As many as 3,410 children including 1,628 boys and 1,782 girls went missing during the last two years in Haryana.
Out of these 1,144 boys and 1,217 girls were traced. The number of missing children up to 12 years of age was 912 whereas number of children between 12 to 18 years of age was 2,498, said Haryana Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma while replying to a question on Wednesday.
He said that the State Government has constituted Special Juvenile Police Unit in each district under the supervision of Deputy Superintendent of Police or Assistant Commissioner of Police.
Elaborating the initiatives taken to track missing children, Sharma said that the National Informatics Centre had developed a national portal namely ‘Track the Missing Child’ in which data of not only missing children, but also of traced or found children was being maintained properly. The police department is also using this portal and all entries are being made regarding missing and found children and this is very helpful for tracking the missing children, he added.
The Minister said that the Khoya-Paya Portal was an initiative to provide a platform to the people to share the details of missing, found or sighted children with public at large. This website is in addition to all the existing mechanisms established in the country by the Government or provided under the law.
Haryana earmarks Rs26 crore for revocation of health centres
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that work for repair and maintenance of all sub-health centres, primary health centres, community health centres and district hospitals would be carried out during ensuing financial year 2017-18. A provision of about Rs26 crore has been made in the Budget for this purpose, said Vij, while replying to a question.
Centre to amend RTE Act
Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma informed the House that the Central Government would amend the Right to Education Act to provide for introducing Board examinations of classes V and VIII in 2017-18.
Sharma was replying to a question raised by MlA, Geeta Bhukkal in the ongoing budget session.
He said that no detention policy was implemented during the tenure of the previous State Government, which had an adverse impact on the quality of education. He added that the present State Government had revoked this policy and started conducting monthly tests which resulted in considerable improvement in quality of school education.
Haryana to provide wrestling mats in ‘akharas’
Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij, said that 100 sets of wrestling mats measuring 12x12 and facility of a gymnasium would be provided in wrestling ‘akharas’ in the state by June 30, 2017 as per the prescribed norms of the Sports Authority of India (SAI). These norms are also applicable for Olympics.
Vij, while replying to a question that the government has allocated about 60 per cent more funds to Sports and Youth Affairs Department for year 2017-18.
He said that tenders have already been invited to make available these mats at the earliest. Vij added that presently, there are 256 akharas in the State, out of which 108 were registered.
Minister slams Congress for irregularities
Haryana Minister of State for labour and Employment, Nayab Singh Saini said that the State Government is allocating mining blocks through e-tendering process to check illegal mining and corruption.
Referring to Congress’ allegations on mining mafia in Haryana, Saini while speaking during ongoing budget session said that anyone could apply for these mining blocks and this is for the first time when a State Government has maintained complete transparency in allocation of mining blocks.
Slamming the previous Congress Government, he said that during their regime, the Congress leaders had committed many irregularities in allocation of mining blocks. Such leaders are only trying to level false allegations against the present government which is honestly and dedicatedly serving the people. Not only this, the Government is initiating concrete steps to prevent illegal mining, he added.
42 percent women candidates elected to PRIs
Haryana Women and Child Development Minister, Kavita Jain on Wednesday said that 42 per cent woman candidates were elected in the elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban local Bodies held during the tenure of the present State Government.
Kavita Jain, who was speaking on the occasion of International Women’s Day during the ongoing budget session, said that it is a matter of pride that participation of women in all spheres, including local bodies, Panchayati Raj Institutions and politics, had increased considerably. Apart from this, Municipal Corporations of Rohtak, Karnal and Faridabad are being headed by woman Mayors. Similarly, woman sarpanches have been elected in 333 gram panchayats of the State, said she.