CM asks Haryanavis to adopt villages for development

CHANDIGARH, JAN 30
Haryana Chief Minister  Manohar Lal has exhorted the people belonging to Haryanavi community to come forward and adopt villages in Haryana so as to ensure development of villages.
        The Chief Minister was addressing a felicitation function organized by Haryana Nagrik Sangh, Kolkata in Kolkata today. He was in Kolkata to attend the second investors’ roadshow in the run up to Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016 to be organized at Gurgaon on March 7 and 8, 2016 in which Confederation of Indian Industry is the national partner.
        While responding to the request made by President Haryana Nagrik Sangh, Kolkata Mr Babulal Dhanania for setting up an information centre at Kolkata, the Chief Minister asked the Sangh to nominate its one representative so that every important information about Haryana could be shared with the people residing in Kolkata. He said that this information would be provided by the Department of Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Haryana.
        Mr Manohar Lal said that State Government is committed to ensure the development of both urban and rural areas in the state. He said that while Central government has implemented an ambitious smart city scheme for the inclusive development of urban areas, new schemes are being prepared for the development of villages. He said that on the lines of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna, we have implemented Vidhayak Adarsh Gram Yojna under which all the MLAs have been asked to adopted atleast one village of their choice for development. We have also launched Sweh-prerit Adarsh Gram Yojna. Under this, entrepreneurs, big institutions and NGOs have been asked to adopt villages and contribute in the development process of the state.
        While describing corruption as cancer, the Chief Minister said that there was rampant corruption during the previous rules in Haryana but the present BJP government had been successful in keeping a tap on corruption by ensuring good governance. He said that e-services had been started in the state so as to ensure transparency and hassle-free delivery of various people centric services. However, he said that more needs to be done in this direction.
        He said that the state government is making concerted efforts to boost industrialization in the state to ensure industrial development and provide ample employment opportunities to the youth. He said that today he met CEOs and Directors of 14 leading companies who have expressed keen interest in making investment of Rs 5000 crore in Haryana. Apart from this, the Wanda Group of China is going to invest 10 billion USD (Rs 60000 crore) in Haryana. He also invited the people to come and expand their base in Haryana as well and attend the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016 and Haryana Pravasi Diwas to be organized at Gurgaon.
        Speaking on this occasion, Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister Capt. Abhimanyu lauded the role of Haryanavis in promotion of industry in all parts of the country and abroad. Indeed, Haryanavis have emerged as a pivot of business in the country. He said that now time has come to expand their base in their native place as the state offers a very conducive environment for the industry to grow.
        Minister of State for Excise and Taxation Mr. Ghanshayam Sarraf, President, Haryana Nagrik Sangh Mr. Babulal Dhanania and a representative Mr. Shayam Sunder Aggarwal also spoke on this occasion. Mr Ram Niwas, Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation also spoke on the occasion.
          Chief Secretary, Mr D. S. Dhesi and Principal Secretary, Industries, Mr Devender Singh were also present on the occasion.
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KCGC to establish Khalsa University Amritsar

AMRITSAR, JAN 29 

The much-awaited education project of historic Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) to establish Khalsa University Amritsar (KUA) will soon be a reality. This professional varsity would be set up separately on vast campus available with the Society and its 1892-built historic Khalsa College would continue to stay as a University Grants Commission (UGC)-granted Autonomous College. 

A press release issued by Council office stated here today that there were news reports in section of vernacular media that Khalsa College is being converted into ` private University’ which is not true. ``The university will be an independent entity, separate from Khalsa College, which is housed in the heritage main buildings at the campus’’, said KCGC Honourary Secretary Mr. Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina. 

He said Khalsa College’s role in imparting education has been pivotal and it would continue to play that part and its stature has further been enhanced with the UGC bestowing it with an autonomous status. Thus the Khalsa College would continue to be under Guru Nank Dev University, Amritsar with its aided programs and courses intact. 

``The independent academic atmosphere of the College would remain autonomous’’, said Mr.Chhina. He said proposal for setting up Khalsa University Amritsar is lying with the state government and the management has assured government that heritage status of the Khalsa College would remain `independent’. 

Mr. Chhina said that they have plenty of lands available and KUA would be a multi-faculty university, professional university. He said they have more built up area than required for setting up the new varsity and more buildings to house various departments would come up in the times to come. He said the plans for these building are already ready. 

A top level team headed by Secretary Education Mr Anurag Verma recently visited here to make assessment and they were immensely convinced with the infrastructure, financial status and expertise  available with the management to set up the new university. 

Mr.Chhina further added that the society that would run the University affairs as per the laid guidelines of the state government, UGC and other monitoring bodies. The non-profit-making Society which would be managing the University, he said, has 124 years of experience and is presently running 11 colleges and 5 schools, apart from historic Khalsa College. He said that the varsity will be run by the Society which is duly elected every five year and there is no change in the constitution since 1892. 

``The aim of the KCGC is to impart value based education to all section of the society for building a progressive nation and society’’, said he adding that the varsity would be a centre of excellence for professional courses.

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Badal okays transfer of 12 IAS and 2 PCS officers

CHANDIGARH, JAN 29

        The Punjab Government today transferred 12 IAS and two PCS officers, including six Deputy Commissioners in the state.

          Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect late this evening. As per the orders:

NAME OF THE OFFICER	PRESENT POSTING	NEW POSTING
Mr. SR Ladhar IAS	Commissioner cum Director Industries and Commerce	Principal Secretary Planning (Thus relieving Mr Jaspal Singh IAS of this additional charge)
Mr. Harbhupinder Singh Nanda IAS	Secretary Education	Commissioner Jalandhar Division
Mr. Rajat Aggarwal IAS	Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana	Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab (Thereby relieving Mr. Anurag Verma IAS of this additional charge)
Mr. Tejinderpal Singh Sidhu IAS	Deputy Commissioner SAS Nagar	Secretary Mandi Board (Thereby relieving Mr. Deepinder Singh IAS of this charge)
Mr. Ravi Bhagat IAS	Deputy Commissioner Amritsar	Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana
Mr. Varun Roojam IAS	Deputy Commissioner Patiala	Deputy Commissioner Amritsar
Mr. Rambeer Singh IAS	Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner Punjab	Deputy Commissioner Patiala
Mr. Kuldeep Singh IAS	Additional Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana	Deputy Commissioner Moga
Mr. Daljeet Singh Mangat IAS	Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala	Deputy Commissioner SAS Nagar
Mr. Karnesh Sharma IAS	Available for posting	Deputy Commissioner Ropar
Mrs. Tanu Kashyap IAS	Deputy Commissioner Ropar	Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala
Mr. Parminder Sing Gill IAS	Deputy Commissioner Moga	Municipal Commissioner Patiala
Mr. Subhas Chander PCS	Available for posting	SDM Phillaur
Ms. Damandeep Kaur PCS	SDM Phillaur	Assistant Commissioner (Grievances) Jalandhar