (if required) with the purpose to know the existing situation.
          The municipality, if required, may divide the core/ old areas into several blocks for the purpose of re-development/ planning of same and will analyse the extent of unauthorized construction within the blocks or core/old areas and prepare a re-development scheme/ plan for the same.
          The re-development plan of block or core area will include widening of the existing street by acquiring land from the existing plots by offering additional FAR/ exemption from property tax/ awarding compensation/ any other viable offer for de-congesting streets and providing light and ventilation and green spaces in core areas.
          The municipality shall improvise its enforcement and planning mechanism by appointing staff and other technological measures such as, online scrutiny system, which will also act as an enforcement system and shall keep issuing timely notices/ reminders to applicants and notification to MC officials; creation of additional posts of enforcement staff like building inspectors, municipal engineers, architects and urban planner, will get sanctioned from the government on the basis of population of municipality/ urban area that is:
i.        For Every 20,000 population - 1 Building inspector and 1 Municipal  Engineer.
ii.       For every 50,000 population - 1 Assistant Architect, 1 Assistant Town Planner, 1-SDE.
iii.      For Every 1,00,000 Population - 1 Architect, 1 Deputy Town Planner, 1 Executive Engineer.
iv.      For every 3,00,000 Population - 1 Senior Architect, 1 Chief Town Planner, 1 Senior Town Planner, 1 Chief Engineer and 1 Superintending Engineer.
v.       Similarly other posts shall be categorized.
          The concept regarding regularization of illegal conversion from residential to commercial in the area of municipal towns in Part-B included that the policy will permit conversion only if the applicant applies with written request along with applicable scrutiny fee, conversion charges, and any other charges specified by the Council of Ministers.
          The conversion of plots is permitted only if the said plot has not been subdivided from original size or being used for multiple purposes that is residential, commercial and institutional. All such applications will be submitted only on online system developed by the department vide which data of such conversions will be kept in record. 
          This record will help municipalities to know the extent of conversions in a given locality, vide which the extent of up-gradation of infrastructure required will be assessed and converting existing spaces (such as park in residential area) into underground parking areas with parks over it, plazas and other required spaces needed for commercial establishment (only if more than 60 per cent of plots get converted in commercial).
Responsibility of municipality:
          The municipality will conduct survey of all planned schemes within core areas with reference to total number of illegally converted buildings/ plots to know the extent of conversion in planned scheme and based on the generated data, shall permit conversion and will get the generated data on online system. Based on that it shall issue notice via the system to all concerned who have illegally converted their buildings/ plots either to get it regularized or restore them to original use.
All such planned scheme where more than 60 per cent of plots stand commercially converted, the municipality will re-design common spaces like parks/ community centres/ commercial plots, etc. into underground parking lots to provide for additional parking requirement, central plazas at top along with green breathable spaces.
The municipality will also conduct survey to identify commercial establishments along roads with width less than 9 metres to 6 metres and issue notices via system to all owners of illegally converted plots/ buildings.
          Since for permitting commercial conversion on roads between 9 and 6 metres width, the roads shall require to be declared as non-vehicle zone, the municipal committee shall declare such road as non-vehicle street under relevant provision of Municipal Acts.
The municipality will ensure that all such declared roads will have all entries and exits sealed for all kinds of motor vehicles (including two-wheelers) by placing concrete columns/ block of height 500 mms and width 150 mms and at placing of 600 mm clear distance from each other. 
  Such street shall have dedicated pedestrian lane of minimum 2-metre width, 1-metre wide of jogging track, green space for installing trees/ plantation and rest for cyclist movement. Such blocks may be removable at night time to park cars from 9 pm to 6 am.
          The municipality will identify spaces (both private/ public) nearby the streets to be declared as non-vehicle streets for converting such spaces as parking lots or breathable spaces like park or water bodies, as per requirement of locality. The municipality will acquire 1.5-metre width of land (in case of planned scheme) and 1 metre for rest of the core areas in lieu of additional Floor Area Ratio to owners for the purpose of decongesting the core areas and to lay additional required services.
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Fixing transfer fee and maintenance charges

