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Khattar announces hike in honorarium for sportpersons in Haryana
Haryana government has honoured 130 sportspersons with Bhima award.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced to increase honorarium for Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand award winners from ₹5,000 to ₹20,000 per month.
According to the sports and youth affairs minister Sandeep Singh, 80 players have received the Arjuna award in the state and 15 coaches have received the Dronacharya award, while nine players have been honoured with Dhyan Chand award. All of them will be given an amount of ₹20,000 each per month, he said.
The winners of the adventure award given by the central government will also receive ₹20,000 honorarium.
The chief minister also increased the amount given to the Bhima award winners. The awardees were given ₹5 lakh at the time they were awarded and now they will receive ₹5,000 per month allowance. Haryana government has honoured 130 sportspersons with Bhima award.
The CM also announced to observe next year as “Sushasan Parinam Varsh” during which officers and employees on field will be trained to ensure successful implementation of various good governance reforms implemented during the 2020 which was marked as “Sushasan Sankalp Varsh”.
“During 2021, no stone will be left unturned to ensure that delivery of citizen-centric services to the people of the state is done in a time-bound and hassle-free manner,” he said while addressing a state-level function held to celebrate the good governance day.
The programme was telecast live in around 150 places in various districts, sub-divisions, tehsils and blocks in the presence of Union ministers, MPs, cabinet ministers and MLAs.
The CM made eight good governance announcements to motivate government employees to work hard for the welfare of masses. Khattar also announced that one-time registration facility for all applicants to government posts will be launched from January 1 by Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) and Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC). Now applicants will not have to pay separate fee for separate post.
The applicant will have to do one-time registration and then will have to pay online fee once in three years. However, after three years, if an applicant wants to appear for any examination, then he would have to get fresh registration.
The CM also announced that in a bid to bring more transparency in the functioning of government work and to eliminate corruption, a new online portal will be started to process all the cases of Change of Land Use from January 1. He informed that with the launch of this online system, if the department does not decide the online request within 30 days made by any citizen then it would result in deemed approval.
Mukhyamantri Bagwani Bima Yojana for insurance of horticultural crops was also announced to cover 20 crops, including 14 vegetables. He said that under this scheme an amount of ₹30,000 per acre for vegetables and ₹40,000 per acre for fruits will be sum assured amount for these vegetables and crops and the contribution/ share of the farmer will be only 2.5% of the sum assured.
Bhagavad Gita is a major source of inspiration for youth: Khattar
The CM said Bhagavad Gita is a major source of inspiration for the youth and it inculcates moral values in them so that they can contribute towards nation building.
He was speaking through video conference at an event organised as part of International Gita Festival-2020 here. On the occasion, 55,000 students from across the state collectively recited 18 verses (one each from 18 chapters of Bhagavad Gita) online, an official statement said.
“This sacred scripture not only shows them the right path but also inculcates moral values in them so that they can contribute effectively in nation building,” Khattar said.
He said that the government provides quality education to students so that they can excel in their life. “Similarly, Gita has its own relevance as the positive energy and vibes emanating from its shlokas put a positive impact in the mind of the youth and assist them in choosing the right path in their lives,” he said.
Later, as the Gita Mahotsav concluded, the CM participated in religious ceremonies organised at the Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra. He said about 2.50 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) were lighted on the closing ceremony.
He said this year the celebrations were curtailed due to Covid-19 pandemic. “We will make efforts to organise the Gita Mahotsav on larger scale next year”, he added.
With agency inputs
