HARYANA

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has offered to enhance cooperation with Haryana in the field of food and Energy Security. Under this, a six-member Canadian delegation led by Premier Scott Moe met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and discussed issues of mutual cooperation in various fields.

The delegation also included former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister apprised the delegation of the geographical conditions of Haryana. He expressed hope that the visit of the delegation to Haryana would be a good experience. Haryana is an agrarian state and ranks first in India in per capita income and GST collection. More than 400 Fortune companies of the world are doing business in Gurugram. Haryana ranks second in India after Bengaluru in IT and Software, he said.

Khattar also shared the experience of his visit to Canada in 2016 with the delegation and said that skilled and unskilled manpower is available in Haryana and cooperation can also be increased in logistic .

TheoppositionMLAs fromHaryanahave hinted towards the uproarious sittings of the budget session of Haryanaassemblywhile accusing the BJP-JJP government of running away from the discussion.

Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Hooda said Anganwadi, Asha workers movement, old pension scheme, old age pension under the guise of family ID, cut in many welfare schemes, abolishing the reservation of backward classes, changing the rules of domicile, SC commission, Minority Commission, demand for formation of Sanitation Workers Commission, demands of guest teachers, extension lecturer, property ID, discrepancies of Lal Dora, evacuation of Haryana students trapped in Ukraine are some of the issues to be taken up during the next sittings

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Amrit budget prepared while keeping in mind every section of the Society. The seven priorities of the government towards the country and the society in the budget will benefit every section. This budget presented in Amrit Kaal will prove to be a milestone in the making of modern India, he added.

Khattar said that the general budget will prove fruitful in the direction of making the country the leading economy of the world. It is not just a budget, but also a vision document of the Amrit Kaal of futuristic India. This is an all-encompassing and all-inclusive budget, giving new energy to the countrymen. It will contribute significantly in writing a new chapter of https://exam.pscnotes.com/good-Governance“>Good Governance, POVERTY-alleviation”>Poverty Alleviation, socio-economic transformation and EMPLOYMENT generation, he asserted.

During the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Haryana is continuously working towards achieving the social, economic and environmental goals under the Goals (SDG) Index.

As a result of this, Haryana is included in the leading states of the country in the NITI Aayog SDG India Index 2020-21. Haryana is at the top position in 2020-21 in terms of score improvement from 2019 with an increase of 10 points.

The SDG Index development priorities have been set for each state, under which they are given 17 targets to achieve the desired goals. All parameters set to achieve the SDG Goals-2030 are being implemented in the state in a phased manner.

According to the Economic Survey report, in the financial year 2021-22, Haryana has achieved the status of 100 per cent households with tap water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Now, the next target of the government is to provide 55 litre clean drinking water per person in the entire state by December 2022.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs has been directed to conduct mapping as per the specialization of sports in each district so that necessary sports could be upgraded accordingly in the state.

Consistent efforts are being made by the State Government to further strengthen sports infrastructure in Haryana, Khattar said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a Badminton Tournament-2022 at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Panchkula.

On the demand of Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta regarding setting up of a Junior Academy of National level, a Shooting Range and an all-weather Swimming Pool in the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, the Chief Minister assured that he would speak to the Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur in this regard.

The Chief Minister said that Haryana is fast emerging as a sports hub. Our sports persons have brought laurels to the state and the country several times by winning medals at various national and international events including Olympics and Paralympics.

He said that it is also the result of robust sports infrastructure in the state that Haryana has got the opportunity of hosting Khelo India Youth Games in February 2022 in which about 12,000 players from all over the country would participate in different sports disciplines.

Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) chairman PRaghavendra Rao urged theNational Real Estate Development Council(NAREDCO) to come up with a model code for fixing the criteria for pollution control, so that feasible industrial activities were not banned by the government.

Addressing NAREDCO Haryana Real Estate Summit 2022 and Buyer-Seller Interface in Gurgaon, Rao added that the suggested model code should be validated by institutions relating to research so that their validity is not questioned.

The details of the model code for pollution control should also be supported and validated by data so that parameters recommended in the Code Of Conduct are considered without any hitch, pointed out Mr Rao. He advised NAREDCO to ask constituents to adopt best pratices.

PK Das, who was also in the race for the top post, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Haryana and Financial Commissioner, Revenue & Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments.

Kaushal, who had been the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister when the BJP formed the government under Manohar Lal Khattar in 2014, has sufficient service left with his retirement due on July 31, 2024.

Appreciating the work performed by Vardhan, at the superannuation ceremony, the newly appointed Chief Secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal described him as an excellent officer. Kaushal also shared his personal experiences of bond of brotherhood with Vijai Vardhan besides being Administrative Officer.

Finally, giving into the demands of the students ofMBBS(bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery) courses, the department of medical Education and research (Dmer)Haryana notified the amended MBBS Policy of the state.
Now, as announced by chief ministerManohar Lal Khattar, the policy provides for signing of for the students doing MBBS courses in the Haryana government run medical colleges in the state. According to the college, the students who will be joining the Health department after completion of MBBS degree for seven years need not pay any bond Money.

At present, Haryana has an intake of 1,735 students in 13 medical colleges of the state every year. The intake is likely to go up to 3,000, as the government targets to open a medical college in all districts.

Government spends around Rs 500 crore per annum on education of MBBS students of the state. The government is increasing seats each year and some students prefer to join corporates, hence the bond system

The draft eco-tourism policy released by the states Forest Department, envisages district level eco-tourism plans, creation of such sites in public private PARTNERSHIP in identified areas, development of eco-tourism circuit, involvement of local communities besides conserving the existing and ecosystem in Haryana.

The policy will be applicable to all types of notified forest lands in the State and areas covered under Punjab Land Preservation Act wherever the owners of such lands become partners in the eco-tourism projects.

Around 3.5 per cent Haryanas land is under the administrative control of the Forest Department, with two national parks, seven wildlife sanctuaries, two Ramsar sites, two conservation reserves, five community reserves and many faunal habitats in addition to the old Aravalli hill range, Shivalik hills and host of water bodies.

As per the India State of Forest Report 2019, the recorded forest area (RFA) in Haryana is 1,559 sq km of which 249 sq km is reserved forests, 1,158 sq km is protected forests and 152 sq km is unclassed forests.

The eco-tourism activities included in the States policy are nature camps, eco-friendly accommodation, trekking and nature walks, wildlife viewing, adventure Sports, angling, educational tours and excursions, herbal eco-tourism, medical and Health activities, religious and cultural eco-tourism, visitor interpretation centres and conservation Education among others.

Under the policy, potential sites will be identified jointly by the Department of Forests and Wildlife and Department of Tourism and will be prioritised for phased development. An eco-tourism circuit will also be created which will allow the visitors to access the existing infrastructures related to eco-tourism in the State.