Incentive for farmers growing pulses and oilseeds

CHANDIGARH, JULY 3

 The Haryana State Government has taken another important step to increase the income of the farmers. Now farmers cultivating pulses and oilseed crops will get double benefits. The government has decided to give a grant of Rs. 4,000 per acre to the farmers growing these crops.

        A special scheme has been launched by the Haryana Government for seven districts of South Haryana including Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Hisar and Nuh. Farmers adopting this scheme will be provided financial assistance at the rate of Rs. 4,000 per acre.

Giving information about the scheme, an official spokesperson said that the government is making constant efforts to increase the income of the farmers by reducing their input costs. This new scheme has been started by the government to promote pulses and oilseed crops under crop diversification. The target is to promote pulses and oilseed crops on one lakh acres during Kharif 2022 in the state. Under this scheme, pulse crops (moong and tur) will be promoted on 70,000 acres and oilseeds crops (castor and groundnut) will be promoted on 30,000 acres. Financial assistance of Rs. 4,000 per acre will be provided to farmers growing pulses and oilseeds. This scheme will be implemented during Kharif 2022 in seven districts of South Haryana namely Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Hisar and Nuh.

Farmers taking advantage of this scheme are required to register on Meri Fasal Mera Byora Portal. The financial assistance will be transferred to the accounts of the farmers after the verification of the crop.

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Selection Rally of Agniveers in Hisar from Aug 12 to 29

Chandigarh, July 3 

 A Rally will be organised at Hisar Military Station from August 12 to 29, 2022 for the selection of Agniveers under the Agniveer Scheme. Youth of districts Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Sirsa can participate in this Rally.

Sharing information in this regard an official spokesperson of Army Recruitment Office said that the registration process has started on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in from July 1 for the youth of Fatehabad district who fulfill the eligibility criteria. This process of registration will be open for thirty days, he added.

He said that through the rally, selection would be made for Agniveer Sainik General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper Technical and Tradesman. It is a great opportunity for ITI qualified candidates to apply under these categories.

        He said that the youth who have passed Class 10th or 12th as per the criteria and were born between the months of October 1, 1999 to April 1, 2005, are eligible to apply online for the Rally.

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CM launches State Level Amrit Sarovar Mission from Nahra village

Chandigarh, May 1

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi is making Bhagirath-like efforts to save every single drop of water.

“Just as Bhagirath with his dedicated efforts had brought the river Ganga from the Heavens to the Earth, similarly Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi by launching Amrit Sarovar Mission  has also made Bhagirath-like efforts to save Ponds,” said Sh. Manohar Lal after launching the State-Level Amrit Sarovar Mission during a programme organized at Nahra village in Sonipat district on Sunday.

        He said that water is the core of healthy land and we would not like to give barren land without water to our next generation.

        After reaching the event, the Chief Minister launched the Amrit Sarovar Mission with the coconut breaking ritual at the village Gangeshwar Sarovar. Congratulating the workers on International Labour Day, the Chief Minister also contributed through ‘Shramdan’.

        While addressing the public representatives who had joined the Amrit Sarovar Mission programme organized at 111 places across the state through video conferencing, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi while understanding the basic mantra that ‘Water is Life’ has launched a mission to save the ponds across the country.

        Sh. Narendra Modi has called upon the nation to work on a plan to clean or rejuvenate 75 ponds in each district across the country and today’s programme from Haryana is a part of this Mission, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

        The Chief Minister said that earlier people used to dig ponds themselves. But for a long time, people did not pay attention to the cleanliness of the ponds, due to which the ponds became polluted. With the passage of time, waste coming out of various sources started flowing into these ponds. The water of the ponds started overflowing but from today we have taken the initiative to resolve this problem, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

        The Chief Minister said that there are 18,000 ponds in Haryana, out of which 4000 are filled with rainwater, while 6000 are filled with water for animal use and 8000 ponds are filled with dirty water, which will be treated.

        Sh. Manohar Lal said that the historic ponds of the state would be renovated as pilgrimage sites. Under the Amrit Sarovar Mission, firstly 8000 ponds of Haryana will be renovated by August 15, 2022, out of which work has been started on 1600 ponds. 

After this, the condition of all the remaining ponds in the entire state will be improved. Under this, by excavating the ponds, building retaining walls and beautification, the surrounding site will be made attractive. The Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority have been constituted for the rejuvenation of ponds in the state and a separate provision of Rs. 1000 crore has been made for this.

Recharging well will be built in every government building in the state

        The Chief Minister said that every drop of water would be saved and used. Under this, recharging wells will be built in all government buildings across Haryana so that rainwater can be conserved. The Chief Minister also called upon the farmers to conserve rainwater. He said that 750 recharging borewells were installed last year. This year a target has been set to make them 5000.

Recycled water will also be used

        The Chief Minister said that the wastewater coming out from industries and sewerage would be recycled and reused through STP. This water will be reused for industries, construction works, horticulture and agriculture through micro-irrigation.

        He said that this water contains components of manure, which is very beneficial for growing vegetables, fruits, flowers and crops. Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran has also been directed to lay double lines to make this recycled water available for household needs such as washing cars, toilets and gardening, etc. 

