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Officials should resolve public grievances on priority basis: Cabinet Minister

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Grievance Committee meeting of District Sri Muktsar Sahib

Channi order action against two power officials and one doctor

Gaurav Sidhu Khema Kheda

Sri Muktsar Sahib, June 18

Charanjit Singh Channi, Minister for Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab, made strict instructions to all departments to resolve public grievances on priority basis. Channi was presiding over a meeting of the District Grievances Redressal Committee here today.

Charanjit Singh Channi said that government is equal for every citizen and problems of the public should be resolved without any discrimination. He said that corruption in government offices will not be tolerated. Regarding the issue raised by member of Grievances Redressal Committee , about harassing  of farmers in the case of  transformer stealing , Cabinet Minister issued order to write the concerned department to suspend the SDO and JE of PSPCL. Besides this, after getting complaint against a doctor of Malout, Minister issued the order to concerned department for transfer of doctor.

Cabinet Minister said that benefit of government schemes should be given to people in a transparent manner, otherwise government will take strict action against such employees. Channi also made it clear that strict departmental action will be taken against officers, who will absent from such meetings in future.

On the complaints of various members, Charanjit Singh Channi said that action should be taken to provide supply of drinking water thrice a day in Malout. He also informed that a machine of Rs 9 lakhs for the cleaning of sewerage is also being provided in Malout. He also informed about the construction of Harike Kalan-Sarai Naga Road with 530 lakhs. Similarly, Cabinet Minister said that grant of 10 lakhs would be provided from discredited fund of the Deputy Speaker  Ajaib Singh Bhatti  for the graveyard for the Christian community at Malout. On the issue of Railway Bridge, Cabinet Minister instructs the concerned department to immediately start the work and said that this project will not be delayed. On the proposal of Tibbi Sahib Road Park, Cabinet Minister asked the district administration to take necessary action and coordinate with concerned departments.

To resolve the drinking water problem in the city, the government will renew the waterworks under AMRUT scheme. In this regard, Channi said that water pipelines will be provided from Sirhind Feeder canal for smooth supply of canal water upto water works. He said that he would also meet the concerned minister to speed up the project soon.

In the meeting, Dr. Richa, Deputy Commissioner (additional charge), SSP Manjit Singh Dhesi, Former MLA Karan kaur Brar, ADC (D) H. S. Saran, Congress District President Harcharan Singh Brar, Amanpreet Singh Bhatti, Gurmeet Singh Khudian,  Simranjeet Singh Bheena Brar, Bhinder Sharma,  Jaspal Singh, Rajesh Pathela, Binder Goneana and members of Grievances Redressal Committee and officials of different departments were present.

53 crore rupees spent under MGNREGA

Cabinet Minister said that MGNREGA should be implemented in an effective manner so that the maximum rural people get employment.  In this regard ADC (D) H. S. Saran said that last year in district, 102 percent work of target, has been done under scheme and 53 crore rupees has spent.

Massive campaign against drug menace

During the meeting, Cabinet Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said that drug menace is a big challenge for our society. So society and government will have to work together against drugs. Regarding this issue, SSP Manjit Singh Dhesi said that he has issued his wattsapp number 8054200166, where anybody can make complaint against drugs.

 

Traffic Education Cell Proves Beneficiary to Educate People about Traffic Rules

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Road accidents can be reduced to large extent by following traffic rules: SSP

Conducted 149 seminars in 15 months for traffic awareness

Amrit Pal Brar

SAS Nagar, June 18

Traffic Education Cell SAS Nagar is proved beneficiary in educating the people about traffic rules and 149 seminars were conducted at different places in the district in 5 months from January 1 to May 31 for this purpose.

SSP SAS Nagar Harcharan Singh Bhullar told that the objective of such seminars is to increase awareness about the traffic rules among the public and motivate them to follow the traffic rules so that road accidents can be reduced.

While giving details about the seminars, SSP Bhullar told that 93 traffic awareness seminars have been organized in schools/colleges from January 1 to May 31, in which students and teachers were given information about the rules. Likewise, 11 traffic awareness seminars have been conducted to provide information about traffic rules to drivers, conductors and female attendants of school buses.

Apart from this, two seminars in Four Wheeler Union, 8 seminars in Three Wheeler Union, 3 seminars at the taxi stands, 7 seminars in Canter and Truck Unions, 2 seminars in tractor-trolley unions, 4 seminars in Tempo unions and 19 seminars in villages/cities were organized.

