Draft of policy for Inter District Transfer of regular District Cadre Teachers

CHANDIGARH, FEB 3
The Haryana Government has prepared the draft of policy for Inter District Transfer of regular District Cadre Teachers including PRT, JBT, HT and Classical & Vernacular (C&V) teachers. Objections and suggestions have been invited from such teachers and their unions on this policy latest by February 28, 2018.
         While stating this here today, a spokesman of the School Education Department said that the policy can be seen on departments websitehttp://www.schooleducationharyana.gov.in and http://www.harprathmik.gov.in. Objection and suggestions received after the last date would not be considered.
        He said that only District Cadre Teachers, that is, PRT/JBT/HT and C&V Teachers who are working on regular basis in Elementary Education Department of the State Government are eligible to be considered for transfer under this policy. All those teachers who have been recruited specifically against Mewat cadre would not be transferred out of Mewat. However, others teachers, though working in Mewat are eligible to be considered for transfer under this policy. The applicant teacher will mention three districts of his or her choice on the MIS portal of the department.
        He said that at any point of time, the department would have the district wise requirement of teachers based on the latest rationalisation along-with the reserve staff. The reserve staff would comprise of the vacancy created due to teachers being on various kind of leaves like maternity leave, child care leave, study leave or extraordinary leave. The percentage of various categories such as General, SC, BC-A, BC-B, Ex-Serviceman as ratio of district requirement would be maintained at the district level as much as possible. However, the state would relax this rule for certain categories like Physically Challenged, he added.
        The spokesman said that ratio of regular teachers in a district to this requirement would be maintained approximately same as far as possible which should be same as this ratio at the state level. Keeping this principle in mind, the department would specify the total number of teachers which could be posted in a district before initiating the transfer process. The department can exclude certain category of teachers from participating in the transfer drive by specifying the category and reasons for such decision.
        He said that if a teacher volunteer to participate in the transfer drive then it would be assumed that he or she consents to the change of his or her cadre and that his lien and seniority would be affected as specified in this policy. The department can specify additional conditions which would be deemed to be consented by the teacher voluntarily participating in the transfer drive.
        The decision of allotment of a particular district would be based on the total composite score of points earned by a teacher. Teachers would be given marks as per the criteria described in this section. Age of the teacher would carry the maximum 60 marks. There would be additional maximum 20 marks for special categories of teachers keeping in view the hardships faced by them in executing the assigned work due to the cadre allotted and their circumstances in life. He said that total marks that can be given to a teacher would not be more than 20. Total composite score allotted to a teacher would be 80, he added.
        He said that for every category, there would be two kinds of vacancies except Physically Challenged category. He said that difference in the requirement of a district and the regular teachers posted in a particular district would constitute the actual vacancy. A teacher who is participating in the transfer drive would contribute to the vacancy in that district in his or her own category.
        The spokesman said that the state government would initiate the drive of cadre change as and when it deems fit to do so. Participation in the transfer drive is voluntary. Teachers, who wish to participate in the drive, would have to give their consent on the MIS portal meant for the transfer drive. Teachers can opt for maximum three districts. He or she would be eligible to be transferred only to these districts of his or her own choice. Teachers suffering from 100 per cent physically disability, currently suffering from cancer, having undergone bye-pass heart surgery, kidney transplant or currently undergoing dialysis would be assigned the district of their choice irrespective of the vacancy position in the district. Rest of the teachers would be sorted in the decreasing order of the marks obtained by them in their respective category. Their choices would be considered against the available vacancies.
He said that teacher with mere marks would get priority over teachers with lesser marks. In the eventuality of tie, that is, teachers having exactly same marks, the seniority for the purpose of consideration of the choices would be decided. 
A teacher would have the option to choose ‘Anywhere in the State’. Such teachers would be posted at the places in the following order of preference (i) Mewat, (ii) Morni Hills (iii) districts with maximum percentage deficiency. First all the vacancies of Mewat district would be filled. After that, vacancies of Morni hills would be filled up. If there are still teachers who opted for "Anywhere in the State", they would be utilised for the districts with maximum percentage deficiency. If such teacher is posted in Mewat or Morni Hills then he would be paid additional 20 per cent of his or her Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance during the said posting.
If any teacher feels that his or her cadre has been changed against the provisions of this policy then he or she can file online grievance on the portal provided by the department within 15 days of issuance of such order. Such grievance would be redressed as per the provisions of this policy and an appropriate decision would be taken by the department as deem fit. 
He said that the Administrative Secretary, School Education, Haryana with the prior approval of the Chief Minister would be competent to change the cadre of any teacher in relaxation of any or all of the above provisions after recording reasons justifying such relaxation.
No teacher would canvass his or her case except through the grievance redressal mechanism as provided in this policy. All other individual representations would be treated as an attempt to bring extraneous influence in the due process. No relief can be sought except the one already sought through the grievance redressal mechanism as provided under this policy, he added.
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Assurance to include Gurugram in Smart City Mission

