Haryana enhances DA
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to give enhanced rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) in cash to those state government employees who continue to draw their salary in the pre-revised scale as per 5th Pay Commission. The enhanced DA will be effective from January 1, 2016. A proposal to this effect has been approved by Chief Minister Manohar lal. Such employees would get enhanced DA of 245 per cent, thus registering an increase of 11 per cent. At present they are getting DA at the rate of 234 per cent. With this revision, the state exchequer would bear an additional burden of Rs 6.53 lakh annually.
Commission receives representations
Chandigarh: Haryana Backward Classes Commission has received a demi official letter from Union Minister of State Rao Inderjit Singh alongwith a representation of Qureshi Community for inclusion in the list of backward classes in the state. The letter has been received through a reference of Director, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department and is under consideration of the Commission. A representation to add the word ‘Meer’ with the caste ‘Marasi’, mentioned at serial no. 43 of the list of Backward Classes was also received.
Punjab forms panel to check development works
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has constituted committees in every district to keep a close check on quality of works of different ongoing projects under Mukh Mantri Pendu Vikas Yojana to be executed at a cost of Rs 1977 crore. A spokesperson said that various development projects were being in progress under the Yojana, which would be now oversee by a committee formed under Deputy Commissioner in each district. The committee would comprise of Deputy Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), District Development and Panchayats Officer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad and would check the pace and quality of works being done by Sub Divisional Officer and BDPOs concerned.
HARCO earns gross profit of Rs 41.97 crore
Chandigarh: Haryana State Cooperative Apex Bank limited (HARCO) has earned gross profit of Rs 41.97 crore and net profit of Rs 23.80 crore for 2015-16 as against the last year’s gross profit of Rs 27.78 crore and net profit of Rs 16.23 crore. A meeting was chaired by Minister of State for Cooperation, Bikram Singh Yadav to review the financial position of HARCO Bank. Yadav awarded Central Cooperative Banks of Rohtak, Rewari and Sirsa on attaining first, second and third positions respectively in Kharif recovery season 2015-16.