Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday accorded approval to a proposal for the formulation of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (Delimitation of wards and elections), Rules, 2023.
An official spokesperson said the tenure of said Adhoc Committee constituted to manage and supervise the affairs of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is going to expire after 18 months. Accordingly, it is necessary to hold elections of Gurdwara in Haryana to elect members of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and for that purpose, ibid Rules are required to be enacted.
The cabinet also accorded approval to a proposal regarding the amendment in the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in educational institutions Act) Act 2016. Seven castes of Haryana have been included in the list of scheduled castes -- Aheria, Aheri, Heri, Hari, Thori, Turi and Rai Sikh.
The Cabinet also approved the drafts of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for three State Police Awards. Earlier, the Council of Ministers had approved the three State Police Awards namely 'Chief Minister's Medal for Bravery', 'Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation' and 'DGP's Uttam Seva Medal' to recognize and reward outstanding detection, investigation, bravery and outstanding performance of administrative duties by Haryana Police Personnel.
BOX: UCC necessary to bring uniformity and harmony: Khattar
Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Haryana Chief Minister Khattar said that he agrees with the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it is necessary to bring uniformity and harmony to the country.