Farmers should emphasize on micro-irrigation

        The Chief Minister said that the need for clean water is increasing continuously. There is 82 lakh acres of cultivable land in the state. Out of this, direct irrigation is done on 40 lakh acres of land, on the rest of the land we are not able to irrigate directly due to lack of clean water, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

        Calling upon the farmers, the Chief Minister said that they should adopt micro-irrigation system. For this, 85 percent subsidy is provided by the State Government and only 15 percent of money has to be invested by the farmers.

        He said that every year the water level is going down by 1 meter due to tubewell irrigation. Farmer has to put one-meter pipe in the borewell every year and if we keep doing this then in 10-20 years the land will run out of water which will not only end the fertility of the land but the future generations will also get barren land said, Sh. Manohar Lal.

        In a bid to ensure farmers should adopt crop diversification, the State Government is giving an incentive amount of Rs. 7000 per acre every year. Last year, under this scheme, farmers have reduced the sowing of paddy on 1 lakh acres, informed Sh. Manohar Lal.

Chief Minister makes several pivotal announcements for Nahra village

        Sh. Manohar Lal while making several pivotal announcements for Nahra village announced that an amount of Rs. 82 lakh would be spent on the beautification of the Gangeshwar pond under the Amrit Sarovar Mission. Apart from this, he also announced the rejuvenation of the four ponds located in Nahra village, accorded approval for Rs. 70 lakh to pave the path of the fields, construction of the street at Asthal Bohar temple, Rs. 1.5 crore for Community Center to be built on one acre of land, construction of park on 3 acres of land and open gym, arrangement of books in the library and repair of 5 chaupals.

        The Chief Minister also announced the repair of the Government Girls Senior School building and if required approval would be given for the construction of the new school building. He also announced the laying of the pipeline for watersheds in the area.

        Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Sh. Devender Singh said that irrigation scheme would be prepared by dividing the state into village-wise category. The irrigation system is being strengthened to utilize the additional 5000 cusecs of water from river Yamuna.

        Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, Sh. Amit Jha, Former Minister, Smt. Kavita Jain, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority, Sh.  Prabhakar Verma and other senior officers also remained present during the programme.

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Haryana onlt state to procure 14 crops on MSP

 Chandigarh May 1

 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, while inaugurating the capacity expansion project of the Panipat cooperative Sugarmill at Dahar village on the Rohtak-Panipat highway today, said that gone are the days of Congress when their Prime Minister used to send Rs.1, while beneficiaries used to get only 15 paise.  

        "In our regime, every possible effort would be made to ensure that every single penny reaches the beneficiaries," said Sh. Manohar Lal.

After the inauguration, the Chief Minister also announced a  development bonanza of Rs.1768 crore for Panipat. 

        "On the land where the Panipat sugar mill was built, now an HSVP sector would be developed in an area of about 35 acres," announced Sh. Manohar Lal.

        While addressing the gathering at the inauguration ceremony, Sh. Manohar Lal said that as today Haryana's biggest sugar mill has been made functional farmers will not have to transport sugarcane to neighbouring states. 

        The Chief Minister also handed over the yellow ration cards, pension cards and official papers to the beneficiaries who got loans under Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Mela during the programme.

        Ensuring the well being of each farmer is the utmost priority of the State Government. Haryana is the only state to procure 14 crops on MSP,  State is paying the highest procurement rate of sugarcane in the country,  said the Chief Minister.

        The Chief Minister further said that in a bid to save every single drop of water, an appeal has been made to the farmers to give up paddy and shift to crop diversification. Besides this, he also urged the farmers to set up STP plants for ensuring the reuse of the treated water.

        The Chief Minister shared that today  Amrit Sarovar Mission has also been launched across Haryana to rejuvenate and clean around 1600 ponds by the end of this year. 

        The Chief Minister further said that the State Government has set a target of constructing medical colleges and 200-bed hospitals in every district.

Highlighting the fact that Haryana has become a sports hub, the Chief Minister said that the players have brought laurels to Olympics and Paralympic Games. Neeraj Chopra, belonging to the State has made Haryana proud after he won the Olympic gold, said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

A stadium at a cost of Rs.10 crore would be built in Neeraj Chopra's village, announced Sh. Manohar Lal.

"We are organizing Khelo India from June 4. Haryana is also giving the highest prize money to its players in the entire country," said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that reaching out to those at the bottom of the pyramid is the utmost priority of the State Government and for this, an ambitious scheme named Parivar Pehchan Patra has been implemented. 

The Chief Minister also announced an amount of Rs. 800 crore would be spent under the Ranney well scheme in Panipat to provide adequate water. 

He also announced that the Veteran hospital in Dahar, the BDO office in Matlauda, an ultra-modern fire station and  5 Primary Health Centres would be upgraded. 

The Chief Minister also announced the construction of 5 roads in Panipat. He also announced to approve  Rs. 25.50 crore for executing 17 development works in Panipat city. 

The Chief Minister further announced the construction of a canal bridge in Ramnagar and a 17 deep tubewell pipeline for water drainage of rural 'Basti' in Panipat.  Apart from this, Rs 106 crore has been approved for 63 roads of Panipat Rural and Israna, he announced. 

The Chief Minister also announced to upgrade  43 government schools in the Panipat district.

