Monday, November 05, 2007

Tax Waiver Won’t Crunch Civic Body Funds-Dharamveer


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Tax Waiver Won’t Crunch Civic Body Funds-Dharamveer

SIRSA NEWS

03 November, 2007



Mr. Dharmveer Singh, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Haryana, addressing media persons at the residence of HUJ State President, Mr. Bhupinder Dharmani said that the House Tax waiver announced recently by CM Haryana has been welcomed all over the state. He assured that the tax waiver wont crunch the Civic bodies of its much required funds, The CM has first made arrangements to furnish equivalent funds for the tax waiver. He denied that the tax payer may be made to pay more taxes to generate funds for the civic bodies.


He said that all basic amenities would be provided to those who would be allotted free plots of 100 sq yards.

He said that Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda had recently announced a scheme to provide free of cost 100 sq yard plots in rural areas to the Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes who did not have houses to live in.
Poor families belonging to other castes not having shelter would also be given such plots.

About the availability of land for such plots, Mr. Dharamvir said that Panchayat land was available in about 70 per cent villages of Haryana and free plots would be given from such Panchayati lands. In villages which do not have any Panchayat Land, land shall be acquired for such plots.

He said besides the plots, they would also be provided with the amenities of power, water and cement concrete road. He said those people who would be given free plots would also be provided with free water connections under Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme and with cement concrete roads and power connections.

About Media Policy
He said that the State Government is serious about implementing the media policy; he invited the HUJ President to come over to Chandigarh to know about the details of the draft of the media policy.

He said, that the State Government had also announced to enhance the wages of contingent employees of the Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department. The wages which ranged from Rs. 1200 to Rs. 2500 had now been enhanced from Rs. 3900 to Rs. 4500, he added.
The minimum wages have also been increased from Rs. 2554 to Rs. 3500, which is highest in the country.
Foundation Stone at CMK College
Later in the afternoon, Mr. Dharmveer Singh laid foundation stone of a new building block at the CMK Girls college premises and presided over a cultural program in the Auditorium of the college.

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