CHANDIGARH, FEB 3

The Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, has given the assurance that Gurugram would be considered for inclusion in the Smart City Mission and an apex body would be constituted for this purpose. He lauded the steps taken by Haryana under various Central flagship missions for urban development.

     Mr Puri gave the assurance while responding to the specific request made by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, to include Gurugram in the Smart City Mission for which Central technical assistance is required whereas financial implications would be looked after by the state government.

       The Chief Minister made the request while speaking at a review meeting of various flagship missions of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs held under the chairmanship of Mr Puri, here today. These flagship missions include AMRUT, Smart City Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

         When Mr Puri asked the Chief Minister to conduct credit rating of cities in Haryana, he responded that it was being done along with credit rating of villages.

       Speaking at the meeting, the Haryana Urban Local Bodies, Mrs. Kavita Jain, said survey had been conducted in all 80 cities of the state under the Shehri Awas Yojana, and 3.23 lakh applications had been received. As many as 93 slums have been selected in 20 towns for coverage under the In-Situ Slum Rehabilitation.

The State Level Sanctioning-Cum-Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) has given approval to 65 towns under the Housing for All Scheme and proposals for 56 towns have been sent to the Central Government for approval. These would be approved soon. A Detailed Project Report (DPR) for 77,511 beneficiaries in 66 towns has been approved by the SLSMC, she added.

        Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Mr. Anand Mohan Sharan, said the Central Government had approved DPRs on 28 cities and submission of DPRs on 38 cities was under process. Apart from this, DPRs on 14 cities would be submitted by February 28, 2018.        Mr. Sharan said street lights in 80 cities were being replaced with LED lights. The work of replacing street lights with LED lights has started in Gurugram and this task would be finalised in other cities as well by February 15, 2018, he added.        The meeting was informed that 14 clusters had been made to cover all 81 urban local bodies under the Integrated Solid Waste Management. Door-to-door garbage collection has started. Ten clusters have stitched schemes for making compost from waste and four clusters have evolved schemes for power generation from waste.        Appreciating these steps taken by the state government, the Union Minister of State said though the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, had fixed the target of declaring entire country ODF by October 2, 2019, this target would be achieved by October 2, 2018. Mr Manohar Lal informed him that entire Haryana has been declared ODF.        Under the AMRUT scheme, water supply, sewerage, drainage, green area and urban transportation was reviewed. Under this Mission, 18 ULBs of Haryana have been selected.        Action plan for survey of street vendors in various municipal corporation, municipal councils and municipalities of Ambala, Gurugram, Hisar and Rohtak clusters, is being prepared. In the first phase, Town Vending Committees for 31 towns have been constituted and survey would be completed in three phases by May 31, 2018.
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Surajkund Mela likely to be held twice in year

