Haryana

• 13 Jun 2022

Haryana CM's Residence in Chandigarh to be Known as 'Sant Kabir Kutir'

Why in News?

On June 12, 2022, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced at the state-level Sant Kabir Das Jayanti celebrations in Rohtak that the official residence of the Haryana Chief Minister in Chandigarh will now be known as 'Sant Kabir Kutir'.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister also announced the provision of cadre-wise reservation during promotion to government employees on the lines of the Centre besides providing library facilities in educational institutions and Hospices in the state.
• The Chief Minister said that the education department will arrange a library in scheduled caste (SC) as well as backward class (BC) Hospices. In addition, 75 per cent subsidy will be given for setting up of 5 kW solar plants in Hospices of all communities.
• Khattar said talks will be held with the Centre to provide reservation in NITs and IITs. He said any project up to Rs 51 lakh would be built by the government on five-and-a-half acres of land of the society if any educational institution demands it.
• He also announced a free pilgrimage to the birthplace of Sant Kabir and Guru Ravidas at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh for the people of the state. It also announced that a health institute or university in the state would be named after Sant Kabir.
• He said that the 'Sant-Mahapurush Vichar Samman and Prasar Yojana' has been launched by the state government, under which programmes are organized at the state level on the birth anniversaries of saints and great personalities.
• The state government has also organized state level celebrations on the birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur, the Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh. Similarly, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, 'Parakram Diwas', the birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das ji are also part of this link.
• The state government has also organized state level celebrations on the birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh. Similarly, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, 'Parakram Diwas', the birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das ji are also part of this episode.