Cash awards to gallantry awardees approved
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has given approval to five time-barred cases for grant of cash award and annuity to gallantry awardees. Cash award of Rs 5.96 lakh and annual annuity of Rs 2 lakh would be given in these cases. A spokesman said the gallantry awardees included Shaurya Chakra awardee, Harbans Kaur, wife of Col. Udhe Singh of district Yamunanagar, Sena Medal awardee Col. Dharamvir Singh of Gurugram, Sena Medal (G) awardee Battalion Havildar Major, Pawan Kumar of Gurugram, Sena Medal (G) awardee Col. Rohit Khanna of Faridabad and Vishisht Seva Medal awardee, Col. Sandeep Singh Kumar of Faridabad. For giving these awards, relaxation has been given in the State Government’s policies.
Stipend paid to widows increased
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has announced to increase by Rs 500 the monthly stipend being paid to widows and destitute women or girls belonging to scheduled castes and backward classes for training in tailoring. This hike will be effective from May 16.
Malhotra is GM SBI Chandigarh Circle
Chandigarh: Anil Kumar Malhotra has joined as general manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle. Malhotra started his career with e-State Bank of Patiala in 1978. In his career of 39 years, he has held important assignments in various fields in Retail Banking, Risk Management, Inspection & Audit, IT & FI etc. He also has experience of working in three banks viz. e-State Bank of Patiala (e-SBOP), e-State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (e-SBBJ) and e-State Bank of Hyderabad (e-SBH).
IDBI Bank to focus on retail market
Chandigarh: Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) is all set for raising additional capital in the medium term. Bank has received a capital infusion of Rs 1m900 crore through Government of India’s subscription to its preferential share allotment.” informed Kumar Neel lohit, Zonal Head, Chandigarh while briefing the media at his zonal office. lohit said a total of 22 new branches were opened in Chandigarh zone which expands its network upto 155 branches. Bank is aiming at expanding its customers base along with including MSME sector. Given the stress in the corporate sector, the bank will focus on increasing retail and priority sector lending.
School Safety Mobile App launched
Dharamsala: Thales Foundation and GeoHazards Society (GHS) have launched a School Safety Mobile Application that will allow school administrators to ‘write’ a School Disaster Management Plan (SDMP). The Android-based app was launched by Kamal Kishore, Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Santosh Kumar, Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), and Christophe Humphry, Chief Operating Officer, Thales in India, and Hari Kumar, President, GeoHazards Society. The pilot testing of the application took place in schools in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, Patna in Bihar and Aizwal in Mizoram before the formal launch.