 CHANDIGARH, FEB 2
The Surajkund International Crafts Mela, the much awaited annual event which offers a global amalgam of the art, crafts and culture of different states and participating countries, may now be held twice a year. The duration of the event has this time been extended from 14 days to 16 days.
          This was hinted by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, who presided over inauguration of the 32nd edition of the Mela by the UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, at Surajkund in Faridabad District today. This feast for the connoisseurs of art, crafts and culture will conclude on Feb 18, 2018.
       Speaking on the occasion, Mr Manohar Lal said such Melas should be organised to strengthen relations with neighbouring states. This year, more than 1,000 artists, artisans and craftsmen are participating in the Mela. Being the theme state, UP would remain the centre of attraction at the Mela.
   People would get to see culture and art of about 28 countries at the Mela. Kyrgyzstan, famous for its lakes, is participating in the Mela as a partner country. Six Memoranda of Understanding have been signed between Kyrgyzstan and India for promoting tourism, agriculture and other sectors. Besides, a transport agreement has been signed between UP and Haryana, he added.
       Speaking after inaugurating the Mela, Yogi Adityanath said he was happy that UP had been chosen as the theme state of this Mela for which he thanked Mr Manohar Lal and the Haryana Government. The Surajkund Mela provides a platform to folk artists, craftsmen and artisans for cultural exchange.
       Welcoming the partner country Kyrgyzstan and people from other countries at the Mela, the UP Chief Minister said the Mela had scaled new heights under the leadership of Mr Manohar Lal. The number of stalls has been increased besides its duration.   
       He said the Haryana Government was considering a proposal to organise such Melas twice a year to provide opportunities to artists, craftsmen and artisans. Prominent places of UP, including Mathura, Vrindavan, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, ghats of Kashi and other famous places have been highlighted at the Mela.
        India has always been known for its cultural unity and integrity, and there were no cultural barriers in the country. In 2019, a Kumbh Mela would be organised at Prayagraj in which about 15 crore pilgrims would participate, including pilgrims from Haryana, Mr Yogi Adityanath said.
      Earlier, Mr. Manohar Lal and Yogi Adityanath took a round of stalls and huts set up in the Mela
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UP chosen as Theme State of Surajkund Mela 2018

 CHANDIGARH, JAN 30

The 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018 to be held at Surajkund in district  Faridabad from February 2 to 18 would be a child friendly mela to ensure safety and security of children  and there would be zero tolerance towards child rights violation.

        While stating this Haryana Tourism Minister, Mr. Ram Bilas Sharma said that during this year, Uttar Pradesh has been chosen as  the Theme State. At least 20 countries and all the states of India would participate in this Mela. 

He said that various child friendly procedures would be adopted which included establishing child friendly space, creche for children of officials and workers, breastfeeding booth, first aid booth, lost and found centre and stall for children with special needs.

          He said that besides advocating the rights of children through hoardings,IEC material on child rights would also be provided. There would be prohibition on selling harmful substances and inclusive environment would be provided for children.

The Minister said that child tracking system through RFID tagging would be implemented in the Mela under which families visiting the Mela having children below 14 years of age would have to visit special desk set up by the police and assisted by local District Child Protection Unit. On registration, each child would be provided with a RFID tag, containing the child’s name and guardians name, contact number and other relevant details. 

If a lost child is found wandering in the crowd, a volunteer or police officer can simply take the child to the control room and use an RFID reader to read the child’s tag. The whereabouts of the child will automatically be sent to the registered mobile number and the child’s guardian.

These measures were suggested by the Haryana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Women and Child Development Department to the Haryana Tourism Department for this year’s Mela, which have been approved.

The Mela is being organised by the Surajkund Mela Authority in collaboration with the Union Ministries of Tourism, Textile, Culture and External Affairs, Haryana Tourism Department and Haryana Tourism Corporation.

During last year’s mela, the footfall was more than 1.2 million, including the foreign visitors, he added.

