Saturday, July 30, 2016

Haryana Swaran Jayanti from Nov 1, 2016 to Oct 31, 2017

CHANDIGARH, JULY 30
Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal  today said that the Swaran Jayanti of Haryana would be celebrated by rising above party lines and in a befitting manner from November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017.
This was stated by Chief Minister while addressing a press conference after presiding over a meeting of all political parties on Swaran Jayanti of Haryana, here today.
He said that all political parties have assured to give their whole hearted cooperation in these celebrations. He said that efforts would be made to involve all sections of the society and hold functions even at   such places in the country where people of Haryana reside. Also, the people of Haryana residing abroad would be invited to join the celebrations. Cultural functions would be organized by Haryana Kala Paishad.
He said that a number of suggestions have been received in the meeting. He said that an organizing committee would be constituted and its members would include not only government officers and political persons but also non officials and non political persons.
Those who attended the all party meeting included State BJP President Mr Subhash Barala, Education Minister Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Mr Anil Vij, Leader of Opposition , Mr Abhay Singh Chautala, Congress leaders including Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mrs Kiran Chaudhary and Mr Ashok Tanwar, Mr Ashok Arora from Indian National Lok Dal, Mr Saranjit Singh Sotha from Shiromani Akali Dal and Mr Jai Parkash independent MLA.
CM TO VISIT GURGAON: CHANDIGARH, July 30- Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal  today  said that he would visit Gurgaon day after tomorrow to take first hand information about the problem of recent traffic jam.
The Chief Minister, who was replying to the questions of media persons here today, said that there was complete coordination between the Police and Civil administration and the jam was created because of two issues. He said that the Badhahpur drain was overflowing due to heavy rain and its water did not flow to drain No. 8 which was already full to the brim. Secondly, a bridge was under construction at Hero Honda Chowk on NH 8. Therefore, the passage was narrow and bottle neck was created which obstructed smooth flow of traffic. Another bridge is under construction at Subhash Chowk on Sohna road. There was also congestion of taxis  as their strike was called off the same day.Also, a big group of Kawadias passed that way. All this led to traffic jam.
He said that a team of senior officers is already camping in Gurgaon to ensure that such a situation is not created in future.
 SARASVATI RIVER: Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal  today described the issue of sacred Saraswati river as the issue of faith and said that it was being made functional.
The Chief Minister was replying to the questions of media persons here today and his attention was drawn towards the issue of Saraswati river.
          He said that Saraswati was an issue of faith and even today it has 150 km long course in revenue records. The efforts are being made to make it functional. Three dams are being erected at Adi Badri, Lohgarh and Haripur to store water and make it flow in this sacred river. He said that it would not be the first instance to connect the rivers.
          He also denied the allegation leveled by the opposition that the project of Saraswati river was   breeding corruption. He said that it has a budget of only Rs five crore out of which only a few lakh have been spent.
PM FASAL BIMA YOJNA:  Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal  said that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has been implemented in the State in a transparent manner and  is in the best interest of farmers as they would not have to beg for compensation in case of damage to their crops.
          The Chief Minister, who was replying to the questions of media persons here today was asked to cooment on the allegations leveled by the opposition on implementation of this scheme.
          He said that tenders were floated to engage the insurance companies and the one who had the lowest was engaged. The farmers would have to pay only two percent of the premium as rest of the premium would be shared by the Central and the State Governments. The Central Government had fixed five per cent premium for cotton crop, but the State Government decided that it would contribute three per cent and the remaining only two per cent would be farmers’ contribution.
          He said that since the inception of Haryana, the previous Governments has given a total compensation of Rs 1100 to Rs 1200 crore whereas the present State Government has given a total compensation of Rs 2200 to 2300 crore to farmers during over one-and-a-half years. The farmers  were dependent on State Government, but now they would get full compensation with ease. 
          In reply to a question concerning Administrative Tribunal of the State, the Chief Minister said that the proposal has been forwarded to the Central Government.
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