Jan 2020

HARYANA Haryana gets Gold Award for citizen centric services under e-governance projects   The Central government presented ‘Gold Award’ to the government of Haryana for timely implementation of citizen-centric services under the e-governance project of Antyodaya Saral.   The Antyodaya Saral Project was launched in the state which has not only helped in curbing corruption, improving efficiency … Read more

HARYANA Haryana govt to give free books to students of Class 9th to 12th in state run schools Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal said free books will be given to students studying in Class 9 to 12 in state-run schools. He said at present, the state government is already providing free books, school bags, other … Read more

HARYANA Haryana budget session to start from February 17: Cabinet The budget session of Haryana assembly would commence from February 17. In addition, the cabinet also decided to implement a new policy for mountaineers from Haryana who scale top 10 highest mountain peaks of the world, including Mt Everest. Such mountaineers will get a cash … Read more

HARYANA Two Day NH review concluded in Haryana Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME along with General (Retd.) V. K. Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways conducted a review meeting on 23-24 January at Manesar near Gurugram, Haryana. The Ministers reviewed the projects of all National Highway development. They reviewed … Read more

HARYANA In per capita SDP, Haryana tops among bigger states The Economic Survey 2019-20 released on Friday reveals that Haryana is on the top in the country among bigger states in the matter of per capita net State Domestic Product (SDP) at current prices (2011-12 series) as on August 1, 2019.   With per capita … Read more

HARYANA Each Haryana district to get old age home The Haryana government has decided to set up old age homes having a capacity of 150 persons in every district of the state by 2024. The government had earlier set a deadline of 2028 to establish these homes, but decided to complete the project by 2024 after the Punjab and Haryana high … Read more

HARYANA Haryana Assembly ratifies 126th Constitutional Amendment Bill The Haryana Assembly ratified the 126th Constitutional Amendment Bill, passed by the Parliament in December last year. Earlier, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Bihar Assemblies had ratified the Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on December 9, … Read more

HARYANA 60 Hisar villages say no to liquor vends   The panchayats of 60 villages in Hisar district have put in their applications at the excise department to join the alcohol prohibition scheme. However, it is not yet clear whether the application is valid according to rules. The list of these villages will be sent to the … Read more

HARYANA Haryana to expand single-point connection, HERC okays 10,000 smart meters After launching the scheme in selective group housing societies of Faridabad and Gurgaon, electricity distribution companies are all set to expand the networking of single-point connections for the colonies, commercial centres and in the rural areas. This comes along with the electricity distribution companies’ … Read more

HARYANA Haryana: Ensure 55 litres drinking water per day per person in rural areas   Haryana chief secretary Keshni Anand Arora has directed all the deputy commissioners (DCs) to work on priority basis to provide 55 litres of pure drinking water per person per day in rural households, under Jal Jeevan Mission, so that the target of providing 100% Functional … Read more