Punjab govt prepares ‘kitchen garden seed kits’
Chandigarh: In a bid to encourage the practice of ‘Kitchen Garden’ to cultivate seasonal vegetables, the Horticulture Department in Punjab has prepared ‘kitchen garden seed kits’. These kits contain seeds of 10 varieties of various vegetables. The Horticulture Department would charge only Rs 60 per kit of ten various verities of vegetable seeds, an official spokesperson said. The seeds could be sown over an area of five marla of land, he added. “The quality seed in this kit is much cheaper than in the market. It grows rapidly and can be planted repeatedly,” he said. Vegetables grown in kitchen garden can be kept free of pesticides and experts have been recommending non-chemical methods for protection from insects and pests.
Haryana to launch eServices for science scholarships
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to launch eServices for Promotion of Science Education Scholarship and Haryana State Council for Science and Technology fellowship schemes. These eServices would be launched by Union Communication and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at Panchkula on February 27, an official spokesman said here. The minister would also launch other eServices of the Department like web portals, Aadhaar-enabled Birth Registration system through Civil Registration System and National Optical Fibre Network Utilisation in Haryana the same day. Applications for both schemes would now be invited online through the official website. The scholarship would be disbursed within four months of the closing date. Similarly, the fellowship would be offered within four months after the closing date, he said.
AAp demands more scholarship schemes in budget
Mohali: Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday assured students that he will try to persuade the Centre to initiate new scholarship schemes for them. The MP from Sangrur asserted that education should be the top priority in any budget. Interacting with students of a private college here, he said because of the “poor policies” of the state government and delay in awarding of the scholarship amount, the students, parents, and colleges are facing hardships in Punjab. He also assured people that he would try to persuade the Union government to start new scholarship schemes for different categories of the students. He said, he would raise voice for those students who are finding it tough to get education loan from banks. Mann said initiatives like ‘Start-Up India, Stand-Up India’ are not enough, the government should fund every young entrepreneur who wants to start any business so the students strive to become job providers rather than job-seekers.
NSDC launches first Academy of Excellence in UT
Chandigarh: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) & Health Sector Skill Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with INSCOl & Seneca College to announce the launch of first Academy of Excellence in Chandigarh to provide skills training in the Health Sector. NSDC, INSCOl and Seneca College have set up academies of excellence which will not only include training of Nurses, but other allied healthcare professionals such as para medics, technicians, nurse assistants, pharmacist assistants, dental assistants, etc.
PGI OPD to remain ClOSED ON Feb 22
Chandigarh: All OPDs in PGI will remain closed on February 22 on account of Guru Ravidas Birthday, a gazetted holiday. Emergency services will function as usual.
AIDS CONTROl SOCIETY PARTICIPATES IN ROSE FEST
Chandigarh: Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society is participating in the Rose Festival from February 19 to 21 at Rose Garden and leisure Valley, Sector-10, Chandigarh. Two awareness stalls were put up one at Rose Garden and one at leisure Valley creating awareness about HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and importance of Voluntary Blood Donation. The fair was inaugurated by Kirron Kher, MP, Chandigarh.
HARYANA ENHANCES PENSION UNDER SOCIAl SECURITY SCHEMES
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has begun to disburse the increased social security pensions of Rs 1,400 per month from January, 2016. A total of Rs 311.5 crore would be distributed among the beneficiaries through their bank accounts. Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister, Kavita Jain said that under all social security pension schemes like Old Age Allowance, Widow and Destitute Women pension, Disability Pension, ladli Social Security Allowance Scheme, Dwarf Allowance and Eunuch Allowance. She said that a total budget provision of Rs 3,451 crore has been allocated for these schemes for the financial year 2015-16.