Haryana Government committed to ensure road safety and curb accidents in the state

Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) being constructed in Karnal will be dedicated to public on Saturday

IDTR plays an important role to curb road accidents

Chandigarh, Aug 5- Haryana Government led by the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal is committed to ensure road safety in the state. To curb road accidents in the state, Haryana Government has been establishing Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in Karnal in collaboration with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. The construction work of IDTR on about 9.25 acres of land near the new bus stand has been completed. The Chief Minister will dedicate this institution to the people of the state on coming Saturday.

Referring to a report, the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that road accidents are the leading cause of death across the world. Therefore it is necessary to curb road accidents and this institution will play an important role. He said that in this institute, the drivers across the state will get proper training classes, which would ensure road safety in the state. He said that the institute will be the first driver training and research institute equipped with modern facilities. With the establishment of the institute, driving training facility will be imparted to the drivers of Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Sonipat including Karnal.

It is worth mentioning that training for driving two wheeler, four wheeler light and heavy vehicles will be imparted and driving tests will also be taken in this institute. The duration of training will be 2, 4 and 6 months. Through the automatic driving test track, minor mistakes of the trainee will be checked, rectified and a certificate will be issued after passing the test. Facilities like passing of all types of vehicles will also be available here. Along with this, male and female instructors will impart the training. Arrangement of smart class rooms, canteens, hostels and workshops have also been made. The institute will be operated under the joint aegis of Transport Department and Honda Company. All types of facilities for the drivers will be available in the institute.

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Haryana Government has announced One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme 2022 for the indebted farmers / members of cooperative credit consumers.Chandigarh, August 5- Haryana Government has announced One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme 2022 for the indebted farmers / members of cooperative credit consumers. Cooperative Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal said in a press conference today that Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has announced a one-time settlement scheme 2022 for the indebted members of District Agriculture and Land Development Bank (Land Mortgage Bank). In the scheme announced for the loanee members of the District Primary Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, 100 percent rebate in the overdue interest will be provided mainly in the loan account of the deceased borrowers till March 31, 2022. For this, 100% waiver of overdue interest will be provided by the heirs of the deceased borrower on depositing the entire principal amount in the loan account and penalty interest and other expenses will also be waived.

Cooperation Minister said that the total number of dead loan holders of the bank is 17,863 whose total amount is Rs. 445.29 crore including principal amount of Rs. 174.38 crore and interest of Rs. 241.45 crore and panel interest of Rs. 29.46 crore. Apart from this, 50 percent interest will also be given to all other overdue borrowers under OTS Scheme-2022 and their penalty interest and other expenses will also be waived. This scheme will be applicable on all types of loans of the bank. According to the scheme, if the loan holder could not pay his loan due to any reason and was declared a defaulter by the bank on March 31, 2022 he can take advantage of this scheme.

It may be mentioned that a total of Rs. 2,069.78 crore is overdue towards 73,638 overdue borrowers of 19 District Primary Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks working in the state, in which principal amount is Rs. 844.91 crore and interest is Rs.1,111.80 crore and penalty of Rs. 113.07 crore is included. OTS Scheme-2022 has been implemented by the government again for such defaulters to pay their loans.

The Cooperation Minister said that this scheme is for a limited time, so consumers can take advantage of the OTS scheme on the lines of 'First Come-First Serve'. District Primary Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank and its 70 branches established at tehsil level can be contacted for taking advantage of the scheme and for detailed information. He said that even before this, interest waiver scheme was implemented by the government in the year 2019, under which Rs. 605.22 crore was recovered by the bank and under this scheme, an amount of Rs. 181.88 crore was waived off of 21,881 loanee members as interest.

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Bus service for Khatu Shyam will soon be started from Panchkula, Mool Chand Sharma

Bus service for Khatu Shyam is already been started from Rohtak and Jind

Chandigarh, August 5 – Haryana Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that the bus service for Khatu Shyam will be started from Panchkula soon. For this, necessary directions have been given to the General Manager, Panchkula to determine the route and buses. He said that bus service has already been started for Khatu Shyam from Rohtak and Jind districts.

The Transport Minister said that a large number of passengers travel via Haryana Roadways every day. He said that 550 electronic buses would soon be included in the fleet of Roadways. Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that Haryana Transport Department is continuously providing best of the class facilities to travelers.

