Giving a relief to the electricity consumers in the State, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday announced to reduce the power tariff on monthly consumption of upto 200 units from Rs 4.50 per unit to Rs 2.50 per unit.
Announcing further relaxation for the people belonging to poor families, the Chief Minister said that in case a family limits its monthly electricity consumption upto 50 units, the electricity rate would then be applicable at the rate of Rs 2 per unit.
Manohar Lal made these announcements on the third and last day of monsoon session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha here. He said the reduced tariff would ensure saving of Rs 437 per month to the consumers, which constitute about 46.6 per cent.
The Chief Minister also said that it is a historic decision and would benefit 41.53 lakh domestic consumers in the State. He added with these announcements he had fulfilled his earlier promise to reduce the power tariff in the State.
“During the last about four years, the State Government has taken several initiatives. In some of them, Haryana is leading in the country. We have made Haryana kerosene free and also launched Saksham Yojna to provide 100 hour guaranteed work to educated unemployed youth,” he said.
Apart from introducing the concept of educated panchayats in the State, the State Government has also further strengthened the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) especially the Zila Parishads by decentralization of powers. Inter District Council has been constituted and the budget of Zila Parishads has been enhanced to Rs 10 crore and next year it would further be increased to Rs 25 crore, he announced. While referring to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme, he said that as a result of the cooperation of people, the sex ratio which was 837 girls per 1,000 boys has now reached to 914 girls per 1000 boys.
Free of cost power connections to dhanis within one km of Lal Dora
Chief Minister Manohar Lal announced that free of cost electricity connections would be provided to those dhanis in the state which are situated within one kilometer of Lal Dora of villages.
He said another scheme is also under the active consideration of the State Government under which a cluster of 11 houses within one kilometer radius would be provided free of cost electricity connection, who will apply for the same. The aim of the State Government is to ensure that each household in the State has electricity connection, he added.
The Chief Minister said that the Government is also considering to enhance the power supply to agriculture connections under PAT scheme. At present, additional three hours electricity supply is being ensured in morning and evening hours under the scheme, Manohar Lal said.
He added it has been decided that the left out isolated household would be provided electricity through renewable energy so that each household in state has the facility of electricity.
Haryana to purchase 458 ambulances
Health Minister Anil Vij informed the House that 458 ambulances would be purchased for facilitating the patients in the state.
For this, tenders have been floated for about 150 ambulances. The procedure to purchase remaining number of ambulances would soon be completed, he informed the State Assembly. At present, 358 ambulances are providing services in the State. All ambulances are equipped with adequate quantity of fuel and all are being driven by trained drivers. These ambulances include one general ambulance equipped with oxygen cylinder and other ambulance has advance life support system ventilator in it, he said. The Minister also informed that the Health Department is going to set up one call centre for the entire State from where all ambulances in the State would be monitored.
5.17 lakh households provided with free LPG gas connections
Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Karan Dev Kamboj informed the House that under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, so far 5.17 lakh households have been provided with free LPG gas connections and the remaining households would also be provided with gas connections by March 31, 2020 in the state.
Replying to a question, he said that the State Government would provide gas connection to all the remaining households. According to the data of Socio Economic and Caste Census, the number of eligible families is 13.53 lakh, of which 5.17 lakh families have been provided with gas connections.
About 13,000 families have applied for gas connection and they would soon be provided with gas connection. Besides this, the government has provided 1.56 lakh families with free gas connections from the State Budget, whereas others have been provided free gas connections from Central Government, he said.
Under this, the customer is exempted to pay the security amount of Rs 1,600 for gas cylinder, whereas he or she only has to pay for filling the gas cylinder. Strict action would be taken, if any officer is found taking security amount for gas cylinder, he added.
Central Control Centre to come up in Pkl
In a bid to prevent the incidents of crime and to improve the Police Response System, the Haryana Government under its state level project “Haryana-100” is establishing Central Control Centre in Panchkula so that the people may get police help on the spot in the minimum possible time, stated the State Government in reply to question.
It was informed that to prevent the atrocities and crime against women, one women Police station has been established in each district Headquarter and women help centres are established at the block level throughout the state. Besides this, “Operation Durga” campaign has also been started in the state.
The Government also informed that CCTV cameras have been installed at sensitive areas. PCRs and Motorcycles have also been deputed at the important places in Haryana.
Rs 9.13 crore spent on Pravasi Haryana Divas
A sum of Rs 9.13 crores was spent by Haryana Government on events held for attracting foreign investment in the State in 2016-17. 24 MoUs were signed during Pravasi Haryana Divas on January 10, 11 in 2017 at Gurugram, proposing investment of Rs 20430 crores. Four projects with proposed foreign investment of Rs 3224 crore are already under implementation. The State Government informed the House that Four Fresh Retail Pvt Ltd has proposed investment of Rs 200 which will generate employment of 325 persons while Fujikura company has proposed Rs 24.3 crore investment with employment generation of 35 people. Tanisha Aright Rays has proposed investment of Rs 3000 crore with expected employment generation for 5000 people, the Government said.
3.2 lakh cattle tagged in Haryana
There are a total of 513 gaushalas including 500 registered in Haryana. Under its exercise of tagging the cattle in gaushalas, the State Government has so far tagged 3,218,38 cattle, the State Government informed in reply to a question in the House.
Like the Aadhaar card for the citizens of the country, these ear tags contain the details about the bovine species including the 12-digit tag number, district number and gaushala number. There are a total of 3,663,98 cattle kept in the 513 gaushalas of Haryana, the House was informed.