February 2019

HARYANA PM Modi launches several development projects for Haryana   Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones of several development projects in Haryana.   He inaugurated 2,035-crore rupees National Cancer Institute, in Jhajjar district.   The Prime Minister inaugurated the ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad.   He laid the foundation stone of … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Government seeks CSR funds from firms to improve education in Rajasthan   The government may not have enough funds to improve the infrastructure to provide quality education but it provides the basic network and spread where private companies can pitch in with their CSR funds for a better impact and outcome.   An education funding … Read more

HARYANA New audit and account services soon’   To give a feel of corporate sector to its employees, the Haryana government has announced “corporate salary package” in the budget to provide them some benefits. Under the scheme, benefits including natural death cover of Rs 2 lakh, medical facility of Rs 50,000 and accident insurance to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Assembly approved 5% quota for Gujjars   The Rajasthan Assemblyunanimously passed a Bill giving 5% reservation in government jobs and education to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities. Gujjars are a pastoral agricultural ethnic group with populations inIndia, Pakistan, and a small number in northeastern Afghanistan. The languages of gujjars is   The bill also … Read more

HARYANA K’shetra to have state’s 3rd Sikh museum   The state government has proposed a Sikh museum in Kurukshetra. The Archaeology Department has asked the district administration to identify land in Kurukshetra for the purpose.   It would be the third Sikh museum in the state after the ones located at Kapal Mochan in Yamunanagar … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now, defence classes in Rajasthan schools   Rajasthan Sainik Kalyan Board has decided to coordinate with the state education department to hold defence classes in schools to encourage students to join the Indian armed forces.   The classes are likely to be half-an-hour long daily in government schools. The board claims they are working on making a … Read more

HARYANA Bills passed by Haryana Assembly   The Manohar Lal Khattar Government in Haryana got the contentious Punjab Land Preservation (Haryana Amendment) Bill 2019 passed in the State Assembly, amid sloganeering and walkout by the opposition.   The Bill, which essentially allows construction and other activities in areas where it was previously disallowed due to … Read more

HARYANA Youth policy to look into edu, employment sectors   The Haryana State Youth Policy, which the state Cabinet approved on February 13, proposed setting up of a youth commission.   As per the policy, the ‘State Youth Commission’ will oversee the implementation of the programmes for education and empowering the youth of the state. … Read more

HARYANA AIIMS to set up 22nd branch in Rewari, Haryana   The All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) will be establishing it’s 22nd branch at village Manethi, in the Haryana’s Rewari district. For this purpose an area of over 220 acres has been identified   The establishment of the premier in the State will provide an … Read more

HARYANA Sports varsity to come up in Rai   The Haryana Cabinet approved a sports university in Rai (Sonepat) and a policy to empower the youth to achieve their potential and facilitate all-round development of society.   The policy aims at creating a productive work force, which can contribute sustainably to the state’s and the … Read more