HARYANA

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who was in Gurugram to lead the Raahgiri event, launched Road Safety Week starting today. Khattar also announced various initiatives, including removal of accident-prone black spots to create cycle and pedestrian tracks.

The CM launched Haryana Uday, a community policing and outreach programme. Set to be implemented in the state from June 1, the programme aims at strengthening community ties and promoting better relations among the District Administration, law enforcement agencies and the public. He also released its calendar.

The Haryana Government is likely to give about Rs 2.5 crore to Patanjali Industries of guru Baba Ramdev on the purchase of Coronil kits, which are to be distributed free of cost among Covid patients in the state.

Meanwhile, the state unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has opposed the distribution of the kits to Covid patients.

Health Minister Anil Vij, however, claimed that Patanjali had agreed to bear 50 per cent cost of the kits (costing Rs 500 each) aimed at boosting immunity. He said the kit was being given in addition to the regular medical treatment to the Covid patients.

In a bid to resolve family land disputes, Haryana is all set to introduce a new legislation that objectifies to ensure quick redressal of all such disputes that remain pending in courts for years due to absence of any proper redressal mechanism, said Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar while speaking at the programme held late at night in Chandigarh.

Besides this, the state is also in the process to formulate a plan for 100 villages which have not been consolidated. Under this, the consolidation will be done in a scientific way.

Sharing the state governments vision of boosting the industrial and economical sectors, the chief minister said that on the lines of how Gurugram has been developed industrially and economically, now the emphasis is being laid on developing other districts of the state.

The fourth edition of ‘Khelo India Youth Games-2021’ will be held in Panchkula, Ambala, Shahabad, Delhi and Chandigarh from November 21 to December 5, in which various https://exam.pscnotes.com/Sports“>Sports activities under-18 category would be organised.

This decision was taken in the first meeting of the Executive Committee constituted for the Khelo India Youth Games -2021 held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Haryana, Vijai Vardhan at Chandigarh on Tuesday. Satya Narayan Meena, senior director, Khelo India, Sports Authority of India also attended the meeting through video conferencing.

The Chief Secretary directed the officers concerned to expedite the work related to development required for organizing these games. Apart from this, all the concerned departments should work in mutual tandem so as to ensure that these games are organized successfully.

The Chief Secretary further directed that the launching ceremony of the Khelo India Games should be organized in compliance with the rules of COVID-19 guidelines.

The trade body AssochamsHaryanaState Development Council has submitted a memorandum to Haryana government, suggesting enhancement of competitiveness and sustainable industrial Growth. These suggestions were made byAssochamduring the pre-budget meeting preceding the state budget with the chief minister of Haryana.

The memorandum was submitted by Assocham to bolster the industrial competitiveness in areas like Skill development,MSME, and tourism.

Shedding Light on MSMEs, he said, Lot of efforts, allocations & schemes have been made by the Centre and state for MSME upliftment. ButUdyamregistration of just 11% at India level and 23% at state level is an indicator of MSME indifference & reluctance towards availment. Simplistic digital mobile-based ecosystem is the need of the hour.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that the new Startups and new IT/ITES companies will be given exemption for two years under the ‘Haryana State EMPLOYMENT of Local Candidates Act, 2020′.

The Deputy CM said that a provision has been made to impose a fine on the industries which do not employ employable local candidates from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh.

The law reserves 75 per cent of jobs in the private sector in the state offering a salary of less than 30,000 rupees a month only to locals.

Dushyant also called upon the youth to get themselves registered on the Haryana Labour Department portal so that they can be linked with employment. The youth would soon be given the option to fill their details on the portal in their regional languages Hindi and Punjabi, he said.

Haryana government has notified the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 which aims to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components in the state.

Additional Chief Secretary of the Industries and Commerce Department, Anand Mohan Sharan on Thursday said that with the formulation of this policy, research and development in the field of electric vehicles will be encouraged.

In addition to strengthening the , provisions have been made in the policy to reduce the upfront cost of electric vehicles. In this, the buyers of hybrid EVs will also get incentives, he said.

Earlier in June, the Haryana government approved the EV Policy 2022 offering several financial incentives to EV manufacturers. The EV policy offers various financial incentives to EV manufacturers by giving incentives on fixed capital Investment (Fci), net SGST, stamp duty, EMPLOYMENT generation, etc. There is a 100 percent reimbursement of stamp duty along with an exemption in electricity duty for a period of 20 years.

The EV Policy aims to protect the Environment, reduce carbon footprint, make Haryana an EV manufacturing hub, ensure Skill development in EV field, encourage uptake of EV vehicles, provide EV charging infrastructure and encourage R&D in EV technology.