CHANDIGARH, MAY 30
Any housing society in Haryana shall not charge more than Rs 10,000 as transfer fee in case of change of ownership of apartment; shall fix charges for maintenance of common area and facilities on the basis of the size of the apartment; and all existing societies will modify their bye-laws accordingly and get these approved by the district registrar.
    To pave the way for these, the Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today, approved an amendment to the Haryana Registration and Regulations of Societies Rules, 2012. At present, there is no provision under the rules with regard to the amount of transfer fee and maintenance charges.
     The amendment also allows for extension of time limit for obtaining new registration number by the existing societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and for fixing transfer fee in respect of transfer of apartment and fixing of maintenance charges charged by governing body of the society formed by apartment owners.
    According to the amendment, every existing society will apply to the district registrar for allotment of a new registration number within a period of two years from the date of coming into force of the Act without any fee, or, within next 57 months and three days that is upto December 31,2018, on payment of fee set out in the Schedule of fees, which implies, the societies can now register under the new Act till March 28,2019. The time-limit for getting new registration number expired on March 28, 2017.
Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved the creation of the post of vice-chairperson in the Haryana State Commission for Safai Karamcharis.
PARKING PLACE: Chandigarh, May 30—The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today approved the transfer of 2 acre 1 kanal 12 marla land of Government Livestock Farm, Hisar, to Municipal Corporation, Hisar, for construction of a sub centre and parking place.
          The Municipal Commissioner, Hisar, had requested for land to solve the problem of parking  in the city, and accordingly,  land  measuring 2.5 acres opposite police station,  Hisar city, which was lying vacant was transferred to the Municipal Council, Hisar, at collector rate of  Rs 13,500 per sq yard respectively--Rs Fourteen Crore Thirty Seven Lakh Forty Eight Thousand  ( Rs. 14,37,48,000 only)--for the construction of sub centre and parking place.  
SHAMLAT LAND: The Cabinet approved the exchange of Shamlat land measuring 8 kanal (1 Bigha 12 Biswa) of Gram Panchayat Shikohpur, Block and District Gurugram, with land measuring 8 kanal (1 Bigha 12 Biswa) of Shikohpur Credit Service and Cooperative Society Limited, Shikohpur, for setting up a community centre for the inhabitants of the village.
Chandigarh, May 30---The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved the sale of land of the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, measuring four acres, for the proposed City Bus Stand, Gurugram.
          The Officer on Special Duty, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), has requested for transfer of four acre vacant land in village Pawla Khusrupur to Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, for setting up bus stand. The site has been visited by GMDA officers who found it suitable for the construction of bus stand.
CONSTRUCTION OF ATAL PARK: The  Haryana Government has decided to transfer 39 kanal 15 marla land of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department to Municipal Corporation, Jind for construction of Atal Park on collector rate of Rs one crore per acre.
          A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, here today.
PETTY GRANT ENHANCED: The Haryana Cabinet   approved the enhancement of petty grant of Members of Legislative Assembly, Haryana, from Rs.3 lakh to Rs. 15 lakh per annum from the current financial year.
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125 Excise and Taxation Department officers to fact action

CHANDIGARH, MAY 28
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has directed that major disciplinary proceedings should be initiated against 125  officers of the  Excise and Taxation Department who failed to  file their property statement in spite of repeated letters and warnings.
           Stating this today, an official spokesman said an inquiry officer would be appointed in each case.  The erring officers include Excise and Taxation Officers, Assistant Excise and Taxation Officers, Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner (X) and Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner (Inspection) of the department.
DIRECTIVE TO DESs: In compliance with the order passed by the high court, the Haryana Secondary Education Department has directed all district education officers (DEOs) to implement the grant of reservation to persons with disability in direct recruitment as well as in promotion.
          Giving this information, an official spokesman said here today that a tentative seniority list of PGTs (disabled category) had been uploaded on the website of the department. They have been asked to check their seniority number, and, if they have any objection regarding their seniority number, they can submit representation within 15 days. Objections received from PGTs would be considered at the headquarters level.
          The department has also sought immediate information from the DEOs regarding 78 PGTs (disabled category) through e-mail, so that the department could fix their seniority also. The DEO Nuh-Mewat has been directed to submit the data or information of PGTs (disabled category) of the district so that seniority list of Mewat cadre could also be prepared.
          The DEOs have also been directed to send consolidated information within a month positively with an undertaking that names of no PGTs (disabled category) whose seniority is to be fixed, got left out, he added.
CHARKHI DADRI INCLUDED: Charkhi Dadri has been included in the Special Category of Group ‘D’ under the new Industrial Policy by the state government to pace up development and growth of the new district.
    Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson said this would create a win-win situation both for the people of the area as well as for potential investors.
          Getting placed in the special category would facilitate flow of more investment to the district which, in turn, would create more jobs for the youth and faster development. And the investors would get benefits in the shape of rebates on taxes, electricity connection and bank loans etc, he said.
               All four blocks of the district namely, Dadri, Badhraa, Jhoju and Baund Kalan, have been included in this category. Roads of the area have been developed at a fast pace to boost connectivity with the National Capital.
                Presently, 68 manufacturing units of agro industry, plastic, furniture, PVC, crushers etc are working in this area with approximate turnover of Rs 39 crore and employing 533 skilled workers, the spokesman added.
TWO HSC OFFICERS TRANSFERRED:  The Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of two HCS officers with immediate effect.
          Rajiv Mehta, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Karnal has been given additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Karnal Smart City Ltd., Karnal, relieving Aditya Dahiya of the said charge.
          Kanwar Singh, Managing Director, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Kaithal has been given additional charge of Registrar, National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra against a vacant post.
Meanwhile, the Government has also issued transfer and posting orders of two Chief Accounts Officers (CAO), with immediate effect.
            Mr Om Parkash Sharma, CAO in the Office of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram and Bharat Bhushan Kalra, CAO in the Office of Director, PGIMS, Rohtak, will swap their place of posting. 
TWO IGPS PROMOTED: The  Haryana Government has promoted two Inspector General of Police, Mr Alok Mittal and Mr Arshinder Singh Chawla, to the rank of Additional Director General of Police, with immediate effect.
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7 Haryana youth emerge winners and 7 runners-up