Besides educating the people about traffic rules in these seminars, there were also awareness is being made against drugs and planting saplings to save the environment. Iinformation about ‘Shakti’ app and information regarding services provided by Saanjh Kendras also shared in these seminars.

He said that due to non-compliance of traffic rules many accidents are held, that can be reduced to a large extent by compliance with the traffic rules. He appealed to the people that they should follow the traffic rules to protect themselves and others’ lives.

DC Thori ask school heads to ensure physical, mental safeguard of students of all schools

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DC ORDERS REGISTRATION OF FIRs AGAINST 99 COLONIZERS UNDER PAPRA ACT

By Amrit Pal Brar

Sangrur, 17 June 2019

Every parent is concerned about physical and mental safety and security of their children, but parents cannot always be with their children especially in the schools where children spend long time. In such cases, the safety of children in schools is a serious issue so necessary steps are being taken in private as well as government schools in district Sangrur to ensure hundred percent safeties of students.

While giving this information, Deputy Commissioner Sangrur Ghanshyam Thori directed the heads of all government and private schools of the district to ensure the overall security of the students by giving reference to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Deputy Commissioner also directed that a separate committee should be constituted under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offense) Act 2012 for disposal of internal complaints related to sexual harassment in addition to complaints of people, school staff, parents and students.

Details of these committees along with the contact numbers should also be displayed on the notice boards of schools and also on official school websites so that immediate action can be taken in case of such incident.

The Deputy Commissioner also issued instructions to ensure that the security arrangements are made within school premises with the help of nearby police stations

The DC instructed that CCTVs should be installed at appropriate places inside and outside schools, the staff appointed in the schools, including non-teaching staff such as bus driver, conductor, attendant and allied staff must be counselled and their mental level should be tested.

Record of staff posted in schools should be kept safely and it should be ensured that security guards have been employed only by the recognized agencies. DC Thori said schools should constitute a committee of parents, teachers and students to assess the safety needs of students and there should not be entry of any outsiders in the school buildings.

DC asked the school authorities that there should be a separate register to maintain the record of persons visiting the schools and school staff should be provided with training to protect children from any kind of harm so that they should discharge their duties in a better way.

Thori said that the District Child Protection Officer, Sangrur has been posted as a nodal officer to ensure the regular compliance of these directions in district schools, who, after scrutiny of the schools, will file reports every month.He also said that while doing any investigation, the District Child Protection Officer can also consult the SHO of the local police station, district education officer, secondary or primary school education officers and representative of civil surgeon or senior medical officer.

He also instructed the District Education Officer, Secondary and Primary, to contact the administrative department for those government schools where CCTV cameras are still not available and ask them to do it as soon as possible.

A woman IAS officer who thinks outside the box

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A woman IAS officer who thinks outside the box

By Amrit Pal Singh Brar

Chandigarh, 17 June 2019: “You manage things; you lead people” These words truly match with the personality of Isha Kalia an IAS officer of the 2009 batch of Punjab cadre. She manage things, she leads.

She is the Deputy Commissioner of Hoshiarpur; Isha Kalia an officer, who thinks inventively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas to handle her work. Her “fanda” is vision, passion and action.

Isha Kalia had earlier served as DC of Fazilka. Her other postings are ADC Mansa, SDM Jalandhar, Additional Commissioner of Ludhiana MC. She had left footprints of good governance, wherever, she served.

A brave and confident lady officer, Isha Kalia has been in the spotlight, due to her various creative innovations at different postings. Her humble attitude and her technique to maintain close liaison with the masses have tagged her as one of the most popular bureaucrat of the state.

As Mansa ADC, She highlighted need for women education under the “Udaan” initiative. “Live your dream for a day” launched by her which was meant to bring awareness in the society about the value of the women education in the development of the nation was one of the admired projects, even by the PMO.

During her first tenure as DC of Fazilka, Isha Kalia has launched number of initiatives to refine the administration and give it a pro-people face. She has touched every section of the society and made efforts to provide them a space in the delivery of services and administrative set up.

She always do her work in a different way, wherever, whatever responsibility has been handed over to her says her subordinates from Fazilka, who had worked under her. “Her main focus was on delivery of services with commitment and passion” said a woman employee of DC office.

