Chief Secretary Dharam Vir at the International Trade Fair

HCS (Judicial) exams on Nov 16

CHANDIGARH, Nov 13
Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) has made all arrangements for the smooth and fair conduct of Haryana Civil Service (Judicial) examination to be conducted at 16 different centres at Panchkula on November 16.
While stating this here today, a spokesman of HPSC said that on the request of the Commission, for the first time, services of 18 senior IAS officers would be sought to function as observers during the examination to be taken by 6500 candidates.
He said that an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspecter General of Police would also be on duty to supervise the smooth conduct of examination.

Propagate Govt policies in common language: Khandelwal

CHANDIGARH, November 7
The Commissiner and Secretary and Director,Information and Public Relations Department, Mr K.K. Khandelwal said that efforts were being made for strengthening the department and as many as 27 offices of Assistant Information and Public Relations Offices were being set up in the State besides sufficient budget
would also be made available for setting up of these offices.
Mr. Khandelwal was addressing the two-day meeting of District
Information and Public Relations Officers (DIPROs) at Haryana Niwas
here today.
The Commissioner said that the offices of AIPROs would be set up in
the 27 Sub-Divisions soon. He reminded that there were total 47 sub-divisions in the State and out of these 20 sub-divisions were at the Headquarters level. He said that Rs one lakh each would be given for setting up of the offices of AIPROs at the sub-division level.
Mr. Khandelwal exhorted the District Information and Public Relations
Officers (DIPROs) that efforts should be made to propagate the policies and programmes of the government in common language so that maximum benefit could reach to the common man. He opined that follow up story of every development project launched by the VIP should be ensured.
He disclosed that special publicity campaign would be launched in the State from December 1 next and all the villages of the State would be covered under the programme. He said that the offices of DIPROs would also be strengthened by providing three computers in every office besides all the vacant posts would also be filled up on the priority basis.
Mr. Khandelwal said that the folk singers were very popular even today as the people understand the language of folk songs. The drama units of the department were being revised and 11 new drama units would be set up in the department having 10 members each. He said that nine such drama units were already working in the department.
The Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Mr. Sunderpal Singh said that the publicity of the welfare schemes of the government should be done according to the psychy of the people. He urged the DIPROs that efforts should be made for wide publicity of every scheme which had been launched for the benefit of the people.
He was the opinion that in the age of globalization only that person
was powerful who have important information with them. He exhorted them that they should change their mindset according to the requirement of the government. He suggested that Press conferences of the VIPs should be organised at the district headquarter every month.
He was of the view that the details of development works of every constituteuncy should be prepared.
Media Co-ordinator, Mr. Ashok Buwaniwala said that the responsibilities of the DIPROs had increased manifold in the age of globalization and efforts should be made to use their capability while filing their stories.
The Additional Director, IPRD, Mr. M.S. Yadav and Mr. S.K.Setia assured Mr. Khandelwal that efforts would be made to implement the orders in toto for strengtheneing the department so that all the policies and programmes of the Government could be publicized promptly.