CHANDIGARH, MAY 27
Haryana Industries and Commerce and Industrial Training Minister, Mr Vipul Goel today congratulated all the winners of the state who participated in World Skill Competition (West) that held in Jaipur. The youth of Haryana excelled in different sectoral skills in the India Skill Competition and won the highest medal tally after Maharashtra in the competition.
          Mr Goel said that the while Haryana is a force to reckon with in the sports arena, it is establishing an identity in the field of skills also. He highly appreciated the untiring efforts of Haryana Skill Development Mission (HSDM) and Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University (HVSU) in selection and training of participants in such a short time. 
          While congratulating the young participants, Director, HSDM, Mr Raj Nehru, said that 14 skill participants of the State have qualified for National Level Competition and proved that Haryanavi youth is capable of excelling in all the fields.
          HSDM has organised Zonal and State level competitions in March – April this year, whose winners today won 14 medals at the Regional Level Competition. The young participants took part in 19 skill competitions in the skill contest, where the other participant states were Maharashtra, Himachal, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. 
          Mr Nehru said that the first year students of Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University have also participated and qualified for the National by winning second runner up position in Mechatronics skill. He congratulated the HSDM and Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University teams for their hard work and professional approach. He said that efforts by both the teams have created positive impact amongst the youth who want to take up vocational skills as a part of their career. 
          Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana Skill Development and Industrial Training, Mr. T.C. Gupta, congratulated the winners and said that the state government’s top priority is skill development among youth. 
          There were 7 winners and 7 runners up from Haryana. The winners included Manoj (Electronics), Sonu Lathar (Auto Body Repair), Riteish Yadav (Web Designing), Roshan (Car Painting), Vinod (Plumbing & Heating), Prince (Cooking) and Jagat (Restaurant Service), while  Amar (Carpentry), Rohit and Manish (Mechatronics), Deepak and Rahul (RAC), Rohit (cooking) and Mukul (Rustor Service) were runners up.
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PM Modi dedicates KGP Expressway to the Nation

 CHANDIGARH, MAY 27
The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, dedicated India’s first access control highway, Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP Expressway) to the Nation today. 
            Mr Narendra Modi arrived at the KGP Helipad at Sonipat district at 11:30 am where he was accorded warm welcome by Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, Urban Local Bodies Minister Mrs Kavita Jain and Member of Parliament Mr Ramesh Kaushik. Mr Modi was also accompanied by Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways Mr Nitin Gadkari.
            As per his scheduled programme, Mr Modi inaugurated the the Digital Art Gallery of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at the toll plaza in Jakhauli village of the district. Earlier, at the main entrance of the Gallery, Mr Modi viewed the map of KGP Expressway and saw as how the KGP and KMP would change the picture of national capital Delhi and National Capita Region (NCR) area. Later, Mr Modi went around the Digital Art Gallery where he  was informed in detail about the journey right from the beginning of construction work of KGP Expressway  till is completion by using 3D technique.  These included acquisition of land for the Expressway, redressal of grievances related to farmers, beginning of ground work on the Expressway, strategy for the timely completion of work, technique used in the construction work, use of solar energy, plantation and benefits of the Expressway for the people of Delhi and other areas. 
             Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Mr Yudhvir Singh Malik apprised Mr Modi that the construction of this Highway has been completed in 500 days instead of 910 days. This is a record in itself and would prove to be a milestone in the field of highway construction. He informed that the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway (Eastern Peripheral Expressway) has been constructed by NHAI to ease the traffic congestion in Delhi. A sum of Rs 5,763 crore has been spent on this six-lane and 135 kilometers long highway, he said adding that this is the country’s first access control highway and the vehicle would be charged toll on the basis of distance covered. He said that arrangement of rain water harvesting has been made at every 500 meters on the both sides of this Highway. The entire Highway is powered by solar energy, he added.
            The 36 famous monuments depicting India’s rich culture and heritage like India Gate, Gate Way of India, Ashoka’s Pillar have been set up on both sides of this expressway. The Digital Art Gallery has been constructed by NHAI to acquaint the coming generation and the visitors about the technique used in the construction of India’s first access control highway, obstacles faced in the process and other works. Eighteen displays have been prepared in the gallery in which all information concerning the construction of the Highway has been incorporated.  This information would not only enhance the knowledge of people but also prove to be beneficial for the students of engineering and research.
            Mr Modi congratulated NHAI and engineers, officers, employees and workers engaged in the construction of Highway for their outstanding work.
            Among those other present on this occasion included Chief Secretary, Mr. D.S Dhesi, Director General of Police (DGP) Mr B. S Sandhu, Deputy Commissioner, Sonipat Mr Vinay Singh, SSP Mr Satyendra Gupta and Media Advisor to Chief Minister Mr Rajiv Jain.
LAUDED: The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi today lauded the efforts of Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Yogi Adityanath in strengthening law and order  in both the States.
          The Prime Minister was addressing a large gathering after the inauguration of Eastern Peripheral Expressway (Kundli-Ghaziabad-Expressway) at Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh today.
          He said that earlier the criminal after committing crime in one state used to run to other state. However, with the coordinated efforts of the Chief Ministers of both the states, the criminals have now been surrendering, which is resulting in reduction in crime and providing better law and order situation in both the states, he added.
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Cooperative sugar mills produce 43.90 lakh quintals of sugar

