HARYANA

Giving Health authorities a reason to cheer, Rohtak has witnessed a two-fold rise in the number of villages having sex ratio at birth (girls per 1,000 boys) of more than 1,000.

As many as 23 villages of Rohtak district, which had in the past gained notoriety for skewed gender ratio, had registered a sex ratio at birth (SRB) of more than 1,000 in 2020. The count of such villages rose to 50 in 2021, according to data prepared by the ANM (auxiliary Nursing midwifery) association.

Significantly, five villages recorded the SRB of more than 1,400, including Sisroli (1,428), Basantpur (1,545), Garhi Majra (1,833), Singhpur Khas (1,875) and Patwapur (1,923).

It was last year that Rohtak district had topped the SRB tally across the state with the SRB of 945 girls even as Haryanas Average stood at 914. In 2020, Rohtak was ranked 16th with the SRB of 912. Earlier, Rohtak hadrecorded the SRB of 911 in 2019, 895 in 2018, 891 in 2017, 905 in 2016 and 859 in 2015.

On the first day of a two-day tour to Haryana, President Droupadi Murmu attended the civic reception hosted in her honour by the atHaryanaRaj Bhavan on Tuesday evening.

Earlier in the day, she offered prayers amid chanting of mantras as she formally inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsav-2022 on the banks of Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra. She also launched Nirogi Haryana, a state-level Health check-up scheme, e-ticketing system forHaryana roadwaysbesides laying the foundation stone of a medical college in Sirsa. She also attended the 18th convocation of the National institute of technology, Kurukshetra.

The President acknowledged the contributions of Haryana in various fields such as politics, space science, Sports, Food Security of the country, industrial production, Services-sector”>services sector and DEFENCE. She said that with the area of less than 1.4% and Population of less than 2% of India, Haryana has been contributing immensely in the overall development of the country.

Lauding farmers of Haryana, she said they have made invaluable contributions to the food security of India.

Along with Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Haryana is also a leading state in the industrial production and services sector, she said, adding that it is a major automobile manufacturing state. She further noted that more than 250 Fortune-500 companies have their offices in Gurugram and this city is called a Global City. Haryana is also among the top five states and union territories in terms of per capita income, she said.

CM Manohar Lal has become the first person to enrol for a three-month online basic certificate course in Japanese culture and language at Kurukshetra University.

The CM said he had a passion for Learning foreign languages from the very beginning, so he had enrolled in the Japanese language course started by Kurukshetra University.

Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor Som Nath Sachdeva said the Chief Minister had become the first student of the Japanese language course. He said it was a matter of pride for the university. His presence as a student will be a great motivation to the entire TEACHING and student of the university.

Prof Sawhney said the online programme is tailored specifically to the need of government representatives so that collaborations in the field of business, economy, research and Education can be established between India and Japan. Kurukshetra University has also started a one-year online certificate course in Japanese language from the session 2021-22, which will help stdudents secure jobs in India and abroad.

In yet another move towards implementation of Supreme Court orders of Having Haryanas own management committee to manage the Gurudrwara affairs, the Haryana cabinet gave a go ahead to the procedure to be followed for the further course of action.

To start with Haryana will bring an ordinance for constituting the 41 member ad hoc committee to manage the affairs of Haryana Sikh Gurudrwara Management Committee (HSGMC) affairs and to complete the formalities of taking over the gurudwaras.

The Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 2004 was enacted by the State of Haryana vide notification dated July 14, 2014 with the objective to provide better autonomous management and effective supervision of Sikh Gurdwaras and Gurdwara properties in the State.

Dushyant also issued directions regarding the registration of unorganised labourers by ensuring maximum publicity of the e-Shram portal prepared by the Central Government.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the charge of Labour and EMPLOYMENT Department, presided over the first meeting of ‘Haryana State Social Security Board’ at Haryana Niwas. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Anoop Dhanak, chairman and MLA, Sugarfed, Ramkaran Kala along with various senior officers and Board members were present in the meeting.

Dushyant, who is also the chairman of ‘Haryana State Social Security Board’, said that e-Shram portal has been developed by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment,

in which a national register of unorganized workers with Aadhaar number for the Database will be created so that the benefits of social security schemes can be extended to them.

He informed that about 2.66 lakh unorganized labourers have been registered on the e-Shram portal in the State so far, while the remaining labourers will also be encouraged to get registered on this portal.

He said that in this portal, from farm labourers to street vendors, hawkers, workers working in mandi, MGNREGA workers, self-help group workers, Anganwadi workers, mid-day meal workers, Asha workers, rickshaw drivers etc will be included. The unorganized labourers working in these sectors will be encouraged to get themselves registered, he said.

Approving a budget of about Rs 36 crore for road safety and to improve this year, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Thursday said that state administration is using live map technology to identify accident-prone areas in the State. Using this technology, a grid is automatically generated for such places on the live map and the Police get information about such places immediately. Presiding over the meeting of Road Safety Fund Management Committee, Kaushal directed that the data of live map technology should be shared with all the stakeholder Departments like Police, Public Works, Health, Transport and Urban Local Bodies Departments so that special focus can be given on such accident prone areas to overcome road accidents.

He said that changing lanes frequently by heavy vehicles is one of the major causes of accidents on highways. Therefore, sign boards should be installed on the left side of roads for the movement of passengers and heavy vehicles and this rule should also be strictly followed.

The scheme is aimed at giving an impetus to tourism in the state after the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism sector. The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is scheduled to launch the Home Stay Scheme 2021 at Tikkar Taal, Panchkula on September 29.

The scheme lays down the eligibility criteria for home stays, incentives for them, registration procedure, inspection and Police verification, Marketing and promotion, responsibility of proprietor among other parameters.

Under the scheme, any house located within the limit of any type of municipal body is not eligible for registration and consequential subsidy under the scheme. Existing OYO or Airbnb, or B&B proprietors will also be not eligible.

The Department of Tourism will publish on its website the list of all approved home stay units. Brochures, leaflets, amongst other publicity materials will also be developed and disseminated at suitable public places in this regard.

As per the scheme, any proprietor can register a maximum four fully owned accommodation rooms in the scheme. All rooms must be in the same house and all registered rooms should be available for letting out. At least one of the proprietors/owner must be physically staying in the same house.