During her tenure as DC of Fazilka, she had brought in focus, issues related with women, old aged people, ex-servicemen, disabled persons, meritorious students and other down trodden people. To follow this agenda, Isha Kalia has invented various new initiatives.

One of her prominent initiatives was to keep on regular monitoring of the projects and to maintain its tempo; she introduced a new monitoring mechanism, named as “Field Friday” (FFD). It mandated that every Friday of the week, teams of administration including her (Isha) will fan out in the field to check out the ongoing developments works.

For the meritorious students of the Fazilka district, she has introduced a noble initiative “I-CAN” project to provide guidance and coaching to these students.  I-CAN is a project under which one year free training is provided to meritorious students of plus two classes of the government schools.

With an aim to provide a hassle free treatment to the senior citizens, she started on an initiative “Sahyog” for them. “Sahyog” was mandated to provide a greater and superior treatment for the senior citizens during their visits to government offices in Fazilka district.

Now in Hoshiarpur Isha introduce “Har Veer Bar Divanga da Satkar”

After taking over as DC at Hoshiarpur, Isha Kalia introduced a campaign to accord special treatment and welfare of the disabled people under the title “Har Veer Bar Divanga da Satkar” (.i.e. Respect for disabled on every Thursday).

She earmarked every Thursday as a day for respect to disabled people, so that they don’t face any kind of difficulty for their routine works in the administrative offices. It’s her sensible approach towards the disabled people.

To motivate the youth to adopt a healthy life style, stay fit and ride away from drugs, Isha Kalia organised a big event ‘Ride and Run’, in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India on March 10. It was the first certified road event in the state organised by the district administration in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India, which proved as one of the successful events.

She says “Look at yourself from new angles and you may discover new things about yourself”. You can do million times more than you can imagine, she adds while speaking with APS Brar in her office. (Author can be contacted at amritbrar2012@gmail.com 9814313405).

Villages visited by Guru Nanak Dev Ji to have holistic development in Sangrur

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DC ORDERS REGISTRATION OF FIRs AGAINST 99 COLONIZERS UNDER PAPRA ACT

Punjab govt already sanctioned Rs 3 crore for six villages: DC Ghanshyam Thori

Projects worth Rs 37 crore for the purpose have already been sent to government

Amrit Pal Brar

Sangrur, 15 June: Keeping in view the 550th Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the Punjab Government has decided to make the holistic development of those villages of the state which villages have got the blessings of Shri Guru Nanak Dev or Guru Sahib visited those villages.

While giving this information, Deputy Commissioner Sangrur Ghanshyam Thori said that 12 villages of district Sangrur get the blessings of Shri Guru Nanak Dev. He said that in the first phase, the Punjab government has released Rs. 3 crore for six villages and the amount of Rs. 3 crore to be collected from MGNREGA.

Deputy Commissioner said that for the development of villages like Mangwal, Akoi Sahib, Gehlan, Kamalpur, Kanjhala and Bahadurpur, the projects worth Rs. 37 crores have already been sent to the government, under which the government has given a grant of Rs. 50 lacs each for these villages and after the same amount is added from MGNREGA then a work of Rs. 1 crore each will be started in these villages.

He said that projects for the remaining 6 villages namely Kheri Jatta, Dhadogal, Bhadal vadd, Bhalwan, Khurana and Ghanaur Jatta are being prepared and soon the project will be implemented.

Deputy Commissioner Thori said that in addition to improving the roads going to the Gurdwaras in these villages, CCTV cameras, street lights, sewerage facilities, improvement and renewal of ponds in villages, lying of interlock tiles in village streets, construction of various parks for men and women, construction of gymnasium along with the required equipment for the gym.

DC Thori said that necessary infrastructure would also be ensured for Anganwadi centers, school buildings, various dharamshalas, cremation grounds etc.

He said that under the aegis of the celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday, process of planting 550 plants in every village of the district was already in progress and district administration aims to complete these targets by September 2019.

Officiating DC Kulwant Singh accelerates setting up of Nanak Bagichis in Jalandhar

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Move aimed at commemorating the 550th Prakash Purab

Amrit Pal Brar

Jalandhar, 15 June 2019

Additional Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh, who was officiating as Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar, has asked the Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) and other departments to find suitable land for setting up of Nanak Bagichis to commemorate the 550th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji by giving fillip to green cover in district.