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Transport Minister urges various Departments to hoist national flags in the offices

Chandigarh, August 5 – Haryana Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma urged the Transport, Mining and Geology, Skill Development and Industrial Training and Election Department to hoist national flags in the offices from August 13 to 15. He said that the country is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence. Contributing to the campaign ‘Har-Ghar Tiranga’ started by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, all the Departments should hoist the tricolor in the respective offices from today itself, he added.

Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that the tricolor should be hoisted in every house from August 13 to 15. He urged all the people of the state to take an active part in this campaign and celebrate Independence Day with zeal. He said that this campaign would work to inculcate the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the citizens and increase awareness about the national flag. Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that tricolor is being made easily available to every citizen. With respect, any person can hoist the tricolor at his place, he added.

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Kin of deceased EHC get Rs 50 lakh under insurance scheme

Chandigarh/Panchkula, Aug 5– A compensation of 50 lakh was on Friday handed over to the family members of late EHC Narsi Ram in Sirsa district.

Sharing the information here today, the Haryana Police spokesperson informed that Superintendent of Police, Sirsa Dr. Arpit Jain handed over cheques to the family members under the accidental insurance scheme.

A cheque of Rs 45 lakh was given to Smt. Raj Bala, wife of EHC Narsi Ram and Rs 5 lakh to his mother. Besides, the son of the deceased employee has also been appointed as a constable under the ex-gratia scheme.

Conveying his heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family, Superintendent of Police Sirsa Dr. Arpit Jain said that EHC Narsi Ram would be long remembered for his commitment and exceptional services to the Police Department. He also assured all possible assistance and support to the bereaved family under the welfare schemes of the department.

Besides the family members of the police personnel, officials of the HDFC bank were also present on this occasion.

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• Department of Health fixed the per day upper cap of COVID treatment charges in all private hospitals through order dated 25.06.2020. The rates for isolation beds (Rs. 8, 000 per day for Non- NABH Hospitals, Rs. 10, 000 per day for JCI/ NABH Hospitals), ICU Beds without Ventilators (Rs. 13, 000 per day for Non- NABH Hospitals, Rs.

15, 000 per day for JCI/ NABH Hospitals), ICU Beds with Ventilators (Rs. 15, 000 per day for Non- NABH Hospitals, Rs. 18,000 per day for JCI/ NABH Hospitals).

• State Government has fixed the Rates/ Charges for different type of COVID 19 testing as below:-

1. CBNAAT testing- 2400/-.

2. True NAT Testing- 1250/-

3. RTPCR Samples collected at private hospitals/ labs and their designated collection centers - 299/-

4. RTPCR Samples collected through home visits - 499/-

5. Rapid Antigen Testing-50/-

6. IgG based ELISA Testing-250/-

• The Government of Haryana has fixed the upper limited of lab test in patients of COVID-19/ post-COVID

sequelae, as tabulated below:-

• Haryana Village General Health Checkup Scheme: The scheme was initiated from May 15, 2021 & villages with high COVID load were taken on priority and Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) was the main stay of screening. Till date, total 1,73,79,228 were screened and 1,10,928 cases of ILI were detected and 5,164 positive cases were diagnosed, isolated and treated to prevent the spread of disease. The villages with positivity more than 5 were re-screened. Out of 13,22,058 people re-screened, 90 positive cases were detected and treated to effectively curtail the spread.

• Total labs capacity available in Haryana for COVID-19 testing.

• Sero Survey- Health Department, Haryana has conducted 3rd round of Sero Survey in the month of September 2021 in the State, wherein Seroprevalence was found to be 76.3 (Urban 78.1 & Rural 75.1 ). In previous 2 rounds, the Sero prevalence was found to be 8 in 1st round and 14.8 in 2nd round of Sero Survey.

• Govt. of Haryana has made 2nd dose compulsory for which detailed guidelines have been issued to all Deputy Commissioners on 22 December 2021.

• Vaccination for population between 15 to 18 Years of age was started on 03-01-22.

• Govt. of Haryana has started administering COVID-19 Booster/Precaution Dose on 10th January 2022 to Health Care Workers, Front Line Workers, and to people of 60 Years and above with comorbidity, who have completed 9 months since the 2nd Dose.

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