December 2020

HARYANA Over 14% govt school students in rural areas don’t have textbooks: Survey   Over 14 per cent government school students in rural Haryana don’t have textbooks and close to 23 per cent don’t have smartphones at home. The Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER)-2020 findings have laid bare the problems faced by rural students … Read more

HARYANA Now, no action on anonymous complaints   The Haryana Government has decided not to take any action on anonymous and pseudonymous complaints against government officials. A large number of anonymous/pseudonymous complaints were submitted to the government, often to blackmail and intimidate the honest officials. The public servants, who receive such complaints, usually order an … Read more

HARYANA Nation’s first elevated rail track got operational by December 5 The Railways have now fixed December 5 as a new deadline to complete the entire work of the nation’s first elevated railway track in Rohtak City. The foundation stone of the Rs 350-crore ambitious project was laid by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in … Read more

HARYANA Nod to three major projects for beautification of Karnal   The Karnal Smart City Ltd (KSCL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) looking after the smart city project, has speeded up the projects lying pending for the last several months.   The board of directors of the KSCL has given a nod to three major … Read more

HARYANA Govt software for ads, payment to media houses out The state launched enterprise resources planning (ERP) software for efficiency in releasing government advertisements and payment to media houses. After the launch of the software, release orders and payment of advertisement bills would be done through the online mode within 30 days of the submission … Read more

HARYANA Haryana set to allow online filing of RTI applications   Soon filling of online RTI applications in Haryana would be a reality. The Haryana state information commission (SIC) has confirmed that the process of beginning online filing of RTI applications in different government departments is near completion.   Once implemented, the online filing of RTI would provide a major respite … Read more

HARYANA Free transport to work to face GST: Haryana AAR   The Haryana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has said that free transport provided by an employer to ferry employees to work is subject to goods and services tax (GST), adding a fresh twist to an issue where some other states have taken a different position.   … Read more

HARYANA Property in Haryana villages to cost more   Property buyers in rural areas of Haryana will have to shell out more with the state imposing a 2 per cent surcharge on the transfer of property through sale or gift.   Though the notification has been issued by Sudhir Rajpal, Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Development … Read more

HARYANA GST compensation: Haryana may get Rs 350 cr     As the Central Government borrowed and transferred Rs 6,000 crore as the first tranche of GST compensation to 16 states, Haryana is expected to get nearly Rs 350 crore as its share. As per provisions in the Goods and Service Tax (Compensation) Act, 2017, … Read more

HARYANA High-yielding sugarcane variety developed at Karnal institute   Scientists of the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre here, have developed a high-sugared and yielding sugarcane variety Co-15023. The variety has been released for commercial cultivation in north west zone, comprising central and western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi by the Central Sub-Committee … Read more