CHIEF MINISTER’s OFFICE, PUNJAB CAPT. AMARINDER MOURNS DEATH OF ACP ANIL KOHLI & KANUGO GURMEL SINGH DUE TO COVID-19 ANNOUNCES RS. 50 LAKH EX-GRATIA FOR NEXT OF KIN OF BOTH THE CORONAWARRIORS CHANDIGARH, APRIL 18: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday condoled the demise of ACP North Ludhiana Anil Kohli and Kanungo Gurmel Singh, both of whom had fallen victim to the COVID-19. The Chief Minister announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin of both the officials, and also said a similar amount will be paid to the family of any officer who dies in the line of duty due to the Coronavirus. “Deeply saddened to lose two of my officials to #Covid19. Have decided to pay Rs 50 lakhs ex-gratia to their next to kin. While I pray such an incident shouldn’t happen, but if it does, State Govt will pay Rs. 50 lakhs to NoK of officials who die in line of duty due to #Covid19,” he tweeted. In a condolence message, the Chief Minister remembered the ACP as a courageous officer, who always discharged his duties with utmost dedication, sincerity and professional commitment. Recalling his outstanding services in the Punjab police force, Capt. Amarinder said Kohli would remain an inspiration for the young officers in uniform. The ACP breathed his last this afternoon in DMC Ludhiana due to Covid-19. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Meanwhile, in a tweet @capt_amarinder Capt. Amarinder said," Sad to share that we had lost Gurmel Singh Kanungo yesterday and ACP Anil Kohli in Ludhiana to # Covid-19 today. In this moment of crisis, losing our Corona Warriors is a big loss for the state. I join their families in this time of grief. Rest assured Punjab will stand by them." Sharing his heartfelt condolences with the bereaved family of ACP Kohli, DGP Dinkar Gupta said that with the passing away of ACP Anil Kohli, the Punjab Police had lost a courageous and dynamic officer. According to family sources, Kohli was cremated by his son Paras Kohli with full State honours at the Gas Crematorium in Ludhiana. His cremation was
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CHIEF MINISTER’s OFFICE, PUNJAB
CAPT. AMARINDER MOURNS DEATH OF ACP ANIL KOHLI &
KANUGO GURMEL SINGH DUE TO COVID-19
ANNOUNCES RS. 50 LAKH EX-GRATIA FOR NEXT OF KIN OF
BOTH THE CORONAWARRIORS
CHANDIGARH, APRIL 18: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on
Saturday condoled the demise of ACP North Ludhiana Anil Kohli and Kanungo
Gurmel Singh, both of whom had fallen victim to the COVID-19.
The Chief Minister announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin of both
the officials, and also said a similar amount will be paid to the family of any officer
who dies in the line of duty due to the Coronavirus.
“Deeply saddened to lose two of my officials to #Covid19. Have decided to
pay Rs 50 lakhs ex-gratia to their next to kin. While I pray such an incident
shouldn’t happen, but if it does, State Govt will pay Rs. 50 lakhs to NoK of
officials who die in line of duty due to #Covid19,” he tweeted.
In a condolence message, the Chief Minister remembered the ACP as a
courageous officer, who always discharged his duties with utmost dedication,
sincerity and professional commitment. Recalling his outstanding services in the
Punjab police force, Capt. Amarinder said Kohli would remain an inspiration for
the young officers in uniform. The ACP breathed his last this afternoon in DMC
Ludhiana due to Covid-19. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Meanwhile, in a tweet @capt_amarinder Capt. Amarinder said," Sad to
share that we had lost Gurmel Singh Kanungo yesterday and ACP Anil Kohli in
Ludhiana to # Covid-19 today. In this moment of crisis, losing our Corona
Warriors is a big loss for the state. I join their families in this time of grief. Rest
assured Punjab will stand by them."
Sharing his heartfelt condolences with the bereaved family of ACP Kohli,
DGP Dinkar Gupta said that with the passing away of ACP Anil Kohli, the Punjab
Police had lost a courageous and dynamic officer.
According to family sources, Kohli was cremated by his son Paras Kohli
with full State honours at the Gas Crematorium in Ludhiana. His cremation was
attended by Police Commissioner Ludhiana Rakesh Agarwal, besides Member
Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu and many other elected representatives and
dignitaries from Ludhiana.
