Chandigarh, October 18 - Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that businessmen and industrialists work together with the government as a partner for the betterment of the society. The tradition of making a contribution to the welfare of the public out of the earnings in the form of charity has been going on since ancient times. For the convenience of the traders, the government has made many schemes.
On the lines of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Mukhyamantri Vyapari Kshatipurti Beema Yojana for small traders and Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme for big traders have been implemented. For this, a separate cell has been constituted in the Finance Department.
He said that the premium of schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Suraksha Yojana launched by the Central Government for the poor people is borne by the State Government. On the same lines, the premium of small traders will also be borne by the state government. Under the scheme, there will be an insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakh.
The Chief Minister said this while addressing the representatives of the business cell who came to meet him at his residence here today. He said that traders are a big medium for collecting taxes for the government.
Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has implemented GST with the concept of "One Nation-One Tax". The amount deposited by the traders with the government in the form of tax is spent by the government on development works and public welfare schemes for the public. He said that whatever be the system, it should be transparent He said that the traders should continue to do their business with confidence. Traders should be wary of such risks when there is global fluctuation in trade for any reason.
Tosham will be given municipal status in a month
On the demand of a representative from Tosham in Bhiwani district, the Chief Minister said that Tosham is an old town, he doesn’t know why it has not been made a municipality yet. Although it was already declared to be a municipality, for what reasons it was made a village panchayat, it is a matter of concern. He said that development works in Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipalities take place faster as compared to Gram Panchayats as these bodies also have their own resources.
The Chief Minister said that at present the tenure of Gram Panchayats has already been completed, so if Tosham's people sent a resolution passed by the Gram Sabha, then within a month, Tosham will be given the status of Municipality. He said that earlier also towns smaller than Tosham like Bass and Sisai in Hisar district, Sadhaura and Radaur in Yamunanagar have also been made municipalities. Meanwhile, despite the rain, the Chief Minister continued the programme and interacted with the representative of every district.
He said that the representatives who have suggestions should give it in writing because in the present State Government’s regime every suggestion is incorporated and not discarded like it used to be in the previous governments.
The representatives apprised the Chief Minister that problems are being resolved through the CM Window and it has also remained a matter of discussion among the people, on this, the Chief Minister said that about 9 lakh complaints have been resolved through the CM Window.
Sh. Manohar Lal said that the CM window is more related to the police, so he has directed the Director General of Police to take random 100 complaints and resolve the same on a priority basis and share the information of the same with the Chief Minister himself.
The Chief Minister said that on the action taken on the complaint received on the CM Window, the signatures of the complainant and a learned citizen are taken that they are satisfied with the solution, later the complaint is filed. The representative also honoured Chief Minister by presenting him a memento on the occasion.
On this occasion Political Secretary, Sh. Ajay Gaur, State Convener, Business Cell, Sh. Bal Krishan Aggarwal, Co-Convener, Sh. Pawan Aggarwal, Sh. Suresh Midda, Sh. Rahul Singla of Business Cell Sitaram Mittal, Sh. Harminder Singh Sethi and Sh. Upendra Garg were also present.