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Punjab CM announces bonanza for residents of Naya Gaon

February 25, 2009
Naya Gaon(S.A.S. Nagar)

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced a bonanza for the residents of Naya Gaon by promising a domestic electricity & water connection to each house hold besides registering them for issuing ration cards within a week.

An announcement to this effect was made by Mr. Badal here during a largely attended public rally at village Naya Gaon. The Chief Minister said that a decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet held here yesterday under his Chairmanship preceded by several rounds of meetings with the officers of PSEB water and sanitation forests and district administration.

Mr. Badal personally introduced the Superintendent engineer of PSEB Mohali, Executive Engineer water supply and sanitation and the district Food and Civil Supplies controller to the residents of the Naya Gaon who were present there for releasing the electricity & water connections and registration of the ration cards
The Chief Minister also announced a grant of Rs. 25 lacs for the community centre at Naya Gaon for solemnizing various social and cultural functions as people from different parts of the country reside here since virtually it was a mini India. Mr. Badal said that ‘’It is really an irony of fate that people of Naya Gaon who lived in the close proximity of Chandigarh-City beautiful has been deprived of the basic civic amenities of drinking water, electricity and sewerage”. He said it was the endeavor of the SAD-BJP Government to ensure all around development of rural and urban segments so that the Punjab could be given a new face lift. Mr. Badal also announced that adequate funds would be provided for the construction of the office of local notified area committee. Mr. Badal directed the forest authorities not to interfere in the development activity of the area in the guise of Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA). He also announced an adequate compensation for a victim of village Durali whose buffalos were burnt in a fire incident.

Earlier MLA Morinda Jathedar Ujjagar Singh Badali highlighted the problems of the Naya Gaon and personally thanked Mr. Badal for visiting this village and complemented him that he was the only Chief Minister who had visit this area since independence. He also expressed his gratitude for already releasing a grant of Rs. 1 crore for the development of NAC Naya Gaon.

In his address Advisor the Chief Minister Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema and the SAD-BJP nominee from Sri Anandpur Sahib parliamentary seat said that SAD-BJP government was committed for over all development of the state and welfare of all sections of the society. He thanked Mr. Badal for reposing confidence in him and hoped that he would come up to the expectations of the people in order to cherish their aspirations.

Prominent among other who were present on the occasion included president NAC Naya Gaon Harbans Singh Bajwa, District President BJP Khushwant Rai Geega, local Akali Leader Jathedar Amrik Singh Mohali besides the senior leaders and party workers of SAD-BJP, members of the SGPC and senior officers of civil and police administration Mohali.


BADAL PLEADS FOR NAMING AMRITSAR AND MOHALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER SRI GURU RAM DASS JI AND SHAHEED-E-AZAM BHAGAT SINGH

AMRITSAR FEBRUARY 25:

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India (GoI) to name the International Airport at Amritsar after Sri Guru Ram Dass ji and Mohali International Airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh in view of the sentiments of the people of Punjab.

While addressing the gathering, Mr. Badal raised this issue with Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr. Praful Patel here at Rajasansi International Airport on the occasion of the inauguration of Integrated Terminal Building and said that he had already impressed upon the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and has had also taken up this issue several times with the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He also urged Mr. Patel to get the ‘No Objection Certificate’ issued from the Ministry of Civil Aviation for setting up an international airport to be constructed in PPP mode near Ludhiana as the Ministry of Defence had already given its approval. Likewise, he also requested the Union Civil Aviation Minister to give clearances expeditiously for the upgradation and modernization of existing Shanewal airport.

The Chief Minister also mentioned that the Ministry of Civil Aviation had already approved the setting up of two flying academies one at Talwandi Sabo and another at Faridkot to train our youth in flying which had now become a lucrative profession. He also sought financial and technical support from the ministry of civil aviation to establish a world class university of civil aviation in Punjab and urged Mr. Patel to send a delegation of senior officers from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to visit few Civil Aviation Universities of international repute to study the structure and pattern to establish University in the state.

