Haryana Cabinet presided by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday decided in-principle to promulgate the Haryana Right to Service Ordinance, 2013, to ensure timely services to the citizens.
The promulgation of the Ordinance has been necessitated as the State legislature is not in session and is unlikely to be convened immediately. The Centre has decided in-principle to enact the right-based law in order to ensure timely delivery of services to the citizens. The Committee of Secretaries on Administrative Issues and Governance in Haryana has suggested that the State should frame its own methodology to provide services to the citizens and reddress grievances, if any.
The State shall constitute a Commission called Haryana Right to Service Commission for the purpose of this Ordinance whose head office shall be at Chandigarh or Panchkula, as the State Government may notify. The Commission shall consist of a Chief Commissioner and up to four Commissioners and their appointment shall be made by the Governor on the recommendation of a Committee consisting of the Chief Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee, leader of the Opposition and one Cabinet Minister, to be nominated by the CM.
Panel to rationalise rates of development charges
Cabinet decided to constitute a sub-committee consisting of Industries Minister, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Education Minister, Geeta Bhukkal and Urban local Bodies Minister, Savitri Jindal to rationalise the rates of development charges to be charged from various beneficiaries for regularisation of colonies. It will also recommend the names of other such colonies to be regularised and submit its report within a week.
50 % concession to the women candidates
Cabinet approved the proposal to grant 50 per cent concession in fee to the women candidates to encourage them to join Government service.
Haryana Medical Services Corporation
Cabinet approved the setting up of Haryana Medical Services Corporation limited (HMSC). It is being set up to procure and ensure a regular supply chain of quality drugs and consumables for all health institutions in the State HMSC will be set up with an authorised share capital of Rs 10 crore including paid up capital of Rs 5 crore by the State Government.
New additions in list of Backward Classes
It approved the proposal of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department to include the names of castes of Gosai/ Gosain/Goswami in the list of Backward Classes (Block B).
Risk allowance to Haryana Police
Cabinet approved the grant of risk allowance to the Haryana Police Constabulary, Constable to Inspector levels at a rate of Rs 5,000 per month in addition to the interim relief with effect from January 2014 to be paid along with the salary of the month of January 2014 payable in the month of February 2014, till implementation of the recommendations of the seventh Central Pay Commission.