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SUKHBIR RESTRUCTURES WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT FOR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WORK- 29 SE/XEN RELOCATED

Chandigarh, September 10, 2009

Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister has ordered restructuring of Water Supply and Sanitation Department to ensure equitable distribution of work load in its different wings
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According to an official spokesman Mr. Badal felt that certain wings of the department were over loaded with work where as other had little work to do. More over there was overlapping in discharge of duties by various wings of water supply department. Following the restructuring the department has ordered posting and transfers of Superintendent Engineers and Executive Engineers of Water Supply and Sanitation Department.
Mr. R.K.Vij, Superintendent Engineer Sangrur has been transferred and posted as Superintendent Engineer (Monitoring) H.Q. Patiala.

Mr. Rajinder Singh has been posted as Executive Engineer Division-2 Bathinda where as Mr. Jagdev Singh Chahal would be Executive Engineer DPMC Mukatsar. Mr. Parampal Singh, has been posted as Executive Engineer Water Supply Monitoring and Surveillance, Mohali where as Rajinder Kumar Jhalli has been posted as Executive Engineer Division -2 Ropar. Mr. Avtar Singh Kalsi would be Executive Engineer DPMC Mansa where as Mr. R.L. Handa has been posted as Executive Engineer Hoshiarpur. Mr. Kulwant Singh Saini has been posted as Executive Engineer Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, where as Mr. V.K. Mehta would be Executive Engineer in Malerkotla. Mr. Gurpreet Singh has been posted as Executive Engineer Fatehgarh Sahib where as Mr. Jasbir Singh has been posted as Executive Engineer Rajpura. Mr. N.S. Pandori has been posted as Executive Engineer H.Q. where as Mr. Rajnish Kumar Garg has been posted as Executive Engineer Malout. Mr. Pritam Chand Bangar has been posted as Executive Engineer Division-1 Bathinda where as Baljit Singh has been posted as Executive Engineer Ferozepur. Mr. T.S. Virdi has been posted as Executive Engineer DPMC Ferozepur where as Mr. Amritpal Singh Gill has been posted as Executive Engineer Division-3, Ludhiana. Mr. P.S. Rakwal has been posted as Executive Engineer Division, Gurdaspur where as Mr. Sanjeev Pasricha has been posted as Executive Engineer Division 1 Jalandhar. Mr. Surinder Singh has been posted as Executive Engineer DPMC Hoshiarpur where as Mr. Jaswinder Singh Chahal has been posted as Executive Engineer Division 1 Ludhiana. Mr. Munshi Ram has been posted as Division 2 Mukatsar where as Mr. Harsatinder Pal Singh Dhillon has been posted as Executive Engineer Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Division Mohali. Mr. J.J.Goel has been posted as Executive Engineer water quality and Surveillance Division Mohali where as Mr. Kuldeep Singh Saini has been posted as Executive Engineer DPMC Barnala. Mr. Ramesh Kaler has been posted as Executive Engineer DPMC Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar where as Mr. Amarjeet Singh has been posted as Executive Engineer Division 2 Hoshiarpur.

Mr. Soma Chumbar has been posted as Executive Engineer DPMC Gurdaspur.



GOVERNOR’S CORE ADVISORY AND MONITORING COMMITTEE MEETING
GENERAL RODRIGUES CALLS UPON ITS MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVOLUTION OF NEW RESURGENT INDIA

CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

While presiding over the first meeting of the Governor’s Core Advisory and Monitoring Committee (GCAMC) at Punjab Raj Bhavan, here today, the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, General (Retd.) Dr. S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM, called upon its members to work together to contribute for the good of society and the evolution of new Resurgent India through their competence and expertise. He suggested the need to create a workable and effective model for empowering the community as a whole, to be replicated by the rest of the Country.

Emphasizing that our ex-servicemen constitute a useful and experienced task force with great potential and experience achieved during their active career in Defence Forces, General Rodrigues said that they can become a catalyst of change for the transformation of society. It is, therefore, imperative that a suitable common platform is created for them to share their knowledge and perceptions for benefitting the people and for putting Punjab on the fast track. He stressed that serving and retired members of armed forces must expand their role and actively participate in the process of social change and national development through partnerships. This forum, he made it clear has been conceptualized to work as a nodal agency and that the Chief Minister and the State machinery are totally responsive and supportive to strategies which aim to improve the lot of the common people. Every ex-serviceman has the traditional aptitude of selfless service to the Nation and their progressive ideas and active involvement in every field of activity can prove a boon for the Society. “ India needs all of you, please help”, he added.

General Rodrigues said that this Umbrella Organisation must have sub-groups of experts in different fields of service, like Education, Employment, Medical and the different chapters must be assigned specific responsibilities. These sub-groups must institutionalize an inter-active process with the concerned Government Departments to resolve people’s problems through monitoring at appropriate levels. He said that various organizations, like PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Confederation of Indian Industry have a vast reservoir of employment opportunities for the skilled and unskilled people and the need is to systematically coordinate the endeavour. The sub-group of the ex-servicemen dealing with employment can be helpful in supporting target groups and guiding them to avail of the employment opportunities.

