Haryana increases DA
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has enhanced rate of dearness allowance (DA) for State Government employees, pensioners and family pensioners from 9 per cent to 12 per cent with effect from January 1, 2019. The extra financial liability on state exchequer is estimated at Rs 17.70 crore approximately per month, Haryana Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu said on Monday. He said that the current year extra financial liabilities for 14 months, from January 2019 to February 2020, would be Rs 247.80 crore. The State Government has also enhanced the DA by 6 per cent for State Government employees, who continue to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale or grade as per the 6th Pay Commission, from the existing rate of 148 per cent to 154 per cent of the basic pay, with effect from January 1, 2019, he said. This DA enhancement would have extra financial liability of Rs 63.55 lakh approximately per month. The additional financial liabilities in financial year 2019-20 for 14 months, from January 2018 to February 2020, would be about Rs. 889.70 lakh, he added.
Sushma's "Food For All" enters second phase
Chandigarh: "Food For All" initiative of Sushma Foundation, a non-profit organisation by Sushma Group after completing four successful months entered its second phase. The initiative started in January has so far fed 20,000 underprivileged people and is expanding rapidly. Starting from Sushma's society the initiative has now attracted many big names in the tricity including major food chains, bars, restaurants and NGOs. The motive behind the noble step taken by Sushma foundation is to prevent the wastage of food and donating to the less fortunate. From collecting leftover food in vans from Sushma Square, a group of different projects at Ghazipur road, Dhakoli in Zirakpur, the initiative grew swiftly to having the neighboring societies and big names including Tawa restaurant, Chawla's Chicken and Krishna Sweets and Dairy as their contributors.
IDFC AMC opens new branch office in Chd
Chandigarh: IDFC Asset Management Company Limited (AMC), in line with its business expansion plan, opened a new branch office at SCO 2469-70, 1stFloor, Sector 22 – C here. With the new branch, IDFC AMC aims to enhance its customer service and investor awareness activities in Chandigarh. The new branch, which seats up to 10 employees also includes a fully equipped training room where major investor awareness activities will be conducted.
Edu Dept to organise training
Chandigarh: Haryana Higher Education Department will impart mandatory training for Centralized Online Admission to all Principals, Nodal Officers of Online Admissions and Computer instructor (one other faculty member) of all colleges in the state. The training will be imparted from May 30 to June 6 at division level.
Ex-serviceman gives fresh lease of life to 2
Chandigarh: 51 years old Rajinder Kumar (name changed), knew his chance of surviving terminal kidney ailment for long was abysmally low –without a kidney transplant. With hospitalisation, frequent dialysis, unmanageable expenses, life has been a sheer torture and that too, without any hope of recovery for him. He got that lucky chance with a kidney transplant at PGIMER as a result of the exemplary decision made by the brave-heart family of Ex-Serviceman Trilok Singh to donate the organs of their deceased dear one on May 24 here in PGIMER. The gallant gesture of Organ Donation by the family of Ex-Serviceman Trilok Singh is an example of utmost compassion and immense kindness for fellow human beings, which enabled saving the lives of two terminally ill renal failure patients and restored the sight of another two corneal blind patients, thereby bringing a sea change in the life of four patients in all here in PGIMER, stated Prof. Vipin Koushal, nodal officer, ROTTO PGIMER.
HP CM discusses issues of transmission sector
Shimla: CMD Power Grid Corporation, Ravi P Singh called on the Chief Minister Jairam Thakur at New Delhi on Monday and discussed various ongoing projects of the Corporation in the transmission sector especially in the solar power sector. Thakur said Himachal Pradesh has huge potential in power sector and state is focusing on tapping this potential at its best and added that besides hydro power, it was focusing on tapping other energies also especially solar energy. He urged the Corporation to contribute in the sector and be a partner in the development of power sector. The Chief Minister evinced keen interest in the presentation made by the Corporation regarding their activities in the state and requested them to participate in the Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the state.