Saturday, March 31, 2018
- Chandigarh, March 31- Haryana Government has set up media centres at a cost of over Rs two crore in all the districts of the State.
- This was disclosed by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal while inaugurating Media Center equipped with all state-of-the-art facilities in Gurugram today.
- While congratulating the media persons, the Chief Minister said that this media center would facilitate the media persons. He said that the state government has implemented Patrakar Pension Yojana and new group insurance scheme for their welfare. The journalists besides making us aware of happenings in the society also present the right picture of the society, he added.
- He said that the entire expenditure for the maintenance of media centers set up in every district, would be borne by the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department. With the establishment of the media center, all media persons would be facilitated with the support of necessary equipment and basic facilities available in the centre. The facilities included computers, printers, broadband connection with Wi-Fi, LED TV’s, air conditioner, refrigerator, RO, furniture and other necessary equipment.
- He said that media is playing an important role in reaching out to the masses by providing full coverage of the welfare schemes and all programmes of the government. Media has played an important role in resolving the problems of the people by taking it before the district administration through newspapers and TV channels. He assured the media persons that the district administration would provide complete support to the media.
- Chandigarh, March 31—The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has said that the opening and closing of meat shops falls in the jurisdiction of municipal corporations. Regarding shifting of meat shops from the residential areas in Gurugram to where protesting people want them, the corporation should come up with a proposal.
- Speaking to media persons after presiding over a meeting of the district grievances and public relations committee in Gurugram today, he said municipal corporations and municipalities could unanimously pass a resolution in their respective houses and decide to close meat shops once a week.
- This matter had been raised by a nominated member of the grievances committee. Officials of Gurugram MC said the MC had given 129 licenses of meat shops which were valid till March 31 and would be renewed from April 1. The Chief Minister said licenses should not be increased.
- Chandigarh, March 31—The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has said that Haryana is supplying more than the allotted quota of water to Delhi, and taken strong exception to the statement of the Delhi Chief Minister, Mr Arvind Kejriwal, on this issue.
- Speaking to media persons after presiding over a meeting of the district grievances and public relations committee in Gurugram today, he accused Mr Kajriwal of making different statements at different places on the waters issue.
- “When in Punjab, he says Haryana no right on SYL and in Haryana, he says, the state has full right on SYL. In Delhi Vidhan Sabha he says the Delhi Government is supplying 200 liter water per person, and Delhi has sufficient water. We have a written copy of his statements,” Mr Manohar Lal added
- Refuting the charge that Haryana is not supplying sufficient quantity of water to Delhi, Mr Manohar Lal said Haryana was supplying more than 1,000 cusecs of water to Delhi against the allocation of 719 cusecs.
- At several meetings, officers of Delhi Government have admitted that Haryana is supplying more than the share of water allocated to Delhi. The demand for water has been increasing by the day in Gurugram and other cities. Since Haryana has no source of natural water, Delhi should demand more water other states like U.P. and Punjab, he said.
- While appreciating MP Mr Dushyant Chautala for highlighting the issue of purchase of medicines, he said the state government would take stern action against those found guilty.