Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 21

The Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here on Friday approved a proposal to place amendments to the Haryana Police Act, 2007, for consideration before Vidhan Sabha in its forthcoming session.

The amendments are related to the selection and procedures related to removal of the Director General of Police. A committee is proposed to be constituted under Chief Secretary with Additional Chief Secretary, Home, and Director General of Police as its members.

The committee will recommend a panel of three officers from among officers of DGP rank. The government will appoint the DGP from this panel.

The State Security Commission has been constituted in place of the State Police Board. The commission will consist of the Chief Minister as the chairperson and the Home Minister as the vice-chairperson. The DGP can be removed from the post only after consultation with the commission.

Social security board

The Cabinet decided to constitute the State Social Security Board for the socio-economic development of unorganised workers in the state. The Board would be constituted under the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008.

The board will make recommendations to the state government for formulating suitable schemes for unorganised sector workers and monitor such social welfare schemes for unorganised workers as are administered by the state government. Minister of Labour and Employment will be the ex-officio chairperson of the 28-member board.

Multi-purpose works

The Haryana Cabinet approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) amongst the shareholder states for the construction of the Kishau and Renuka multipurpose projects on river Yamuna and its tributaries. The Cabinet also granted ex post facto approval of signing the MoU of the Lakhwar project.

HCS nominations

For a transparent system of selection for recruitment to HCS (Executive Branch) for Register A-II of members of the Group-C Service, the Haryana Government has decided to amend the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008. The new Rules will be called the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Amendment Rules, 2018.

Now, the Haryana Public Service Commission(HPSC) will invite applications from among eligible members of Group C Service, which will be submitted to the commission by the Heads of the Departments through their Administrative Secretaries in the prescribed Form-I, along with summary of Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs), grading and integrity certificates duly signed by the recommending authorities.

Rules amended

The Cabinet approved the proposal to amend the State Election Commissioner Conditions of Service Rules, 1994. The new Rules will be called the State Election Commissioner Conditions of Service (Amendment) Rules, 2018. As per the amendment, an officer, who has served in the rank of a Principal Secretary in Haryana or above, will be eligible for appointment as State Election Commissioner.

Amendments

The Cabinet approved the Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Now, for the effective administration of the respective areas, the state can take into account the existing population and not according to the 2011 Census.

The Cabinet also approved amendment in the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, under which the state government has been empowered to abolish any municipal corporation as per the requirements of the general public to develop such area properly and declare it as municipal committee or municipal council.

Repealed

The Cabinet decided to repeal the amendment made in section 18 of the Punjab Court Act, 1918, by the Haryana Act No. 9 of 2004 for the change of the nomenclature of Civil Judges on the request of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Important decisions