Haryana transfers 6 IAS, 62 HCS officers

Chandigarh, Nov 5 Haryana Government today issued the posting and transferred orders of 6 IAS and 62 HCS officers with immediate effect.
Pankaj Yadav, DC, Jind has been posted as DC, Mahendragarh vice Amneet P. Kumar whose posting orders will be issued later on. T.L. Satyaparkash, DC, Bhiwani has been posted as DC Jind, Mohammad Shayin, DC Ambala has been posted as DC, Bhiwani, Sameer Pal Srow, Member Secretary, HSPCB and Director and Deputy Secretary,
Environment has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ambala, Estate Officer for Management of Govt. Land in Excised Area, Ambala Cantt. and Vice-Principal, Revenue Training Institute, Ambala.
Ashok Kumar Meena, Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Siwani goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C), Panchkula. Pradeep Kasni, Additional Director (Admn.) Public Relations, Haryana becomes Additional Director (Admn.) Agriculture, Haryana. Ramesh Krishan, General Manager (P)O/o Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation, Haryana goes as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA, Panchkula. Praveen Kumar, dditional Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA, Panchkula. goes as Additional
Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA, Gurgaon. Ashok Kumar Bishnoi, Chief Administrative Officer, Haryana Dairy Development Coop.Fed. Ltd has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA, Jind.
Sanjeev Verma, Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA, Karnal goes as such to Panipat. R.C.Bidhan, Managing Director, Coop.Sugar Mills, Karnal becomes Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA and Special Officer, APZ, Bhiwani. Smt. Sunita Verma, ,City Magistrate, Faridabad goes as City Magistrate, Bhiwani. S.S. Ghoswal, District Development & Panchayat Officer, Sonepat has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (C)-cum-Additional Collector, Assandh.Smt. Geeta Bharti Sub Divisional Officer (C )-cum-Additional Collector, Hodal goes as Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, DRDA, Karnal.
Mahabir Singh Yadav, Additional Director (Admn.), Development and Panchayats, Haryana. has been posted as Additional Director (Admn.), Public Relations, Haryana. H.C.Jain, ,Sub Divisional Officer (C )-cum-Additional Collector, Ballabgarh will be new Sub Divisional Officer (C )-cum- Additional Collector, Jagadhari and Estate Officer, HUDA, Jagadhari.
R.K.Garg, ,Deputy Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department becomes Sub Divisional Officer (C)-cum-Additional Collector, Loharu. Roshan Lal, ,Sub Divisional Officer (C)-cum-Additional Collector, Safidon goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C)-cum-Additional Collector, Rewari. Satbir Singh Saini, Zonal Administrator, HSAMB, Karnal. will be new Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Rohtak and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Jhajjar, in addition. Dharam Vir Singh Dhankhar, Sub Divisional Officer (C )-cum-Additional Collector, Hansi. becomes General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Bhiwani. Jaibir Singh Arya, ,General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Gurgaon goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C)-cum-Additional Collector, Samalkha. Shiv Parshad Sub Divisional Officer (C )-cum-Additional Collector, Bhiwani and Estate Officer, HUDA, Bhiwani becomes Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Rewari and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority,
Mahendragarh, in addition. Rajesh Jogpal, Additional Transport Commissioner, Haryana becomes Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Yamunanagar, Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ambala and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Panchkula, in addition.
Aurbind Sharma Sub Divisional Officer (C )-cum-Additional Collector, Panchkula has been appointed as Land Acquisition Officer, Hisar. G.L.Yadav, City Magistrate, Bhiwani will be new City Magistrate, Rewari.Jitender Kumar, Sub Divisional Officer, Samalkha, has been posted as City Magistrate, Gurgaon. Smt. Hema
Sharma, (Awaiting order of posting) has been posted as City Magistrate, Yamunanagar. Rajiv Mehta, ,Sub Divisional Officer (C), Karnal goes as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Faridabad and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Palwal, in addition.
R.K.Singh, ,Sub Divisional Officer (C), Jagadhri and Estate Officer, HUDA, Jagadhri goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Hodal. Jagdish Sharma, City Magistrate, Rohtak has been appointed as Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Gohana. Virender Lather, ,Managing Director, Coop.
Sugar Mills, Kaithal and Estate Officer, HUDA, Kaithal becomes Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Hansi.
Sat Pal, General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Hisar goes as City Magistrate, Faridabad. Smt. Veena Hooda, ,Land Acquisition Officer, PW (B&R), Gurgaon goes as Land Acquisition Officer, Faridabad.
Vatsal Vashisht, ,City Magistrate,Gurgaon will be new Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Sirsa and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Fatehabad, in addition. Mahabir Parsad, ,Joint Director (Admn.) Industries & Commerce, Haryana goes as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hisar and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Bhiwani, in addition. Mahender Pal, ,Sub Divisional
Officer (C), Loharu becomes Land Acquisition Officer, Gurgaon.
Mukesh Kumar, General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Rewari and Estate Officer, HUDA, Rewari goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Siwani.
Surjit Singh, Zonal Administrator, HSAMB, Hisar goes as City Magistrate, Mahendragarh. Ram Kumar Beniwal, Land Acquisition Officer, PW (Irrigation), Ambala goes as Land Acquisition Officer, Rohtak. Prem Chand Gangle, Sub Divisional Officer (C), Assandh becomes Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Jind. Satbir Singh Jangu,
,Land Acquisition Officer, PW (B&R), Bhiwani and Land Acquisition
Officer, PW (Irrigation), Bhiwani becomes Land Acquisition Officer,
Panchkula.
Narinder Singh Yadav, ,Estate Officer, HUDA, Faridabad goes as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Gurgaon and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Mewat, in addition. Satbir Singh Kundu, ,District Development & Panchayat Officer, Karnal becomes Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Karnal. Ashwani Kumar-II, ,District Development Panchayat Officer, Yamunanagar goes as Secretary,
Regional Transport Authority, Karnal and Secretary, Regional Transport
Authority, Kurukshetra.
Bir Singh Kalirawana, ,Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corpn. NIT,
Faridabad has appointed as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Panipat and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Sonepat. O.P.Sharma, , District Development & Panchayat Officer, Ambala goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C), Bilaspur. Vikram Singh Malik, Estate Officer, HUDA, Karnal becomes Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kaithal and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Jind, in addition. Parvesh Kumar, City Magistrate, Yamunanagar becomes
Joint Director (Admn.), Development & Panchayats, Haryana. Smt. Ashima Sangwan, ,Estate Officer, HUDA, Gurgaon goes as City Magistrate, Mewat. Satbir Singh, ,Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Jind and Estate Officer, HUDA, Jind goes as City Magistrate, Sonepat. Smt. Subhita, City Magistrate, Mahendragarh becomes City Magistrate, Jind. Jaideep
Kumar, ,Sub Divisional Officer (C), Gohana becomes City Magistrate, Palwal. Satyawan, City Magistrate, Sirsa becomes Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Safidon. Balraj Jakhar, City Magistrate, Jind goes as City Magistrate, Fatehabad. Sant Lal Pachar, District Development & Panchayat Officer, Panchkula goes as Sub Divisional Officer (C), Tosham. Hoshiar Singh Siwatch, ,City Magistrate, Sonepat goes as
City Magistrate, Panipat.
S.K.Jain, City Magistrate, Fatehabad goes as City Magistrate, Sirsa. Yogesh Kumr Mehta, Sub Divisional Officer (C), Tosham becomes Sub Divisional Officer (C ), Tohana.
The posting orders of Mrs. Amneet P. Kumar, IAS, B.B.Kaushik, Mrs. Pankaj Chaudhry, Y.C.Bhardwaj, Dharam Pal Singh, I.P. Bishnoi, Surender Singh, Tilak Raj, Amar Deep Singh and Smt. Pritama Chaudhry will be issued later on.

