Haryana State PCS

• 23 Jul 2022

Online Service of Family Identity Card based Backward Class Certificate

Why In News?

• On July 22, 2022, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the online service of family identity card (PPP) based backward class certificate. Through this, now eligible persons will be able to get their backward class certificate made with just one click.

Key Points

• After the launch of the online service, the Chief Minister said that through this, people will not have to make rounds of offices.
• The Chief Minister informed that so far 22 lakh backward class families in Haryana have registered in the Family Identity Card (PPP). Out of these, the income of 19 lakh families has been verified through PPP. These families can make their backward class certificate through the 'Saral' portal.
• The Chief Minister said that those whose income verification is yet to be done and if they want backward class certificates, they can apply through the Saral portal. Giving immediate priority to their application, their income verification will be done and their Backward Classes certificate will be made at the earliest.
• The Chief Minister informed that the Backward Classes Certificate, which will be available from the Saral portal, will have the signature of the ADC.

Agriculture Schemes worth Rs.159 crore Approved

Why In News?

• On July 21, 2022, a meeting of the State Level Approval Committee was held under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, in which projects worth Rs.159 crore were approved.

Key Points

• The Chief Secretary said that approval has been given in the meeting of the approval committee for the schemes being implemented to make agriculture a profitable economic activity through promotion of agricultural trade and entrepreneurship, to reduce the risk of farmers of the state.
• The implementation of these schemes will help in developing high-tech of agriculture and increase the income of the farmers.
• The Chief Secretary approved an incentive of Rs.2400 per acre to maize growing farmers in the state and Rs.3600 per acre for pulses crops. This will give a boost to oilseeds and pulses crops in the state.
• Apart from this, Rs 38.50 crore has been approved for crop diversification, so that farmers can strengthen their economic condition by adopting crop diversification in addition to traditional farming.
• For crop diversification, crop diversification schemes will be implemented in 50,000 acres of land to promote dench, maize and pulses crops in 10 districts of the state.
• He said that changing the crop cycle will also help in preventing serious exploitation of ground water and improve the soil health. He said that water conservation works should also be increased so that the underground water level can be improved.
• The Chief Secretary said that a portal has been made to provide relief to the farmers of the state from the problem of water logging. Farmers can voluntarily get drainage done from their agricultural land by uploading it on the portal. This year a target has been set to get rid of water logging problem of 20 thousand acres of farmers of Jhajjar, Rohtak, Sonepat.
• He informed that soil testing is being done under the Soil Health Card scheme and farmers are being motivated to use fertilizers, seeds etc. according to the quality of the land. For this 100 soil testing laboratories are being operated. So far 25 lakh samples have been taken through them and training is being given to farmers, farmer assistants. Along with this, demonstration plants are also being set up through self-help groups.