Monday, January 15, 2018
- Chandigarh January 15: Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal today assured that the Scheduled Castes (SC) Commission will soon be set up in the State and the backlog of posts for persons belonging to scheduled castes and backward classes would be filled.
- Mr Manohar Lal was addressing the representatives of Ravidas Community from different parts of the State who called on him here today. He said that Necessary directions have been issued to Chief Secretary for this purpose. An advertisement would soon be issued to initiate the process of filling these posts, he said.
- He said that a new scheme would also be prepared to ensure that the budget available under the SC component in various departments is fully utilized.
- While establishing an instant chord with the members of the Community, the Chief Minister said that he is working by taking along all sections of the society in the State. The State Government has worked for providing equal opportunity to 55 lakh families and not to uplift any particular community or caste. A transparent recruitment and transfer policy has also been implemented in the State, he added.
- He said that the present State Government has discontinued the tradition of dividing the people on caste lines for using them as vote bank which was prevailing in the previous governments and is working towards the welfare and development of needy and poor.
- The Chief Minister said that as in some departments, the budget of SC component remain unspent, a new scheme would be prepared for such departments so that people of the community could get full benefit of funds meant for their welfare. He said that the Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Mr Anil Kumar on the issue of reservation in promotion would soon submit its report. After studying the report, the government would file a reply in the Court, he added.
- Mr Manohar Lal said that a survey would soon be launched in the State regarding the BPL cards. Besides, the government would make an arrangement of training in skill development for the children belonging to Scheduled Castes. Apart from this, to avoid delay in the disbursement of scholarship under the post matric scholarship scheme, the tuition fee and scholarship would be provided to the students of the Community on the basis of available data.
- He said that an inquiry would be conducted regarding the scholarship of year 2014 and the same would be disbursed thereafter.
- Among those present on this occasion included Transport Minister, Mr Krishan Lal Panwar, Minister of State for Public Health and Engineering Dr Banwari Lal, BJP State Media Incharge Mr Rajiv Jain, State President of SC Wing of BJP, Mr Ramavtar Balmiki and large number of representatives of Ravidas Community.
- Chandigarh, Jan 15—The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has taken a serious note of the crime against women reported, expressed his deep anguish and concern, and directed the police force to crack the whip to foil the designs of perpetrators of such heinous crimes.
- In a statement issued here today, Mr Manohar Lal ordered the police force, especially the officers, to set up a special team to arrest the criminals and ensure that they got strict punishment.
- He directed all police officers to ensure that whenever any incident of crime against women is reported, case should be registered immediately and they must take swift action. They have also been directed to step up vigilance and patrolling of the isolated and vulnerable areas.
- He said the state government had also decided to centralize its Women Helpline number-1091 to provide 24-hour immediate response to any women in need across the state.