Born and brought up at Jalandhar, Anil Kohli 38/PR, after completing BA in
the year 1989, had joined Punjab Police as Assistant Sub Inspector on February 19,
1990 in district Patiala, when terrorism was at its peak. He completed his basic
training at Punjab Police Academy Phillaur during 1990-91.
During his initial service career, he fought valiantly against terrorism and
later on, after being promoted as Sub Inspector and Inspector, served as Station
House Officer in several prominent Police Stations across the state. Kohli had an
unblemished police career of over 30 years, during which he earned many
Commendation Certificates on account of his hard work and zeal. He was
promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police on April 29, 2016, and
served as DSP in district Khanna, Ferozepur, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, SBS Nagar,
Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana City.
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No. I/19068/2020
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Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab
Panchayat department provides three lac masks to government departments - Tripit Bajwa
Chandigarh, April 18: The Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab has provided three lac masks to the Government departments which were made by the women self help groups under the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
The Rural Development Minister, Mr. Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, giving information regarding this here today said that the courageous efforts of the women self help groups has provided necessary safety cover to the health, police personnel and other government departments who are fighting a war against the deadly corona virus at ground level. This has also provided some earning to the rural women self help groups in this crises period. The Minister said that the 3395 women members of the self groups have earned Rs 9 lac from this effort.
Mr. Bajwa said that the task of making masks is constantly in progress and all new orders for masks are being delivered without any delay. He said that in single day today itself, the self help groups have received order to make 25 thousand masks.
The Panchayat Minister said that Punjab Government is fighting a war against Corona in the state and the Rural Development and Panchayat department is fighting this war at forefront along with health and police departments.
He said that the department collected the data of all the NRIs who visited Punjab within just two days and provided to the health department for screening. The department is also motivating the villagers through panchayats from the day one about the benefits of lockdown to break the chain of Corona virus. Besides this the department has also launched a campaign to take precautionary measures during the wheat harvest season in the farms and grain markets. The department is utilizing multiple channels like pasting posters in villages and social media platforms.
No. PR/2020/480
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CHIEF MINISTER'S OFFICE, PUNJAB
CAPT AMARINDER LASHES OUT AT HARSIMRAT’S LIES, SAYS NO
MONEY RECEIVED FROM CENTRE TO FIGHT COVID-19
ASKS THE UNION MINISTER TO STOP LYING & CROSS CHECK
FACTS BEFORE SHOOTING FROM HER MOUTH
Chandigarh, April 18:
Lambasting the Union Minister for trying brazenly to mislead the people,
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday categorically rejected
Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s claims of central relief being provided to the state on
account of COVID-19.
“Your information is absolutely incorrect,” said Captain Amarinder, in response to
Harsimrat’s series of tweets in which she claimed that “Punjab received funds &
grains to deal with COVID-19 crisis.”
“The state has received absolutely no money from the central government in
its fight against COVID-19,” said the Chief Minister, terming Harsimrat’s remarks
as another manifestation of her compulsive habit of lying and being ill-informed
about even the basic facts relating to her own state.
Asking her to cross-check her facts before shooting out of her mouth, the
Chief Minister said instead of using her office as a central minister to help out her
own state, Harsimrat was shamelessly indulging in petty politics based on blatant
falsehoods.
“You should be ashamed of spreading such false propaganda on such a
major issue,” said Captain Amarinder to the Akali leader, pointing out that a time
when political parties rising above petty considerations were joining hands across
the country to fight this unprecedented crisis, including in Punjab, Harsimrat was
using it to flagrantly promote her political agenda.
“What are you doing sitting there if you can’t fight for Punjab and its
people,” the Chief Minister asked Harsimrat, lashing out at her for trying to
undermine the state government’s efforts instead of supporting it in the midst of
this crisis.
Nailing Harsimrat’s lies, the Chief Minister pointed out that the Rs. 2,366
crore referred to by her on the GST count was Punjab’s money, in lieu of the GST
owed to the state against arrears. And even there, Rs 4400 crore of the state’s
money was still pending with the government, he added. “You couldn’t even get
our own pending arrears released, leave alone get us the much-needed relief
package to fight the COVID battle,” he quipped.
Even the other amounts mentioned by Harsimrat in her tweets were normal
dues of the state, against various routine heads, “which have nothing to do with the
COVID battle,” said the Chief Minister, expressing shock at the Akali leader’s
attempts to lie her way out to cover up for her own failure to get any support for
Punjab in this difficult hour.
