Youth cong to protest against land act today
Chandigarh: The Punjab Youth Congress has decided to gherao Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday to stage a protest demanding immediate roll back on changes made in the land Acquisition Act by the BJP-led Central Government through an ordinance. The State youth Congress will also hand memorandum to the Governor after its protest march, to be started from Sector-15 Congress Bhawan in the afternoon. Punjab Youth Congress president Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, along with other youth Congress activists, will lead the protest. The protest is aimed at highlighting various anti-farmer and anti-people policies of the Modi Government.
UT enrolment campaign for Aadhar from feb 1
Chandigarh: The UT Administration in collaboration with UIDAI Chandigarh will launch a comprehensive special enrollment campaign for Aadhar card from February 1 to cover left out residents of the city. In Chandigarh, the Aadhaar generation has already crossed 92 per cent and the Administration intends to achieve 100 per cent target by March 31, 2015. Chandigarh is one of the States who have declared Aadhaar as valid ‘proof of identity’ and valid ‘proof of address’. The same is helpful in obtaining benefits as services like scholarships, lPG subsidy and pensions are being linked with Aadhar.
Haryana mulls opening more eye donation centres
Chandigarh: The Haryana Government is mulling to open eye donation centres at sub divisional level in the State. Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday said that 20 eye donation centres are functional in the state and efforts are being made to open eye donation centres at sub divisional level. While speaking at the 206th anniversary celebrations of louis Braille at Panipat, the Chief Minister assured that the state government would take care of the interest of visually impaired cane-wearers and they would continue to remain in jobs. Besides, he also announced a discretionary grant of Rs51 lakh for repair and renovation for the Institute for Blind, Panipat. He said that efforts were being made to bring down the blindness less than 0.3 per cent from 1.4 per cent at present. The State Government had already increased social security pension for physically challenged from Rs1,000 to Rs1,200 per month and a hike of Rs200 per month would also be given every year, he added.