In a communiqué to all the SDMs and the department, the Additional Deputy Commissioner said that these state of art Bagichis would enhance the green cover in the district besides checking the environmental pollution in it.

He said that besides others these bagichis would have native species of trees like Harad, Baheda, Jamoa, Jamun, Arjun, Amrood, Aam, Amla, Kikkar, Rajain, Jand, Neem and others, which were very beneficial for the human health besides environment.

Kulwant Singh said that these bagichis would be set up with Japanese technique under layered plantation would be done which ensures 30 times denser growth of plants and hence better carbon-dioxide absorption.

The Additional Deputy Commissioner said that Nanak Bagichis spread across the vast expanse of land would be infact a milestone in reducing green house gases and mitigating negative effect of climate change in the district.

He envisioned that besides checking environmental pollution these bagichis would also help in improving ground water recharge thereby improving the overall health of the district.

Kulwant Singh said that these Bagichis would be real tribute to Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji who laid the foundation of protecting air, water, biodiversity and forests through his teachings.

The Additional Deputy Commissioner said that this campaign would be pivotal in enhancing the shrinking green cover in the district.

He said that after the identification of suitable land the massive plantation drive would be started for setting up these bagichis across the district.

Manjeet Singh Dhesi SSP Sri Muktsar Sahib gets Positive Reception

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Manjeet Singh Dhesi SSP Sri Muktsar Sahib gets Positive Reception

By Amrit Pal Brar

Sri Muktsar Sahib, 15 June 2019: The swift and quick action taken by Manjeet Singh Dhesi SSP of Sri Muktsar Sahib in the woman’s brutal thrashing incident in the city has been highly appreciated by the people in particular and on social media platforms. The SSP’s quick action has received positive reception.

Gian Chand Bansal Convenor of Senior Citizens Council appreciated the SSP for taking prompt action in the brutal woman thrashing incident. He said police should act on time and without delay in such cases. We appreciate SSP’s sharpness, he said. Punjab Young Farmers Federation General Secretary Gaurav Sidhu Khema Kheda said “We laud the immediate action taken by the SSP Sri Muktar Sahib”.

Large number of people has posted comments on social media sites in praise of the swift action by Manjeet Singh Dhesi.

Case registered under FIR no 154 dated 14.6.2019 under sections IPC 307, 452, 354, 354B, 148, 149, 323, 120B

It may be recalled that few youths, including brothers of a local Congress councillor Rakesh Chowdary, allegedly thrashed a woman outside her residence on the Bura Gujjar road here on Friday for not repaying the money borrowed from them.

Rakesh Chowdary was elected councillor on the SAD ticket from ward no 26, but later he joined the Congress.

In the 4.09-minute video that went viral on the social media on Friday, four youths were seen dragging a woman, Meena Rani, out of her residence, abusing her and hitting her on back and other parts of the body. One neighbour woman tried to save Meena, but one of the attackers over powered and slapped her.

Sri Muktsar Sahib SSP Manjit Singh Dhesi said, “We acted immediately after the video went viral. A case has been registered against 10 persons. At present, six persons Roop Lal, Suresh, Guddi, Sunny, Shekhu and Jambo have been arrested.”

Those booked include four brothers Sunny Chaudhary, Suresh Chaudhary, Rakesh Chaudhary (municipal councillor) and Roop Lal, their mother Guddi, Hasan (son of Sunny), Renu (wife of Sunny), Jyoti (wife of Rakesh), Shekhu and Jambo, all local residents. A case of attempt to murder has been registered.

Meanwhile, the matter has reached Chief Ministers office, H.C Arora advocate has appealed the Punjab Chief Minister to honour the nine year old child who filmed the  4.09-minute video that went viral on the social media in which four youths were seen dragging a woman, Meena Rani, out of her residence, abusing her and hitting her (Author can be contacted at amritbrar2012@gmail.com 9814313405)

Finance Dept asks For Timely Submission of Pension Cases

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Sarkar Darbar Bureau

Chandigarh, June 14

In order to protect the interests of employees and officials going to retire from various departments of Punjab Government, the State Finance Department has issued instructions for timely submission of their pension cases. The Finance Department has issued a letter to the heads of departments in this regard.

