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The powerof being together

Co-operatives spellgrowth & prosperity,courtesy Haryana Govt

Shaheed Udham Singh was among the greatest patriots ofIndia. He had the burning desire to see his motherland free fromthe clutches of British colonialism and imperialism. He was amartyr in the true spirit. The supreme sacrifice made by him willalways remain etched in the hearts of the people of India.

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People of Haryana salute the great martyrShaheed Udham Singh on his Martyrdom Day

July 31, 2012

Bhupinder Singh HoodaChief Minister, Haryana

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Co-op route to economic uplift

The principle of co-operation, the traces of which canbe traced to Vedas and Upanishads, constitutes the

mainstay of our very existence, and forms part andparcel of Indian culture and ethos. Co-operationoccupies an important place in our day-to-day life, in thefamily, in the society, and in our economy.

A co-operative essentially means a jointly ownedcommercial enterprise, usually organised by farmers orconsumers who produce and distribute goods andservices. It can also be an association, a formalorganisation of people or groups of people, formed andoperated for the benefit of those using it. Boiling thingsdown to essentials, a co-operative is a voluntaryarrangement in which two or more entities engage in amutually beneficial exchange, instead of competing witheach other.

Perhaps no other country in the world has as largeand diverse co-operative movement as India boasts of.The cooperative movement in the country as well as inHaryana encompasses almost every sector that matters.Co-operatives are playing an important role in ouragricultural and rural economy. While consumer co-operatives in Haryana constitute the backbone of thepublic distribution system, marketing co-operatives areengaged in handling agricultural produce with anastounding growth rate. Besides disbursing credit, theyare engaged in distribution of agricultural inputs likeseeds, fertilisers, agro-chemicals and in arrangingstorage, processing and marketing of farm produce.

In our cover story, we bring to our readers how deep-rooted co-operatives in Haryana are playing a key role inhelping people work to mutual growth and prosperity;how these not only enable the farmers to get goodquality inputs at reasonable prices but also help them infetching remunerative prices for their produce. Co-operative agro-processing units, set up mainly by Hafed,are adding tremendous value to precious farm produce.

Besides, this issue of Haryana Review concentrates onthe HSIIDC which is playing the growth driver throughits various projects and plans. In the sports section, wehave a package on how the state government decision toincrease the award money has helped change thefortunes of many sportspersons who, in turn, have putthe state on the global sports canvas.

We also bring to our readers a photo feature onsummer camps which captures children making themost of their summer vacation by indulging in fun-filledlearning activities. Do not forget to take the art route toknow about the culture of Haryana. Last but not theleast, live each moment of your life and enjoy thecountless blessings God has bestowed on you afterreading the Last Page. g

2 HARYANA REVIEW JULY 2012CONTENTS

COVER STORY

Co-ops spread wings, rain growth in Haryana p 4Since Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966, the Co-operation

Department of the state government has been working as a catalytic

agent to power the co-operative movement in the state

Hafed: Adding value to agro produce p 6The agro-processing units of Hafed are producing high quality cattle

feed, mustard oil, sugar, turmeric and other consumer products

A contract for happier life p 8

Export basket gets bigger p 10

More schemes, more funds p 11

Centre lends co-ops a helping hand p 12

Milky way to success p 14

Easy loans make dreams come true p 16

Sugarfed: Scripting a sweet success story p 18

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FOCUS

HSIIDC plays the growth driver p 22Big-ticket projects do Rohtak proud p 26

FEATURE

Fun time for kids p 29

PHOTO FEATURE

Where learning is real fun p 30

GUEST COLUMn

Cover against wrath of nature p 38

SPECIAL REPORT

Antidote to Celphos poisoning p 40

REPORT

Harnessing the youth power p 42Jind gets a bonanza p 44

SPORTS

Cash awards get fatter p 45Govt turns wheel of fortune in their favour p 46Boxed-in in India, Out of the Box in Haryana p 48

LITERATURE

Songs of summer that celebrate monsoon p 50

EDUCATIOn

The making of an education hub p 51

nEWS In CAPSULE

The month that was p 52

ART AnD CULTURE

The art route to culture p 54

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COVER STORY HARYANA REVIEW JULY 20124

Parveen K Modi

The history of co-operatives in Indiagoes back to 1904 when these were first

started as an extension of governmentactivities for distribution of loans,primarily to agriculturists. Having got aboost after planned development started in

1951, the co-operative sector has cometo be recognised as one of the

important segments ofour economy.

Since its

Co-ops spread wings,rain growth in HaryanaSince Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966, the Co-operationDepartment of the state government has been working as a catalyticagent to power the co-operative movement in the state

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inception in 1966 when Haryana wascarved out of Punjab, the Co-operationDepartment of the HaryanaGovernment has been working as acatalytic agent to lend wings to the co-operative movement in the state.

The department endeavors to lendrecognition to co-operation amongpeople as a source of strength for theireconomic uplift. “If the poor anddeprived pool their little resources for acommon cause or for their commongood, they can challenge poverty andexploitation. This constitutes thephilosophy underlying the co-operativemovement, and the department, as astate organ, facilitates the movement toenable people to meet their needs”, theChief Minister, Mr Bhupinder SinghHooda, told Haryana Review.

The conceptual beauty of co-operatives is that these offer a solutionto the public-private conflict ofownership. These not only offer themiddle path between the two but alsohave existence of their own. Better still,these offer room for communication andinterface between the state and the civilsociety which leads to decentralisationand empowerment in the society.

The Haryana State Co-operativeSocieties Act, 1984 is the fundamentalstatute, which delineates powers, dutiesand functions of the department, as wellas the obligations and immunities etc of

co-operative societies and theirmembers.

“The co-operative

movement in Haryana is a great successwith the network of co-operativesspanning the entire length and breadthof the state. The Department of Co-operation is not only engaged insmoothening the activities of co-operatives but also helps them inrunning their day-to-day affairs inkeeping with the provisions of the Act,rules and bye-laws. It also shows themthe way to follow the principles of co-operation laid down by theInternational Co-operative Alliance”,Mr Krishna Mohan, Secretary, Co-operation, told Haryana Review.

Although initially, the movementstarted as an antithesis to theexploitative money lending institutionsin the countryside, but gradually itentered into various activities. Servingany kind of co-operative enterprise as aguide and supporter, the departmenthas its operational offices at the sub-divisional and district level where anassistant registrar is the first lineofficer who represents the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, and exercises hispowers for the co-operative societies asprovided under the Act of 1984.

INJECTING GREATER EFFICIENCYThe Co-operative Department is makingearnest efforts to inject greaterefficiency into the working of co-operatives. With a view to disposing ofwork faster and better, liaison is kept ona regular basis with government as wellas with national and other state level co-operative institutions to boost working.

The Co-operation Department has itsdirectorate head office at SahkaritaBhawan in Sector 2, Panchkula. It isheaded by Registrar Co-operativeSocieties, who is assisted by additionalregistrars and joint registrars at thehead office, and by deputy registrarsand assistant registrars at the divisionand district/sub-division level,respectively. Co-operative institutionslike Sugarfed, Hafed, Harco Bank,Dairyfed and Harcofed in Haryana areranked among the successful co-operatives in the country.

Sugarfed is working with theobjective of improving the performance

of co-operative sugar mills. At present10 co-operative sugar mills namely,Panipat, Rohtak, Karnal, Sonipat,Shahabad, Jind, Palwal, Meham,Kaithal and Gohana, are in operationunder the supervision and control ofthe Federation. One more co-operativesugar mill at Assandh is being operatedby Hafed. In 2011-12, the co-operativesugar mills purchased 314.03 lakhquintals of sugarcane worth Rs 710.53crore out of which Rs 533.85 crore hasbeen paid to the farmers. Put together,the co-operative sugar mills produced26.83 lakh quintals of sugar at arecovery rate of 8.7 per cent.

PROVIDING MARKETING SUPPORTHafed not only provides marketingsupport to farmers but also suppliesinputs like fertilizers, pesticides andseeds to farmers. Hafed is benefitingthem in various agro-processingactivities like rice milling, barleymalting, sugarcane milling, productionof turmeric power and oil milling.

Hafed also produces cattle feed andconsumer goods of high quality but isalso a premier warehousing agency inHaryana for safe and scientific storageof food grains. Hafed procured 24.33lakh metric tonnes of wheat, 10.23 lakhmetric tonnes of paddy, 17,122 metrictonnes of mustard seed and 5,222 metrictonnes of bajra last year. It also sold8.17 lakh metric tonnes of urea and DAPfertilizers during 2011-12. In Haryana,Women are playing important role ingiving a boost to the co-operativemovement. They take active part inmanagement of the day-to-day affairs ofthe societies. In every co-operativesociety, one woman in each committee/board is elected and they play animportant role.

