HIPA TO ASSESS SOCIAl IMPACT ON lAND ACQUISITION
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has notified Haryana State Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurgaon as State Social Impact Assessment Unit under the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013.
Spokesman of Revenue and Disaster Management Department said that State Social Impact Assessment Unit would carry out Social Impact Assessment study and prepare Social Impact Management Plan as per provisions of the Act.
‘Save Public Sector’ Campaign under AIBOc
Chandigarh: Under the Banner of AIBOC, a large number of officers working in various banks of city staged a protest march as a part of “Save Public Sector” Campaign in Banks Square, Sector-17, Chandigarh to create awareness among the public.
Deepak Sharma, State Secretary, AIBOC apprised the members that privatisation, acquisition and merger are nothing but the ways to deform the basic fabric of Public Sector character in the name of reforms.
The image of Public Sector Banks is being tarnished by projecting the issue of NPAs in such a manner as if the creation of such big magnitude of NPA is solely on account of improper functioning of the Banks and its employees/officers, whereas the Government policies/directives which actually are responsible are not known to general public.
AWARENESS PROG BEFORE WORlD NO TOBACCO DAY
Chandigarh: To herald World No Tobacco day on 31st May, Sahayta Charitable Welfare Society in the month of April 2016 started awareness programme on the harmful effects of Tobacco,
Pan Masala, Bidi, Cigarette, Hukka, Gutka, etc by holding series of inter-active sessions and programmes on the subject throughout the month of April culminating in Inter School Declamation Contest on the harmful effects of tobacco on May 7 in the Auditorium of St Stephan’s School, Sector 45, Chandigarh.
Around 50 schools participated in the contest.
STUDENTS PIN RED CROSS FlAG ON PUNJAB Guv
Chandigarh: Students of Govt Girls Senior Secondry School Hoshiarpur led by CS Talwar, Secretary Red Cross, Punjab, pinned a Red Cross Flag on the Punjab Governor, Kaptan Singh Solanki at Haryana Raj Bhavan, on Friday on the occasion of Red Cross Flag Day. Appreciating the theme of this year “Everywhere for Everyone”,
Solanki said that the theme rightly echoes the spirit of seven fundamental principles of Red Cross, the essence of which was to do the service of mankind everywhere without any discrimination of caste, creed, race, region or religion.
He also advocated the need for further strengthening the Red Cross Movement through massive collective effort, which is carrying out the noble mission of alleviating human sufferings through its fundamental doctrine of selfless service.
HPAS bids farewell to Dr MP Sood
Shimla: HP Administrative Service Officers Association (HPAS) on Friday organised a farewell party in honour of Dr MP Sood, who retired as Director, Information & Public Relations on April 30.
Sood joined HP Administrative Services in 1985 and during his long tenure of 31 years he served the State on various important posts.
The President of HPAS, Manmohan Sharma remembered the contributions of the officer and wished him a long and healthy life. Secretary RK Gautam honoured Sood on this occasion.
JR Katwal, Rakesh Sharma, Amarjeet Sharma, Rajesh Sharma and other senior officers also extended their good wishes.
Himachal Health Minister calls on JP Nadda
Shimla: Himachal Health and Family Welfare Minister Kaul Singh Thakur called on Jagat Praksh Nadda, Union Health Minister at New Delhi and urged him to allocate additional funds for implementation of various projects in health sector.
Thakur urged Nadda to request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone of AIIMS at Bilaspur and also urged to provide additional funds for construction of three new medical colleges in the State.
Thakur also requested the Union Minister to provide funds for Regional Cancer Hospital Mandi and purchasing equipments for Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College and Hospital, Tanda.
He also urged the Union Minister for sanctioning 50 bedded mother and child hospital for Ghumarwin.
Nadda assured Thakur that all genuine demands of the State would be considered sympathetically.
Haryana prepares Solar Water pumping scheme
Chandigarh: To encourage farmers to use solar pumps instead of diesel pump sets in Haryana, ‘Solar Water Pumping Scheme’ has been prepared for farmers of the State having small land holdings.
Haryana Minister of State for Renewable Energy, Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that the Union New and Renewable Energy Ministry has recently approved a proposal of HAREDA to install 3,050 solar water pumps for the implementation of this scheme.
He said that under the scheme, 525 pump sets of 2-horsepower and 2,525 pump sets of 5-horsepower would be installed in 2016-17.
The Renewable Energy Department has identified 409 beneficiaries for implementation of 2 and 5 horsepower pumping programme in the first phase of the scheme. Solar pumps are the best choice for small farmers and would lead to rapid increase in production by helping in irrigation, he added.
The Minister said that apart from this, HAREDA has already been given approval for installing 873 solar water pumps, for which Central assistance of `3.78 crore has been approved.