In an exceptional gesture, Haryana Cabinet today decided to give a government job to the younger brother of martyr late lt Satbir Singh who was killed in a terrorist attack in Manipur.
lt Satbir Singh, son of Man Singh of village Thua, tehsil Alewa in district Jind in Haryana, was killed in a terrorist attack in Manipur on March 18, 2009.
As Satbir was unmarried, his father had requested that his younger son Sandeep be given a job on compassionate grounds. Sandeep's qualification is B.A, B.Ed. And JBT.
The decision to give a government job to Sandeep was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar here today, a release said.
According to a 2014 policy of the state government, only the dependent of the deceased like spouse or dependent children are considered for employment to martyrs of Armed Forces personnel/Paramilitary Forces personnel of Haryana domicile.
Though giving job to younger son of Man Singh does not come under this policy, yet this being an exceptional case, the Cabinet gave relaxation in rules to provide employment to the younger brother of the martyr, the release said.
Meanwhile, to boost morale of differently-abled sportspersons in Haryana, the government also decided to include 'Deaflympics' in its sports policy so that the Deaflympian medalists would be able to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits.
The Deaflympics (previously called World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the deaf) are an International Olympic Committee sanctioned event at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level.
The Cabinet also gave its approval for merger of technical posts of constables except that of Operators and Technicians of Telecommunications wing into the General cadre in the state police department.
This decision will raise promotional avenues of constables holding technical posts, release said.
The Cabinet also approved an amendment in Section 5A (2)of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Amendment Act, 2014.
As per the amendment, a hardcore prisoner, who has not been awarded death penalty, may be entitled for temporary release or furlough only after he has completed his five years imprisonment after conviction.
However, the benefit of trial period up to a maximum of two years will be included while counting five years, provided that he has not been awarded any major penalty by the Superintendent of Jail, as judicially appraised by the concerned District and Sessions Judge, the release said.
The Cabinet also approved three proposals for exchange of 'Shamilat' land with that of private persons' land on the basis of resolutions passed by concerned Gram Panchayats.
Eight kanal land of Gram Panchayat Keorak, district Kaithal was allowed to be exchanged with private land as it was required for a cremation ground.
Another six marla land of Gram Panchayat Gorkha, district Kurukshetra was allowed to be exchanged with the same area of land of Nasib Singh and others.
Further, another 19 marla land of Gram Panchayat Dhano Kheri, district Karnal was also allowed to be exchanged with 20 marla land of private persons.
Haryana Cabinet also today gave its ex-post facto approval to the amendment made in the Haryana Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2002.