Self-help groups have also beenformed by women. In Haryana, thereare 1563 women Milk Co-operativeSocieties with 60,349 members and allare working very successfully. Thesesocieties are managed by womenexclusively.

In these societies, women collect milkfrom women members. The officebearers and employees of thesesocieties are also women. They are paidthe amount of the milk purchased afterevery 10 days regularly. In view of theactive participation of women in dairyco-operatives, the state government hasprovided Rs 7.8 crore as assistance towomen dairies for providing automaticmilk collection units/electronic milkotesters etc free of cost. g

The co-operativemovement in Haryana,spanning the entirelength and breadth ofthe state, is a greatsuccess

Ruchi Sharma

The Haryana State Co-operativeSupply and Marketing Federation

Limited (Hafed) not only suppliesagricultural inputs like fertilisers andpesticides for increased agriculturalproductivity but is also benefitingfarmers in various agro-processingactivities like rice milling, barleymalting, sugarcane milling, productionof turmeric power and oil milling.

Hafed has 11 rice mills, two animalfeed plants, one pesticides plant, twomustard oil plants, one barley maltplant, one sugar mill, one turmericplant and one wheat seed processingplant that manufactures qualityproducts to supply its consumersthrough co-operatives and privatedealers’ network.

The processed agricultural produceis purchased on commercial rates.Agro-processing units set up by Hafedplay a crucial role in ensuringremunerative prices much above theMinimum Support Price (MSP) to thefarmers in cash crops. The interventionof Hafed ensures that the commercialrates stay comfortably above the MSP.

In all the processing activities, Hafed

competes with the private industry andtrade in order to make these activitieseconomically viable. The processingunits undertake jobs like purchasingraw material, machinery andequipment; efficiently managinginventories; optimally utilisingresources; processing, packaging,dispatching and marketing cattle feed,sugar and turmeric.

RICE PLANTHafed has set up a rice plant with latestmilling, grading, sorting and finishingfacilities and in order to compete withthe domestic and international ricemarket, modernisation of Hafed Rice

Plant at the cost of Rs 3.06 crore hasbeen completed.

CATTLE FEED PLANTSThe cattle feed plants at Rohtak has acapacity of 150 tonnes per day (TPD)(expandable up to 300 TPD) andSaktakhera plant has capacity of 50TPD. Cattle feed plants at Rohtak andSaktakhera were commissioned inDecember, 1976, and September, 2001,respectively. The plants have facilitiesfor manufacturing cattle feed, poultryfeed, camel feed, horse feed and pigfeed. Their consistency in quality andmaintenance of a regular supply chainhas earned a lot of goodwill for Hafed.At Rohtak, Hafed has replaced theexisting plant with a new plant.

OIL MILLSOil mills at Rewari and Narnaul whichhave crushing capacity of 30 TPD each,were established in May, 1986 and May,2003, respectively. Kachchi Ghani`Agmark' mustard oil, which isproduced by these mills, offers thequality which is comparable to the bestoil in the country. These mills alsoundertake the marketing of soybean oiland cotton seed oil by purchasing the

HHAAFFEEDD::AAddddiinnggvvaalluuee ttooaaggrroo pprroodduucceeThe agro-processing units of Hafed are producing high quality cattle feed, mustard oil, sugar, turmeric and other consumer products

The processing unitsundertake jobs likepurchasing raw material,machinery andequipment; efficientlymanaging inventories;optimally utilisingresources; processing,packaging and marketing


loose oil in bulk and selling it afterpackaging. The quality andspecifications of the inputs andfinished goods is tested on regularbasis.

A new alternative has been startedon experimental basis for the farmersof Rewari and Narnaul to sell theirmustard seeds through electroniccommodity spot exchange.

The crushing of mustard andproduction of oil in 2011-12 has beenthe highest since the inception of themills. The processing and packingfacilities in these oil mills have beenimproved recently. Various measureshave also been taken up to enhance thecrushing capacity and to improve thequality of the oil. CCTV cameras havebeen installed in Narnaul Oil Mill toimprove productivity per employee.

For the first time in 2010-11, threemetric tonnes of mustard oil wasexported to USA under its own brandafter clearing tough regulations of theFood and Drug Administration, USA.Recently 21 MT oil was exported to theUSA.

SUGAR MILL A sugar mill of 2,500 tonnes sugarcanecrushed per day (TCD) capacity alongwith co-generation of 6 MW power, outof which 2 MW is exportable to thestate grid, was set up by Hafed atFafrana village, Assandh, in Karnal.The cost of the mill was Rs 80 crore in2008. During the current season, thesugarcane sowing area has beenincreased from 7,750 to 13,000 acres, andtarget for crushing of 30 lakh quintalhas been fixed.

Though Sugar Mill, Assandh, likemajority of the Sugar Federation-controlled sugar mills, is makinglosses, yet, it is expected that from thenext year it will start making somecash profits and in the next two years,it may finally break-even despite hugedepreciation and other costs. Technicalmodification and improvement havebeen done in the mill.

Efforts are being made to promotegrowth of high sugar-recovery varietiesof sugarcane in the catchment area toimprove profitability of the sugar mill.It is expected that next year this millwould be among the top 2-3 sugar millsof the co-operative sector of Haryana.

TURMERIC PROCESSING UNIT In order to provide marketing supportto local turmeric growing farmers,

Hafed has set up a turmeric plant of 14MT capacity per day at Radaur inYamunanagar in 2009. In the first twoyears, i.e. 2009 and 2010, 39 and 117quintals of raw turmeric waspurchased, respectively. In 2011-12,3,678 quintals of raw turmeric waspurchased.

PESTICIDES PLANT The pesticide plant at Taraori whichwas installed in the year 1974, withblock cost of Rs 103.43 lakh anddepreciated cost of Rs 47.72 lakh, hasproduction capacity of – powder 7.5 MTper shift, liquid 2,000 litres per shift andgranules 5 MT per shift.

At present, 35 products are beingformulated in the plant, which includeeight new registrations received inrecent past which are also beingintroduced during Kharif-2012 season.Earlier the liquid formulation waspacked in tin containers, but now PETbottles have been introduced to makeliquid formulation packing moreattractive.

Hafed is selling the pesticidesthrough network of Co-operativeMarketing Society/PrimaryAgriculture Co-operative Societies(PACS)/private dealers in Haryana. Inaddition, pesticides are also beingsupplied to various governmentagencies like Sugarfed, NationalFertiliser Ltd (NFL) Krishak Bharti Co-operative Ltd (Kribhco) etc. Goodquality pesticides are being supplied tofarmers of Haryana at a veryreasonable rate as compared to privatetraders in the market.

FLOUR MILL With an investment of approximatelyRs 2 crore a flour mill of capacity 20TPD is being set up at Hafed Complex,Taraori. The flour (Atta) of desi as wellas common wheat will be produced forthe consumers.

The rice mills, oil mills, cattle feedplants and sugar mills have beenawarded the ISO 22000: 2005 Food SafetyManagement System Certificate. g

Performance of cattle feed plants at Rohtak and Saktakhera

Year Rohtak Saktakhera

Feed Turnover Profit Feed Turnover ProfitProduced Produced

2008-09 29,758 2,468 7.33 8,620 742 1.052009-10 35,016 3,500 20.00 8,456 852 21.682010-11 36,500 4,035 161.3 8,200 878 4.532011-12 up to Feb 34,004 3,790 332.16 6,414 782 46.332011-12 Budgeted 36,500 3,723 233.24 10,000 1,072 39.43

(Quantity in MT, Amount in lakh)

Turnover of pesticide plant, Taraori, in five years

(in lakh)

(in lakh)


Swati Sethi

The Haryana Government, led bythe Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder

Singh Hooda, has put an end to allthose problems which earlier used togive farmers sleepless nights. Theyare not bothered about the sale oftheir produce or low market prices asthe Haryana State Co-operativeSupply and Marketing Federation(Hafed) has initiated contract farmingin the state. The storage capacity in

the state has been augmented so thatfood grains can be storedsystematically. Hafed has beenundertaking advance stocking offertilisers so that there is no shortageof supply of fertilisers during thepeak season. All these steps have beentaken with the sole objective offarmers’ welfare in mind.

CONTRACT FARMINGFarmers no longer have to worryabout the sale of their agricultural

produce and low market prices. Hafedhas initiated contract farming in thestate in association with the HaryanaSeeds Development Corporation(HSDC). Contract farming offersfarmers assured income and that too,at rates higher than the prevailingmarket prices. Hafed started contractfarming in 2007 and since then, it hasbrought about 11,580 acres undercontract farming in the state,involving over 3,200 farmers.

