PUNJAB EXTENDS FREE BUS TRAVEL FACILITY TO PROOF READERS

DPROs TO ISSUE IDENTITY CARDS TO JOURNALISTS

Chandigarh, June 3:

Punjab Information & Public Relations Minister Mr. Sewa Singh Sekhwan today said that free bus travel facility for accredited Journalists and Sub-Editors has also been extended to proof readers working in various newspapers of the State, fulfilling their long pending demand.

Disclosing this here today Mr.Sekhwan pointed out that fulfilling another demand of the media stationed in the Districts, the Punjab Government has authorized the respective District Public Relations Officers to issue Identity Card to working print and electronic media correspondents based at respective Districts, Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils.

Mr. Sekhwan said that the decision has been taken as Centralized issuance of Cards from the headquarters was causing avoidable delays and now this job has been delegated to respective District Public Relations Officers.

The Minister said that he has already released Rs. 1.5 lac to each district for up-gradation of infrastructure in all District Offices and 10 district have been allotted new air conditioned Bolero vehicles.

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MILKFED TO LAUNCH NIMBOO PANI AND TWO

NEW VARIANTS OF DESI GHEE ON JUNE 04

Chandigarh June 03 :

In order to provide healthy & hygienic food, beverages and Milk Products to the citizens of the City Beautiful Chandigarh, Milkfed has decided to launch Nimboo Pani in 200 ml Tetra Pack packing and also a New & Attractive Packing of Desi Ghee in Cow Ghee & Buffalo Ghee variants.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of Milkfed Punjab said that Chief Parliamentary Secretary –Cooperation, Punjab, S. Jagdeep Singh Nakai, M.L.A would launch these innovative products at Hotel Park Grande, Chandigarh at 12.00 Noon on June 04. Mr. Gurbachan Singh Babehali, M.L.A. and Chairman Milkfed, Punjab, Directors of the Board, Milkfed, Punjab, Financial Commissioner Cooperatives & Registrar Cooperative Societies would also grace the occasion.

The Spokesman further said that “Nimboo Pani” had been manufactured keeping in mind the “Asli Nimboo Pani” with the same taste and natural flavor in 200 ml Tetra Pack packing. It is a Hygienic and Refreshing- “A True Thirst Quencher” product. This product is truly a feast for the “Taste Buds” and is prepared from Fresh Lemon Juice, the spokesman added.

The new packing of Desi Ghee had been designed to avoid any duplicacy of the product and for better identification for the customers. Several security features had been incorporated in design and quality of print due to which it was extremely difficult to copy the design.

Milkfed Punjab would also launch “Lichi” & “Guava” Fruit drinks in 200 ml packing for its esteemed customers in the coming days continue its endeavor to satisfy the customers by giving them “Real & Healthy Value for their Money”, the spokesman added.

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AN OUTLAY OF RS. 342 CRORE EARMARKED FOR UP-GRADATION OF AND EXISTING & CONSTRUCT NEW HOSPITALS

CHANDIGARH JUNE 3:

The Punjab Government would spend Rs. 342 crore on the construction of new hospitals and up-gradation of existing hospitals, Community and Primary Health centers throughout the state to provide modern health care facilities to the public with special focus on the people of rural areas.

This was disclosed by the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal while addressing a press conference here today at Punjab Bhawan.

The Chief Minister said that he had personally reviewed the functioning of the Health and Family Welfare department with the Health Minister Mrs. Laxmi Kanta Chawla and senior functionaries of the department and was apprised there were seventeen 100-bedded hospitals against the norm of 20, fifty six 50-bedded sub divisional hospitals against 77, ninety three 30-bedded Community health centers against 130. As far as Primary Health Centers were concerned the state had far more (PHCs) above the norms as fixed by the Government of India.

Mr. Badal stated that a new 100-bedded district hospital would be constructed at Nawansahar and two such hospitals would be up-graded from 50 and 60-bedded at Mukatsar and Tarn Taran respectively. Likewise four new sub divisional hospitals would be constructed at Khadoor Sahib, Bholath, Moonak and Tappa and two such hospitals would be up-graded at Dera Bassi and Budhladha. As many as 29 new CHCs had been sanctioned to be built under the scheme at Dehlon, Bareta, Lambi, Mahil Kalan, Sadiq, Makhu, Beenewal, Ghudha, Hatur, Kumkalan, Rahon, Jamsher, Baja Khana, Chanarthal Kalan, Bariwala, Harta Badla, Sherpur, Kasel, Jhabaal, Chowk Mehta, Verka, Ramdas, Dhariwal, Bharatgarh, Khera, Lalru, Dirba, Wahawala and Purana Shalla.

The Chief Minister pointed out that out of 342 crore, Rs. 75 crore would be meted out from state budget, Rs. 44 crore from GMADA, GLADA and BDA, Rs. 83 crore from Rural Development Fund , Rs. 80 crore from Punjab Infrastructure Development Board and Rs. 60 crore from National Rural Health Mission. Mr. Badal informed that all the hospitals, PHCs and CHCs would be completed with in one year. He said that Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation had been engaged for design consultancy. The tentative schedule included finalization of Preliminary Drawings for hospital buildings by June 15, 2010, Tender Document August 15, 2010, Allotment of Work September 30, 2010 and completion of work August 31, 2011.