The Chief Minister also announced the construction of a flyover at Assandh, a road and one ROB in Panipat city. The Chief Minister announced that three schools in the Panipat district will be upgraded. 

The Chief Minister announced that a three-bay bus stand would be built at Matlauda. Besides this, an amount of Rs. 182 crore has also been approved for Municipal Corporation and Rs.12 crore for Samalkha,

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  CHANDIGARH, APRIL 25

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker  Gian Chand Gupta has constituted various committees of the Vidhan Sabha for the year 2022-23. Notification to this effect has been issued by the Haryana Legislative Assembly.

        According to the notification, the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta will be the ex-officio Chairperson of Rules Committee of Haryana Legislative Assembly, while the MLAs, Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Smt. Kiran Chaudhary, Sh. Ghanshyam Das Arora, Dr. Abhe Singh Yadav, Sh. Bharat Bhushan Batra, Smt. Naina Singh Chautala and Sh. Sudhir Kumar Singla will be its members.

        Similarly, Deputy Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha, Sh. Ranbir Singh Gangwa has nominated as the ex-officio Chairperson of the House Committee for the year 2022-23 while MLAs Sh. Mohammad Ilyas, Sh. Ram Kumar Gautam, Sh. Deepak Mangla and Sh. Randhir Singh Gollen will be its members.

        For the committee on Public Health, Irrigation, Power and Public Works (Buildings & Roads), MLA Sh. Deepak Mangla has been nominated as the Chairperson while MLAs Sh. Vinod Bhayana, Sh. Leela Ram, Sh. Aftab Ahmed, Sh. Dharam Singh Chhoker, Dr. Krishan Lal Middha, Sh. Praveen Dagar, Sh. Mamman Khan and Sh. Shamsher Singh Gogi will be its members.

        Similarly, Sh. Narender Gupta has been nominated as the Chairperson of the Committee on Local Bodies & Panchayati Raj Institutions. Its members include MLAs Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian, Sh. Ghanshyam Saraf, Sh. Bishan Lal Saini, Smt. Seema Trikha, Sh. Bishamber Singh, Sh. Neeraj Sharma, Sh. Surender Panwar and Sh. Rakesh Daulatabad.

        For the Committee on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, MLA Sh. Ishwar Singh has been nominated as Chairperson while MLAs Sh. Lakshman Napa, Sh. Rajesh Nagar, Sh. Satya Parkash, Smt. Renu Bala, Sh. Shishpal Singh, Sh. Chiranjeev Rao, Sh. Ram Karan and Sh. Dharam Pal Gonder will be its members.

        For the Committee on Public Accounts, Sh. Varun Choudhary has been nominated as the Chairperson while MLAs Dr. Abhe Singh Yadav, Sh. Subhash Sudha, Sh. Narender Gupta, Smt. Nirmal Rani, Sh. Amit Sihag, Smt. Shailly, Sh. Jogi Ram Sihag and Sh. Randhir Singh Gollen will be its members.

        Similarly, for the Committee on Estimates, Sh. Harvinder Kalyan has been nominated as the Chairperson while MLAs Rao Dan Singh, Sh. Jaiveer Singh, Sh. Gopal Kanda, Sh. Lakshman Napa, Sh. Parmod Kumar Vij, Sh. Rajesh Nagar, Sh. Mewa Singh and Sh. Balraj Kundu will be its members.

        For the Committee on Petitions, MLA Sh. Ghanshyam Dass Arora has been nominated as the Chairperson while MLAs Sh. Jagbir Singh Malik, Smt. Geeta Bhukkal, Smt. Shakuntala Khatak, Sh. Leela Ram, Sh. Laxman Singh Yadav, Sh. Sanjay Singh, Sh. Ram Niwas and Sh. Sombir Sangwan will be its members.

        Similarly, MLA, Smt. Seema Trikha has been nominated as the Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Technical Education, Vocational Education, Medical Education and Health Services while MLAs Sh. Jagdish Nayar, Smt. Naina Singh Chautala, Smt. Nirmal Rani, Sh. Shamsher Singh Gogi, Smt. Shailly, Sh. Shishpal Singh, Sh. Nayan Pal Rawat and Sh. Indu Raj will be its members.

        Similarly, MLA Sh. Bharat Bhushan Batra has been nominated as the Chairperson of the Committee on Government Assurance for the year 2022-23 while MLAs Sh. Abhay Singh Chautala, Sh. Rajinder Singh Joon, Sh. Dura Ram, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda, Sh. Aftab Ahmed, Sh. Sita Ram Yadav, Sh. Subhash Gangoli and Sh. Amarjit Dhanda will be its members.

        Similarly, MLA Sh. Aseem Goel has been nominated as the Chairperson of Committee on Public Undertakings for the year 2022-23 while MLAs Sh. Raghuvir Singh Kadian, Sh. Dura Ram, Sh. Pardeep Chaudhary, Sh. Krishan Lal Middha, Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli, Sh. Sita Ram Yadav, Sh. Chiranjeev Rao and Sh. Kuldeep Vats will be its members.

        Similarly, Sh. Ram Niwas has been nominated as the Chairperson of Committee on the Subordinate Legislation of Haryana Vidhan Sabha while MLAs Sh. Jagbir Singh Malik, Sh. Jaiveer Singh, Sh. Bishamber Singh, Sh. Sanjay Singh, Sh. Ram Kumar Kashyap, Sh. Amit Sihag, Sh. Balbir Singh and Advocate General, Haryana will be its members.

