To ensure uninterrupted flow of vital medical supplies to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the State, Haryana Government on Thursday announced “Haryana Covid Emergency Loan Scheme” for new and old entrepreneurs supplying medicines, oxygen and other medical facilities to Covid-19 patients.

For this, the State Government has set up a fund of Rs 500 crore.

The State Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar gave approval to launch the scheme.

“Under the scheme, Haryana Government will help businessmen, presently working in the state, to increase their current production or to set up new units to meet various requirements to tackle Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme will come into effect from the date of notification and will remain in effect across the state,” said Chief Minister Manohar Lal while talking to the mediapersons after the cabinet meeting.

He said that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the already functioning units which provide oxygen, beds, ventilators etc. will be helped to increase their production.

This scheme will also provide a guarantee to entrepreneurs to buy additional production for six months, for which rate contracts will also be fixed. In addition, the interest on the loan taken by the bank will be borne by the State Government for one year.

The newly notified entrepreneurs will also get the benefit of this scheme in setting up new units. Under this, the State Government will provide loan guarantee to the bank for setting up such units in government hospitals or designated places, Khattar said.

Under the scheme, a committee will be formed, which will review all types of matters related to it and will revise the scheme as required from time to time. For this, the applicant will have to apply to the notified bank and the application will be forwarded to the Haryana Government for its recommendation.

POLICY FOR SALE OF SHOPS OR HOUSES BY MUNICIPAL BODIES APPROVED

To encourage monetization of locked properties of the municipal bodies, Haryana Government has made a policy for sale of shops or houses by Municipal Bodies, where possessions of such properties are with entities other than the Municipal Bodies or its predecessor for a period of 20 years.

The Chief Minister said that the municipal bodies find managing such properties difficult, particularly in view of the fact that the ownership of such properties have, in several cases, changed hands on numerous occasions and the municipal bodies lack authentic documentation in this regard. Further, several Municipal Bodies are unable to even recover the rentals of such properties, he said.

On a careful consideration, it was decided to transfer the ownership of these properties to such persons who are currently in justified possession of these properties, he said.

As per the policy, where the entire structure constructed by the municipal body or its predecessor raised on the land and the land is to be transferred to a single occupier base rate would be the chargeable price.

The government also approved ‘Policy for transfer of Municipal Lands by charging consideration.’  This policy would apply on the categories of properties or persons, where due to exigencies or otherwise, no approach road is available to the land owned by private individuals or entities.

‘HARIHAR’ POLICY APPROVED

The government has approved “HARIHAR” (Homeless Abandoned and Surrendered Children Rehabilitation Initiative Haryana) policy aimed at providing employment, educational and financial benefits to abandoned and surrendered children who have completed the age of 18 years from the child care institutions of the state and were abandoned before the age of 5 years or surrendered before the age of 1 year.

Some of the features of the policy include providing jobs on compassionate grounds and economically weaker section (EWS) status to abandoned and surrendered children, free school and higher education including technical education ,skill development and industrial training and after care stay, rehabilitation and financial assistance upto the age of 25 years or marriage, whichever is earlier and one time interest free loan for purchase of a house in Haryana.

The benefits and eligibility of this policy would be eligible to Abandoned and Surrendered children upto the age of 25 years.