Haryana CM extends greetings on Labour day
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, while extending his greetings to all the workers of the country and the state on the occasion of International Labour Day said that the hardworking labourers and workers have always been the best contributors towards nation-building. He said, the economic and developmental activities in the country as well as throughout the world have attained success and growth due to the hard work of labourers and we should all be grateful to them for their contribution. During the lockdown period, important announcements have been made for labourers. An insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh for laborers working in the procurement process in mandis has also been announced, he said.
Haryana Govt launches JJM dashboard
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) dashboard for the general public which is available on the website of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) at https://phedharyana.gov.in/PHED-Dashboard/Index.html. The dashboard will be used by Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs and elected representatives for reviewing and monitoring of Jal Jeevan Mission. Chief Minister, Manohar Lal said that in order to monitor the progress under Jal Jeevan Mission various online dashboards suitable for department officials, Deputy Commissioners and General Public have been developed. It will be very useful as Haryana has fixed the target to achieve the objectives of JJM by the year 2022 i.e. much ahead of the National Target of the year 2024, he added.
Punjab agro contribute Rs 21.75 lakh in CMRF
Chandigarh: The chairmen and employees of all categories of Punjab Agro has contributed a sum of Rs 21.75 lakh in Chief Minister Relief Fund Covid-19. A spokesperson informed, the Group A and B & C officers/officials of Punjab Agro and its allied units had contributed 25% and 20 % of their salaries respectively to the fund while Group-D officials donated 15 % of their salary. Chairman Punjab Agri Export Corporation Ltd R.S. Pali and Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation Ltd Geeta Sharma have also contributed their one month’s salary towards CM Relief Fund.
Global webinar series on COVID-19 concludes
Chandigarh: The five-day online webinar series managing Covid-19 pandemic- experience and best practices of India organised by Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER concluded on Friday. Sponsored by Union Ministry of External Affairs, the global webinar demonstrated country’s premium case practices in managing the Coronavirus crises. The last day of the webinar series comprised of a special session on strategies formulated by Indian Government to deal with the on-going pandemic followed by a detailed panel discussion with eminent experts on queries raised by senior healthcare professionals regarding the management of Covid-19 in their respective countries. Dr Jagat Ram, Director PGIMER thanked Union Ministry for this e-ITEC initiative and 92 participants from several countries of SAARC.