        Apart from this, for Committee of Privileges of Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Sh. Sudhir Singla has been nominated as the Chairperson and MLAs Smt. Kiran Choudhary, Sh. Harvinder Kalyan, Sh. Aseem Goel, Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli, Sh. Satya Parkash, Sh. Varun Chaudhary and Sh. Amarjeet Dhanda will be its members.

A visionary Haryana Budget: Chief Minister

 Chandigarh, March 26

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that the State Government has worked to give a new vision to the state’s Budget 2022-23.
This is the ‘Diamond Budget’, in which the emphasis is on qualitative growth. Special focus was given on topics including Samartha Haryana, Antyodaya, Sustainable Development and Environment. This is the first time that the budget has been prepared after holding pre-budget meetings with Ministers, Economists and the learned section of the society as well as other stakeholders, he added.
The Chief Minister said this while discussing the important points related to the State Budget, which was recently passed in the Vidhan Sabha with the gathering during a programme held at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology in Hisar on Saturday.
During this, the Chief Minister said that before presenting the Budget this time, suggestions were taken and as many as eight pre-budget meetings were held with 550 people.
After presenting the budget for the first time, eight committees of 74 MLAs were formed to hold detailed subject-wise discussions on the budget. Suggestions were invited from these committees, shared the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister further informed that the budget session that lasted from March 2 to March 22, 12 sittings were held which lasted for 50 hours and all the MLAs discussed several issues related to their constituencies.
“Our government has made budgetary allocation for every section and sector in this budget. Last year, a budget of Rs. 1, 53,000 crore was presented, while this year an amount of Rs. 1, 77,000 crore has been presented which shows an increase of 15 percent.
Haryana's budget prepared on fixed parameters
The Chief Minister said that the budget of any state is prepared on certain parameters, such as state’s deficit, how much has been spent and how much loans have been taken. The budget of Haryana is in accordance with the parameters set by the Central Government and the Reserve Bank, he added.
He further said that Haryana's Debt to GSDP ratio has been fixed at 25 percent, while the state is being able to cap this at 24 percent. This is below the GSDP limit and because of this loan many financial institutions are interested to give loans to the state at a 6 percent interest rate, said the Chief Minister
"If we talk about Punjab, then their Debt to GSDP ratio has reached 48 percent and due to this, Punjab is forced to take loans at the rate of 10 percent. Still, we believe that loans should be taken only as per the requirement, said Sh. Manohar Lal.
100 clusters to be formed for organic farming
Sh. Manohar Lal said that emphasis has been laid on qualitative improvement in this Budget. With the help of chemicals and medicines, the production of grains has certainly been increased however along with this, due to the excessive use of these chemicals, food items have become adulterated.
The goal of the government is to improve agriculture and farmers should move towards zero budget farming and organic farming. In this budget, formation of 100 clusters of 25 acres each has been announced to promote organic farming. Financial incentives for a period of three years would be provided to the farmers adoption this farming, informed the Chief Minister.
Ayurveda and Allopathy should work together
The Chief Minister said that in today’s era along with allopathic treatment there is a need to adopt the ancient medical system too, as sometimes the common man is not able to spend so much on the allopathic treatment. Therefore Yoga, Ayurveda and Allopathy need to work together.
For this any one university of the state will starting working on this. The government has also announced opening of 2,000 wellness centers in this Budget. Besides this, one Ayurvedic doctor, one yoga teacher and one dietician would be appointed in these wellness centers.
500 Sanskriti Model schools to be opened
Sh. Manohar Lal said that in this budget he has also emphasized on improving the standard of education and for this 500 model Sanskriti schools will be opened in the state. At present the number of these schools is only 138, he added.
The number of students in these schools has doubled. The government will also work with the private sector. The work will be done in collaboration with Public Private Partnership (PPP) as well as Government Community Partnership (GCP). Rest of the states will implement the education policy by 2030 while Haryana has set a target of implementing it by 2025, informed Sh. Manohar Lal.
Government’s aims to uplift the last person first
The Chief Minister said that the information system has been strengthened through Parivar Pehchan Patra. With this, every eligible person will get the benefit of the schemes being run by the Government, he added.
The State aims to make a capable Haryana so that benefits can reach at the bottom of the pyramid. Earlier, a family having an annual income of Rs. 1.20 lakh was considered as BPL this limit has now been increased upto 1.80 lakh. Apart from this, Antyodaya Melas are being organized to increase the income of the families having an income of Rs.1 lakh, Sh. Manohar Lal.
The Chief Minister said that far these Melas have been successfully organized in two phases. More than 250 camps were organized for this and around 1.80 lakh people participated in these Melas. Out of this, applications of half of the people have been approved and they will soon be getting the loan.
The motto of the previous governments was to benefit those on the top of the pyramid, while we aim to uplift the last person first, said Sh. Manohar Lal.
Emphasis on sustainable development and environmental protection
The Chief Minister said that 17 parameters of sustainable development have also been included in this budget. Continuous work will be done on issues like poverty, hunger, development, water etc. Utmost care has been give to ensure availability of land, water, forest and clean environment to the coming generations.
Last time 700 rechargeable wells were announced but this time we have announced 5000 rechargeable wells. We need to conserve water and for this every section of the society has to come forward. Sowing of paddy has to be reduced.  An incentive of Rs. 7000 per acre is being given to the farmers for adopting crop diversification. Last year the paddy sowing was decreased on 1 lakh acres and the famers were encouraged to adopt crop diversification, informed the Chief Minister.
Now every district will have a medical college
The Chief Minister said that the State Government had already announced constructing a medical college in every district. Work in this direction was going on in all the districts except four, while in this Budget, the announcement has been made for setting up medical colleges in these four districts as well. With the construction of these medical colleges the number of MBBS seats will increase to 3,000 he added.  
The Chief Minister said that this Budget was for all sections. The leaders of the opposition also had to struggle to find any error in the Budget.
Urban Local Bodies and Housing Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta, Rajya Sabha MP, Sh. D.P Vats, MLA, Sh. Vinod Bhayana, Deputy Speaker, Sh. Ranbir Gangwa, Vice-Chancellor, Sh. B.R Kamboj, Registrar, Sh. Avneesh Verma, teachers and students of the university also remained present in this programme.

