Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij informed the State Assembly that appointment letters has been issued to 157 doctors who were in the waiting list, which was prepared during the last recruitment. As many as 386 doctors have already joined their duty under this recruitment. In all, appointment letters to 543 doctors have been issued, said Vij.
He said that these doctors have been posted in primary health centres, community health centres and civil hospitals in all the districts of the State. In reply to another question, the Health Minister said that according to the national standards, blood bank could be opened in those places where blood transfusion of more than 2,000 units takes place. On this basis, blood bank has been established in all the districts of the State.
He said that transfusion of less than 1000 units of blood takes place in Dabwali, yet a blood bank would be opened in Dabwali, due to demand of the people and the geographical conditions there. For this, the officials have been directed to take necessary action and take stock of the situation, added he while assuring Dabwali MlA Naina Chautala.
OPPOSITION SlAMS GOVT
The opposition, INlD and Congress on Thursday slammed the Haryana Government for not making the state, stray-cattle free and for even failing to ensure cow protection. The issue was raised during the question hour when BJP MlA Kamal Gupta asked about the present status of cow sanctuary in Hisar. While the House was informed by Urban local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain that the work of cow sanctuary is being executed by Municipal Corporation, Hisar at village Dhandoor on 25 acres of land at a cost of Rs 400 lakh and is scheduled to be completed by November 2018, the opposition questioned the State Government about the status of stray-cattle free State campaign. Congress MlA Jagbir Malik said that the stray-cattle free campaign of Haryana Government has failed and every day, cows are dying in the cow shelters of the State. Adding to this, former Speaker and Congress MlA, Kuldeep Sharma said that his car was hit by bulls twice in the State.
Replying to this, Minister OP Dhankar informed that the State Government has launched a campaign to make the State, stray-cattle free in five years.There are more than 400 cow shelters (gaushalas) in the State and more than 3.5 lakh cattle are there. More than Rs 20 crore is being given to these cow shelters by the government, he added. Haryana Government had last year announced to make the State stray cattle-free. Following its campaign to achieve the target, the cow shelters in the State have either filled to capacity or become overcrowded.
BJP MlAs lASHED OUT AT THEIR OWN GOVT
BJP MlAs Mool Chand Sharma and latika Sharma questioned their own Governments on Thursday on various issues during the question hour. Mool Chand Sharma, who had sought information on construction of an auditorium in Ballabhgarh expressed displeasure over the reply of Urban local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain. Taking a dig at her long reply to his question, Sharma said you have read a cow essay while I asked for the time duration for completion of this auditorium.He went onto say that all works in Faridabad happens only when Chief Minister makes an announcement regarding it.
In a separate question, latika Sharma alleged that Rs 2000 crore land scam had happened in Kalka at Panchkula during the previous Congress’ government tenure in Haryana. Demanding a CBI inquiry into the land scam related to ACC limited Bhupendra Cement works factory Surajpur, she said that the Mining Department should be directed to submit all records related to this as they are not submitting it.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram Bilas Sharma assured that a vigilance inquiry would be marked into the land scam.
233 CASES AGAINST FAKE COMPANIES
A total of 233 cases have been registered from 2015 to February 2018 against fake companies sending people abroad. 176 accused have been arrested and challan has been filled in 107 cases, informed the State Government in a reply to a question. Whenever a complaint or any information relating to cheating in the name of sending persons abroad is received, immediate action as per law is initiated, 74 cases in 2015, 72 in 2016, 75 in 2017 and 12 upto February 2018 have been registered in this regard, the Government stated.
EX-GRATIA POlICY
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal informed the House that the State Government is considering to provide job to the dependents of deceased employees under ex-gratia policy. The Chief Minister was replying to a question asked by Karan Singh Dalal, MlA during the ongoing Budget Session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha here.