Haryana State PCS

• 05 Oct 2021

'Cyber Security Awareness' Campaign

Why in News

• Recently, the Haryana Government has decided to run a 'Cyber Security Awareness' campaign in all colleges and universities of the state, so that students, employees and other people of the society can be saved from falling prey to 'cyber fraud'.

Key Points

• On behalf of the Principal Secretary, Haryana Higher Education and Technical Education Department, all the registrars of universities and principals of colleges have been instructed to run 'Cyber Security Awareness' campaigns in their respective institutions.
• A booklet related to 'Cyber Security Awareness' has been published by the state government, in which information about cyber-crime threats, cyber-frauds, cyber-harm etc. is given. Apart from this, ways to avoid these crimes have also been told.
• Cyber security is a type of security, whose function is to provide security to the data of digital devices connected to the Internet. Cyber ​​security prevents the wrong activities happening on the Internet, so that the data of the Internet user is not lost. This protection protects computers, servers, mobiles and networks from cyber attacks on the Internet. Cyber ​​security is also known by the names 'information security' and 'technology security'.

Decision to Amend 'DC Rate' in Different Districts

Why in News

• On October 4, 2021, the Haryana Government decided to revise the 'DC Rate' in various districts of the state.

Key Points

• The DC rate is the wages of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers, which is decided by the district level committee headed by the Deputy Commissioners.
• After reviewing the matter, the state government has decided to fix the DC rate on the principles of minimum wage and district specific consumer price. The General Administration Department, headed by the Chief Secretary of Haryana, will fix the DC rate for all categories and districts. This will rationalize these rates and will benefit the employees.
• The initial purpose of the DC rate was to be a readily available labor rate, which could be used in case of time constraints not making it possible to invite tenders, emergency situations such as employing labor for flood control works, etc. could. Over time the DC rate was recognized as the standard rate for the appointment of adhoc/temporary workers/employees even in non-emergency times.
• This methodology involves various factors, such as the cost of rented accommodation, vegetable prices, school fee rates, etc.
• In this, the districts have been classified into three categories, in Category-A includes Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula and Sonipat districts, Category-B includes Panipat, Jhajjar, Palwal, Karnal, Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Rewari, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Bhiwani and Jind districts and Category-C includes Mahendragarh, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Nuh and Charkhi Dadri.
• Wages will be group wise, i.e. Group-B (Skilled), Group-C-1 (Semi Skilled Non-Technical), Group-C-2 (Semiskilled II-Technical) and Group-D (Unskilled), as applicable. An increase of 5 per cent per annum will be allowed to keep pace with inflation.

Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA)

Why in News

• On October 4, 2021, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar chaired the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA).

Key Points

• In the meeting of the Board of Directors, permission was given to sign MoU with Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy for training of drone pilots.
• It is noteworthy that Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA) has been formed in the state for quick disposal of various types of survey, girdawari and imaging work.
• Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been nominated as the Chairman of DRIISHYA and Chief Secretary Vijay Vardhan has been made the Senior Vice Chairman. Apart from this, 10 directors have been appointed on the board.
• With its formation, the problems faced in the work of manual survey every year in Haryana will be removed and surveys can be done in a scientific manner.
• This is a unique start in the state. Apart from revenue, it can be used in the departments of mining, forest, traffic, town and planning department, agriculture etc.
• The headquarter of this company has been made in Karnal and it will be the nodal agency for the procurement of drones. This will help in mapping, maintaining land records, disaster management and emergency services and planning development in urban areas.