The Governor asked the Directorate of Sainik Welfare Department to institute a system for identifying the potential among the ex-servicemen and take forward the process for institutionalizing this programme. The leading ex-servicemen of different ranks presented their views in the meeting and appreciated the initiative of the Governor for this noble cause.

The Punjab Chief Secretary, Mr. S.C. Agrawal, Secretary to Governor, Mr. M.P. Singh and senior officers of the Defence Service Welfare Department attended the meeting.



GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL TILL LATE EVENING ------SUD

Chandigarh September 10

With a view to ensuring uninterrupted better health care facilities to the people of the state in general and the patients in particular and to check the doctors from indulging in private practices in spite of claiming Non Practicing Allowance (NPA), the Punjab government may direct the government hospitals to continue the clinics from 9 am to 4 pm and again in the evening from 5 pm to 7 pm daily. The government has already sought the opinion of the doctors in this matter.

This was stated here today by Mr. Tikshan Sud, Medical Education and Research Minister Punjab while addressing a meeting of the senior officers of the department to bring administrative reforms in the department. To bring transparency in the procedures of medico-legal and post mortem cases, the Minister directed the medical superintendents and the principals of the government medical colleges to immediately respond to the grievances of the either of the two parties who were not satisfied with the medico-legal or the post mortem reports and redress their issues instantaneously. He has also issued strict instructions to get all the clinical tests done only in the government hospital only those tests should be referred to clinical laboratories outside which were not available in the hospitals said Mr.Sud the Minister has also asked the Principals and Superintendents to randomly check the compliance of the latest directives of the Punjab Government. He further said that to monitor the working of the medical officers a quarterly review meeting would be held and strict action would the erring officers. Mr. Sud has also directed the head of the Medical Education and Research department Punjab to allocate the work to the Principals and Medical Superintendents and ensure the smooth and transparent functioning of the Medical institutions.

The Principals of Government Medical colleges, Medical Superintendents, Deputy Medical Superintendents, Principals of Dental Colleges of Amritsar and Patiala and Director-Principal of the Government Ayurvedic College Patiala along with the senior officers of the department were present in the meeting.



CENTRE GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE BLUE PRINT AS PER NATURAL POTENTIAL OF STATES – KALIA CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 10

Mr. Manoranjan Kalia, Industry and Commerce Minister Punjab impressed upon Central Government to prepare a blue print as per the natural potential of the states. He said Punjab has no objection if Centre gives Hydel Power Projects to Himachal Pradesh rather Punjab would also get benefit if Himachal generates surplus power.

Mr. Kalia said that Punjab Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal was putting pressure on the central government for announcing an industrial package for the state on the lines of concessions granted to its neighboring states. If Punjab State gets concession at par with neighbouring states, than the investment would increase many fold in the state, observed Mr. Kalia.

Mr. Kalia further said that Punjab government was committed to sort out all the genuine problems of Industry to create congenial environment for the growth of Industry in the State increasing and promoting investments thereby. He said Punjab Government had taken effective steps to improve governess and to encourage the industrial growth in the state, which would help in generating favorable investment environment in the state. Punjab has possibly gotthe best infrastructure in terms of rail and road transport network in the country, well connected airports, inland container depots and container freight stations, which create a complete infrastructure network.

Mr. Kalia further said that the Punjab Government has also relaxed rules and regulations and provision for legal, institution and financial dispensation for mega projects along with various economic reforms. The initiative taken by SAD BJP Government of Punjab under the dynamic leadership of S. Parkash Singh Badal has laid focused attention on catalyzing the development of airports, highways and power generation projects. The state government has placed power and infrastructure development on the top of the agenda, he added.



Rs.114.74 Crore for various projects

CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The Strenuous efforts of Punjab Government has resulted in securing Rs.114.74 crore for the year 2009-10 from centre for the overall development of various projects namely Punjab Luxury Train, Fort Gobindgarh and Heritage village Amritsar. A spokesman of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Museum and Archeology Department Punjab said that department was engaged in the promotion of art and cultural heritage in the state.
The Punjab Luxury Train Project was being implemented by the Punjab Infrastructure Board under public private partnership (PPP) scheme. The total cost of the project was 3500 lac. The state Government had released Rs. 1300 lac as its share. The global expression of interest had been called for and seven applications had been received so far, which were being scrutinized by the infrastructure lazing and finance services (IL&FS). The selected firm would produce request for proposal document later on.

He further added that a provision of total expenditure Rs.22 crore had been made for the development and construction of heritage village at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Out of which Rs.10 crore has been sanctioned. Rs.5-5 crore would be given each by Centre and Punjab Government. A detailed drawing plan was being made with the assistance of University Team. Home Ministry of Government of India had given the charge of Fort Gobindgarh in October, 2008 to the Tourism Department of Punjab. A proposal of Rs.57.74 crore had been made by the department for the revitalization and reutilization. Out of which Rs.1.50 lac has been sanctioned for this purpose. Punjab heritage and Tourism Promotion Board has called the tender for the conservation management plan of the fort. With the completion of these projects tourism in the state would be flourished with more furnishly.

 

 

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