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35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2022' on time: Chief Secretary

 

Chandigarh, March 10

 Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal has said that in the upcoming '35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2022' to be organized from March 19 to April 04, the theme state is Jammu & Kashmir while Uzbekistan is the Foreign Partner. 

  Mr Kaushal was taking a meeting of officers through video conferencing in connection with the preparations for '35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2022' here today.

         He has directed the officers to ensure that all the preparations for 'Surajkund Mela 2022' should be made on time so that visitors coming to the fair do not have to face any kind of trouble.  He directed the officers to prepare a plan for free transport service from the parking areas to the Mela entrance for the convenience of the visitors and to ensure better traffic and parking arrangements.  He said that buses should be run from Tughlakabad to Metro station - Surajkund - Sector 21 round about and Purana Qila - Shooting range - Surajkund round about - Badarpur.

        He said that public facilities at Surajkund Mela Ground should be strengthened for better interface with the participants and visitors.  He directed that all the roads leading to Surajkund should be made on time and arrangements for cleanliness should also be made better.  He directed that adequate police force should also be deployed to maintain law and order during the fair.  He also gave directions regarding barricading and other arrangements at all places.

Principal Secretary, Tourism, Sh. Manoj Sinha said that tourists coming from the country and abroad will be able to book online parking through Paytm so that they can get parking facility as soon as they come to the fair. An app for the facilities of the entire fair complex will also be made through Faridabad Smart City  Corporation.  Online booking will be done through a 'Surajkund Mela-App'.  Through this app, tourists will be able to find the location and direction.  Preparations are being made for this fair keeping in mind the infection of Covid-19.  He was informed that the timing of the fair would be from 12:30 pm to 9:30 pm, while on Saturdays and Sundays it would be from 11:00 am. For the convenience of the handicapped and the elderly, arrangements will be made for wheelchairs and other assistive devices at the fair.

He informed that Uzbekistan will participate as foreign partner in the '35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2022' while Jammu & Kashmir will participate as the theme-state.  So far 30 countries have agreed to participate in the fair.  Last time around 12 lakh tourists had come to the fair and 1,200 stalls were set up by artisans, this time more tourists are expected.

Principal Secretary to Chief Minister,  Sh. V Umashankar and Principal Secretary, Transport, Sh. Navdeep Virk were present in the meeting.  Apart from this, Additional Chief Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, Sh.  Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary, Art & Cultural Affairs Department, Sh. D Suresh, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal joined through video conferencing.

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Haryana geared up to celebrate the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

  

Chandigarh, March 10

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today announced that a state-level function will be held in Panipat on April 3, 2022, to mark the celebrations of the 400th Prakash Purab of Hind Di Chadar Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.

In one day programme a replica of the ‘Darbar Sahib’ would be set up at Panipat and Sikh devotees from across Haryana and Punjab are expected to participate in large numbers. The function aims to spread the message of communal harmony and brotherhood as preached by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.

Furthermore, a Chair in the name of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji will be set up at Kurukshetra University as a part of these celebrations.  Through this Chair a lot of research work would be done on the life of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji so that the facts of this research work can be shared with the society for a better understanding, especially among the youth, announced Sh. Manohar Lal.

These announcements were made by the Chief Minister while chairing a meeting of the state-level Committee regarding the 400th Prakash Purab celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji held here today. During the meeting, the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee members also shared several pivotal suggestions to make this state-level function a big hit. 

“Since March 2021, various religious and cultural programmes have already been started as a part of the celebrations of the 400th Prakash Purab of Hind Di Chadar Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in some part of the country. However, due to Pandemic most of the programmes in Haryana got postponed but now the State Government has decided to organize a state-level function on April 3, 2022,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister assured that adequate arrangements would be made for these celebrations, along with the formation of special teams across the State for ensuring smooth organization of this state-level programme.

Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta, Power Minister, Sh. Ranjit Singh, Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, Ministers of State, Sh. O. P. Yadav, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda and Sandeep Singh, Leader of Opposition, Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mayor, Panipat, Sardarni Avneet Kaur, MPs, MLAs and Administrative Secretaries also remained present on this occasion.

