Amid reports on how India's ace rifle shooter Sanjeev Rajput has been awaiting a job call promised by Haryana Government in 2014, Chief Minister Manohar lal on Wednesday said the State Government has constituted a four-member committee headed by Chief Secretary to ensure that deserving sportspersons are not deprived of jobs in the State.
The Chief Minister while addressing a press conference here after presiding over the Cabinet meeting said that an integrated policy would soon be framed so that all sportspersons in Haryana could get facilities, including jobs, on the basis of their outstanding performance.
The 35-year-old Sanjeev Rajput, who had brought laurels to the country in various international tournaments has been waiting for a job that the Haryana Government had promised him when his tenure in Indian Navy came to an end in 2014. Rajput, who hails from Jagadhri in Haryana, had joined Indian Navy at the age of 18, among other achievements globally, clinched the gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, China in 2011.
When asked about more such sportpersons waiting for a job from the State Government, the Chief Minister said that the committee would prepare a detailed list of sportspersons who have been recruited or deprived of jobs under sports quota.
The committee would also prepare a list of those sportspersons who had sought employment under sports quota, and whose cases are pending in court. All players who have brought laurels to the State and nation should get similar facilities based on their achievements, he added.
Giving details of Haryana Cabinet decisions, the Chief Minister said that the State Government has decided to appoint ace Shooter Harpreet Singh as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Police Department for his outstanding performance in the 19th Commonwealth Games-2010 held at Delhi.
In reply to another question, he said that the State Government would soon launch a new scheme under which villages having population of more than 10,000 would be treated as Nagar Panchayats and developed on the pattern of urban areas. Also, about 6,500 villages would get broadband connectivity.
There are about 120 villages in the State which have population of more than 10,000. These villages would continue to have Gram Panchayats, but development in these villages would be undertaken on the pattern of urban areas. Apart from this, an arrangement is also being made for the drainage of stagnated water in the villages, he said.
Apart from this, about 6,500 villages in the State would get the facility of broadband internet services. So far, 2,500 villages have this facility.
Talking about the upcoming Investors meet in Gurgaon, he said that he would urge the NRIs during the Haryana Parvasi Divas to be held on March 9 at Gurgaon, to adopt their native villages so to ensure their overall development.
On being asked about the number of NRIs that will participate in the Haryana Parvasi Divas at Gurgaon, he said that the list of all NRIs of Haryana has been sought from the concerned Deputy Commissioners. Apart from this, he is personally writing letters to the NRIs to invite them to the Haryana Parvasi Divas.
In all, about 1200 investors are expected to participate in the Global Investors Summit to be organized at Gurgaon on March 7 and 8, said he.
On being asked about the statement made by the opposition leaders to stall the proceedings of the ensuing budget session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the Chief Minister said that opposition has no issue thus they are making such statements out of frustration.
Apprising about other Cabinet decisions, Manohar lal said that Haryana will soon have Sports and Physical Fitness Authority for development of sports infrastructure and procurement of sports material and equipments.
The Authority headed by the Chief Minister will be registered as a Society and will encourage, promote and develop physical activity and sports in Haryana and develop quality sports infrastructure.
All directions issued by the Government will be
binding on the Society and
it will undertake conceptualisation, planning, designing, executing, developing
and construction of indoor and outdoor sports stadiums, playfields, multi-purpose halls, yoga and vyayamshalas, sports hostels and other sports infrastructure.
Among other decisions, Haryana Government re-organised the tehsils in district Gurgaon and Faridabad for updating the land records, declare caste of Garhi lohars as Tapriwas Community
The Chief Minister said that it has been decided to re-organise existing Gurgaon Tehsil and create four sub-tehsils. Similarly, Faridabad and Ballabgarh Tehsils will be bifurcated into two sub-tehsils each.
The State Government also approved the proposal to include the name of Medical Education and Research Department in the business of the Haryana Government (Allocation) Rules, 1974 and provide Statutory Rules governing the service condition of Pipe Band Staff in Police department by amending Punjab Police Rules, 1934.