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Israeli's offer to Haryana in sustainable use of recycled water for agriculture

Chandigarh January 24
: Israel has offered support and cooperation to Haryana in the field of sustainable use of recycled water for agriculture and cyber security.
          The offer was made by Mr. Dan Alluf, Counselor, International Development Cooperation (MASHAV), Science and Agriculture, Embassy of Israel in a meeting with working group of officers of the State Government constituted under Indo-Israel projects held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Mr D.S Dhesi here today.
                     Mr. Dan Alluf apprised Mr Dhesi that Israel is already sharing its technology expertise with Haryana in the fields of vegetable, fruits, flowers and dairy and setting up centre of excellence. He said that Indo-Israel project was commenced in India with the setting up of Centre of Excellence in Vegetable in Gharaunda, Karnal. At present, Centre of Excellence are being set up in 16 states of the country, he added. 
           Mr Dhesi directed Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi and Member Secretary of Group of Officers  and Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, Mr Vinay Pratap Singh to get comprehensive details of agreement made by the Central Government for improving cooperation between both the countries and  expedite the projects being implemented in Haryana. 
           It was informed in the meeting that during Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi’s visits to Israel in September 2017, a three-year comprehensive programme was prepared for furthering the Indo-Israel projects. Now, during the visit of Prime Minister, Israel Dr Benjamin Netanyahu to India recently, agreements worth Rs 14 million dollars of Indo-Israel were signed for increasing cooperation between both countries in the fields of Start up, Research and Development, crop residue management and water management. 
           Director General, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department Dr G.S Jakhar apprised that a Centre of Excellence for Dairy and Milk products is being set up with the cooperation of Israel at Government Livestock Farm in Hisar under the Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. 
           Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies, Mr Anand Mohan Sharan informed that Faridabad, Karnal and Gurugram are included in the smart city projects. He said that cooperation would be sought from Israel in developing smart parks in these cities, construction of smart roads and in solid waste management projects. 
           Among those present in the meeting included Additional Chief Secretary, Home Mr S.S Prasad, Principal Secretary, Industrial Training and Skill Development Department, Mr T.C Gupta, Principal Secretary, Irrigation Mr Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Mrs Jyoti Arora and Principal Secretary, Public Health and Engineering Mr Rajiv Arora.
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Haryana Sanskrit Akademi's to honour Sanskrit scholars

CHANDIGARH, JAN 24
Haryana Sanskrit Akademi has announced awards to honour eminent Sanskrit scholars and litterateur of the state for the year 2014, 2015 and 2016.
          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Akademi said that Haryana Sanskrit Gaurav Samman which carries prize money of Rs two lakh each for year 2014,  2015  and 2016 would be conferred upon renowned Sanskrit scholars from Panchkula, Dr Mathura Dutt Pandey, Pt. Shivnarian Shastri of Bhiwani and Acharya Mahavir Prasad Sharma of Karnal respectively. 
          He said that Maharishi Valmiki Samman would be conferred upon Prof.  Shrikrishan Sharma for year 2014, Prof. Kamla Bhardwaj for year 2015 and Prof. Bhim Singh for year 2016. Each award carries a cash prize of Rs1.5 lakh.
          Similarly, Prof. Rajeshwar Prasad Mishr, Dr Satyapal Sharma, and Mr Satyanarian Sharma would be awarded with Maharishi Vedvyas Samman for year 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. Each award carries a cash prize of Rs1.5 lakh. 
Mahakavi Baanbhatt Samman of Rs one lakh each, for 2014 would be given to Dr  Mithilesh Sharma Shastri, for year 2015 to Dr Hariprakash Sharma and for 2016 to Mr Tularam Shastri Sharma.
Vidhyamartand Pandit Sitaram Shastri Acharya Samman, carries Rs one lakh each, for year 2014 and 2015 would be conferred upon Mrs Suman Sharma, Principal of Haryana Shekhawati Brhamcharyaashram, Bhiwani and Mrs Pramod Sharma Principal of Swami Shankar Chaitnanya Bharti Sanskrit College, Srikrishan Dham, Kurukshetra respectively. 
          The Akademi would present Guru Virjanand Acharya Samman of Rs one lakh each for year 2015 to Mr Om Prakash Kaushik of Mr Lajjaram Sanskrit College, Jind, whereas similar award for year 2016 would be given to Acharya Vidhyavati, Sri Ranjit Smarak, Shanti Niketan Kanya Gurukul, Lovakalan, Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar. 
          While Pandit Yudhistir Mimansak Sanskrit Samaradhak Samman for year 2015 would be given to Acharya Rajwanti, Sri Ranjit Smarak, Shanti Niketan Kanya Gurukul, Lovakalan, Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar, the same for year 2016 would be conferred upon Acharya Vedvrat Shashtri, Shruit Vigyan Acharyakulam Gram Chapra, Shahbad, Kurukshetra. These samman carries prize money of Rs one lakh each. 
          Swami Dharamdev Sanskrit Samaradhak Samman for year 2014 would be given to Sri Ranjit Smarak, Shanti Niketan Kanya Gurukul, Lovakalan, Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar, whereas the same for year 2015 and 2016 would be bestowed to Sri Lajjaram Sanskrit College, Jind and Shruit Vigyan Acharyakulam Gram Chapra, Shahbad, Kurukshetra respectively. The award carries prize money of Rs one lakh each.
The Akademi has also announced the name of winners under the Pustak Puraskar Yojna. Under Gadhya Vidha category, the award for year 2014 would be given to Dr. Balwant Singh for Swami Dayanand Charitam book and for year 2015 to Dr Satyapal Sharma for Virangna Dwadashkam. Under Padhya Vidha category, Haryandarshanam authored by Mr Suraj Kumar, Indraveshoshnishad of Dr Dharamvir Kundu and Gurugorviyam authored by Dr Hari Singh have been selected for year 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. Similarly, under Natak Vidha category, Kumaryamba authored by Dr Mithlesh Sharma have been selected for award for year 2016. Each award carries a prize money of Rs31,000 each. 
Under Pustak Prakashan Sahayta Anudaan, two books titled Atmsampada and Sanskrit Gadyaratanmala authored by Dr Jitender Kumar has been selected for award.
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Move to do away with the Kherki Daula Toll Plaza