Haryana shares a special bond not only with Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji but with all the ten Sikh Gurus, Manohar Lal

Sh. Manohar Lal said that Haryana shares a special bond not only with Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji but with all the ten Sikh Gurus as most of them have travelled in Kurukshetra and Lohgarh, which once was the capital of Sikh State. The state youth have a lot to learn from the life of these Sikh Gurus, the greatest humanitarians this world has ever seen. 

“Acknowledging the same, the State Government from time to time has been paying tributes to the religious Gurus, Saints and Martyrs by organizing public meetings, functions, seminars across Haryana. Besides this, a special scheme Sant Mahapurush Vichar Parsar Yojana has also been started in Haryana,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

“Today it becomes our utmost duty to inculcate the teachings, ideologies of and philosophy of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and other religious Gurus and Sants in the society,  especially among youth so that they can get inspiration from them. Along with the Government social and religious institutions also play a pivotal role in culturally shaping society,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Renowned Raggi and Katha Vachak to be invited

While accepting the demands made by most of the Committee members, the Chief Minister said that invitations would be sent to the renowned Ragi and Katha Vachak to mark their presence in this state-level religious function.

“I urge the committee members, other religious Sikh organizations and Vice Chancellors of the Universities across the state to organize the special cultural and religious programmes before April 3, 2022, in each district as a part of the celebrations of the 400th Prakash Purab,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Accepting another demand raised by the committee members, Chief Minister said that a light and sound show should also be organized at Karnal Lake.

“Many places have been mentioned in the history where Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji has travelled and efforts would be made to develop all such small places. He also ensured complete cooperation from the State Government for developing all the religious sites related to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji,” added. Sh. Manohar Lal.

He urged that devotees from each corner of Haryana should reach and ensure their participation in this state-level programme.

Appreciate Manohar Lal led Government for organizing such a big religious programme: Hooda  

While praising the Manohar Lal led Government, Leader of Opposition, Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that it is really admirable that Haryana would be hosting such a big religious programme.

“It would be wrong to connect this with politics.  I assure full cooperation from my party to make this state-level function a big success. Haryana shares a special bond with Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji.  This state-level function would set a great example for others,” added Hooda.

Committee members laud Chief Minister for bringing Sikh community on a single-stage

During the meeting, the members of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) attended lauded Sh. Manohar Lal for reaching out to the entire Sikh Community of both states to ensure participation their participation this upcoming religious programme.

Echoing the same sentiments, most of the members said that Haryana shares a more religious connection with all the ten Sikh Gurus even as compared to Punjab, therefore organizing such a religious Samagam in Panipat would not only make this programme a huge success in Haryana, country but across the globe. 

President, HSGMC Jathedar Baljeet Singh Daduwal, Secretary, Sh. Sarbjit Singh, and members including Amrinder Singh Arora, Sh. Chandeep Singh Khurana and Member of SGPC including Jathedar Harpal Singh Pali, Jathedar Amrik Singh, Jathedar Bhupinder Singh, Jathedar Jagsheer Singh, Jathedar Baldev Singh, Baba Gurmeet Singh Tirlokewala. Besides this, Sh. Harpal Singh Cheeka, Lakhwinder Pal Singh Garewal from Kurukshetra and other non official members from various districts also remained present on this occasion.

Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Sh. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal and other Administrative Secretaries also remained present.

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M Dharma, Ranjit Singh and Kapil Kumar tied at the top

  AHMEDABAD, FEB 24

The Gujarat Open Golf Championship 2022 presented by Gujarat Tourism seems to be heading for a fascinating finish as round three saw a three-way tie for the lead between Bengaluru’s M Dharma, Chandigarh’s Ranjit Singh and Kapil Kumar of Delhi, all placed at 10-under 206, at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad.

Karandeep Kochhar, another Chandigarh golfer and Delhi’s Arjun Prasad were two strokes adrift of the joint leaders in tied fourth place at the Rs. 40 lakh event.

M Dharma (72-69-65) struck the day’s best score of seven-under 65 to gain 12 spots on the leaderboard. Dharma’s putter was on fire early on as he sank some long putts to pick up an eagle and five birdies on the first 10 holes.

Dharma, a two-time winner on the PGTI, then endured a tough stretch when he double-bogeyed the 13^th after finding the hazard and missed a short birdie putt on the 14^th. However, he regained his touch with birdies on the 15^th and 17^th.

“I’ve been extremely consistent from the back half of the previous season. Even though I suffered a ligament strain in my left thumb late last year, I continued to play well. Now that I have almost recovered from my injury, I’m looking to carry forward the momentum this year. As for the final round, I’ll just look to repeat what I did today,” said Dharma.   

The seasoned Ranjit Singh (70-68-68), looking for his first title, moved up three places with his second successive 68 on Thursday. Ranjit had a quiet front-nine with a birdie and a bogey but made a move on the back-nine with five birdies and a bogey. He capped his round with an outstanding approach on the 18^th that landed within a couple of feet of the flag.

Ranjit said, “My game picked up from the second half of the season last year after I changed my irons. I’ve shot good scores in all events since then. Today again my iron-play was terrific. The key in the final round would be to play well on the toughest stretch of the course which lies between the 12^th and the 15^th.”

