Oct 2020

HARYANA Haryana wins SKOCH Gold award for Covid-19 measures   In yet another milestone, the Haryana health department has won the SKOCH Gold Award for outstanding performance during the Covid-19 crisis. The health department had submitted its project titled ‘Covid-19 Status in Haryana’ for the Awards and was adjudged as the best Covid-19 module by the panelist. The state government … Read more

HARYANA Haryana cabinet gives go ahead for control of organized crime bill Haryana cabinet which met under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar approved to introduce “The Haryana Control of Organized Crime Bill, 2020”. This Act may be called the Haryana Control of Organised Crime Act, 2019, and will extend to the entire State. The Act … Read more

HARYANA Over 6,000 Hry gram panchayats go digital   Taking a step forward towards digitisation of villages by uploading records of all developmental activities as well as of various government departments on a single digital platform, the Haryana government, on Friday, digitally launched ‘Gram Darshan.’ The platform enhances accessibility of the data of as many as 6,197 gram panchayats of the state. … Read more

HARYANA 24% kids in rural Haryana have no access to smartphones Even as the state government claims that online education has largely stabilised, a recent survey has revealed a stark digital divide among the children studying in government and private schools. One in four students in government schools in rural areas still don’t have access … Read more

HARYANA Haryana sets up purchase centre for UP farmers in Karnal district   The Haryana government has set up a separate purchase centre at Mohidinpur village located at the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border in Karnal district for UP farmers and even started procuring paddy there. The farmers from other states have to first register themselves on the e-portal to sell their produce, … Read more

HARYANA Haryana tops Anemia Mukt Bharat Index in country   Haryana State has the best Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index among 29 states in the country.   The Anemia Mukt Bharat, an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF, has been launched to reduce the prevalence of Anemia all over India. … Read more

HARYANA Road accidents dip by 20% in Haryana The Haryana home department has claimed a drop of 6% in crime graph in first nine months of 2020, in comparison to the same period of 2019. As many as 96,672 cases were registered between January and September 2020, as compared to 1,02,831 cases during the first nine months of 2019. … Read more

HARYANA Haryana cabinet gives go ahead for control of organized crime bill Haryana cabinet which met under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday approved to introduce “The Haryana Control of Organized Crime Bill, 2020”. This Act may be called the Haryana Control of Organised Crime Act, 2019, and will extend to the entire State. … Read more

HARYANA Haryana to have own water authority The Haryana cabinet on Friday gave a go ahead for setting up a separate and independent state water authority, ninth in the country. Before this, a central water authority governed state-level water policy but now Haryana can take independent decisions. Referring to issue of 75% reservation for Haryana … Read more

HARYANA Haryana government instructs officials to provide Rs 1,000 per acre incentive on baled paddy straw output In an attempt to curb the menace of crop residue burning, the Haryana government has instructed officials of all the districts in state to provide an incentive of Rs 1,000 per acre on baled paddy straw output to the farmers. The project … Read more