A spokesperson of the Finance Department said that the list of employees and officials, who are going to retire from the various departments within the next twenty four to thirty months, is not being sent quarterly nor any such pension case is being sent to the Auditor General, Punjab for approval. The AG is sending back incomplete cases. Due to such circumstances, the retired or going to retire employees and officials are facing difficulties in getting their benefits.

The spokesperson further said that due to such laxity, disposal of pension cases was being delayed resulting in harassment of employees besides their financial loss.

High Powered Committee recommends names of 7 War Heroes Dependents for Govt Jobs to Capt Amarinder Singh

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Gesture of State government to War Heroes

Amrit Pal Brar

Chandigarh, June 14: In a gesture to honour the decorated war heroes of the state, the High Powered Committee headed by Chief Secretary has recommended the names of seven dependent candidates for government jobs to the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his final clearance.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Defence Services Department disclosed that all the seven candidates had been recommended for jobs of their choice, which was sought from them by the Committee before forwarding the same to the Chief Minister.

While Prabhpreet Kaur widow of Wing Commander M S Dhillon who had requested for allotment of Class I post have been recommended for post of Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies. It may be recalled that Wing Commander M S Dhillon had made the supreme sacrifice in an air crash while evacuating civilians from flood hit areas in Arunachal Pradesh.

Likewise, both Gurpreet Kaur widow of Shaheed Lance Naik Sandeep Singh and Rajwinder Kaur widow of Shaheed Sepoy Mandeep Singh of Gurdaspur had requested for Group B or C post and they have been recommended for Social Education & Panchayat Officer in Rural Development Department.

Similarly, in the case of Pallavi Saini widow of Shaheed Gunner Sukhdyal of Pathankot who had opted for either Group B or C post, the Committtee has recommended her name for Inspector in Cooperative Societies.

In addition, Shamsher Singh brother of Shaheed Sepoy Mandeep Singh of Taran Tarn has been recommended to be posted as Naib Tehsildar as he had requested to be provided a Group B or C job. As both Kuldeep Singh brother of Shaheed Sepoy Jaspreet Singh of Moga and Jagdeep Singh brother of Shaheed Sepoy Mandeep Singh of Sangrur have been recommended for the post of Constables in Police Department in line with their secondary level educational qualifications and as per their option, the spokesperson added. All these martyrs had laid down their lives during various counter-insurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir.

Reiterating Captain Amarinder Singh’s firm commitment to ensure overall well-being of our brave soldiers and their families in recognition of their gallantry deeds, the spokesperson said that the Chief Minister has assured that the state government would leave no stone unturned to rehabilitate them in government sector so that they could lead a life of dignity and respect, the spokesperson further said.

Bathinda Police gears-up to break nexus between the drugs sellers and buyers

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Police committed to eliminate drugs by using all means: SSP Nanak Singh

227 cases registered under NDPS act in past 5 months

Amrit Pal Brar

Bathinda, 13 June 2019

Bathinda Police is committed to eliminate every possible ways and means by which youngsters are using drugs in our society. Stating this, in a press release issued today SSP Dr. Nanak Singh said that the men in khakhi are geared-up to break nexus between the drugs sellers and buyers in district bordering Haryana.

Sharing the data of two prong approach adopted by Bathinda police in this regard, the SSP stated that apart from cracking the whip upon the hard core repeat offenders they are also organizing roadside ‘Nukkad-Nataks’, seminars and dramas to shake the conscious of drug addicts and sellers.

“We are trying to reach as many people as possible through this direct contact with the masses approach to make them aware of the dangerous consequences of not only consuming drugs but also selling it,” the SSP said. He pointed out that the theme of these dramas portrays a picture wherein the plight of drug addicts and sellers is highlighted.

For the purpose of making the young students aware of the drawbacks and dangerous results of consuming drugs the schools and college students are made aware at a large scale. 215 such dramas, seminars and Nukkad-Nataks’ are organized across the district during the past 5 months, the SSP said.

Also 335 persons–including drug addicts and sellers–are arrested during the same period after registration of 227 cases under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act.

The contraband recovered from them include 2.940 kg heroin, 8 gram Smack, 4.200 gram Charas, 665.60 kg Poppy Husk, 16.400 kg Ganja, 55 gram Synthetic Powder, habit forming capsules–40,3820 and 674 habit forming medicine in the form of syrup.

The SSP stated that if anyone comes to know about the sale or consumption of drugs the information must be shared with the nearest police station to help them completely eradicating drugs.

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