CHANDIGARH, MAY 23
 The Cooperative sugar mills in Haryana have crushed 440.65 lakh quintal of sugarcane and produced over 43.90 lakh quintals of sugar so far during the ongoing crushing season.
          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Sugarfed said that cooperative sugar mill Shahabad has so far crushed a maximum of 80.63 lakh quintals of sugarcane and has produced over 8.51 lakh quintals of sugar, followed by cooperative sugar mill Rohtak which has crushed 63.22 lakh quintals of sugarcane, producing over 6.14 lakh quintals of sugar.
      He said Cooperative Sugar Mill Kaithal has crushed 45.88 lakh quintals of sugarcane and has produced over 4.56 lakh quintals of sugar, Cooperative Sugar Mill Meham crushed 43.56 lakh quintals of sugarcane and produced over 4.26 lakh quintals of sugar while Cooperative Sugar Mill Karnal crushed 39.77 lakh quintals of sugarcane and produced over 4.07 lakh quintals of sugar.
          Similarly, Gohana sugar mill has crushed 43.68 lakh quintals of sugarcane, producing over 4.23 lakh quintals of sugar, Jind sugar mill has crushed 31.35 lakh quintals and produced over 3.03 lakh quintal of sugar, Panipat sugar mill crushed 30.56 lakh quintals of sugarcane and produced over 3.04 lakh quintals of sugar, Sonipat sugar mill has crushed 31.21 lakh quintals of sugarcane, producing over 3.09 lakh quintals of sugar and Palwal sugar mill crushed 30.79 lakh quintals of sugarcane and thus produced over 2.93 lakh quintals of sugar.
          Apart from this, Assandh sugar mill has crushed 40.01 lakh quintals of sugarcane, producing over 4.02 lakh quintals of sugar. So far, the average recovery of sugar from cooperative sugar mills has been 10.20 per cent.
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Honouring those involved in prevention of Drug Abuse

CHANDIGARH, MAY 23
The Haryana Government has decided to honour individuals or institutions under State Awards for Outstanding Services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse for 2018-19. Under this, applications have been invited from persons or institutions engaged in providing outstanding services in this field for State Awards scheme.
          Stating this today, a spokesman of Social Justice and Empowerment Department said that these awards included best Drug De-addiction Centre providing services to alcoholics and drug users, best Panchayati Raj Institution working for prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse, best municipal body working for prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse, best school doing outstanding work in awareness generation and prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse, best college doing outstanding work in awareness generation and prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse, best curative campaign,  best awareness campaign, outstanding individual achievement of  a professional and outstanding individual achievement by a non-professional, he added.
          He said that under the scheme, first, second and third prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 each would be given away in different categories of awards.
        He said that under the scheme, the desirous candidates or institutions rendering outstanding service in field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse could submit their application by May 30, 2018 by 4 pm in their respective District Social Welfare Office. Their applications must have detailed information about their institutions and their achievements with certificates. More information could be obtained on this, from the office of District Social Welfare Officer of the concerned district, he added.  
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Modi to inaugurate Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway

CHANDIGARH, MAY 23
The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi,  will inaugurate the country’s prestigious project Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway (Eastern Peripheral Expressway) on May 27. The inaugural ceremony will held at the District Sports stadium of district Baghpat of Uttar Pradesh.  
    While giving this information today, an official spokesman said that before the inauguration of KGP Expressway, the Prime Minister would inaugurate the Digital Art Gallery of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at the toll plaza in Jakhauli village in district Sonipat.
    Regarding preparations for the arrival of the Prime Minister, he said that helipads have been set up on KGP Expressway only. The Construction of KGP expressway would relieve Delhi from traffic congestion. This project had been completed in a record time of two years at the cost of Rs 5,763 crore. It is the country's first Axis Control Highway and the vehicles would have to pay toll equivalent to their travel.
          He said that at every 500 meters, arrangement of Rain Water Harvesting has been done on each side of the expressway. Solar energy has been used.
          A replica of 36 monuments like India Gate, Gateway of India, Ashoka Stambha, showcasing the art and culture of the country has been established. Digital Art Gallery would present the glorious construction story of the KGB Expressway.  There are 18 displays in the gallery. In this gallery, all information of every moment from the beginning the construction work and completion of the expressway through digital medium are present. The gallery would also have a group picture of complete team involved in the construction of the Expressway with the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, he added.
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CM blames Hooda for not implementing Swaminathan Commission report

CHANDIGARH, MAY 20
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has said that the responsibility for implementing the Swaminathan Commission report rested with the former Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was then chairman of the working group of Chief Ministers on agriculture production, but he didn’t do anything during and kept pretending to be a leader of the farmers.
          Interacting with the villagers of Munak in Karnal district today, he said his government had worked for the farmers during the last three-and-a-half years.
          “The self-claimed farmers’ leader never thought of doubling the income of farmers. On the other hand, we have implemented Bhwantar Yojana to save the farmers from damage to their crops, and told them ghaata sarkar ka fayda kisan ka (under the scheme all loss would be of the state government and all profit would be of farmers,” he added.
          He said the Fasal Bima Yojana implemented by the present government had benefitted thousands of farmers. Farmers were given compensation at the rate of Rs 12,000 per acre for the loss of crops due to natural calamities. Now, it is for the people to decide which government is farmers’ friendly, he added.
          On the Jail Bharo Aandolan call for which had been given by an Opposition party, he said the party was raising the waters issue just to register its presence. During their regime they never remembered SYL Canal. He urged the public not to fall into the trap of such political leaders as fooled them for their own political interests.
        The Chief Minister announced a bonanza of development works worth crores of rupees for Munak village. These include 24-hour power supply, a police station, primary health centre, construction of sub-yard in anaj mandi, and providing full staff at school.
        Mr Manohar Lal said the state government would complete all development works which had been announced. Money provided for such works should be spent appropriately and with caution. Strict action would be taken against anyone involved in embezzlement of government funds.
        He also announced Rs 15 lakh for the construction of langar hall in three gurudwaras, Rs 5 lakh for the construction of chaupal, road from Sataundi to village Picholiya, and Rs 5 lakh for Kashyap Chaupal in village Kutana. He also announced that vyayamshalas would be built in the villages of Kutana, Balla, Pardhana and Mor Majra.
Mr Manohar Lal said he had asked Assandh MLA, Mr Bakshish Singh Virk, to hold a small program to meet party workers, but the massive gathering at Munak only proved that the people were happy with working of the present government.
          Detailing the achievements of his government during the last three-and-a half years, he said work on development works on 14 projects worth crores was apace in village Munak.
          The development works included sports stadium in Munak at the cost of Rs 77 lakh, establishment of BDPO office and building, construction of Anganwadi centre, developing of pond into five pond system, regional chaupal, general chuapal and Gadhariya chaupal, and work on streets and drains at the cost of lakhs of rupees.
         “Our first duty is to serve the public. There has been equitable regional development in the state. We are keeping our promise made during the elections, So far, the state government has made 3,700 announcements out of which work on 3,200 announcements is apace and most of them have been completed”, he added.
          MLA, Mr Bakhshish Singh Virk, said in the last three-and-a half years of the present government, the picture of Assandh had completely transformed and the credit went to the Chief Minister.  Under the leadership of Mr Manohar Lal, Assandh and Jundla got a government college each, bypass at the cost of Rs 86.26 crore has been constructed in Assandh, Anaj Mandi has been expanded at the cost of Rs 40 crore, sub-depot of roadways opened at the cost of Rs 5 crore, PWD rest house built at the cost of Rs 3.57 crore, old bypass repaired at the cost of Rs 2.5 crore and the pond at Assandh developed into five-pond system at the cost of Rs 2.5 crore. 
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Observe Sunday as no-criticism day: Haryana CM