43rd Haryana Day celebrated in traditional way

CHANDIGARH, Nov 1
The 43rd Haryana Day was celebrated in a traditional way with great zeal and enthusiasm at Haryana Raj Bhawan here today where the Haryana Governor Dr. A.R. Kidwai was the chief guest and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda presided over the function.
Extending his heartiest congratulations to the people of Haryana on this significant day, in his message the Governor said that the State of Haryana has emerged as the lead state in every field of human endavour in the country.
He said that Haryana today is one of the fastest growing economies and had the highest per capita income in the country. This State is strengthening its economy and democratic norms for further advancements through its progressive social and economic policies and programmes. The 12th Finance Commission, Planning Commission and the Union Finance Ministry have commended its fiscal management, the Governor said.
Appreciating the multidimensional progress of the State, the Governor said that this small state of the country had also taken lead in the manufacturing of motor cars, scooters and two-wheelers. He appealed to the people of the State to maintain this record speed of development in every walk of life in future too and they should take it their prime responsibility.
Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda also extended his greetings to the people of Haryana on this occasion. Delivering his message to the people, the Chief Minister said that right from the beginning it was his dream that Haryana should be a number one State of the country in every field of development and prosperity.
He expressed his satisfaction and happiness that his dream of making Haryana a number one State of the country had been fulfilled to a great extent.. He urged the people of the State to cooperate and coordinate with the government for taking the state to the highest peak of achievements in the field of development and progress.
Three districts of Haryana namely Bhiwani, Jhajjar and Gurgaon have attained first three positions respectively in improving sex ratio during the year 2007 and have, therefore, been awarded cash awards by Haryana Governor, Dr A.R.Kidwai today, on the occasion of Haryana Day celebrations.
Bhiwani district has been awarded a cash award of Rs five lakh as its sex ratio improved from 861 females per 1000 males in 2006 to 895 by the end of 2007. Mr. T.L. Satyaparkash, DC Bhiwani received this award from the Governor and the Chief Minister.
Similarly, district Jhajjar has been awarded second prize of Rs three lakh for improving sex ratio from 797 females per 1000 males in 2006 to 826 females by the end of 2007. Mr. Nitin Yadav, DC. Jhajjar received this award.
Gurgaon district was ranked third and awarded a cash prize of Rs two lakh for improving sex ratio from 826 females per 1000 males in 2006 to 850 females in 2007. The City Magistrate, Gurgaon received this award.
The Governor and the Chief Minister honoured five artistes with Devi Shankar Prabhakar Jan Sanchar and Lok Sanskriti Awards. These five renowned artistes included Satya Narayan Vashisth, Prem Singh Dehati, Niranjan Singh, Mange Ram Khatri and Harvinder Rana who got these awards for their outstanding performance in the fields of art, cultural, public relations, folk music, folk songs, community and rural development and social fields. Each artist was given a cash award of Rs 21,000 and a Commendation Certificate.
Two parts of the first volume of the encyclopedia on cultural aspects of Haryana compiled by a renowned historian Ms. Shamim Sharma, Dr. Neelima Prabha, Pradeep Kasni and Puran Chand Sharma were also released by the Governor and the Chief Minister. This encyclopedia is being written in guidance of a committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. K.K. Khandelwal, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary and Director, Information and Public Relations Department Haryana.
The Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian, Union Minister of State for Finance, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee President, Phool Chand Mullana, Working HPCC President, Kuldeep Sharma, Health Minister, Mrs. Kartar Devi, Haryana Chief Secretary, Dharam Vir, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, M. L. Tayal, Senior Police and Civil Officers also present in this function.