Kapil Kumar (68-67-71), who was overnight second and two off the lead, kept himself in the hunt for his maiden title with a 71 riding on his good driving and putting form. Kapil’s three birdies included some quality chip-putts. He also dropped two bogeys.

Kapil said, “I was struggling for form last year. But I changed my putter before this event and that has led to my better performance on the greens. With my putting clicking, the focus will be on making maximum regulations in the final round in order to create scoring opportunities.”

Karandeep Kochhar (64-75-69), who returned a 75 in round two, came back into contention with a 69 on day three.

Arjun Prasad (73-65-70) carded a 70 on Thursday to continue in tied fourth place at eight-under 208.

Round two leader Tapy Ghai of Delhi shot a 76 to drop to tied sixth place at seven-under 209.  

Among the Gujarat-based golfers, Anshul Patel (73-70-72) was the highest-placed as he occupied tied 18th at one-under 215. The other two local golfers Varun Parikh (one-over 217) and Shravan Desai (eight-over 224) were placed tied 23rd and tied 37th, respectively.

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Sandhya Yadav and Anand Kumar all-round champs in PU Malkhamb

 CHANDIGARH, FEB 17

MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh and  GGD SD College -32, Chandigarh, lifted the women's  and men's team trophies, respectively, in the Panjab University Inter-College  Malkhamb Championship here today.
Sandhya Yadav of MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh and Anand Kumar f Postgraduate Girls College, Sector 11 were adjudged the all-round champions in the women's and men's categories, respectively.
Results
Women: Rope Mallakhamb: 1 Sandhya Yadav (MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh), 2 Hem Lata (MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh), 3 Bhawna Dadwal (PGGC-11, Chandigarh).
Pole Mallakhamb:  1  Bhawna Dadwal (PGGC-11, Chandigarh), 2 Sandhya Team Championship: 1  MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh, 2  PGGCG-42, Chandigarh, 3  PGGC-11, Chandigarh).
Pyramid: 1 MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh 22.50 pts, 2  PGGCG-42, Chandigarh  21.50 pts, 3 PGGC-11, Chandigarh) 16.50 pts.
Men:Yadav (MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh), 3  Lekha (PGGCG-42, Chandigarh).
All Round Championship: 1 Sandhya Yadav (MCM DAV-36, Chandigarh) , 2 Bhawna Dadwal (PGGC-11, Chandigarh), 3  Lekha (PGGCG-42, Chandigarh).
Pole Mallakhamb: 1 (Aman  (DAV-10, Chandigarh), 2  Saurabh Baghel (GGD SD-32, Chandigarh), 3  Anand Kumar (PGGC-11, Chandigarh).
Rope Mallakhamb:  1 Anand Kumar (PGGC-11, Chandigarh), 2  Sahil Chaudhary (GGD SD-32, Chandigarh), 3  Aditys Mishra (DAV-10, Chandigarh).
 All Round Championship: 1   Anand Kumar (PGGC-11, Chandigarh), 2  Sahil Chaudhary (GGD SD-32, Chandigarh), 3  Aman  (DAV-10, Chandigarh) and  Aditys Mishra (DAV-10, Chandigarh).
 Team Championship: 1   GGD SD-32, Chandigarh, 2  DAV-10, Chandigarh, 3  P.U Campus, Chandigarh.
Pyramid: 1   DAV-10, Chandigarh 20.25 pts, 2  GGD SD-32, Chandigarh 18.25 pts, 3  P.U Campus, Chandigarh  17.25 pts.
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SAI appoints 398 coaches, assistant coaches in preparation of Olympics 2024, 2028

 NEW DELHI, FEB 16

Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India has extended offers of employment to 398 coaches at various levels in 21 sports disciplines. Many among the total number of 398 are ex-international athletes and Arjuna awardees who have competed or won medals in elite competitions such as the World Championships and Olympics. Of the total number of 398, 101 coaches are joining on deputation from PSUs and other government bodies.

The recruitment comes in the wake of the effort of the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Sports to provide 360 degree support to athletes as they prepare for important national and international competitions, including Olympic 2024, 2028. “I am happy that a number of ex-athletes who have competed at the highest international level of competition and won medals have applied for these posts and have been selected,” said Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr Anurag Singh Thakur, adding, “Their (the ex-international athletes) inclusion in the system will mean that besides training athletes in the sport itself, they will be able to train them for mental toughness which is the key to success when competing at the world stage.”

The new batch of coaches and assistant coaches has a host of eminent names, including Padma Shri awardee and Arjuna Awardee Bajrang Lal Thakar who is a gold medallist at the Asian Games and joins as a Rowing coach, Shilpi Sheoran who has won the gold in the Commonwealth Games in 2011 and joins as an assistant coach in wrestling, Olympian Jincy Phillip who joins as an athletics coach, Pranamika Borah multiple medallist in leading international championships who joins as a boxing coach. 

Speaking about what he looks forward to in the new assignment, Arjuna Awardee Bajrang Lal Thakar said, "I am grateful to the Sports Authority of India for giving me a chance to give back to sports as a coach especially at a time when water sports in India has a great chance of making an impact at international competitions. I am training the team for the Asian Games and I am confident that by fielding athletes in maximum number of disciplines we will be able to add to the country's medal tally in the upcoming Asian Games." Thakar added that water sports in India has got an added push with SAI's National Centers of Excellence in Jagatpura and Alleppey which are world class infrastructure for water sports training.

