Hry DG of Mining and Geology holds review meeting with state mining officials
Chandigarh: Haryana Director General of Mining and Geology Department, KM Pandurang on Tuesday directed that all court cases related to the department be resolved at the earliest through active legal representation. He instructed officials to prepare a comprehensive list of all such cases and submit periodic reports detailing the actions taken. During a review meeting with department officials at Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, he said that several cases involving the department are currently pending in various courts and should be actively pursued to ensure timely resolution. He also directed the immediate recovery of outstanding dues from various mining companies. Stressing the importance of meeting recovery targets, he instructed the recovery cell to intensify efforts to collect all pending amounts promptly. In addition, Pandurang directed all mining department officers to take strict action to curb illegal mining activities. He called for continuous patrolling and immediate action wherever illegal mining is detected. During the meeting, he reviewed all operational mining sites across the state.
Haryana launches e-learning portal to enhance digital competence among employees
Chandigarh: Haryana government has launched an e-learning portal for government employees to foster digital literacy and strengthen e-governance. The initiative will provide structured, accessible, and department-specific training on e-office usage and other digital modules. In a letter to all administrative secretaries, Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi said every department and organisation must appoint nodal officers to manage portal access and employee registration. The departments should also make sure their staff start the e-office training module on time. Employees can log in to the portal using their Human Resource Management System code and a secure OTP-based system, he said. The portal allows real-time tracking of training progress. Heads of Departments (HoDs) can monitor whether their staff have started or completed the training, while the chief secretary will oversee the overall progress across all departments. Developed by the Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Limited, the e-learning portal is envisioned to enhance digital competence among employees while streamlining the learning process across all departments through an integrated online platform. The portal has been designed with the flexibility to accommodate a wide range of training modules from different departments. These modules can be tailored to specific departments or organisations, or rolled out universally, depending on training requirements.
Training for Home-stay scheme in Haryana
Chandigarh: The Department of Skill Development and Industrial Training, under the Haryana Department of Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, has decided to offer free home-stay training to young people. The goal is to help individuals turn some rooms in their homes into guest houses to earn extra income. Applications for this training are open until June 6 and this training will be given free of cost, said an official spokesperson. He said that earlier the department had invited applications till May 15 from youth aged 15 to 29 from the districts of Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Gurugram, and Faridabad. However, now the opportunity has been extended to youth aged 15 to 29 from all districts of Haryana. Interested candidates can apply by June 6, 2025 at their concerned district’s nodal ITI.
Bahlolpur ITI in Ladwa to be developed as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Int’l Skill Centre: CM Saini
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said that Bahlolpur ITI in Ladwa will be developed as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule International Skill Centre. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Chief Minister between the Naveen Jindal Foundation and the Skill Development and Industrial Training Department, Haryana, for the establishment of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule International Skill Centre at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule ITI, Bahlolpur in Kurukshetra. The ITI will now be developed into an international-level skill centre and will be operated by the Naveen Jindal Foundation. Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal and Hisar MLA and former Minister Savitri Jindal were also present on the occasion. Jindal, while presenting a report on his first year in office, said that his vision is to ensure that the youth of the region gain meaningful employment opportunities abroad—not as unskilled labourers, but as trained professionals. He emphasized the importance of high-quality skill training to empower youth to pursue both self-employment and job opportunities in India and overseas.