Bill for formulation of Special Component Sub-Plan for the welfare of Scheduled Castes under consideration: Krishan Kumar Bedi

 

Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi said that the Bill for formulation of a Special Component Sub-Plan for the welfare of Scheduled Castes is under consideration.

 

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi was replying to a question raised on the third day of the Monsoon Session. He said that the Government is implementing several schemes for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and is also ensuring that their benefits reach the beneficiaries. Sh. Bedi said that during 2023-24, 79 per cent of the budget allocated for Scheduled Castes was spent, while 78 per cent was spent in 2024-25 and 71 per cent in 2025-26.

 

The Social Justice and Empowerment Minister said that the present Government has provided 100-square-yard plots to Scheduled Caste families, whereas the Opposition had only made an announcement. The present Government has given concrete shape to this scheme. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, the interests of the Scheduled Castes are safeguarded. The Government is working for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Sh. Vipul Goel informed that the Kurukshetra Development Board has proposed to get a comprehensive development plan prepared for the proper development of the fair area land located near the eastern side of Brahma Sarovar. The process of inviting an Expression of Interest (EOI) to hire an agency for preparing the design and planning for the overall development of the fair area, along with the beautification of Kurukshetra, strengthening of basic and infrastructural facilities, and other development works, is underway.

 

Urban Local Bodies Minister Sh. Vipul Goel provided this information in response to a question raised by Thanesar MLA Sh. Ashok Kumar Arora during the Question Hour of the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

 

Sh. Vipul Goel also apprised the House that the Government, through the Kurukshetra Development Board, has acquired approximately 100 acres of land on the eastern side of Brahma Sarovar from time to time. With the objective of ensuring the comprehensive and planned development of this fair area land, the Kurukshetra Development Board has proposed to get a detailed development plan prepared for the area.

 

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Cleaning of minors, rajbahas and drains carried out on need-based basis: Bedi

 

Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Sh. Krishan Kumar Bedi informed that the cleaning of minors, rajbahas and drains in the Baroda Assembly constituency was carried out on a need-based basis. He informed that there are 24 minors/rajbahas and 37 drains in this area. Irrigation water is supplied to these minors and rajbahas through the Aunta Head/Butana Branch and the Khubru Head/Bhalaut Sub-Branch.

 

The Social Justice and Empowerment Minister provided this information today in response to a question raised by a Member of the House during the Assembly Session.

 

Sh. Bedi informed that before the Kharif season 2025-26, 22 minors/rajbahas were cleaned at a cost of Rs. 204.60 lakh. Similarly, before the Rabi season 2025-26, 20 minors/rajbahas were cleaned at a cost of Rs. 41.45 lakh. In 2026-27, before the Kharif season, 17 minors/rajbahas were cleaned at a cost of Rs. 47.25 lakh.

 

He informed that in 2025-26, 32 drains were cleaned at a cost of Rs. 69.35 lakh, while in 2026-27, 34 drains were cleaned at a cost of Rs. 90.03 lakh.

 

Sh. Bedi clarified that the cleaning of minors, rajbahas and drains is carried out on a need-based basis. Canals and drains in which no obstruction of any kind was found were not included in the cleaning work. He said that the objective of the Government is to ensure adequate water for irrigation to farmers and to keep the canal and drainage system smooth and effective.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Sh. Shyam Singh Rana informed the House that an Agriculture Block Office building will be constructed on the ground floor and a Horticulture Development Office building on the first floor of the Market Committee Office premises at Pundri. The construction work is likely to be completed during the financial year 2027-28.

 

Sh. Rana was replying to a question raised by a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

 

He informed that the Agriculture Department had deposited Rs. 54.50 lakh with the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board on March 23, 2023, for the construction of the Agriculture Block Office building at Pundri. However, the Horticulture Department has not released any funds so far for the construction of the Horticulture Development Office building.

 

The Agriculture Minister further informed that on June 1, 2026, the State Government had accorded approval for the construction of 86 Horticulture Development Office buildings across the state, including the building at Fatehpur Pundri. However, due to the updation of the bank account with the Treasury, the funds could not be deposited with the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board. The funds are now likely to be deposited during the first week of September 2026.

 

He further informed that after completion of the entire process, the buildings of both offices are expected to be completed by 2027-28.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Education Minister Sh. MahipalDhanda said that administrative approval of Rs. 8.00 crore was issued on May 16, 2025, for the construction work of the Government College at Jamni in Jind. Subsequently, revised administrative approval of Rs. 11.26 crore was issued on August 3, 2026, which also includes the cost of land filling proposed by the construction agency, namely the Haryana Public Works Department (Buildings and Roads).

 

The construction agency is in the process of finalising the detailed cost estimate of the project, and the tender for the work will be issued shortly by the construction agency.

 

The main reason for the delay in commencement of this project is the subsequent inclusion of the additional component of land filling by the construction agency, which required additional budget, and time was taken to complete the process under the administrative procedure.

 

After the tender is issued, continuous coordination and follow-up action will be undertaken with the construction agency to ensure the early completion of the construction work of the said Government College.

 

The Minister was replying to a question raised by a Member during the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today.

 

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Plan prepared to construct a commercial complex on vacant land adjoining the market in Sector-13, Karnal: Krishan Kumar Bedi

 

Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi said that a plan has already been prepared to construct a commercial complex on the vacant land adjoining the market in Sector-13, Karnal. Work on this plan will be started by March 2027.

