Additional charge for Haryana IAS officer
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has given additional charge to one IAS officer and issued transfer and posting orders of two HCS officers with immediate effect.
Vivek Joshi, Commissioner Ambala Division, Ambala, who also holds other posts, will also look after the work of Director, Swarna Jayanti Haryana Institute for Fiscal Management.
Monitoring of central schemes in Haryana
Chandigarh: The monitoring of all Central Government schemes being run in Haryana has began from January which would continue upto March. In Fatehabad district, the monitoring has began from February 17 which would continue till February 24. An official spokesman said that the monitoring work was being carried out by Ashu Ranjan and Raghav Muwal of Indian Institute of Rural Development, Jaipur in the district.The schemes which would be monitored included Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Deendayal Antyodaya-National Rural livelihoods Mission Scheme, Deendayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), National Social Assistance Programme, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Digital India, land Records Modernisation Programme, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana and Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
Ombudsman for Haryana Rural Development Dept
Chandigarh: Haryana Rural Development Department has invited applications for appointment of ombudsman for redressal of grievances in the matter of implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in each district of the State. A spokesman of the Department said that interested persons should apply in the prescribed format to the Director, Rural Development Department, Haryana, 30 bays building, 3rd floor, Sector 17-B, Chandigarh.
Haryana issues advisory
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has advised the people to be alert of a gang misguiding the people in the name of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme. A spokesman said that according to reports, these gangs are operational in some of the districts of the state and they are luring the people to fill the forms under this scheme for getting Rs two lakh. He said that as per the forms, the scheme was initiated with Rs 200 crore in 26 States and all girls between eight and 32 years would get Rs two lakh under the scheme. The forms are to be sent on address Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Shastri Bhawan, Delhi. It is also appealed to the general people not to be lured by this and share the information about those people with the government for their arrest, he added.
Oriental Bank celebrates Foundation Day
Chandigarh: Oriental Bank of Commerce celebrated its 76th foundation day on Monday. It organised various activities such as blood donation camp, health check up camp, felicitation of HNI customers etc at Chandigarh and Panchkula to mark the occasion.