The crops under contract farminginclude basmati paddy, desi wheat,barley and turmeric. The districtscovered are: Kurukshetra, Karnal andKaithal for basmati paddy; Sirsa,Hisar, Fatehabad and Bhiwani forbarley; Gurgaon, Mewat, Rohtak,Jhajjar, Narnaul and Rewari for desiwheat; and Yamunanagar forturmeric.

There are two models of contractfarming:1. Direct Model: In this, Hafed itself

is the purchaser of the produce offarmers. It purchases crops likeWheat C-306 and basmati paddy.

2. Indirect Model: In this, Hafed actsas a facilitator of contract farming

A contract forhappier lifeWith a view to promoting farmers’ welfare, theHaryana Government has initiated contractfarming, augmented the storage capacity andundertaken advance stocking of fertilisers

Sowing paddy undercontract farming


(sponsored by other companies).The Federation signed agreementsfor facilitating contract farming ofbarley in Haryana. Agreementswere signed with SKOL Breweriesduring Rabi 2007-08 and 2008-09 andUnited Breweries group duringRabi 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 andcontinuing in current Rabi seasoni.e. 2011-12 on 7,341 acres in Sirsa,Hisar, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Ambalaand Jind districts.

BENEFITS TO FARMERS Hafed provides good quality certifiedseeds to ensure uniform and betterquality of the contracted produce. Itprovides free-of-cost advisory servicesto improve the knowledge and skills offarmers. It facilitates weather-basedinsurance coverage to contractingfarmers by subsidising the premiumby 50 per cent for willing farmers.

The Federation providesremunerative prices of barley to thefarmers through sponsors like UnitedBreweries/SKOL Breweries. Forexample in Rabi 2010-11, MSP ofbarley was Rs 780/qtl, whereasfarmers were guaranteed minimumbuyback price of Rs 1,000/qtl.Farmers were paid Rs 1,160 to Rs 1,450per quintal by United Breweries. As aresult the area under contractfarming of barley has increased from5,500 acres in previous Rabi season to7,341 acres during the current Rabiseason.

STORAGE CAPACITYThe Haryana Government is making

an all-out effort to augment thestorage capacity in the state so thatfood grains could be storedsystematically and their wastagecould be avoided. Hafed has beenplaying a major role every year increating covered storage space/coverand plinth (CAP) storage. In 1995-96, ithad covered capacity of 3.35 lakh MTand 2.94 lakh MT of CAP storagewhich has been augmented to 10.11lakh MT covered capacity and 14.74lakh MT of CAP storage in 2010-11.

In 2011-12, Hafed has its own

godown with a capacity of 10.63 lakhMT and 15.08 lakh MT CAP storage i.e.a total capacity of 25.71 lakh MT. Inaddition, 2 lakh MT CAP storagecapacity has also been created.Besides, Hafed has also hired privategodowns of 1.20 lakh MT capacity andplinth of 10.74 lakh MT capacity,thereby making a total capacity of39.65 lakh MT. For overcoming theshortfall of space, private plinth of 3lakh MT has also been hired invarious districts.

ADVANCE STOCKING Before 2007-08, Hafed fertilisers’operations were determined bycommercial considerations because ofshortage of Diammonium Phosphate(DAP) and Urea. After 2007-08, theAgriculture Department pressurisedthe Federation to do advance stockingof fertilisers as DAP and Ureagenerally remain in short supplyduring the peak sale season. Theadvance stocking of fertilisers meanshuge interest and storage cost. Inview of the long supply chain,imports involved and uncertainty ofsupplies during the peak seasons,Hafed has been undertaking advancestocking of fertilisers since 2008.

Hafed has already made advancestocking of 3.43 lakh MT DAP and 3.20lakh MT Urea up to September, 2012 toavoid any shortage of fertilisers in thestate during 2012-13. As on March 28,2012, stocks of 1.70 lakh MT DAP and25,000 MT Urea have been arranged byHafed and more supplies are inpipeline. g

Total covered capacity & CAP storage

Year Covered CAP capacity storage

1995-96 3.35 2.941996-1997 3.39 2.951997-1998 3.49 31998-1999 3.56 3.501999-2000 3.56 42000-2001 4 5.812001-2002 4 5.812002-2003 7.04 62003-2004 7.17 7.712004-2005 7.28 7.772005-2006 7.45 82006-2007 8.05 82007-2008 8.13 102008-2009 8.05 122009-2010 8.45 11.972010-2011 10.11 14.74

(Figures in lakh MTs)

Stocking the goods

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Ruchi Sharma

Hafed, which is supporting thefarming businesses of the state

through its wide range of activities,is doing extremely well on exportsfront as well. Today, it is exportingrice and mustard oil under its veryown brand name, Hafed, to countrieslike USA and Mauritius. In 2011-12,Hafed exported a total of 112.83metric tonnes (MT) of rice andmustard oil valuing Rs 70.96 lakh.

Till now Hafed was exporting itsproducts in limited markets and theproduct range being exported wasalso not that large. Now, Hafed ismaking efforts to explore moreinternational markets and is alsoexploring the possibilities ofexporting other products like sugar,turmeric powder, wheat etc.

Way back in 2002, the federationwas into indirect exports of itsproducts. It was declared as thenodal agency of the state toimplement the export policy of theCentral Government and bulkexports of wheat and rice were madeto different countries from 2002 to2005.

Thereafter also, the export of ricewas executed indirectly by Hafed(not under the brand name of Hafed)through the ‘Associate Exporters’from 2007 to 2009 to Australia, SaudiArabia and the United Kingdom.

Hafed started the direct exports ofits consumer products under its ownbrand name in 2009. The process wasstarted by appointing its distributorsin USA. Though the volume was low,but it was for the first time in 2010-11that Hafed was able to export its riceand mustard oil to USA with its ownbrand name.

In 2010-11, Hafed exported 98.60Metric Tonnes (MT) of rice valuingRs 52.37 lakh to USA. Hafed alsosuccessfully exported 3 MT ofmustard oil valuing Rs 2.17 lakh. Intotal, Hafed exported 101.60 MT ofcommodities worth Rs 54.54 lakh in2010-11.

In 2011-12, Hafed exported 42.02MT of rice valuing Rs 27.09 lakh toMauritius. It also exported 52.25 MTof rice worth Rs 26.65 lakh and 18.56MT of mustard oil valuing Rs 17.21lakhto USA. g

Export basketgets biggerDirectly exporting rice and mustard oil tocountries like USA and Mauritius under its ownbrand name, and indirectly to countries like UK,Australia, Saudi Arabia and Dubai, Hafed hasbig plans for further expanding its exports

Export of rice executed indirectly by Hafed in 2007, 2008 and 2009Year Commodity Country Quantity(in MT) Amt (Rs)2007-08 Rice Australia 69 30,84,617

Rice Saudi Arabia 557.55 2,89,35,305Total 626.55 3,20,19,922

2008-09 Rice Australia 46 43,93,883Rice UK 480 2,89,59,752Total 526 3,33,53,635

2009-10 Rice Dubai (UAE) 253 1,38,51,934

Direct exports made by Hafed to USA and Mauritius in 2010 and 2011Year Commodity Country Quantity(in MT) Amt (Rs)2010-11 Rice USA 98.60 52,37,000

Mustard Oil USA 3.00 2,17,389Total 101.60 54,54,389

2011-12 Rice Mauritius 42.02 27,09,919Rice USA 52.25 26,65,376Mustard Oil USA 18.56 17,21,000Total 112.83 70,96,295


Swati Sethi

Numerous activities carried out bythe co-operatives need a strong

financial support from the stategovernment to retain their continuity.The annual plan of the Co-operationDepartment aims at the welfare of co-operatives in the state. A sum of Rs11,440 lakh has been earmarked for theHaryana co-operatives in the AnnualPlan 2012-13. The number of schemesbeing implemented in co-operatives hasalso increased from 16 to 21.

It has also been decided to give arebate of 5 per cent to the loaneemembers of the District Primary Co-operative Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Bank (DPCARDB) inHaryana. For this purpose, the HaryanaState Co-operative Agriculture andRural Development Bank Ltd,Panchkula will be provided with Rs3,040 lakh for 50,000 members in theAnnual Plan 2012-13 and Rs 23,500 lakhfor 2,05,000 members in the Five-YearPlan 2012-17.

Similarly, in order to reduce theburden of interest on the ScheduledCaste members, it is proposed to givesubsidy on interest to non-defaultermembers of the societies and themembers of Scheduled Caste will getloan 7 per cent cheaper than others. Forthis purpose, an outlay of Rs 60 lakh inthe Annual Plan 2012-13 and Rs 500 lakhin the Five-Year Plan 2012-17 has beenproposed. During the five-year plan andannual plan, this scheme will benefit10,000 and 2,000 SC members,respectively.