 

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi was replying to a question raised on the third day of the Monsoon Session. He said that the area will be developed as per the approved plan. He said that 2,560 square metres of land is currently vacant at the Shopping Centre in Sector-13, Karnal. This site was originally reserved for a cinema site, which was re-planned in 2008, with 1,800 square metres earmarked for a commercial complex and 760 square metres earmarked for parking, footpaths and other related facilities. Development works around the Shopping Centre, including water supply and sewerage works, had already been completed. HSVP had constructed roads, parking and footpaths at the Shopping Centre in 1983 at an estimated cost of approximately Rs. 4.75 lakh. In addition, electrification and street-lighting work had also been carried out.

 

Sh. Bedi said that an estimate is being prepared for the development of parking, footpaths and other related facilities at the site. After completion of these works, it is proposed that the site earmarked for the commercial complex will be disposed of by the HSVP through e-auction.

 

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New sewerage pipeline to be laid soon in Hansi: Ranbir Gangwa

 

Survey of old sewer line to be conducted in view of increasing wastewater discharge in the city

 

Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Public Health Engineering Minister Sh. Ranbir Gangwa said that a survey of the old sewer line in Hansi city would soon be conducted and the work of laying a new pipeline would be undertaken.

 

In response to a question raised by Hansi MLA Sh. Vinod Bhayana during the Assembly Session, Minister Sh. Ranbir Gangwa informed that some portion of the sewer line previously laid in Hansi was constructed in the year 1980, mainly from ToshamChungi to Samadha Road and from Jind Chowk to Samadha Road via Trikona Park and in the Char Qutub areas.

 

He said that the increasing volume of wastewater discharge from the city was causing problems in the existing system. Keeping this in view, a survey would soon be conducted and the work of laying a new pipeline would be undertaken. The Public Health Engineering Minister assured MLA Sh. Vinod Bhayana that necessary action in this regard would be taken soon.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao informed that a new building for the Community Health Centre will be constructed in Siwan village, which falls under the Guhla Assembly constituency. The construction work is likely to commence within the next three months and is expected to be completed by December 2028.

 

The Health Minister was replying to a question raised by a Member of the House during the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

 

She informed that the building of the Community Health Centre, Siwan, has been declared condemned by the Public Works Department, and the centre has been shifted to a nearby rented building, where all health facilities are being provided smoothly to the general public.

 

The Health Minister informed that the Fire No Objection Certificate and compliance with the Energy Conservation Building Code have now been completed. The working drawings for the construction of the Community Health Centre are likely to be issued by September 5, 2026. The tender for this work will be invited by October 30, 2026.

 

Responding to the delay in the construction work, she said that the drawings were modified in view of fire safety standards and the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, due to which there was a delay in commencement of the construction work. She informed that efforts will now be made to commence the construction work of the building of the said institution within the next three months and complete the work by December 2028.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Sh. Shyam Singh Rana informed that administrative approval amounting to Rs. 85.32 lakh for the renovation of the existing infrastructure of the procurement centre at Neemwala village, which falls under the Pehowa Assembly constituency, was accorded on August 24, 2026. This work is likely to be completed during the financial year 2026-27.

 

Sh. Rana was replying to a question raised by a Member of the House during the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today.

 

He informed that the boundary wall of this procurement centre can be constructed after the mutation of the panchayat land in the name of the Market Committee, Pehowa, following approval from the Government. Besides, a covered shed cannot be constructed at the procurement centre as it does not fall under the Board's Mandi Policy.

 

The Agriculture Minister informed that temporary arrangements for drinking water are made at this procurement centre during the procurement season.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sh. Vipul Goel informed that all claims for losses submitted by farmers on the e-Kshatipurti portal between August 14, 2025 and September 25, 2025 were verified, as per the directions of the Government, by field revenue officials, including Patwaris, Kanungos, CROs, SDMs, Deputy Commissioners and Divisional Commissioners. The claims were also matched with the PMFBY data of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and the e-Kharid data of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Haryana.

 

Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sh. Vipul Goel provided this information in response to a question raised by Adampur MLA Sh. Chander Prakash during the Question Hour of the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

 

Sh. Vipul Goel also apprised the House that for the losses suffered during the Kharif crop season 2025, compensation amounting to Rs. 6.46 crore was directly released into the bank accounts of 1,762 eligible farmers belonging to villages under the Adampur Assembly constituency, while compensation amounting to Rs. 5.80 lakh was released to 36 beneficiaries for damage to houses on December 10, 2025 and May 7, 2026.

 

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Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sh. Vipul Goel informed that, in order to ensure the rapid economic, social and industrial development of the State, new administrative units such as districts, sub-divisions, tehsils and sub-tehsils are constituted from time to time in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 5 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, which is applicable to the State of Haryana, for administrative efficiency and to facilitate access to public services for residents.

 

Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sh. Vipul Goel provided this information in response to a question raised by Adampur MLA Sh. Chander Prakash during the Question Hour of the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

 

Sh. Vipul Goel also apprised the House that, due to the commencement of the work of Census 2027, the Ministry of Home Affairs, through a letter, has requested the State Government not to make any changes in the administrative boundaries with effect from January 1, 2026, until the Census work is finalised. Accordingly, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued a notification on August 4, 2025, regarding not making any changes in the administrative boundaries of all districts, sub-divisions, tehsils and revenue units, etc., with effect from January 1, 2026, until the Census work is finalized.

 

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(Release ID: 4796)