Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday announced to end the practice of Lal Dora in the villages and said that now the property could be registered besides maintaining their revenue records.
Announcing bonanza of incentives for the people of the state on the occasion of Haryana Day, the Chief Minister said old age pension, widow pension and Divyang pension have been increased to Rs 2,000 per month.
Addressing Jan Vishwas Rally in Panipat, the Chief Minister said that now all former Sarpanches, Presidents of Zila Parishad and Block Samitis in the state would get monthly pension of Rs 1,000 and maximum pension of Rs 2,000 as honorarium for one tenure. Tenure of two-and-a-half years and above would be considered complete tenure.
Manohar Lal also announced to give pension as honorarium of Rs 2,500 to all former Mayors of all Municipal Corporations for every tenure and Rs 2,000 each to former Senior Deputy Mayor, former Deputy Mayor and Head of every Municipal Council for each tenure. Former Heads of Municipalities would get Rs 1,000 per month for each tenure. This pension would be given for maximum of two tenures and till the age of 60 years. Tenure of two-and-a-half years and above would be considered complete tenure.
The Chief Minister announced to give an insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh by the state government for those employees working on hazardous jobs like lineman, assistant lineman, fireman, sewer-man, fire driver and others in any of the government department, board, corporation and urban local bodies. In addition, the benefit of this scheme would also be given to all registered sewer men.
He said that on November 20,2017, the state government had provided all Haryana government employees the cashless treatment facility for six types of ailments. Now the facility has been extended to all diseases and its treatment expenses would be cashless. He said that now the students studying in ITIs, polytechnics, colleges and universities need not make rounds of government offices for making driving license.
All desiring students would get learning license for driving from the Principals of their respective institutions and driving tests for permanent driving license would also be taken in their respective institutions and the certificate of passing the driving test would also be issued in their respective institutions.
The Chief Minister said that in the last four years of the present government, 2,279 kms long new roads have been constructed and approval has been given for the construction of 1505 kms new roads. On which work is in progress.
Congratulating the people for the completion of KMP expressway, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate the expressway on November 10. The Chief Minister also announced 36 development projects of Rs 78 crore for the villagers of Panipat. Manohar Lal said that a lot of works could have been done in 48 years in the state. Every government has done work be it less or more, but there are some works which have only been done by the present government. Those works could have been carried out earlier also, but either they had no intention or they remain engrossed in corruption.
"We have brought changes in the system which is benefitting the people of the state. Through Antyodaya center, Atal Seva Kendras and Gram Sachivalayas, the people are getting the benefit of 400 schemes of different departments online, under one roof," he said.