Chandigarh

1,000 posts of ex-servicemen would be filled in May

PNS

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday said 1,000 posts of ex-servicemen would be filled in the Police Department next month. Besides, 12,000 posts of constables would also be filled soon to further strengthen the law and order machinery in the State. Speaking at a felicitation function organised by the Rashtriya Gaushala, Dharauli, to honour him for passing the stringent Gau Sanrakshan Avm Gau Samwardhan Bill, 2015 at Dharauli in Jind District, the Chief Minister said that complete transparency will be ensured in the recruitment process.

The Chief Minister said that he urged the Central Government to declare bonus for the farmers over and above the MSP of wheat. Describing the untimely rains and hailstorm as a natural calamity, he urged the Opposition parties not to politicise the issue. “Had the previous Government given compensation to the farmers with due honesty, there would not have been any doubt in their mind regarding the approach of the present Government,” he added.

He said that now anybody could now lodge a complaint at any police station irrespective of jurisdiction. Apart from this, complaint could also be registered on Har Samay, a 24x7 web portal of the Haryana Police. “We want to make police people-friendly and are taking effective steps in this direction. About 1,000 posts of ex-servicemen would be filled in the Police Department next month. Besides, 12,000 posts of constables would also be filled soon to further strengthen the law and order machinery in the State. Complete transparency would be ensured in the recruitment process”, he added.

Describing the BJP Government as pro-poor and pro-farmer, the Chief Minister said that the state government was working on the principle of Antyodaya  to ensure that the benefit of all schemes and programme reached the people at the grass-roots level. Gramin Yojana has been implemented in the State to ensure participation of youth in the development of villages. Under this scheme 10 youths from every village would be registered.

About 65,000 youth across the State would directly participate in the development of villages, he added. Haryana Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister, OP Dhankar, said the Gau Sanrakshan Avm Gau Samwardhan Bill, 2015 would impose a complete ban on cow slaughter and provide for rigorous imprisonment ranging from three years to 10 years for killing the animal. The Bill provides for a fine ranging from Rs30,000 to Rs1 lakh, he added.