During the Annual Plan 2012-13 andFive-Year Plan 2012-17, the stategovernment will provide Rs 5,000 lakhand Rs 39,500 lakh, respectively, to theco-operative sugar mills in Haryana inthe shape of loan to enable them tomake timely payments to farmers.

The government will providefinancial assistance of Rs 75 lakh andRs 400 lakh in the Annual Plan 2012-13and Five-Year Plan 2012-17, respectively,to the primary labour and constructionsocieties. The Department is perusing ascheme titled ‘Member Education,

Leadership Training and PublicityPropaganda’ under which as many as 2lakh members and 35,000 members willbe trained during the Five-Year Plan2012-17 and Annual Plan 2012-13,respectively. A plan outlay of Rs 400lakh has been made in the Annual Plan2012-13 and Rs 2,500 lakh in the Five-Year Plan 2012-17.

All the six milk unions/milk plants,i.e. Ambala, Kurukshetra-Karnal, Hisar-Jind, Rohtak, Ballabgarh and Sirsa, willbe provided with milk scanners forstrengthening the quality of their labunder Quality Assurance Scheme.

The government has also levied cessin the state @ 10 paisa per litre of milkon the licensed capacity of the milk

plant. In order to reduce the additionalburden of cess on dairy co-operatives,the government plans to providesubsidy of Rs 385 lakh in the AnnualPlan 2012-13 and Rs 625 lakh in the Five-Year Plan 2012-17.

The Integrated Co-operativeDevelopment Project Scheme has beenformulated by the National Co-operativeDevelopment Corporation for theinfrastructural development of co-operatives in selected districts, i.e.Bhiwani, Panchkula, Ambala, Hisar,Sirsa and Fatehabad. Under thisscheme, new buildings for PrimaryAgricultural Co-operative Societies andtheir godowns will be constructed. Thestate government will provide 50 percent amount of the subsidy. Accordingly,an outlay of Rs 125 lakh in the AnnualPlan 2012-13 and Rs 625 lakh in the Five-Year Plan 2012-17 has been proposedunder this scheme.

A provision of Rs 375 lakh in theAnnual Plan 2012-13 and Rs 1,960 lakh inthe Five-Year Plan 2012-17 has beenproposed for Housing Federation. g

More schemes,more funds

OUTLAY FOR THE 12th FIVE YEAR PLAN & ANNUAL PLAN 201213Major heads of development Twelfth Plan ProjectedOutlay(2012-17) (2012-13)

Proposed Outlay Annual PlanCapital to Co-operative Credit Institutions (LTO fund) 3,550 600Assistance to Women Co-operative 950 150Member Education & Leadership training Programme 2500. 400ICDP Projects (CSS) 625 125Interest subsidy on loans advanced to SC members of PACS/ Industrial Societies/L&C Societies 500 60Share Capital to Urban Co-operative Banks 400 65Contribution of Guarantee fee for deposits Guarantee for PACs 55 12Assistance to SC L/C societies 400 75Computerisation of Co-operative Department 1,300 600Share capital to Housefed 1,200 200Share capital to harcofed 350 50Share capital to labour federation 400 50Share capital to Sugarfed 200 40Interest Subvention Scheme for Harco bank & HSCARDB 23,500 3,040Share capital to Co-op. Sugar Mills for payment of cane prices 39,500 5,000Assistance to Labour Federation for Purchase of Machinery & Equipments 75 38Interest Subsidy to Primary Labour Co-operative Society 75 15Loan for Construction of Houses under Rural Housing Scheme 1,960 375Quality Lab Strengthening Programme for Milk Unions 360 120Information Technology Plan for HDDCF 200 40Assistance to Dairy Co-operative Members (Reimbursement of amount paid to Govt. as cess) 1,900 385Total- Co-operation 80,000 11,400


Swati Sethi

The co-operatives have been playingan important role in our

agricultural and rural economy. Theyare engaged in several economicactivities such as disbursement ofcredit, distribution of agriculturalinputs like seeds, fertilizers, agro-chemicals and arrangement ofstorage, processing and marketing offarm produce.

Co-operatives enable farmers ingetting good quality inputs at areasonable price as well as in gettingremunerative returns for their farmproduce when marketed through co-operatives. The co-operative agro-processing units add value to theirfarm produce such as milk, sugarcane,cotton, fruits and vegetables and thushelp farmers in getting better returns.

With a view to promoting the co-operatives in the state so that farmerscan reap benefits from them, theUnion Department of Agriculture &Co-operation is implementing variousCentral sector and Centrally-sponsored schemes in Haryana. Thevarious schemes run by thedepartment are:

CENTRALLY-SPONSORED SCHEMESShare Capital to Integrated Co-operative Development Project (ICDP):Integrated Co-operative DevelopmentProject scheme has been formulatedby the National Co-operativeDevelopment Corporation (NCDC) forintegrated co-operative developmentin selected districts of Haryana. Underthis scheme, new buildings for themini banks and their godowns andboundary walls are constructed. TheNCDC, New Delhi, has provided 100per cent amount of the share capital of

Rs 36 crore for the Five-Year Plan 2012-17, out of which Rs 7.45 crore has beengiven in Annual Plan 2012-13. Theproject is being implemented inBhiwani, Panchkula, Ambala, Hisar,Sirsa and Fatehabad districts.

The scheme was introduced in 1995.Under the scheme, Rs 9.22 crore andRs 6.7 crore, was released in 2007-08and 2008-09, respectively, as sharecapital. The project had beencompleted in Bhiwani, Ambala,

Gurgaon, Sirsa, Hisar, Kaithal,Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipatand Rewari.

In 2009-10, Rs 5.89 crore wasprovided for the projects running inMahenderagarh, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Jind,Faridabad and Yamunanagar. In 2011-12, the scheme was implemented in sixdistricts, i.e. Bhiwani, Panchkula,Hisar, Ambala, Sirsa and Fatehabad,and for this a budget provision of Rs4.2 crore had been made.

Centre lends co-ops a helping hand

Cattle feed plant, Saktakhera village, Sirsa district

The Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Govt of India, isimplementing various Central sector and Centrally-sponsoredschemes to enable co-operatives in the state to deliver more and better


Loan to Integrated Co-operativeDevelopment Project (ICDP): TheNCDC provides 100 per cent loanunder the scheme. A sum of Rs 76.5crore is given for the 12th Five YearPlan, out of which Rs 15.3 crore hasbeen provided for 2012-13. The projectis being implemented in Bhiwani,Panchkula, Ambala, Hisar, Sirsa andFatehabad districts.

Share capital to marketing societies:Under this scheme, financialassistance is provided @ Rs 10 lakhper society for strengthening the sharecapital base of the marketing co-operative societies. In 2009-10, thedepartment had released an amount ofRs 45 lakh for share capital to thesesocieties. In 2010-11, an amount of Rs15 lakh was released as share capitalto these societies. For the Five-YearPlan 2012-17 and Annual Plan 2012-13,the department has proposed Rs 5crore and Rs one crore, respectively.

Share Capital to fruit and vegetablesocieties: Under this scheme,financial assistance is provided @ Rs 5

lakh per society for strengthening theshare capital base of the Fruit andVegetable Co-operative Societies. Forthe Five-Year Plan 2012-17 and AnnualPlan 2012-13, the department hasproposed a provision of Rs 1.25 croreand Rs 25 lakh, respectively.

Subsidy to Integrated Co-operativeDevelopment Project (ICDP): Underthis scheme, the National Co-operativeDevelopment Corporation provides 100per cent subsidy for the constructionof godowns in rural areas. An amountof Rs 88 lakh was released in 2007-08by the NCDC. The Corporationprovided Rs 49 lakh in 2008-09 forJhajjar and Rohtak GraminBhandaran purpose.

In 2009-10 and 2010-11, a sum of Rs20 lakh and Rs 2.75 lakh, respectively,was provided for this purpose. For theFive-Year Plan 2012-17, an amount ofRs 2.75 crore, and for the Annual Plan2012-13, an amount of Rs 55 lakh, hasbeen provided for the project. Theproject is being implemented in thedistricts of Bhiwani, Ambala,

Panchkula, Hisar, Sirsa andFatehabad.

50:50 SHARING SCHEMESIntegrated Co-operative DevelopmentProject (ICDP): This scheme has beenformulated by NCDC for IntegratedCo-operative Development in theselected districts of the state. Underthis scheme, the state governmentprovides 50 per cent amount of thesubsidy for salary and remaining 50per cent assistance is provided byNCDC for the construction of minibanks and godowns.

Accordingly, a provision of Rs 12.5crore and Rs 2.5 crore is proposed forthe Five-Year Plan 2012-17 and AnnualPlan 2012-13, respectively. The projectis being implemented in Bhiwani,Panchkula, Ambala, Hisar, Sirsa andFatehabad district.