CHANDIGARH, MAY 20
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal Khattar, has urged the people of the state to observe Sunday as no-criticism day, and asked the youth to focus on what they can do for the country instead of asking what the country can do for them.
          Addressing about 10,000-strong gathering at the  inauguration of Raahgiri, government’s people-administration connect initiative, in Kurukshetra district today, he said the country faced the challenge how to improve its abysmal world happiness ranking of 133 among 156 countries.
          It is a matter of grave concern that almost all South Asian countries are way ahead of India in the annual report published by a UN body. Pakistan at 75, China at 86, Bhutan at 97, Bangladesh at 115 and Sri Lanka at 116 are way ahead of us.  Among the 25 happiest countries in the world, Finland, Norway and Denmark are among the first three, US is eighteenth and Britain nineteenth.
          Six variables used to calculate a country’s happiness index are income, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust and generosity.
          What is surprising, the Chief Minister said, is the fact that despite being one of the fastest growing economies of the world and having a life expectancy over 70 years, we are among the 25 unhappiest countries on the planet. The government is trying to create additional income and employment opportunities through its pro-people policies and programs, he added.
          He said Sunday, in true sense, is FUN day - F standing for forgiveness, U for untying oneself, and N for no-criticism, at least one day in a week. He asked the people to stay positive and shun negativity in life. Events like Rahagiri are aimed at giving people recreational opportunities and celebrate the sense of togetherness.
          He expressed happiness that starting from Gurugram a few years ago, Raahgiri is being organised by the administration in 13 districts and will soon be held in all other districts of the state.
          To mark the occasion, the Chief Minister flagged off three km of the fun run and participated in malkhambh, boxing, volleyball and wresting games. He greeted yoga practitioners and appreciated paintings by school girls. Present on the occasion were Mr Krishan Bedi, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Local MLA, Subhash Sudha and other respectable persons of the society.
GAS CONNECTION: The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal today announced that any house in the state which did not have gas connection would be provided with one within 48 hours. As many as three lakh gas connections have been provided in the state so far.  
          Speaking at a function organized to mark Maharana Pratap Jayanti at Safidon in Jind district today, he announced a housing scheme for Garhia Lohar community which remained associated with Mahrana Pratap during his crucial days and said that a chowk would be named after Maharana Pratap.
          He desired that Garhia Lohar community should settle at one place and pay attention to their families. The state government would provide free houses to them under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna Scheme. Ten thousand houses would be constructed under this scheme. He asked people to register themselves to avail of the benefits of the scheme.
          A memorial would be built in the name of Prithvi Raj Chauhan at Taraori in Karnal. He also announce grant of Rs. 21 lakh for the construction of dharmshala in Panchkula.
     The Pond Development Authority has been constituted for the renovation of ponds in Haryana, and as many as 14,000 ponds would be repaired. This work would be completed within six months. Similarly, about 9,000 shamshan ghats and graveyards would be provided with basic infrastructure facilities like the boundary wall, sheds, drinking water and concrete roads etc. A sum of Rs. 700 crore has been earmarked for this purpose and Rs. 45 crore has been allocated for Jind district, he added.

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SVB registers 455 fresh enquiries in Haryana

