Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has directed the officers to encourage people to open bank accounts so that various types of social security pensions could be disbursed through banks, and complete this work by the end of this month.
Issuing the directions in a meeting with officers held here late Friday evening, the Chief Minister said that so far 18 lakh beneficiaries have opened their bank accounts. He informed that after the launch of disbursal of pension through banks, 530 persons have voluntarily given up availing benefit of Old Age Samman Allowance.
Information has been received regarding large scale irregularities in Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. He directed the officers concerned to carry out special investigation in these cases.
The Chief Minister directed to adopt e-Tendering for Urban local Bodies under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
He said that important schemes could be included in the D-Plan. He said that those districts which have not sent their D-Plan for coming year, should make sure to send it at the earliest.
Manohar lal also directed to make available DAP and certified seeds of wheat in adequate quantities for the ensuing Rabi season.
It was informed in the meeting that two lakh quintal seeds would be provided by the Haryana Seed Development Corporation limited.
Also, arrangements have been made to purchase seeds from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The Chief Minister said that Haryana will complete its 50 years of inception on November 1, 2015 and special programmes would also be organized on this occasion.