Haryana to set up 1000 CSCs
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has planned to set up 1,000 Citizen Service Centres (CSC) nicknamed Haryana e-Seva Kendras at various locations across the State with a view to provide quick, efficient, transparent and hassle-free services to the people of the State. These centres will work as channels to deliver services to the people. Determined to make delivery of a whole range citizen-centric services cutting across various government departments and the private sector, the state government, led by the Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has launched a special drive to deliver at least 70 and 80 services in the electronic mode by the end of the current fiscal 2013-14.
Bijli Nigam to augment power connections
Chandigarh: Haryana Power Utilities have already arranged adequate power to meet the requirement of electricity consumers for next 2-3 years and in view of surplus availability of power connections of industrial category would be released at an accelerated pace in the command area of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, said Chairman and Managing Director, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Devender Singh. The Nigam has already planned to augment the distribution system and new sub stations would be setup on priority basis. He said that there is utmost need of load creation in industrial and non domestic sectors for optimum use of available power. In view of this, the release of new industrial connections would now be monitored by the head office also.
Haryana Forms ‘SMA’ to empower women
Chandigarh: With the objective of empowering the women socially, economically and educationally, Haryana Government has constituted a State Mission Authority (SMA) under the chairmanship of the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. A spokesman said, the mission would monitor and review gender budgeting by Departments as well as effective implementation of various social laws concerning women. State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) has been set up at Panchkula for implementation of the women scheme or programmes in a mission mode. SRCW is presently working upon two proposals namely Poorna Shakti Kendra (PSK) and One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC).
HPSC to recruit Assistant Professor: Geeta
Chandigarh: Haryana Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that the process is under progress to recruit Assistant Professor by Haryana Public Service Commission. In the recent Cabinet meeting, it has been decided that National Eligibility Test (NET) and State level Eligibility Test (SlET) would be minimum qualification for recruitment and appointment as Assistant Professors in Colleges. Redressing the grievances of people at Jhajjar on Sunday, Bhukkal said that as a result of the efforts made by the State Government, the number of registered colleges and schools have increased which has led to increase in the number of seats in science and commerce streams.
ACF bags top prize at FICCI Water Awards 2013
Chandigarh: Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), the social development arm of Ambuja Cements limited bagged the first prize in ‘Community Initiatives by Industry’ category at FICCI Water Awards 2013. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia presented the award to ACF Head & Jt president (CSR) ACl, Pearl Tiwari at a grand felicitation held at New Delhi. ACF is being recognized for its endeavor and visionary approach in the area of water resource management and efficiency.
Haryana Power Corporations to check power theft
Chandigarh: In order to ensure prompt registration of daily diary reports/ first information reports, Haryana Power Distribution Corporations (UHBVN and DHBVN) will provide 1000 laptops and printers to power theft checking teams in the state shortly. Chairman and managing director Discoms, Devender Singh said, the copies of checking report will be made available to the consumers on the spot by the checking parties. The laptops and printers will be made available to sub divisional officers of operation and vigilance wings. Two more laptops and printers will be given in each sub division to junior engineers also. The energy audit wing of Discoms had identified 20,000 consumers having variation in power consumption. The load of all of these consumers is more than 10 KW.
Aryans Group of Colleges starts academic session
Mohali: Chandigarh based Aryans Group of Colleges has started its 7th academic session. On the occasion, seven days orientation programme was launched to welcome the freshers of the session 2013-14. The orientation programme commenced with the lamp lighting ceremony by the students and it was presided over by Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman, Aryans Group. The B.Tech, M.Tech and diploma students of Aryans College of Engineering; MBA students of Aryans Business School; BBA, BCA students of Aryans Institute of Management & Technology; B.Ed students of Aryans College of Education; BA, B.Com students of Aryans Degree College; GNM students of Aryans Institute of Nursing participated in the orientation programme.