In a major decision, the Haryana Government on Tuesday announced to take out 133 posts of Assistant Engineers (Electrical) and eight posts of Assistant Engineers (Civil) in all four State Power Utilities from the purview of Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) and fill these posts on the basis of score obtained in the GATE examination only and without conducting any interview.
The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The four Power Utilities included Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam limited, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam limited and Haryana Power Generation Corporation limited.
As per the new recruitment process, public notices will be issued conveying to the prospective candidates that the recruitment of Assistant Engineers (Electrical) and Assistant Engineers (Civil) in Haryana Power Utilities will take place on the basis of the marks obtained in the GATE Examination to be held in early 2017 by IIT Roorkee. All those eligible persons who are desirous of being considered for recruitment as Assistant Engineers should appear in the GATE Examination 2017 for which IIT Roorkee would issue its advertisement in August.
The results of the GATE examination are likely to be published in March 2017. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed with IIT Roorkee for using the facility of using GATE score for recruitment as Assistant Engineers in Power Utilities. The persons on the waiting list will be offered appointment only if the person from the main list do not join.
Haryana adopts Swiss Challenge Method
The State Government has decided to adopt the guidelines for project execution and public procurement of development works under Swiss Challenge Method.
The Swiss Challenge Method is a bidding process to help private sector initiative in spotting public need projects. The method is an offer made by the original proponent to any authority that is administrative department, board, corporation or agency of the Government at his own initiative or on demand of the Government ensuring his process to be best in terms of effectiveness including both the factors cost and time to perform a certain task. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by the project proponent would be shared with the prospective bidders so as to ensure fair compensation and for providing an opportunity for a participatory competitive bidding process.
The bids would be invited by way of international competitive bidding. A State-level empowered committee would be constituted by the State Government under Chief Secretary with designated members therein for consideration, examination and approval of the projects received. The final approval would be accorded by the State Cabinet.
Kalpana Chawla University of Health Sciences to be set up
Haryana Cabinet approved in-principle the proposal to set up the Kalpana Chawla University of Health Sciences at village Kutail in district Karnal. The university will have nursing and paramedical courses, undergraduate, post graduate, post doctoral courses, specialists and super specialists in the medical field. A 300 bedded super specialty hospital will also be attached with the University. A sum of Rs 100 crore has been earmarked to establish the university in the current financial year.
Cabinet approves job for Martyr’s brother
Haryana Government has decided to give employment to the brother of Martyr Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Kamla Nagar, Rohtak. As the policy is meant only for dependent son or daughter or wife who is not earning and was fully dependent on the martyr, the Cabinet relaxed the rules and considered the brother of martyr for employment as an exceptional case. The Martyr Ravinder Kumar had lost his life while discharging his duty in Jammu and Kashmir.
Haryana to introduce e-Stamps
The Cabinet approved the proposal to amend Court Fee Act to introduce e-Stamps. This will facilitate the citizens by providing online payment mechanism for court fee round-the-clock to save their precious time and obviate difficulties of shortage of regular stamps. The e-stamps will be purchased through an online mechanism which shall enable litigants, lawyers and various stakeholders to purchase e-stamps on anywhere or anytime basis.