Haryana

• 07 Oct 2021

Banning the Word 'Gorakh Dhandha'

Why in News

• Recently a notification has been issued by the state government to ban the use of the word 'Gorakh Dhandha' in any official communication in the state.

Key Points

• After this notification, now the use of this word in any official language, speech or in any context in the state has been completely banned.
• A delegation of the Gorakhnath community had urged the Chief Minister to ban the use of the word 'Gorakh Dhandha', saying it hurts the sentiments of the followers of Sant Gorakhnath.
• In August, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced a ban on the use of the commonly used term 'gorakh dhandha' to describe unethical practices.
• Guru Gorakhnath or Gorakshanath Nath was a saint of Yogis. He traveled all over India and composed many texts. The temple of Gorakhnath ji is located in Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh. This district is named Gorakhpur after Gorakhnath. The disciple of Gorakhnath was Baba Bhaironnath, who was killed by Mata Vaishnodevi.

Special Cell for Housing, House Repair Scheme

Why in News

• On October 6, 2021, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that a separate cell would be constituted for redressal of grievances related to housing scheme and house repair scheme for persons belonging to scheduled caste category.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister said this while talking to the members of the State Working Committee of Haryana BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha at his residence.
• Apart from this, the Chief Minister said that a separate portal would be created for these complaints and an officer would also be appointed for this.
• He said that programs would be organized at the block level on his birth anniversary to take the ideology of famous persons to the people. For this, the state government has made a budget provision of Rs 10 crore under the Sant Mahapurush Vichar Samman and Prasar Yojana.
• Regarding Lal Dora, he said that soon a registry scheme would be implemented in villages for the people living outside the Lal Dora area. He said that if needed, work should also be done through MGNREGA to improve the standards, so that people can live comfortably.