Referring to the recruitment of the doctors, Mr. Badal said that 376 doctors including 214 medical specialists, 128 medical officers general and 34 medical officers dental would be recruited through a committee of PGI doctors. He said that with the recruitment of these 376 doctors against the gap of 566, the remaining 190 would be recruited thereafter.

The Chief Minister also revealed that biometric attendance system had been introduced in 160 PHCs/CHCs and the remaining would also be covered soon. On-line daily OPD monitoring of doctors, and on-line monitoring of functional status and daily usage of major equipment was being carried out regularly to ensure efficiency in the health delivery system.

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ANNOUNCES EX-GRATIA OF RS. ONE LAKH

CHANDIGARH JUNE 3:

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of three-and-a-half year old Baby Dilnaaz Kaur, who was rescued from a 200 ft. deep bore-well after 22 hour long strenuous operation by the army in Dhira village of district Gurdaspur but unfortunately died in the civil hospital Batala this morning.

In a condolence message, Mr. Badal said that it was a tragic incident in which Dilnaaz has lost her life as she remained in the bore-well for about 24 hours without food and water.

The Chief Minister also announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs. One Lakh to the next of the deceased.

Mr. Badal also expressed his heart-felt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to give strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed soul.

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PUNJAB EXTENDS FREE BUS TRAVEL FACILITY TO PROOF READERS

DPROs TO ISSUE IDENTITY CARDS TO JOURNALISTS

Chandigarh, June 3:

Punjab Information & Public Relations Minister Mr. Sewa Singh Sekhwan today said that free bus travel facility for accredited Journalists and Sub-Editors has also been extended to proof readers working in various newspapers of the State, fulfilling their long pending demand.

Disclosing this here today Mr.Sekhwan pointed out that fulfilling another demand of the media stationed in the Districts, the Punjab Government has authorized the respective District Public Relations Officers to issue Identity Card to working print and electronic media correspondents based at respective Districts, Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils.

Mr. Sekhwan said that the decision has been taken as Centralized issuance of Cards from the headquarters was causing avoidable delays and now this job has been delegated to respective District Public Relations Officers.

The Minister said that he has already released Rs. 1.5 lac to each district for up-gradation of infrastructure in all District Offices and 10 district have been allotted new air conditioned Bolero vehicles.

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Khaira’s call on SGPC poll

MAJITHIA DARES CONGRESS TO FIGHT SGPC POLL ON ITS PARTY SYMBOL

Chandigarh, June 03:

Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, Patron Youth Akali Dal and former Minister today dared Congress party to test its popularity amongst the Sikh masses by fighting the ensuing SGPC election on party symbol rather than piggy-backing on Congress sponsored dubious Panthic Organizations.

Reacting to the statement of Congress MLA Mr. Sukhpal Singh Khaira FOR supporting anti-SAD candidates in SGPC elections, Mr. Majithia said that Congress that had exposed its killer face in 84 anti Sikh carnage and subsequent clean chit to accused, does not want to face the Sikh voters, fearing imminent decimation in the polls. He said that Congress instead of facing reality was bent upon confusing and dividing Sikhs. He said that it would fail miserably in its game as Sikhs were well aware of ‘divide and rule policy’ of Congress party.

Mr. Majithia said that after failing miserably to divide and create parallel SGPC in Haryana and dividing Punjab Sikhs by Para trooping Congress sponsored agents from Delhi, Congress party was again in its old games to create division in the Sikh voters. He said that since independence, the Congress Party had always tried unsuccessfully to interfere in the religious affairs of Sikhs by supporting splinter Panthic organizations and faced total rejection. Mr. Majithia said that Congress party should accept the reality of its total rejection by Sikh voters. He said that a party giving clean chit to Tytler and patronage to Sajjan Kumar despite being charge sheeted has no moral right to espouse Sikh cause.

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MAJITHIA DARES CONGRESS TO FIGHT SGPC POLL ON ITS PARTY SYMBOL

Chandigarh, June 03:

Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, Patron Youth Akali Dal and former Minister today dared Congress party to test its popularity amongst the Sikh masses by fighting the ensuing SGPC election on party symbol rather than piggy-backing on Congress
sponsored dubious Panthic Organizations. Reacting to the statement of Congress MLA Mr. Sukhpal Singh Khaira FOR supporting anti-SAD candidates in SGPC elections, Mr. Majithia said that Congress that had exposed its killer face in 84 anti Sikh carnage and subsequent clean chit to accused, does not want to face the Sikh voters, fearing imminent decimation in the polls. He said that Congress instead of facing reality was bent upon confusing and dividing Sikhs. He said that it would fail miserably in its game as Sikhs were well aware of ‘divide and rule policy’ of Congress party. Mr. Majithia said that after failing miserably to divide and create parallel SGPC in Haryana and dividing Punjab Sikhs by Para trooping Congress sponsored agents from Delhi, Congress party was again in its old games to create division in the Sikh voters. He said that since independence, the Congress Party had always tried unsuccessfully to interfere in the religious affairs of Sikhs by supporting splinter

Panthic organizations and faced total rejection. Mr. Majithia said

that Congress party should accept the reality of its total rejection by Sikh voters. He said that a party giving clean chit to Tytler and patronage to Sajjan Kumar despite being charge sheeted has no moral
right to espouse Sikh cause.

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