This scheme was implemented in1995. In 2007-08 and 2008-09, Rs 95 lakhand Rs 93 lakh, respectively, had beenreleased as subsidy. This project wascompleted in Bhiwani, Ambala,Gurgaon, Sirsa, Hisar, Kaithal,Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipatand Rewari.

In 2009-10, an amount of Rs 96 lakhwas provided for the projects runningin Mahenderagarh, Jhajjar, Rohtak,Jind, Faridabad and Yamunanagar.This scheme is in progress in Jhajjar,Rohtak, and Bhiwani and for this, asum of Rs 38 lakh was released in2010-11. During 2011-12 the scheme wasimplemented in new districts, i.e.Panchkula, Hisar, Ambala, Sirsa andFatehabad, and for this purpose, thedepartment approved a budgetprovision of Rs 60 lakh. g

Hundred per cent Centrallysponsored schemesName of the Scheme Funds required Funds required

for Twelfth for AnnualFive Year Plan Plan 2012-132012-17

Share capital to Integrated Coop. Development Project 36 crore 7.45 croreLoan to Integrated Coop. Development Project 76.5 crore 15.3 croreSubsidy Gramin Bhandaran 2.75 crore 55 lakh Share Capital to Marketing 5 crore 1 croreSocietiesShare Capital to Fruit & 1.25 crore 25 lakhVegetable Co-operative SocietiesTotal 121.5 crore 24.55 crore

Under the Subsidy toIntegrated Co-operativeDevelopment Project ,the National Co-operative DevelopmentCorporation provides100 per cent subsidy forthe construction ofgodowns in rural areas

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Shweta Vashishta

Haryana is one of the mostprogressive states of India. In the

domain of dairy development, it is well-known for its productive milch cattle,particularly the 'Murrah' Buffaloes andHariana Cows. The economy of thestate is predominantly based onagriculture. People rear and breed cattleas a subsidiary occupation.

The essence of various dairyprogrammes launched in the state hasbeen to adopt the Anand pattern ofmilk co-operatives. Under this system,all the functions of dairying like milkprocurement, processing and marketingare controlled by the milk producersthemselves.

The Dairy Corporation was formedin 1970 which continued activefunctioning till March 31, 1977.Thereafter, its business was taken overby the Haryana Dairy Development Co-operative Federation (HDDCF) Ltd,registered under the Haryana Co-operative Societies Act, which cameinto existence on April 1, 1977.

HDDCF was established with theprimary aim of promoting economic

interests of the milk producers ofHaryana, particularly those belongingto weaker sections of the villagecommunity, by procuring andprocessing milk into milk products andmarketing thereof by itself or throughits unions.

THREE-TIER SYSTEMThe Federation has set up a three-tiersystem—Milk Producers’ Co-operativeSocieties at village level, MilkProducers’ Co-operative Unions atdistrict level and State Milk Federationas the apex body at state level. Thevillage-level societies collect milk frommilk producers and sell it to milkunions.

Earlier, milk unions were sellingmilk to the plants run by theFederation. Since April 1, 1992 theFederation has leased out the plants tothe milk unions. So now milk unionsprocess the milk and convert the sameinto products at the milk plants takenon lease by them. The sale of milk andmilk products is undertaken by milkunions through distributors, milkbooths and retailers.

In order to achieve its objectives, the

Federation undertakes a number ofactivities such as establishment of milkplants and marketing of ‘Vita’ brandmilk products of the milk unions. Itsturnover during 2010-11 was Rs 840crore. It also extends technical guidanceto the unions in all spheres ofpersonnel, technical, marketing andfinancial management as well as makesthem quality conscious, through use ofmodern methods of laboratory testingof various products.

STRINGENT QUALITY MEASURESAs part of stringent quality measures,milk required for processing ‘Vita’products is procured from dairy co-operative societies only. It is ensuredthat the milk is transported to chillingcentres and plants in clean andsterilised milk cans as quickly aspossible. All quality measures as perStandard of Bureau of IndianStandards/Agmark are being appliedbefore the products are marketed.

Milk plants at Rohtak, Ballabgarh,Ambala and Jind have obtained ISO-9002 and IS-15000 certificates. Theremaining plants would also obtain ISO-9002 shortly. Each plant has taken steps

MMiillkkyy wwaayy to successThe Haryana Dairy Development Co-operative Federation is promotingthe economic interests of milk producers in the state through variousinitiatives and schemes aimed at making dairying a profitable proposition


for implementing Hazard Analysis andCritical Control Points (HACCP).

MILK PROCUREMENTBetween April, 2011 and January, 2012,milk procurement averaged 4.72 lakhlitres per day against 4.8 lakh litres perday during the corresponding period inthe previous year.

The Dairy Federation is paying Rs400 per kg fat to the milk producers. Theaverage price paid to milk producersbetween April, 2011 and January, 2012was Rs 24.72 per kg milk as against Rs21.92 per kg milk paid during thecorresponding period in the previousyear.

Thus, the price per kg of milk paidbetween April, 2011 and January, 2012was 12.7 per cent higher than that paidduring the corresponding period of theprevious year. In totality, the DairyFederation has paid Rs 357 crore to milkproducers for the milk purchased fromthem between April, 2011 and January,2012.

MILK MARKETINGMilk marketing is also on the thresholdof breaking all the previous records.During 2011-12, the average sale of milkwas 3.77 lakh litres per day (all timehigh) as compared to the previous yearwhen it was 3.56 lakh litres per day.

The surplus milk (after marketingliquid pasteurised milk) is beingutilised for manufacturing milk powderand other dairy products like ghee, tablebutter, white butter, curd, cottagecheese, buttermilk etc.

MOBILISATION OF RESOURCESThe dairy co-operatives in Haryanahave got projects sanctioned worth Rs92.1 crore, as per details given below:

Central Government (Rs in cr)Clean milk production Rs 9.85 Intensive Dairy Development Rs 25.64Programme (IDDP) Step Project Rs 4.49 Assistance to co-operatives Rs 9.88State Government Assistance to women co-operative societies Rs 7.85 Expansion of Milk Plant, Rohtak Rs 19Information Technology Plan Rs 39.2 lacOne-time settlement scheme Rs 15

It is proposed to provide automaticmilk collection units and milk testers toall the societies in the next five years.This will help in maintaining goodquality of milk and establishingfaith/confidence of milk producers aswell as consumers. Similarly, bulk milkcoolers will be provided to a milkproducers’ society, which forms acluster of 10 to 15 villages. Milk weightand fat is instantly being measured in atransparent manner in automatic milkcollection units. Milk is also beingchecked for any adulteration with milktesting kits certified by National DairyResearch Institute, Karnal.

RESOURCE PERSON SCHEMEAccording to the Resource PensionScheme, a resource person will be paidRs 1,000 as retention money if hemaintains the current level of milkprocurement in the societies beingoperated by him. For additionalquantity of milk, he/she would be paid@ 35 paise per litre of additionalquantity of milk procured duringlean/summer season and @ Rs 20 paiseper litre for additional quantity of milkprocured during flush/winter season.About 20 resource persons are workingunder the scheme.

INSURANCE SCHEMEAn insurance scheme has been

launched for the benefit of milkproducers’ members. Under thisscheme, a committed member who hassupplied milk continuously for lastthree years, both in lean and flushseason has been insured for Rs 1 lakhfor accidental death by merely payingRs 10. About 26,000 persons have beeninsured under the scheme. At presentM/s New India Insurance Company Ltdhas been entrusted the job whichquoted the lowest rate of Rs 22.06 perperson for 1 lakh accidental insurancefor one year. The bifurcation of Rs 22.06is : Milk unions Rs 10, producermember Rs 10 and federation Rs 2.06.

FODDER & FEED SCHEMEThe Animal Husbandry, Dairying &Fisheries Department, Government ofIndia, has released Rs 25 lakh throughDirector General, Animal Husbandry,Haryana, for purchase of 120 hand-driven chaff cutters @ Rs 5000 eachapprox and 300 power-driven chaffcutters @ Rs 20,000 each approx toHDDCF in May, 2011.

With a view to strengthening milkmarketing, so far, 354 milk booths/milkbars have been set up in differentcities/towns in the state. The stategovernment has decided to set up a milkplant at Ujhana Village, KaithalDistrict, where already a milk chillingcentre is in operation. g

In Haryana, women are playing avital role in boosting the co-

operative movement by participatingwhole-heartedly in it. As members ofco-operative societies, women aretaking active part in the managementand day-to-day affairs of the societies.In every co-operative society, onewoman has been elected in thecommittee/board.