As opposed to the 10,000 tonnes claimed by Harsimrat, the state had
received only 42 tonnes of pulses so far, which was a joke considering the state’s
requirement, the Chief Minister pointed out. He recalled that he himself had
suggested that the Centre should arrange for 6 months of ration for the poor in all
the states.
In fact, the Centre had even turned a blind eye to his suggestion to
expeditiously lift the surplus grains lying in Punjab to free the storage space for the
Rabi crop, Captain Amarinder said. “But they prefer to let the grains rot, and get
the state government to pay for the losses, instead of using it to feed the poor and
needy people around the country,” he added
Leave alone a relief package for COVID, the Centre was yet to even clear
the pending bonus for farmers and insurance for employees, the Chief Minister
noted.
Captain Amarinder outright condemned Harsimrat for her pathetic attempt to
play politics over the issue and divert attention from the failure of her Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD), which was a part of the coalition at the Centre, to contribute in
any way to the state’s efforts to fight the current crisis and provide relief to its
people.
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No.I/19055/2020 -----------
INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB
MANDI BOARD PROVIDES 1.50 LAKH MASKS AND 15000 BOTTLES OF SANITISERS FOR ITS 5600 EMPLOYEES TO ACCOMPLISH
CHALLENGING TASK OF WHEAT PROCUREMENT AMID COVID-19
SPECIAL EMPHASIS BEING MADE ON HEALTH SAFETY OF FARMERS, ARTHIYAS AND LABOURERS
ACS DEVELOPMENT LAUDS STUPENDOUS EFFORTS OF MANDI
BOARD & MARKET COMMITTEES FOR ONGOING PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS
CHANDIGARH, APRIL 18:
The Punjab Mandi Board has made elaborate arrangements to strictly observe health protocol by providing 1.50 lakh masks and 15,000 bottles of sanitisers to its 5600 officers/officials so as to ensure smooth and hassle free procurement of wheat in wake of difficult phase due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Disclosing this here, Additional Chief Secretary Viswajeet Khanna said that 5600 employees of Mandi Board had been relentlessly working day & night for the last one month in Mandis to ensure adequate arrangements for seamless procurement operations during Rabi Marketing
Season 2020-21. He further said that the highest priority was being accorded to maintain health protocol besides implementing advisories issued by state government from time to time. Special efforts are afoot to maintain social distancing during procurement operations amongst the farmers, Arthiyas, labour, market committee and procurement agency employees and other associated people. The ACS further said that entire staff of Mandi Board and Market Committees was proactively engaged in the procurement of wheat. Apart from this, Mandi Board has already been mandated to issue passes and till now over 3.5 lakh such passes have been issued to farmers through Arthiyas. During the entire season around 27 lac passes are estimated to be issued.
To avoid crowd and congestion in the mandis amid COVID-19, the no of purchase centres have also been doubled to 3691 this year with a target to procure 135 lakh metric tonnes of wheat. The ACS further pointed out that farmers were being asked to bring their produce in Mandis in a staggered manner as a preventive measure to keep the spread of coronavirus under check. The Mandi Board has already chalked out a time bound action plan to issue passes, provide potable water and ensure sanitation since the procurement operations are expected to continue till May end or first week of June due to the season having started late due to prolonged cold weather and these trying circumstances.
While complimenting services rendered by the Mandi Board and the Market Committees, the ACS further exhorted them to further discharge their duties with far more dedication, sincerity and commitment to accomplish this gigantic task especially in this difficult time due to COVID-19. No. PR/2020/482
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Information & Public Relations Department, Punjab
Rs. 90 Cr. RELEASED TO REGISTERED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
THROUGH DBT: BALBIR SINGH SIDHU
Chandigarh, April 18:
On the directive of Chief Minister Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh,
Department of Labour today released 2nd
installment of interim relief of Rs.90 cr.
to registered workers. Rs.3000 each in the saving bank accounts of 2,82,576
registered construction workers has been transferred through DBT.
Disclosing this here today, Labour & Health Minister Mr.Balbir Singh Sidhu
said that the Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) has gripped the whole world
including our country. Therefore, the construction workers will have to stay at
home without work and wages. The survival of construction workers and their
family members is at stake if they do not get work and wages. He said that the
considering the nature of work of construction workers as they are unable to work
from home during curfew restrictions, the Punjab Government is providing the