Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that the Budget Session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha will begin from March 2 and a letter will be sent to the Haryana Governor and Vidhan Sabha Speaker in this regard. The duration of the session will be decided in the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee.
Addressing the Cabinet Briefing after the first meeting of Haryana Cabinet held this year, the Chief Minister said that 28 Agendas were tabled in the Meeting. Among these, a loan of Rs 8.92 crore was sanctioned to Shahabad Sugar Mills for setting up a 60 KLPD ethanol plant. Along with this, the proposal to amend the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932 has been approved. Under this, now flow meters will be installed in all the distilleries of the State, so that the liquor and spirits being made in them will be measured and will be continuously monitored by the government. On the lines of the Central Government, the Haryana Government has also decided to repeal 20 Acts that have become useless on the recommendation of the Law Commission.
Khattar said that soon recruitment will be done on Group C and D posts in the state. All departments have been asked to send demand for Group C and D posts by February 11. After this, after informing the Haryana Staff Selection Commission, the advertisement of the recruitment will be published and the portal will be opened for the Common Entrance Test. So far 8 lakh registrations have been done on this portal. Soon after completing this process, the tests will be conducted and recruitments will be done. There will be one test for Group D while there will be two tests for Group C recruitment.
Responding to a question, Khattar said that there will be a medical checkup of the nambardars who have completed 65 years of age. Whoever is found fit in this medical checkup, their services will be continued, otherwise they will be discharged. Apart from this, the system of Sabra in Nambardari will also be abolished.
The Chief Minister said that the Old Age Pension for the month of December has been deposited in the accounts on February 7, while the pension for the month of January is being deposited on February 8. Pension is linked with Parivar Pehchan Patra. Eligible persons will not face any problem in future. Apart from this, whoever will complete the age of 60 years and is eligible, then his pension will start automatically.
Khattar said that there is no bar on anyone who marries without converting, but if someone forcibly converts someone in the greed of money, then strictest action will be taken against them. In this regard, the cabinet has approved the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Bill 2022. Recently, cases of forced conversion were reported in Yamunanagar, Mewat, Gurugram and Panipat districts. This bill has been approved only to stop them.
Responding to a question regarding the Assembly Elections of 5 States, the Chief Minister said that the party has also delegated him duties in the election campaign. Khattar recently went to campaign in Uttarakhand for a day. Now in the coming days, he will go campaigning in Uttar Pradesh for 4 days, 2 days in Punjab and 1 day in Uttarakhand. The BJP will form a Government in all the states, the Chief Minister said. Khattar said that the Government would fight vigorously in the matter of securing reservation to the residents of Haryana for 75 percent jobs in the private sector. Appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The hearing will be held on February 11.
It was the first cabinet meeting of the new cabinet members Devender Singh Babli and Kamal Gupta, so the Chief Minister welcomed them. Before the start of the cabinet meeting, two minutes of silence was observed on the death of Lata Mangeshkar and everyone prayed for her spiritual
peace.