Self-help groups have also beenformed by women. They are affiliatedto the Central co-operative banks andget financial help from them. The stategovernment is also providing 15 percent subsidy to the women farmermembers on the sale of certified seedthrough Primary Agricultural CreditCo-operative Society (PACS).

In Haryana, women are activelytaking part in dairy co-operatives.There are five milk plants with acapacity of 8.4 lakh liters per day, onemineral mixture plant, six milkunions and 17 chilling centers. Out of

4,159 co-operatives milk producers’societies having 2.78 lakh members,there are 1,563 women milk co-operative societies with 60,349members. These societies are managedby women exclusively and are workingvery successfully.

In view of the active participationof women in dairy co-operatives, thestate government has provided Rs 7.8crore as assistance to women dairiesfor providing automatic milkcollection units/ electronic milktesters etc.

In order to make women more self-reliant and educate them about thelatest developments in the co-operativemovement, the Haryana State Co-operative Development Federation(HARCOFED) conducts special classesand organises seminars and meetings.Exposure meetings are also arrangedfor the self-help groups. The schemesof government for the uplift of womenare also discussed in these classes.

Women make their mark

COVER STORY16

Ruchi Sharma

Life in the rural areas has changedfor the better. Earlier, paucity of

finances was a big deterrent forpeople who wanted to grow andprogress in life. But the coming of co-operative banks has lent wings totheir dreams by providing them witheasy finance for fulfilling theiraspirations.

The Haryana State Co-operativeApex (Harco) Bank is catering to thefinancial needs of farmers, ruralartisans, agricultural labourers andothers. And the Haryana State Co-operative Housing Federation isenabling low-salaried people topurchase their own houses throughlong-term loan facility.

The Harco Bank is not just takingcare of financial requirements offarmers, rural artisans, but alsoentrepreneurs, boards andcorporations, co-operative sugarmills, apex co-operative institutionsand individuals.

CATERING TO FINANCIAL NEEDSHarco’s 13 branches and twoextension counters, 19 Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) having 594branches and 643 PrimaryAgriculture Co-operative Societies(PACS) in the state, cater to theirfinancial needs, by mobilisingdeposits and borrowings from higherfinancing agencies like NationalBank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD), ReserveBank of India (RBI), National Co-operative Development Corporation(NCDC) and state government.

The Bank also provides training toits own staff and to the staff of CCBsand PACS to upgrade their skills andkeep them abreast with the latest

developments happening in thebanking sector through its StaffTraining College at Panchkula.

In 2011-12, the bank had disbursedloans to the tune of Rs 5,750.31 croreby the end of February, 2012 againstthe target of Rs 4,300 crore. The bankhas fixed the target of disbursementof loan amounting to Rs 4,900 crorefor 2012-13.

FARMERS’ GAIN Farmers have been availingthemselves of the services of croploan/Kisan Credit Cards (KCC)through PACS @7 per cent p.a. sinceApril 4, 2006. In 2011-12, crop loansamounting to Rs 5,265.87 crore havebeen disbursed to the farmers up toJanuary, 2012. Effective rate ofinterest on crop loans is @4 per centp.a. for the prompt payee farmersw.e.f. April 1, 2009, since stategovernment/Central Government hasbeen providing interest subventions@3 per cent p.a. to prompt payeefarmers. The interest subvention @3per cent p.a. to the prompt payeefarmers being provided by theCentral Government has beenextended for 2012-13 as well.

Harco Bank is also providingagricultural inputs like chemicalfertilisers, insecticides, pesticides,certified seeds and the likes to thefarmers at their doorsteps through anetwork of 2,226 sale points. PACShas sold agricultural inputsamounting to Rs 524 crore to farmersup to December, 2011.

The CCBs have been implementingPersonal Accident Insurance Schemefor KCC holders in the state sinceApril 1, 2009. It covers almost all theKCC holders up to the age of 70years. Under this scheme, insurancecover up to Rs 50,000 is being

provided at nominal insurancepremium. In order to meet the socio-economic requirements of farmers,the bank is providing Revolving CashCredit (RCC) limit up to Rs 6 lakh.

The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative (IFFCO), Krishak BharatiCo-operative (KHRIBHCO) and IndianPotash Ltd (IPL) offer a Sankat HaranBima Yojana for the purchase of 50kg chemical fertilizers through PACSwithout taking any insurancepremium from the farmers.

FARM INSURANCE SCHEMESThis policy is being implemented byHARCO through CCBs since October1, 2001. It covers risks like accidentaldeath and various disabilities. Theamount of insurance for thepurchase of one bag of fertilizer isRs 4,000, subject to ceiling of Rs 1lakh.

From Kharif-2004, Harco has beenimplementing National AgriculturalInsurance Scheme (NAIS) in thestate. Under this scheme, bajra,cotton, maize, arhar, oil seeds, gram

Easy loans makedreams come trueHarco Bank and Housefed are helping farmers,labourers and other rural people by providingthem with short-term and long-term credit forfarming and other activites

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and other crops are being covered inselected blocks.

Being a scheduled bank, givingloans and advances is amongprimary activities of Harco Bank. Itmeets both term loan and workingcapital requirements of agriculturesector, trade and service sector,large/medium and small-scaleindustries, infrastructure sector etc.,including taking care of theirexport/import and non-fund basedneeds like letter of credit, bankguarantee etc. It’s fairly large basketof loan products has been speciallydesigned to suit everybody’s personalneeds.

The loan to individual members ofthe borrowing society is limited tohis income for 48 months or Rs 10lakh, whichever is less. Thesanctioned loan is disbursed to thesocieties in three installments atdifferent stages after obtaining theproper utilisation certificates fromthe field staff of the Federation. Theloan is advanced for 10 to 20 yearsagainst the security of mortgage of

plot and construction thereon, whichis recovered in quarterlyinstallments consisting of principalamount.

The seven special schemes of thebank, which include loan againstgold ornaments, loan for thepurchase of consumer durables, cashcredit facility to businessmen andtraders, loan for wards to pursueprofessional degree courses, loan forpurchase of vehicle, temporaryoverdraft facility to individuals onthe basis of credit report andadvances against National SavingsCertificate, have been designed tosuit everybody’s needs.

MAKING HOUSING AFFORDABLE The Haryana State Co-operativeHousing Federation Ltd (Housefed),Panchkula came into existence onJune 7, 1973 under the Haryana Co-operative Societies Act with aninitial membership of three co-operative house building societieswhich has now increased to 355.Since then, it has been playing a

significant role in helping peoplelead a dignified life by living inaffordable housing.

Housefed gives term loans to themembers through Primary Co-operative House Building Societieson pledge of their properties forconstruction of residential houses.The Federation caters to the loanrequirements of generally lowerincome group, salaried classes andpetty shopkeepers.

During 2012-13, there is a proposalto raise share capital of Rs 200 lakhfrom the government and Rs 50 lakhfrom the member societies and toraise Rs 5-crore loan from the LifeInsurance Corporation of India onthe security of floating charge. Thereis also a proposal to advance termloan of Rs 20 crore to the urban poorfor construction of houses during thenext Five-Year Plan period.

At present the Federation isborrowing loans from the LifeInsurance Corporation of India.

Details of the achievementsParticulars Achievements

( May 23, 2011 toto March 20, 2012)

Loans released Rs 61.05 lakhNo. of houses 22Recovery effected Rs 421.34 lakhSale cases filed with 1,061ARCS to boost recoveryAmount of sale cases Rs 4,168.17 lakh

The Housefed has proposed toimplement the rural housing schemeof National Co-operativeDevelopment Corporation for theconstruction of houses of peopleliving in rural areas. One TimeSettlement (OTS) scheme has alsobeen proposed for the defaulterloanee members under which theirpenal interest will be waived off ifthey desire to deposit whole loanalong with interest. This scheme willcreate surplus funds for theFederation.

There is a proposal to advancelong-term loan of Rs 10 crore in 2012-13 to the Co-operative HousingBuilding Societies/Group HousingSocieties and individual members towhom the plots have been allotted byHUDA and other approved coloniesagainst the security of mortgage ofplot and construction thereon. g

An inside view ofthe Haryana State

Co-operativeBank, Rewari


Ruchi Sharma

The Haryana sugar industry isknown for its significant

contribution to the sugar productionin India. Globally, India is the secondlargest producer of sugar after Braziland this major contribution fromHaryana has helped the country inmeeting the demands of bothdomestic as well as global customers.Most of the sugar mills in Haryanaare co-operative in nature, like therest of the country.

The Haryana State Federation ofCo-operative Sugar Mills (Sugarfed)is working with the objective ofimproving the performance of co-operative sugar mills in the state. Atpresent, ten Co-operative sugar millsnamely Panipat, Rothak, Karnal,Sonipat, Shahabad, Jind, Palwal,Meham, Kaithal and Gohana are inoperation under the supervision andcontrol of the Sugar Mills Federation.One more co-operative sugar mill atAssandh is being operated by Hafed.