There are four Arjuna Awardees, one Dhyanchand Awardee and one Dhronacharya Awardee among those who have been selected for the positions. Besides ex-international athletes, those who have completed their Diploma in Sports Coaching from NSNIS Patiala or a recognized Indian or foreign University have also been inducted. Several SAI coaches who were previously on contract, but whose contracts had ended, have been recruited back in service, as per their eligibility.

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Haryana Steelers rally to beat U Mumba 37-26 in Pro Kabaddi League

 

 BENGALURU, FEB 14

Haryana Steelers returned to winning ways, defeating U Mumba 37-26 in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 on Sunday. It was skipper Vikash Kandola and rising star Ashish Narwal, once again, who starred for Haryana Steelers, as the duo earned a total of 27 points between themselves, to help their team pick up a crucial win amid the race to the playoffs.

Vikash Kandola opened the scoring for Haryana Steelers with the first raid giving his team a 1-0 lead. Moments later, Vikash earned his second raid point to give his team a 2-1 lead. In the 7th minute, Vijay Kumar earned a tackle point as Haryana Steelers extended their lead to 6-5. In the 12th minute, Vikash Kandola earned a Super Raid and Haryana Steelers inflicted an All Out on U Mumba to extend their lead to 14-6. Haryana Steelers played safe in the remainder of the first half and went into halftime with an 18-13 lead.

U Mumba inflicted an All Out on Haryana Steelers in the first minute of the 2nd half and closed down the gap to 16-18. But Surender Nadda earned a tackle point a couple of minutes later to once again extend Haryana Steelers' lead by 4 points. Vikash Kandola, in the 25th minute, earned a tackle point to extend Haryana Steelers' lead to 23-18. In the 29th minute, Ashish Narwal earned his second tackle to attain his second Super 10 of the season.

With just over 9 minutes to go in the match, U Mumba closed down the gap to 22-24. But Vikash Kandola managed to get two consecutive successful raids to further extend the lead by 4 points, and in doing so, attained his 8th Super 10 of the season. In the 36th minute, Vikash Kandola earned a two-point raid, solidifying Haryana Steelers' lead by 29-23. With a minute left in the match, Haryana Steelers inflicted another All-Out on U Mumba to extend their lead to 34-25. In the final minute, Ashish Narwal earned a raid point and Haryana Steelers won the match 37-26.

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Vedant Garg and Kamya Kumari win titles in Chandigarh Chess

 

Vedant Garg and Kamya Kumari win titles in Chandigarh Chess

CHANDIGARH, FEB 13

Vedant Garg became champion in the men's section with five points at the conclusion of 31st Chandigarh Chess Championship  at  New Public School, Sector 18 B,here. The second position was bagged by Kanwar Sandeep Singh, who scored four points. The third position was clinched by Haritik Gupta with four points and the fourth position went to Swastik Singhal also with four points.

 In women’s category Kamya Kumari emerged champion with three points and runner-up position was bagged by Samisha Taneja, who scored two points. The third and fourth positions were bagged by Rashpal Kaur and Priyanka also with two points each respectively.

 The Championship was being organised by Chandigarh Chess Association to select a team of four men and four women to represent Chandigarh in the forthcoming MPL Senior National Chess Championship-2022 at Kanpur from 25 Feb to 03 Mar 2022 and MPL National Women Chess Championship-2022 at Bhubaneswar from 25 Feb to 02 Mar 2022.

   Chandigarh Chess Association president  Vipan Negi distributed the prizes.  

       Final Ranking at the end of 5th and final round.

  Men: 5 points:  1 Vedant Garg. 4 pts: 2 Kanwar Sandeep Singh,  3  Hritik Gupta,  4     Swastik Singhal. 3.5 pts: 5 Goel Pratyaksh,   6 Nagpal Tejas,  7   Saurabh Sharma,   8   Anubhav Tuknayat. 3 pts: 9 Ishaan Singh Mendiratta,  10    Arnav Kushwaha ,  11  Sahil Choudhary,  12    Akhil Goyal,  13    Ayaan Garg,  14    Krish Gupta. 2.5 pts: 15  Aaditya Singla,  16    Vasu Kalia,  17   Atharav Singh Naruka.  2 pts: 18 Gurmanjit Singh,   19   Harshit Medhi, 20   Chandan Kumar,  21   Ansh Arora, 22   Achyut Nanda,  23   Surya Jain, 24   Derek Sachdeva.   1.5 pts: 25 Abhiraj Jain,   26    Manoj Kumar , 27    Hriday Malik. 1 pt: 28 Manmohan Sharma, 29    Aayush Sharma,  30    Ambuj Sharma,  31    Ashish Kumar.      

 Final Ranking  in women’s category

 3 points: 1. Kamya Kumari.   2 pts: 2. Samisha Taneja, 3.  Rashpal Kaur,   4    Priyanka,  5    Samaira Taneja. 1 pt: Simran Arya,  7    Shereen Makroo,  8   Anvi Gupta,  9    Harshita Sharma.

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