'Home' for mentally retarded in Jind

Chandigarh, November 1
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that State Government was constructing a State level home for mentally retarded people at Rohtak at a cost of Rs. 2.18 crore.
Addressing the people after laying the foundation stone of the building of ‘Ankur’ institute for mentally retarded children at Jind, Mr Hooda announced to give a piece of adjoining land measuring 2030 sq. metres to the Jind Central Jaycees Educational and Charitable Trust for the construction of ‘Ankur’. He also announced a grant of Rs. 11 lakh to the Trust. It
Giving details of the steps taken by the State Government for the welfare of the physically handicapped and mentally retarded people, he said that the monthly pension of these people had been increased from Rs. 300 to Rs. 600 and retainership allowance of the blind cane weaver had also been increased from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3510. The retirement age of the handicapped employees with 70 percent or more disability had also been increased from 58 years to 60 years and their conveyance allowance had also been increased from Rs. 250 per month to Rs. 600 per month, he added.
Mr. Hooda said that the State Government was committed to eradicate polio from the State. Haryana was fast poised for becoming number one State in the country, said the Chief Minister adding that the State had already become number one in terms of Per Capita investment and Per Capita income after (Goa). Similarly, it is a number one State in the country in terms of wheat productivity and milk production also.
He said that handicapped persons were also a vital component of the society and the Jind Central Jaycees Educational and Charitable Trust was doing a yeomen service to the society by providing education and training to the mentally challenged children so as to enable them to earn their livelihood.
Earlier the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of Four laning of a road and a bridge over Hansi branch near Jayanti Devi Temple at Jind. He also inaugurated Jind-Asandh Raod Bypass.
Mr. Jai Prakash ,MP, Mr. Randeep Surjewala, Power Minister and Mr. Mange Ram Gupta, Education Minister also announced to give a sum of Rs. 11 lakh each to the Trust.
On this occasion Mr. Jai Prakash ,MP, Mr. Randeep Surjewala, Power Minister and Mr. Mange Ram Gupta, Education Minister also addressed the people.
Mr. Bachan Singh Arya, Mr. Satwinder Rana , IG (Retd.) Mr. Sher Singh all MLAs, Mr. Kulbir Malik, former Minister, Mr. Karambir Saini, Member Tax Tribunal, Ms. Kiran Saini, General Secretary, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (Women Cell), Mr. Balram Katwal, President, District Congress Committee, Jind, Professor Virender Singh, Political Advisor to Chief Minister were also present on this occasion.

67 road projects for Haryana sanctioned

CHANDIGARH, November 1 The Empowered Committee of Union Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, has sanctioned 67 road projects involving a sum of Rs 372 crore under Bharat Nirman Scheme inthe State and all these roads would be completed by the December end next year.
While stating this here today, Haryana PWD B&R Minister, Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav said that about 700 km. roads would be widened and strengthened under the project besides one new road would be constructed to connect village Dabkoli Khurd in Karnal district. He said that under the projects most of the districts would get the benefit.
Capt. Yadav said that he had recently met Union Minister for Rural Development, Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and urged him for early sanctioning of road projects. He expressed the gratitude of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda for taking keen interest in sanctioning these schemes.
He further said that Haryana was the only State in the country which had achieved more than 70 per cent target of the Bharat Nirman project. Quality control measures were being taken on all these roads to ensure good quality works, he added.
The Minister said that the clearance of the road schemes was a Haryana Day gift for the people of the state on the Haryana Day as a number of roads would get festival look. While enamurating the details of the scheme, he said that maintenance for five years after upgradation would also be packaged alongwith construction and this would cost another Rs. 18 crore.
He said that to insulate the contractors from the volatile prices of bitumen, the contracts for these roads would include clauses to compensate for the price rise or fall of bitumen. He said that government of Haryana would bear the cost of the price escalation for the bitumen.