During 2011-12, co-operative sugarmills purchased 316.74 lakh quintalsof sugarcane valuing Rs 716.47 croreout of which Rs 640.52 crore has beenpaid to the farmers. Co-operativesugar mills produced 27.35 lakhquintals of sugar at a recovery rate of8.68 per cent.

The recovery this year is muchhigher than the neighbouring state ofUP (Co-op Mills). [see table]

CANE DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

For better cane development, co-operative sugar mills are layingemphasis on mechanisation of canecultivation and special attention isbeing paid to the seed developmentprogramme and strengthening of

SUGARFED: SCRIPTING A SWEET SUCCESS STORYThe Haryana State Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills (Sugarfed) islaying emphasis on mechanisation of cane cultivation and seeddevelopment programme to boost production of sugar in the state

Bringing sugarcane tothe Co-operative SugarMill, Yamunanagar


four bio control laboratories of thesugar mills for biological control ofthe insects and pests in place ofchemical control. Tissue Culture Labat Karnal Sugar Mills is beingstrengthened to produce about tenlakh seedlings per annum for quickmultiplication of new cane varietiesand to rejuvenate old high-sugaredvarieties.

The Sugar Mills Federationprepared an intensive canedevelopment plan for 2011-12. Anamount of Rs 37.28 crore wasprovided in this plan, out of which Rs4.54 crore was borne by the sugarmills as subsidy and balance of Rs

32.74 crore was madeavailable to thefarmers as interest-freeloan for arrangingvarious inputs. Lastyear, 1,21,453 acres ofland in all was plantedunder sugarcane.Along with ratoon cropof 78,830 acres, total

area available was 2,00,283 acres.For 2012-13, 1,16,144 acres were

planted under sugarcane alongwithestimated ratoon crop of 1,03,616acres and total area of about 2,19,760acres will be available.

For the next season 2012-13, anamount of Rs 33.76 crore has beenprovided, out of which Rs 3.78 crorewill be borne by the sugar mills assubsidy and balance of Rs 29.98 crorewill be made available to the farmersas interest-free loan for arrangingvarious inputs i.e. seeds, fertilisers,pesticides, implements etc. Already39,114 acres has been planted inautumn season (Sept to Nov, 2011) and

77,030 acres has been planted inspring season (Feb to April/May 2012)in this development plan. Expectedarea under sugarcane will be 2,19,760acres, including ratoon crop of1,03,616 acres for the crushing season2012-13.

NEW FARM PRACTICES

All the sugar mills are using latesttechnology and methods in order toproduce the best quality for itsconsumers. In order to increase thesugarcane production and net returnsper unit area, new plantingtechniques are being popularised fordifferent areas. Farmers are beingmotivated to adopt the trenchplanting method for higher yield andreturns instead of the conventionalmethod i.e. ridges and furrow system.Inter-spaces between trenches can beused for intercropping. This will leadto additional income from intercropswithout any significant reduction incane yield and would save on waterused for irrigation.

Feeding the mill with the source of sugar

Recovery comparison for 4 yearsSeason UP Coop. Hry Coop. Per cent

Mills Mills rise 2011-12 8.13 8.68 +0.552010-11 8.47 8.43 -0.042009-10 8.32 8.50 +0.182008-09 8.31 8.45 +0.16


The Single Bud Sett VerticalPlanting Technique (SSVP) is arevolutionary technique in the sensethat in autumn season the seed andirrigation requirement is only 25 percent of the conventional techniquebut normal yield is almost doublethan the conventional method.

Space transplanting (STP)technique is the most beneficialbecause it gives a yield of more than300 qtls per acre while throughconventional technique, yield isnormally less than 200 qtls per acre.

In order to increase net returns,efforts are being made to increasethe area under intercropping insugarcane in all sowing techniques.

The results of the abovementioned techniques have beenencouraging. In the total area of 1.45lakh acres last year, about 1,500 acresarea was planted under the newplanting scheme. In the comingyears, more farmers are expected toadopt these techniques.

POWER EXPORT

The sugar mills which have powerexport facility have exported 659 lakhunits worth Rs 26.37 crore (approx).

Power cogeneration plants areproposed to be set up in all the co-operative sugar mills. Once thecogeneration projects in Panipat,Karnal and Palwal are set up, thenaction on the balance five projectscan be taken up in Sonipat, Jind,Meham, Kaithal and Gohana. Presentcogeneration units in Sonipat,Meham, Kaithal and Gohana areviable and full capacity of thecogeneration plant has not beenharnessed. The full capacitypotential in Gohana, Meham, andKaithal is of 14 MW CogenerationPlant whereas currently Kaithal hasnone and Gohana and Meham haveonly 6 and 5 MW capacitycogeneration plants each from whichthey are hardly producing/exporting

The juice after the crushing

Name of the Mill Cogen capacity Power produced in units/KW Self consumption of Power exported to with Power in MW during current season power in plants in the state grid in Cogeneration (up to March 27, 2012) units/KW units/KWShahabad 24 5,76,34,000 1,80,29,930 3,96,04,070Rohtak 16 3,07,88,000 1,30,29,000 1,77,59,000Gohana 6 82,72,000 72,91,000 9,81,000Meham 5 66,32,580 58,50,780 7,81,800Sonipat 3 52,92,079 52,92,079 -Total 10,86,18,659 4,94,92,789 5,91,25,870

Sugar mills having power cogeneration and power export facility


2 MW under cogeneration due toold/uneconomic design of boiler andturbines.

The government has approved a 14MW Cogeneration Plant at Palwalunder public private partnership(PPP) mode /build, own, operate andtransfer (BOOT) system. PalwalMills has been advised to get thedetailed project report preparedaccordingly. It has been proposed toset up similar power cogenerationplants at Panipat and Karnal.

Sugar mills are saving and sellingbagasse, despite higher maceration(water application on the mills)applied this year to extract moresugar. The extra revenue generatedtill the end of April, was Rs 681.43lakh which was the second highestever achieved since 1996-97. In 2007-08, season bagasse saving was thehighest at Rs 711 lakh.

STATE GOVT EFFORTS

Determined to boost the Haryanasugar industry and ensure benefitsto both farmers and the owners ofsugar mills, the HaryanaGovernment along with the CentralGovernment has taken severalmeasures. One such measure takenby the state is revising the prices ofthe three varieties of sugarcanewhich were: Rs 185 per quintal forearly varieties, Rs 180 per quintal for

mid varieties and Rs 175 per quintalfor late maturing varieties in 2009-10.

The prices were revised to Rs 220per quintal for early varieties, Rs 215per quintal for mid varieties and Rs210 per quintal for late-maturingvarieties in 2010-11.

This year, the cooperative sugarmills had paid the highest cane pricein the country. The state governmenthas also fixed the State AdvisedPrice (SAP) for 2011-12 which is Rs231 per quintal for early varieties, Rs226 per quintal for mid varieties andRs 221 per quintal for late-maturingvarieties.

Haryana’s sugar industry is not

only significantly contributing inthe national sugar production butalso in the development of the stateby providing employment to manypeople in the rural sector.

At the national level, three co-operative sugar mills of Haryanahave achieved efficiency award forthe season 2010-11. The Shahabad Co-operative Sugar Mill received firstprize for technical efficiency, PanipatCo-operative Sugar Mill receivedsecond prize for cane development inone recovery area and Karnal Co-operative Sugar Mills was declaredBest Co-operative Sugar Factory inanother recovery area. g

The final productbeing stacked ingunny bags

Particulars This year Last yearCane crushed (lakh qtls) 277.78 219.14Sugar production (lakh qtls) 23.42 18.07Recovery % 8.63 8.39Capacity utilisation % 87.50 88.36Working days 128 100Power Export (lakh units) 590.66 388.38Power export (Rs in crore) 23.85 15.88Bagasse saving % cane 1.5 0.83(Rs in lakh) 558.62 286.17Average yield qtl per acre 252 236Total area under sugarcane 2,00,283 1,45,171 (in acres)

An overview of the working of the cooperative sugar mills in Haryana, total cane crushing, yield production of sugar

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Being the nodal agency forindustrialisation of Haryana,what new plans the HSIIDC hasdrawn for fiscal 2011-2012?Being the nodal agency for developmentof industrial infrastructure in the state,the HSIIDC has initiated a number ofprojects, which would be progressed infiscal 2012-13. While a number of IMTsand industrial estates are underdevelopment, many others are proposedto be set up. Those under developmentinclude Manesar, Faridabad, Rohtak(Phase 1& 2), Gurgaon, Panipat, Karnal

and Saha etc. The industrial estates/IMTs, proposed to be developed, includeManesar (Phase V), Barwala (Phase II),Rohtak (IMT Phase III), Panchkula,Dharuhera etc.

