{"id":5354,"date":"2025-08-01T12:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?p=5354"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:35:04","slug":"in-a-landmark-decision-haryana-cabinet-approves-sweeping-reforms-across-women-child-development-sikh-gurdwara-management-horticulture-market-financing-revenue-rights-medical-allowances-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?p=5354","title":{"rendered":"In a Landmark Decision, Haryana Cabinet Approves Sweeping Reforms Across Women & Child Development, Sikh Gurdwara Management, Horticulture Market Financing, Revenue Rights, Medical Allowances, and Vital Registrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, today\u2019s Haryana Cabinet meeting turned transformative with an ambitious agenda covering policy reforms, institutional restructuring, financial infrastructure, and welfare expansions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extensive amendments to the Women & Child Development Department\u2019s Group B Service Rules (1997)<\/strong> received Cabinet approval, modernizing them to align with current administrative needs and recruitment dynamics. Key updates include renaming of posts\u2014such as \u201cWomen & Child Development Project Officer (Female)\u201d and \u201cDistrict Programme Officer (Female)\u201d\u2014integration of newly created positions such as District Programme Officers in Charkhi Dadri and supervisors at Paphloha\u2019s Panjiri Plant, revisions to educational eligibility criteria and pay scales calibrated to Seventh Pay Commission norms. Recruitment reforms were also enacted: the previous requirement for dual educational streams in Project Officer recruitment\u201450% quota\u2014was eliminated, and mandatory UGC\u2011NET criteria for direct recruitment to the Deputy Director Post have been removed. Additionally, fluency in Hindi or Sanskrit at matric level or higher has been made compulsory across all positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pivotal reform was also passed to amend the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014<\/strong>, replacing Section\u202f17(2)(c) with enhanced powers for the newly constituted Judicial Commission (under Section\u202f46)<\/strong>. This body will now oversee matters such as electoral disputes, member removal, and mismanagement of Gurdwara properties. The commission can act suo motu in cases of fund misuse or internal conflict, issue interim injunctions, and its orders carry the weight of civil courts. Aggrieved parties may appeal to the Punjab & Haryana High Court within 90 days\u2014effectively further institutionalizing transparency and legal oversight in Gurdwara administration prharyana.gov.in+3babushahi.com+3haryanacmoffice.gov.in+3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet also granted state guarantee for \u20b91,850 crore in term loans<\/strong> under NABARD\u2019s NIDA infrastructure assistance scheme for Haryana International Horticulture Marketing Corporation Ltd. (HIHMCL)<\/strong>. This funding will develop the Gannaur International Horticulture Market (IIHM) into a national hub with an estimated annual throughput of over two million metric tonnes. The project, valued at \u20b93,050 crore,\u2014with \u20b9800 crore equity and \u20b9400 crore under RIDF\u2014aims to establish a world-class ecosystem linking farmers, processors, traders and exporters, transforming Haryana into a leading horticultural economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another progressive move involved a new Easement Rights Policy<\/strong> to regularize access across 6-keram (10m) wide public revenue paths that bisect private plots but remain in active use. The policy permits infrastructure like subways or pipelines to connect divided plots while ensuring rights remain public, with annual fees pegged at 5% of current agricultural collector rates\u2014payable every five years and subject to structural safety certification. It establishes clarity in land use rights while protecting public thoroughfares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health care reforms included amendments to the Haryana Assembly (Medical Facilities to Members) Rules, 1988<\/strong>, now extending a monthly medical allowance of \u20b910,000 to pensioners aged 60+<\/strong>, aligning benefits with current standards and expanding support to family pension recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative modernization continued with approval of the Haryana Birth & Death Registration Rules, 2025<\/strong>, aligning state procedures with India\u2019s model rules under the 2024 Central Amendment. The updated rulebook streamlines civil registration, enables digital record-keeping, and ensures conformity with national digital infrastructure efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, guarantee limits for the Haryana Backward Classes & Economically Weaker Sections Welfare Corporation<\/strong> were raised from \u20b925 crore to \u20b935 crore to obtain concessional loans under NMDFC, aimed at self-employment of minority community beneficiaries. With an ambitious target to cover 3,000 beneficiaries in 2025\u201326, the Corporation continues to channel NMDFC resources at subsidized interest, having already supported over 15,100 families since inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, these six initiatives reflect a bold policy trajectory\u2014from pensioners to rural farmers, from women’s service rules to Gurdwara administration\u2014demonstrating the Saini government\u2019s commitment to inclusive governance, institutional strengthening, fiscal leverage in infrastructure, legal clarity, and responsive administration. The Cabinet\u2019s decisions promise to deliver sustainable development and expand opportunity across Haryana\u2019s diverse sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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