CHANDIGARH, JAN 22

The Haryana Government is making efforts to do away with the Kherki Daula Toll Plaza. This was disclosed by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, while interacting with media persons in Gurugram, today.

           In reply to a question, he said the state government was in discussion with the concessionaire, and, if an agreement was reached, this toll plaza would be stopped. Land has also been identified to shift this plaza to village Sehrawan.

          The Sehrawan panchayat has already passed a resolution to transfer land which has been sent for approval to the Director of Development and Panchayats Department. In both situations, this toll plaza would be removed from Kherki, the Chief Minister said.

           Those present included the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Mr Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Union Minister of State for Planning, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Rao Inderjit Singh, and Public Works Minister (Building and Roads), Rao Narbir Singh.

CONSTRUCTING 43 ROADS LINKING RAJASTHAN: The Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, has said that construction work on 43 roads connecting Rajasthan would begin in the new financial year to cope with increased traffic and ease people’s woes.

          Making this announcement after laying the foundation stone of six projects worth Rs 263 crore in Rewari District today, he said PWD works worth about Rs 1,400 crore were in progress in Rewari out of  which works worth Rs 322 crore had already been completed, works worth Rs. 717 crore were in progress, and the remaining were in the pipeline.
          The Minister today laid the foundation stone of six projects in Rewari district. These are bypass from Jhajjar Road to Narnaul Road at the cost of Rs 176.23 crore, construction of four-lane road from Dharuheda Chungi Chowk to Delhi Road NH-352 at the cost of Rs 2,176 lakh, construction of the underground pass of Rewari double gate at a cost of Rs. 655 lakh, construction of new road from village Mukundpur bypass to Salahwas at the cost of Rs 257.85 lakh, construction of road from Mukundpur Basai to village Jadthal at the cost of Rs 226.22 lakh, and road linking village Balawas Ahir (Budhpur road) with Khadgwas at the cost of Rs 24 lakh.
          Rao Narbir Singh said three overbridges would be constructed on this bypass which would ease traffic problems in the city. The construction work on this bypass has been lying pending for a long time, but the BJP Government has begun the construction work by removing all obstacles, he added.

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