CHANDIGARH, MAY 20
The Haryana State Vigilance Bureau (SVB) has, during the last three-and-a-half-year tenure of the present government, registered 455 fresh enquiries against officers, including 5 IAS, 1 IPS, 4 HCS, 1 HPS officers, 6 Chief Engineers, 6 Superintending Engineers, 45 Executive Engineers, 8 Tehsildars, 7 Naib Tehsildars and 47 Sub Divisional Officer, Sub Divisional Engineers, Mechanical Engineers of other departments.
          Giving details, an official spokesperson said the complaints against them pertained to corruption, misappropriation of government funds and owning disproportionate assets.
                During this period, 276 enquiries were finalized on the basis of which, 49 criminal cases against 60 government officers (GOs) and 56 NGOs and 71others were recommended and departmental action recommended in 94 enquiries against delinquent officials. Out of theses, criminal cases and departmental action was recommended in 14 enquiries.
          He stated that 482 criminal cases (including 389 trap cases) had been registered against various officers/officials.  The SVB conducted 389 raids in which 39 GO, 374 NGOs and 49 other persons were caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification. Criminal cases under Section 7/13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, have been registered against them in various police stations of the Bureau.
         During this period, 325 assessments were carried out by the technical wing of SVB headed by XEN level officers throughout the state. On the basis of the checking, the SVB recommended action against 517 officers/officials of various departments along with recovery of more than Rs 11.1 crore which acted as a major deterrent against misutilisation of government funds
           Giving further details he said that during this period, 128 cases were decided by the courts, in which 139 officers/officials and 47 other private persons were convicted under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the cases filed by SVB, Haryana.
          Those sentenced included 30 officials of Revenue Department, 25 of Police Department, 16 of Education Department, 11 of Power Department, 9 of Co-operation Department, 8 of Health Department, 7 of  Urban Local Bodies Department, 3 of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department, 3 of HUDA, 3 of  Public Health Deparment, 3 of Transport Department, 3 of  Agriculture Department, 3 of Irrigation Department, 2 of Panchayati Raj Department, 2 of Labour Department, 2 of Wakf Board, 2 of Treasury Department, one of Food & Supplies Department, one of  Industrial Department, one of Social Justice & Empowerment Department, one of Excise & Taxation Department, one of Sports & Youth Affairs, one of Development & Panchayat Department and one of Administration of Justice Department.
          He said the highest numbers of persons convicted belong to Revenue, Police and Education Departments followed by Co-operation Department. Jail terms of up to 5 years have been awarded by the courts in these cases. Special emphasis is being laid on laying traps for corrupt officials so that with Effective and thorough investigation maximum convictions can be secured and corrupt officials brought to book.
    For further strengthening of their internal vigilance efforts, the Bureau is working for collaboration with various government departments with appointment of Chief Vigilance Officers/Vigilance Officers in all govt. departments, corporations and boards of the state government. It would build up clean image of the government and also help eradicate corruption from among public servants, the spokesman added.
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Focus on setting up Custom Hiring Centres in Haryana

CHANDIGARH, MAY 17
Haryana Chief Secretary  D.S. Dhesi, said that the State Government would focus on setting up Custom Hiring Centres in the State with an investment of about Rs 25 lakh, for which modalities would soon be rolled out.
          The Chief Secretary, who was speaking at the 144th meeting of State Level Bankers’ Committee, Haryana, said that the Central Government had approved a package of Rs 1,100 crore for management of crop residue for Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
          Mr. Dhesi expressed appreciation over the achievement of financial inclusion targets and satisfaction over saturation of 235 villages allocated by the Central Government under Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.
          Referring to record wheat procurement of 87.9 lakh tonnes by the Haryana Government, he said that the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s initiative to double farmers’ income by 2022 was of great significance for the State and would also ensure that the farmers get minimum support price. He also urged the bankers to undertake schemes and programmes to enhance the income of farmers.
          Mr. Dhesi sad that under the ‘Parivartan’ programme launched by Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, 46 senior officers have been allocated a block each for facilitating and monitoring of schemes such as financing to cobblers under the Differential Rate of Interest (DRI) scheme, and Stand Up India. Apart from this, Antyodya Seva Kendras were set up on April 14 to help the lowest income group people to obtain information about all the schemes for which they are eligible, under one roof.
          While speaking about the achievement of target of digital transactions in 2017-18, in which major contribution was of banks, Mr. Dhesi appealed to the bankers and Lead District Managers (LDMs) to continue and accelerate their efforts in this field during the current financial year. He also urged the banks to make more efforts to improve the progress under Stand Up India and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, which was not up to the mark in 2017-18. He also urged the bankers to open brick-and-mortar branches in their allocated villages on priority basis. He also highlighted the role of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the development of the State by providing funds through Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) especially for minor irrigation schemes.
          Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Chandigarh, Ms. Rachna Dikshit, congratulated the Chief Secretary on Haryana achieving the second rank among all States in terms of digital transactions, by achieving 110 per cent of the target of 72 crore digital transactions allocated to the State as on March 31, 2018. Under this, 43.13 crore digital transactions were made by banks, which is 60 per cent of the total digital transaction in the State through various digital modes.
          Those present on this occasion included Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning, Mr. TVSN Prasad, Principal Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, Ms. Neerja Shekhar, Deputy Director General, UIDAI, Ms. Bhawna Garg and senior officials of various banks in the State.
EQUAL WORK, EQUAL PAY: Haryana Higher Education Department will also implement ‘Equal Work, Equal Pay' rule.
          Stating this today, a spokesman of the department said that in this regard, the Director General of the Department has issued directions to the Principals of all government colleges in the State. He said that according to instructions mentioned in the letter from Chief Secretary, the rule would be applicable to those contractual employees who are covered under Outsourcing Policy Part-2 in particular fixed categories. They would be entitled to the minimum pay fixed for particular category by the college but they would not be entitled to other perks, he added.
CM TO BE CHIEF GUEST: Haryana Chief Minister  Manohar Lal will be Chief Guest at the passing out parade of 84th batch of Recruit Basic Course (RBC) to be organized at Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban on May 20, 2018. In the current batch, 4225 constables are taking training.
          While stating this here today, Director General of Police, Mr B.S. Sandhu said that Chief Minister would also honour those recruits who would secure first, second and third place in the training programme. 
          He said that training on the topics of Police administration, Radio Telecom, Traffic management, maintenance of law and order, security, Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Human behavior, community policing and computer learning have been imparted to these recruits. After the passing out of this batch, the State police force would be further strengthened.
          As a result of the Transparent Recruitment Process in Haryana Police, Mr Sandhu said that highly qualified youth have been recruited in police including 3827 from rural areas and 398 from urban background.  Out of these, 2 are M.Phil, 15 M.Tech, 16 MCA, 36 MBA, 33 M.Sc., 38 M.Com, 103 MA, 273 B.Tech., 51 BCA, 3 LLB, 434 B.Sc., 215 B.Com, 844 BA, 23 Diploma holders, 65 having 10+2 JBT, two each ITI fitter and polytechnic and 2028 of 10+2.
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Consensus on some demands of Safai Karamcharis