Referring to the cancelled international flights of Air India from Rajasansi airport, the Chief Minister urged Mr. Patel to restore the previous schedule and frequency of these flights in view of the heavy influx of approximately 1.5 lakh devotees daily who visit Amritsar to pay obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib and other religious and historic places. He also assured the Union Civil Aviation Minister that the state government would also undertake necessary formalities for handing over additional 44 acres of land for the expansion of Rajasansi Airport at par with international standards. He also pointed out that the state government had already transferred 206 acres of land to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for its upgradation and modernization. He said that the state government had also acquired 305 acres of land for the construction of Mohali International Airport which now stand transferred in the name of Airport Authority of India for this prestigious project at an investment of Rs. 460 crores. He also said that the Bathinda domestic Air port would also be made operational shortly and it would surely boost the economic prospectus besides ushering in an era of over all development and prosperity in the Malwa Region.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Patel assured the Chief Minister that he would soon take up the issue of renaming the Amritsar and Mohali international airports after Sri Guru Ram Dass ji and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh with Prime Minister so that it could be cleared in the Cabinet. He also thanked the Chief Minister for extending full cooperation and support for acquisition of land for Rajasansi Airport and assured Mr. Badal that it would soon be emerged as one of the best international airports not in the country but in the world. He also promised that he would soon restore all the cancelled international flights of Air India from Amritsar international airport. He also underscored the need to make optimum use of international airport Amritsar not merely for transit of passengers but its services should be fully utilized by the progressive farmers and the industrialists to export their produce and products abroad to earn foreign exchange. He also assured that the ‘No Objection Certificate’ would be issued soon for setting up of an international airport near Ludhiana within a couple of days.

Prominent amongst others who spoke on the occasion included MP from Amritsar Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rajya Sabha member Tarlochan Singh and Chairman AAI Vijay Parkash Aggarwal. The function was also attended by Animal Husbandry Minster Gulzar Singh Ranike, former Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Mr.Anil Joshi, Mr.Inderbir Singh Bularia, Mr.Amarpal Singh, Dr.Dalbir Singh (all MLAs) Chairman Planning & Development Board Vir Singh Lopoke and Director AAI Amritsar Mr.Arun Talwar.


CS REVIEWS NEW AGRICULTURE SCHEMES WITH DCs

Chandigarh February 25 : The Chief Secretary Punjab, Mr. Ramesh Inder Singh, reviewed the implementation of new initiatives taken by the Punjab State Farmers Commission in a meeting of Deputy Commissioners held in Punjab Bhawan Chandigarh.

Mr.. K.S.Pannu, IAS, Member Secretary of the Commission highlighted the various new schemes initiated by the Commission with a view to improve the income level of the farmers and to introduce new technology for increase of agricultural production. Mr. R.I.Singh laid more emphasis on the scheme of propagation of Net House technology of vegetable production under which small and marginal farmers can reap good returns from just one kanal of land. Commercial dairy farming schemes which have been quite successful with the farmers and for which Government is giving subsidy was also reviewed. With a view to introduce new machinery in the State, the scheme called Agriculture Service Centers in which the Punjab State Farmers Commission has been providing a subsidy upto Rs.3.30 lacs was reviewed and Officers were asked to send genuine cases for setting up of Service Centers in the villages where all the new machinery for agriculture should be made available. Adding further, he said that Banana cultivation which has been successfully tested in Punjab was also decided to be taken up on a large scale and he asked the D.Cs. to submit the cases of willing farmers for subsidy from the Commission. The scheme of supply of laser land levelers both to cooperative sector and to the individual farmers was reviewed in detail. It was also observed that trans-plantation of paddy is the only agriculture operation which is done manually and during the last kharif season paddy transplantation machinery has been successfully tested in Amritsar district. Therefore, Govt. has decided to supply 700 paddy transplanters at 50% subsidy. D.Cs. were asked to identify the prospective farmers with a view to introduce technology on a large scale. C.S. asked the D.Cs. to take personal interest in the implementation of new agriculture technology.



PUNJAB GOVERNMENT OPEN TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION ON SAINI COMMUNITY AS BACKWARD CLASS

Chandigarh February 25, 2009

A deputation of Saini Community today called on Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash singh Badal and expressed their reservation over the issue of declaring Saini Community as Backward Class.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab Government said that since there was no unanimity regarding this decision and therefore the state government was open to reconsider its earlier decision.



PERSONEL FUNCTIONS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES BANNED-UPINDERJIT KAUR

Chandigarh February 25, 2009

The Punjab Government has directed to all the field Education Officers, Panchayats and Local Bodies Department not to allow the misuse of premises of Government Educational institutions other than the academic purposes.

Disclosing this here today Dr. Upinderjit Kaur, Education and Languages Minister Punjab said that the buildings and playgrounds of educational institutions are only meant for teachings and other educational purposes including national importance events/functions. But it has came to the notice that the premises of state schools/colleges were often being used for social parties, marriages and other non-educational purposes, she said.

The Minister said that such private functions become nuisances and become hindrances in imparting education to the students as well as causes damages to the premises/playgrounds of the institutions. Keeping in this view he has directed to all the CEOs/DEOs/BEOs, BDPOs and EOs of municipalities not allow the premises for private functions other than educational purposes. In this regard the Secretary Education Department Punjab has issued a circular to all the field education officers, panchayats and local bodies department officers to comply the directions otherwise the erring officials/school heads or PTA chiefs could face the music.