Financial crisis deepens, government will take loan

Posted on 1st May 2020 by rohit kumar

The financial situation of Haryana is deteriorating due to the ongoing lockdown on Covid-19. Apart from regular expenses, other expenses are also increasing, including the purchase of rabi crops at the beginning of the financial year. The government is also incurring additional costs to deal with the corona virus. That too when there is no source of income in the state due to lockdown.

In such a situation, the government will take a loan so that regular financial management can be done. In an all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh on Thursday, opposition parties also clearly said that they should not hesitate to take loans in crisis. Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and Home and Health Minister Anil Vij were also present in the meeting. At the same time, the Leader of Opposition and former CM Bhupendra Hooda and senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala participated through video conferencing.

In the past, CM has also indicated to take loans. On Thursday, he said, the government has lost revenue of about 9 thousand crores due to Corona. If the lockdown is prolonged and the situation in the neighboring states is not normal, then the loss may increase further. The matter of taking loans to improve the financial situation was also discussed in the meeting. The opposition agreed to this proposal of the government.

Hooda said that the government should have no hesitation in taking loans under the fiscal crisis. Opposition appreciated the decision to seal all Delhi borders in Jhajjar, Sonepat, Gurugram and Faridabad. Hooda and Abhay said that it is right to prohibit commuters from Delhi. This decision would have been even better if it had been taken a few days ago. Chief Secretary Keshani Anand Arora, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rajesh Khullar, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister V Umashankar and other officials were present in the meeting.

 

700 crores for wheat payment

At the meeting, Hooda and Abhay raised the issue of farmers' payment of crops. On this, Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala said, till Wednesday, 30 lakh metric ton wheat and 2.90 lakh metric ton mustard were procured. In the accounts of 52 thousand 645 farmers, Rs 591 crore has been paid for mustard. 700 crore has been released for wheat now. Dushyant urged them to motivate big farmers to bring wheat late in the mandis to reduce the worries of small farmers. He assured 100 percent purchase by 15 May.

 

Stopping traffic from Delhi will benefit

During the all-party meeting, Home Minister Anil Vij presented reports related to Health Department, Local Bodies Department and Police Department working for Corona. Anil Vij's report was agreed by all the leaders. Vij said that stopping traffic from Delhi would improve the situation.

 

Revenue Secretary Dhanpat Singh retired, Vijayvardhan took charge

ACS Dhanpat Singh of the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management has retired. State Home Secretary Vijay Vardhan has been given the responsibility of Revenue Secretary. The government has also changed three IAS and two HCS. Tourism department has been withdrawn from Vijay Vardhan, ACS of Fisheries Department and VS Kundu, CEO of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority Gurugram has been given the additional charge of CEO of Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Faridabad. Apoorva Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Urban and Rural Planning Department and Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Faridabad CEO, Apoorva Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Urban and Rural Planning Department, Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department and Principal of Civil Aviation Department. Secretary has been imposed. SDM Sandhi Agarwal of Charkhi Dadri has been posted as City Magistrate here. On the other hand, City Magistrate Prekpal Singh Mothsara of Charkhi Dadri has been appointed SDM of Charkhi Dadri.

 

Government will conduct an investigation with CBI

CBI will now investigate the suicide case of Inspector of Food and Supplies Department in Kurukshetra. The Haryana government has decided to do this. This was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday in an all-party meeting held via video conferencing from Chandigarh. Inspector Ashish Dangi committed suicide by swallowing poison. Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and MLA from Ellenabad and senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala raised the matter in the meeting. It has been told that the heat of the CBI investigation can go to the department officials as well as some police officers. Recently, 29-year-old Ashish Dangi, Inspector in the Food and Supplies Department, swallowed poisonous substance and got suicide. The Kurukshetra police have registered a case on the complaint of the inspector's wife. In the complaint, the inspector's wife has accused the department officials of mentally torturing Ashish, which led to this move. Department officials have also been accused of corruption in this case. Ashish Dangi, originally from Madina village in Rohtak, was also in charge of Thole and Ismailabad Wheat Procurement Center in Kurukshetra. He received this charge for the Rabi season about two weeks ago.