CHANDIGARH, MAY 16

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that consensus has been reached on some demands of Safai Karamcharis. He was hopeful that they would call off their strike.

          Mr Manohar Lal who was addressing a press conference here today was asked to comment on the ongoing strike of Safai Karamcharis in the State.  Earlier in the day, he held a meeting with different employees unions.

          The Chief Minister said that we have assured the Unions that all their genuine issues would be sorted out within next eight days. As agreement has already been reached between the government and the Safai Karamchari Unions on some demands, they have sought time till the evening to inform the State government about their decision. He hoped that the Safai Karamchari would call off their strike in public interest.

          Later while interacting with the media persons, Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs. Kavita Jain said that the meeting with employee leaders was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal and the Safai Karamchari Union affiliated with Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh has agreed to call off their strike.

        The Minister said that the State Government has decided to constitute a committee on Equal Pay for Equal Work under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary. The Committee would submit its report before May 31, 2018.

        She said that it has been decided to enhance the safai vishesh bhatta from Rs 300 to Rs 1,000. It was also decided that no new outsourcing contracts on supply of safai karamcharis or sewermen would be done in future by any ULB and also the present outsourcing policy contracts would continue till the date of its expiry and thereupon, the outsourced manpower would be shifted to the municipal rolls. From now onward, the PF and ESI would be directly deposited by the ULBs in the accounts of the individual employees and a vigilance enquiry be conducted on the non-description of PF and ESI in the accounts of various employees by the concerned contractors.

        Mrs. Jain said that regarding the issue of outsourced fire staff, there are 1366 drivers and firemen at present in the outsource category, of which 365 are drivers and 1001 are firemen. Under the new service rules, fire operators have to have three qualifications including ten plus two pass, heavy duty driving license and basic course of fire fighting. Out of 1355, 559 have all these three basic qualifications and qualify for applying to HSSC which has advertised 1646 posts of fire operators. The remaining 807 do not fulfil the requisite qualifications on at least one of the three grounds.

          Accordingly, it was decided that HSSC may be requested to re-advertise the posts carrying the amendments that if anyone provides an affidavit that they would clear the ten plus two standard within two years of the appointment and would obtain the heavy duty driving license and pass the basic course of fire fighting within one year of the appointment, then subject to this affidavit, they may be made eligible for applying to the post. Also for experience, one mark for every one year of completed service or experience would be given. Till the fulfilment of these conditions, these employees would be on probation, she added.

INTEREST FREE LOANS: The  Haryana Government has decided to grant an interest free advance of Rs 17,000 to its all Class IV employees in the state who wish to buy wheat during the year 2018-19.

          While stating this here today, Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu said that the loan would be recovered in monthly installments to be fixed by the Department concerned so as to effect its full recovery before March 31, 2019. The advance would be sanctioned by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers concerned. In the case of temporary employees, advance would be allowed on the basis of a surety to their satisfaction so that it is fully secured and its recovery ensured from the loanee before the close of the financial year 2018-19.

          In case both husband and wife are employed, the wheat advance will be allowed to only one of them. The recovery of first installment of the advance would preferably be made from the pay for the month of July 2018, he added.

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Haryana signs 10 MoUs with United Kingdom

CHANDIGARH, MAY 16

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that ten Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed with United Kingdom (UK) for various projects and  initiatives that would not only catalyze investment worth Rs 1500 crore to the State but also provide direct employment to about 1000 persons.

            Mr Manohar Lal disclosed this while addressing a press conference here today. The high level delegation led by Mr Manohar Lal arrived here yesterday after their visit to Israel and UK.

            The Chief Minister said that six MoUs were signed during a meeting with Lord Raj Loomba at the House of Lords. These included MoUs with Pontaq (UK India Innovation Fund): focusing on Fintech, Smart Cities and Emerging Technologies, UK India Global Business Limited for promoting technology transfer, support services and establishing UK/European Companies especially focused on Aerospace and Defence Sectors; Xelba Limited and AU Capital Partners Limited for undertaking Internet of Things (IOT) initiative and setting up a Development Centre at Gurugram with an investment of 10 million pound sterling and manufacture of IoT hardware with an investment of 50 million pound sterling (Rs.550 crore); GoodBox for outsourcing of manufacturing and services, Technology operations and development and Service and Tech Call Centre to Haryana,  ZapGo for transfer of Technology for Energy Storage devices and setting up of manufacturing facility in India and RelmaTech for Technology development of Remote ID and Tracking Systems for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and contract manufacturing of UAS. 

