Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Thursday said that the bill for 50 percent reservation for women in panchayat will be brought in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha session, so that the participation of women in the development of villages is increased.
“Many states in the country have already given 50 percent reservation to women in panchayat. Haryana Government will also do so and a bill in this regard would be tabled in the next session of the State Assembly. The reservation will be given before the next panchayat polls in the state,” said Dushyant while talking to the mediapersons here.
100 women representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions who have performed well in their wards, Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad will be honoured by giving two-wheelers. He said that 10 scooty will be given to Zilla Parishad, 20 to Panchayat Samiti, 40 to Ward Panches and 30 to other women who have done excellent work in their field during COVID-19, he said.
Dushyant further said that the ordinance related to providing 75 percent jobs to local candidates in private sector and amendments in Industries Act and Factories Act have been sent to the Haryana Governor for approval.
The State Cabinet had on July 6 decided to bring ordinances on Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Ordinance, 2020 and amend the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the Factories Act, 1948.
Three ordinances have been sent to the Governor. Now, it is Governor’s prerogative to take a call on them himself or send it to the President, Dushyant added.
After getting 75 percent reservation for local youth in the private sector, employment opportunities will increase in Haryana, he said.
When asked about the new Enterprises Policy, Dushyant who is also Haryana Industries Minister said that the focus of the State Government is on the expansion of industrial infrastructure in rural areas. The new Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy-2020, which will become valid from August 15, 2020 to August 14, 2025, and this will be included.
He said that industrial estates will be developed in rural areas where 500 acres of non-agricultural land of the Panchayat is available. Similarly the industrial blocks of Group-C and Group-D zones would get the facilities on the similar lines of Group-A and Group-B so that more and more investors are brought to Haryana by turning post-COVID situation into an opportunity, he said.
During COVID-19 crisis, the State Government has held talks with more than 600 investors through webinar. A base survey is being conducted to establish industrial townships in Faridabad and Yamunanagar which would prove to be the benchmark of the new Enterprises Promotion Policy. He also informed that emphasis will be given to companies like Apple in the IT sector to bring mega and ultra-mega projects, for which talks have been held with the Apple company.
Govt to inquire into the complaints of malpractices in land deals
Dushyant, who also holds the portfolio of the Revenue Departmentsaid that the State Government had a day before taken a decision to temporarily halt registries.
“After complaints of malpractices regarding the current mechanism for registration of deeds for transfer of land under The Registration Act, 1908, directions have been given to the Deputy Commissioners to check the registries made in the controlled area declared under the Municipal Corporation limits in the cities under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 and to submit report within 15 days,” Dushyant said.
He further said that the State Government is on the road to modernize its Revenue Department and three major changes will be brought in which will facilitate the people in the land transfer deed works.
All stamps above than Rs 100 would be issued online as e-stamp. Sample copies of all types of deeds would be available on the website of the Revenue Department and anyone can download the copy and fill their forms without depending upon the agent. Within 24-hours of registration of land, an electronic copy would be emailed to the applicant and hardcopy would be sent through a registered post, he said.
On the temporary stoppage of land transfer deeds, he said that those who have already registered land deeds would be given an appointment for the registry in next week.
The work of recent registrations would be completed within a fortnight after verification through the Deputy Commissioner, he added.
BJP-JJP would put up a strong fight in Baroda bypolls
On Baroda by-election, Dushyant Chautala said that people in Baroda want change and despite three-time Congress MLA there, the constituency has not witnessed any development. He said that BJP-JJP would fight the by-poll strongly and its candidate would win the seat with a clear majority.
On his meeting with BJP national president Amit Shah recently, he said that no talks were held on the appointment of state BJP president.When asked about three agriculture related ordinances brought by the Centre, he made it clear that the three ordinances brought by Union Government ensure the farmers would get Minimum Support Price (MSP) irrespective of where in the country they sell their produce.
Hitting out at the congress for politicising the issue by misleading the farmers, he said that one of the ordinances out of three ensures MSP to the farmers.
He said that the Congress has indulged in ‘shallow-minded’ politics on this issue and is misleading the farmers.