Ensuring the political reservation rights of Backward Classes (A) in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday accepted the Backward Classes Commission’s report regarding the same.
The Commission headed by former Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justices (Retd) Darshan Singh had conducted the dedicated empirical enquiry for assessment of the political backwardness of the Backward Classes of Citizens. In the assessment the Commission found that the Backward Classes of Citizens, Block- A (BC-A) are not adequately represented in the political setup, so they require political reservation in the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
According to the government spokesperson, seats of Panch in every Gram Panchayat shall be reserved for the Backward Classes (A) in the same proportion of the total seats as one-half of the percentage of population of Backward Classes (A) to the total population in that Gram Sabha Area. In case the decimal value is 0.5 or more, it shall be rounded off to the next higher integer. Provided that every Gram Panchayat shall have at least one Panch belonging to the Backward Classes (A) if its population is two percent or more of the total population of the Sabha area.
Eight percent of the total number of offices of Sarpanch in a block and rounded off to the next higher integer in case the decimal value is 0.5 or more shall be reserved for Backward Classes (A).
The reservation shall not exceed aggregate of 50 percent of the total seats reserved in favour of Scheduled Castes and BC (A) taken together in a particular Panchayati Raj Institution
The Commission has stated that as per the direction of Apex Court, the reservation shall not exceed aggregate of 50 percent of the total seats reserved in favour of Scheduled Castes and BC (A) taken together in a particular Panchayati Raj Institution.
Haryana airports development corporation to carry out development work of airports
The Haryana Cabinet also accorded approval regarding incorporation of Haryana Airports Development Corporation Limited to carry out the development works of Airports/Airstrips/Helipads under the Haryana Government, as well as other important projects such as for establishing the Integrated Manufacturing Clusters under the Government of India's Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor project scheme through a Joint Venture between the Civil Aviation Department and the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Ltd. (NICDC).
The key primary objectives for setting up the Corporation are to manage, regulate the establishment and implement the airport projects and joint-venture projects of the State Government, for the purpose of establishing and operating Integrated Aviation Hub at Hisar and other airfields of Haryana. Besides this, the corporation will assist to operate, maintain, develop, design, construct, upgrade, modernize and manage the Airports.
The Corporation will also assist in purchasing/ procuring/acquiring of land for renovating, expansion and managing the Airports , including all assets and infrastructure such as runways, taxi - ways, aprons, terminals for the passengers, provision of cargo amenities, ancillary buildings to provide aeronautical activities and services.
Besides this, the Corporation will also undertake, identify, formulate, design, develop structure, engage in project development, project financing, project monitoring, establishment, strengthening, up gradation, repair, rehabilitation, improvement, operation, construction, maintenance and implementation of the Integrated Aviation Hub at Hisar and other airfields/airports of the Haryana, either directly or in public - private partnership ( PPP ) mode.
In addition to this, the Incorporation of Haryana Airports Development Corporation Limited will assist to procure, implement, operate and maintain schemes, projects, programmes, concessions and other contractual arrangements on a commercial format, for the provision and development of the projects and the infrastructure facilities. Additionally, to undertake planning, development, operations and maintenance and disposal of land and built - up areas on the project site under Civil Aviation Department in conformity with the applicable laws , specifications and standards.