            Mr Manohar Lal said that a MoU has also been signed with WKCIC Group for undertaking collaboration in skill development in Haryana.  The Central City College Group in London runs an array of academic and vocational courses for 16-18 year-olds and adult learners, such as A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, Access to Higher Education, employability training and short courses. It also offers bespoke training for employers and specialist programmes delivered in conjunction with the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy. The College would share its expertise by taking over it is and undertaking skill development programs in Haryana. Apart from this, a MoU has been signed with the University of Birmingham for promoting research and collaborative activity in the area of Agriculture including cold energy through exchange programs, academic workshops and seminars, education and training. The MOU seeks a collaboration to develop centres of excellence for clean cold chains and two special clean cold workshops would take place over the summer – one in India and one in UK – that would help to map out a blueprint and delivery plan for sustainable cooling across Haryana.

            He said that during the visit, the delegation has explored the possibility of collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Sheffield for setting up a facility in Haryana which would lead to influx of major players like Rolls Royce, Metaltech, Mclaren and Boeing. He said that for the first time ever any State delegation has travelled beyond London and reached out to manufacturing centres like Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Birmingham.           

            He said that the State would adopt best practices from the National Health Scheme of UK and the Transport for London besides collaborating with the Universities and Colleges for skill development programs. He said that there is a huge investment possibility of Johnson Matthey and India UK Health Institutes. The Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), Mr T L Satyaprakash, has been designated as the Nodal Officer for taking forward the Haryana Leeds Gateway initiative for all intents and purposes.

            He said that the delegation also held a meeting with Transport for London (TfL) which provided a broader perspective for implementation of a successful City Transport System for a growing city like Gurugram. A team from Haryana led by the Transport Minister or Transport Secretary would be tasked to visit UK to understand the principles and seek collaboration with TfL for developing a comprehensive Transport System for Gurugram, Faridabad and other urban areas in Haryana. Similarly, pproposal for setting up multi-super specialty tertiary care hospital and other services in Haryana was discussed in a meeting with Indo UK Institute of Health. Options for various sites for their project and related matters were discussed and clarified. The issue regarding the final site would be settled by June end, he added.

            Mr Manohar Lal said that he also met the Government and Business Leaders from Leeds City Region and discussed a bilateral collaboration arrangement between Haryana and Leeds City Region through a Twinning Arrangement. Leeds is one of the most industrialized regions in UK in the areas of Data Analytics, Fintech, Advance Manufacturing and healthcare. He said that he stressed upon the need to intensify the trade relationships and to create living bridge as envisioned by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi during his recent visit to UK.  He said that emphasis was laid on the opportunity for collaboration in the areas of manufacturing particularly SMEs, BPOs, Fintech, Pharma, Aerospace and Defence. He has invited the Business persons for setting up their enterprises in Haryana and assured them of complete Government support. This would pave way for a Twinning/ Sister State relation between Haryana and Leeds as a next step, he said adding that it was decided that in order to take the matter forward, the two sides would be in touch with each other through Video Conferencing on monthly basis.  MD, HSIIDC was designated as the Nodal Officer for the purpose.

            The Chief Minister said that he also visited the Advanced Manufacturing Park Sheffield. The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) was established in 2001 as a Rs 15 million collaboration between the University of Sheffield and aerospace giant Boeing. The AMRC helps manufacturers of any size to become more competitive by introducing advanced techniques, technologies and processes. It has specialist expertise in machining, casting, welding, additive manufacturing, composites, designing for manufacturing. We have mooted a proposal with the AMRC for setting up an Advanced Manufacturing Park in Haryana with a parallel Advanced Manufacturing Research centre (AMRC) which could provide the necessary eco-system enabling the Companies like Boeing, Rolls Royce and Mclaren to set up their plants, he added. Apart from this, he also visited the POD car facility at Terminal 5. He said that this is the only operational Personal Rapid Transport system operation in the world and has been mooted by the Union Minister for Road Transport between Delhi and Gurugram.

            While referring to his visit to Israel, the Chief Minister said that he visited the headquarter of Hatzalah at Jerusalem which provides emergency medical services through operation of Ambu-Bikes and a dedicated group of trained volunteers ready to provide emergency medical aid using latest technology within 90 second of the call made by any distressed citizen residing in Israel any time 24x7. The officials of the Hatzalah explained the operational details of the entire procedure adopted by the Organization for saving precious lives of the Israeli citizens and demonstrated the technology involved in the entire process through operation of Ambu-Bikes fully equipped to deal with emergency medical calls. He said that the potential adoption of such emergency response system in addition to the existing ambulance system in Haryana was explored and deliberated.

             He said that he also visited some farmers’ fields to understand the water efficient technologies system that is Micro Irrigation Systems which have been extensively adopted by the farmers of Israel. Besides, he also visited the Headquarter of NaaNDan JAIN to understand the contribution of the biggest Micro Irrigation Implement manufacturing company to the Israel agriculture in terms of promotion of micro irrigation system. Also, he visited the Tel Aviv Convention Centre hosting 20th International Agro Technology Exhibition and Conference (Agri-Tech Israel-2018) and participated in the Panel Discussion on the Theme “Small Holders Farming Combating the Desert”.

            The Chief Minister said that he also held a meeting with the Israel Agriculture Ministerial delegation headed by Mr. M.K. Uri Ariel, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and discussed possible areas of cooperation in the field of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and dairy, recycling of water for use in agriculture, conservation of water, promotion of micro irrigation and establishment of more centre of excellence. Apart from this, he also visited the exhibition halls and inspected stalls of various companies demonstrating latest technology in agriculture and horticulture besides the water conservation and efficient systems which includes recycling of water for agriculture purpose.

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