The HSIIDC is also the force behindvarious initiatives taken under theDMIC Project in Haryana. The ManesarBawal Investment Region (MBIR) andsome stand-alone projects, christened as‘Early Bird Projects’, have also beentaken up. These include exhibition-cum-convention centre (ECC) in GurgaonDistrict; Mass Rapid Transit System

(MRTS) in the Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawalbelt; and Integrated MultimodalLogistics Hub (IMLH) in RewariDistrict.

We are also taking up a pilot projectfor the development of eco-city in theManesar-Bawal Investment Region ofDMIC by a consortium of Japanesecompanies. After initial study, theconsortium has identified IMT Manesaras the site for the initiative. Theconsortium, led by Toshiba andcomprising NEC, Tokyo Gas and EnergyAdvance, has submitted a technicalfeasibility report, which is beingexamined.

Enthused by the response to theexperiment of construction ofindustrial workers housing facilities atIMT Manesar, we now plan to take theprogramme to other IMTs andindustrial estates. This would help meetthe housing requirements of industrialand shop floor workers, and give them adecent living environment. Theconstruction of industrial labourhousing at Kundli has already started.

We are also making provision forflatted factories to accommodate smalland tiny units, check the growth ofindustry in non-conforming areas andfacilitate entrepreneurs to reduce thelead time taken in setting up projects.The HSIIDC has developed a flattedfactory complex in Faridabad, and itwill be replicated in other industrialestates and IMTs, including Rai, wherework on the project has already started.

In the light of the Industrial andInvestment Policy 2011, evolvedby the Haryana Government, hasthe HSIIDC changed its focus? If

HSIIDC playsthe growth driverPlaying the growth driver, the Haryana State Industrial and

Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) isputting its best foot forward to live up to the image of nodalagency for development of industrial infrastructure in thestate. May it be industrial model townships, (IMTs), industrialestates, early bird projects, logistics hubs or initiatives underthe Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project, theHSIIDC has its fingers in every pie. “No less alive to ourcorporate social responsibility, we are into various activities,including building houses for industrial workers”, Mr RajeevArora, Managing Director, HSIIDC, told Parveen K Modi ofHaryana Review in an exclusive interview. Here go excerptsfrom the interview:

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yes, give some pointers to thenew direction.The increased level of incentives andfacilitation for setting up industry inbackward areas, provided in theIndustrial & Investment Policy 2011,serves as a definitive pointer to theintention of the state government totake the outreach of industrialinvestment to relatively backward areasof the state. To tell you the truth, theHSIIDC has been moving in thedirection of laying industrialinfrastructure in the hinterland. Wehave initiated a number of projects forthe development of industrial estatesand IMTs in new areas, including Roz-ka-Meo in Mewat District, and Madinain Rohtak.

The Industrial Policy also paves theway for the PPP route. We intend toinvolve private sector in thedevelopment of industrialinfrastructure in new areas to facilitatefaster growth, and supplement theefforts of the government. Our focuswill also be on setting up dwelling unitsfor the industrial workforce, andmaking provision for flatted factories toaccommodate small and tiny units.

How has the industry reacted tothe provisions of the newIndustrial Policy regardingincentives for setting up units inthe backward areas? Is industryfavourably inclined towardsmoving to new but backwardareas?

Encouragingly, the industry haswelcomed various provisions of theIndustrial & Investment Policy 2011,

including the initiatives and incentivesfor productive investment in new areas.Captains of industry feel that suchmeasures would catalyze investment inthe backward areas and ensure growthof the state in totality.

Are you facing difficulties inacquiring land for setting upindustrial model townships andindustrial estates? How you are

tackling this issue?

With a view to addressing the concernsof landowners whose land is being orhas been acquired for variousdevelopmental initiatives, the HaryanaGovernment has framed theRehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R)Policy. The success of this policy can begauged from the fact that it has beencommended by the Central Government

Mr Rajeev Arora Managing Director, HSIIDC

An overview of IMT, Manesar

as a role model. While ensuring market-driven compensation, it also providesfor regular income to one whose land isacquired, through annuity paymentsover 33 long years.

What’s more, the policy makesprovision for allotment of residential/commercial/ industrial sites to landowners and puts the obligation ondevelopers to undertake necessary R&Rinitiatives to improve the employabilityof such persons through appropriateskill development programmes.

Besides, the R&R Policy also puts theobligation on developers, includingHSIIDC, for the creation of socialinfrastructure in the villages falling inthe acquired land. Let me share withyou the fact that the HSIIDC has beenearmarking about one per cent of thetotal cost of the project for putting inplace public benefit works in thevillages located on the land acquired forits projects.

The works undertaken by the HSIIDCinclude creating/upgrading roadnetwork, water supply, street lighting,school infrastructure, medical centres/health facilities etc. Now, we havedoubled the funding for the VillageDevelopment Scheme from one per centto two per cent of the total cost of theproject.

How many IMTs and industrialestates have been set up in thestate so far, and how muchinvestment, including foreigndirect investment (FDI), Haryanahas attracted?

Our strategy for development ofindustrial infrastructure involvesdevelopment of industrial modeltownships, industrial estates andspecialised parks/industrial clusters.We have developed as many as 40IMTs/industrial estates/industrialclusters at strategic locations all overthe state. We feel that cluster-basedapproach is a sustainable, cost-effectiveand inclusive strategy which can ensuremanufacturing competitiveness of localindustry as well as development ofancillaries. A number of theme parks/industry clusters have been set up atvarious locations viz. food parks at Sahaand Rai, footwear park at Bahadurgarh,textile park at Barhi, agriculturalimplements park at Karnal, electronicshardware technology park at Kundliand IT parks at Panchkula, Rai and IMTManesar.

We intend to promote variousclusters--textile industry, Panipat; lightengineering goods industry, Faridabad;auto parts industry, Gurgaon; scientificinstruments industry, Ambala; metalindustry, Jagadhari; pharmaceuticalindustry at Sonipat/Mewat;petrochemical industry at Panipat;printing and publishing industry at Rai.

Haryana has received investmentworth about Rs 59,000 crore during thelast six years, and additional investmentof more than Rs 96,000 crore is in thepipeline. FDI investment during thisperiod has aggregated more thanRs 9,600 crore.

What is your strategy for settingup industrial estates in thebackward areas to disperseindustry to every part of thestate?

The multi-pronged strategy revolvesaround the goal of ensuring spatialdistribution of the benefits of economicdevelopment. Using a developmentblock as a defining unit, we have dividedthe entire state into (A) industriallydeveloped blocks, (B) blocks with

intermediate development and (C)industrially backward blocks. The agroand food processing sector has beenaccorded special focus through anumber of incentives, includingreduction in stamp duty and CLUcharges for the units established inbackward areas and exemption ofmarket fee on fruits and vegetables.

These measures will not onlyfacilitate promotion of industry in newareas but also step up demand which, inturn, will help the farmers get betterprice for their produce. Besides, thesewill catalyse localisation of agriculturaloutput and economic developmentactivities in such areas.

Another prong of the strategy putsfocus on the development of industrialestates in new areas with theinvolvement of private sector in thePPP mode. The ceiling for allotment ofindustrial plots under the ‘prestigiouscategory’ has been reduced from auniform Rs 30 crore to Rs 20 crore for ‘B’category areas, and Rs 10 crore for ‘C’category areas. This would surely helpaccelerate the pace of investment inthese areas.

The HSIIDC has already initiated a


Industrial labour houses in IMT, Manesar

number of projects for the developmentof industrial estates/ IMTs in newareas. Some of the projects are beinglocated at Panipat; Roz-ka-Meo inMewat; and Rohtak etc.

Can you name some corporatebiggies and MNCs who havecome to set up shop in Haryana?There are many. In fact, you name a bigname, and it is there. Haryana is hometo a number of multinationals as well asdomestic corporate biggies. Some of theprominent domestic corporates/groupsinclude Hero Moto Corp, Bharti Airtel,Reliance, Lumax, Liberty Shoes,Lakhani, TCS, Shivalik Breweries,Asian Paints, Educomp, Relaxo, ActionShoes, ITC, Amul, Canpack, etc.

Multinational giants having presencein the state include Honda, Suzuki,Johnson Matthey, Smithkline Beechem,Nestle, Baxter, Harvel, Hollister,Danone, Yakult, Yokohama, Mitsubishi,Benetton, Becton-Dickinson, Osram,Danone, JCB, Musashi, Agilent, Asahi,Fiem, IBM, LG, POSCO, Rinder, Stanley,Gutterman, Perfetti, Duracell, etc.Besides, US-based hiking bike major –Harley Davidson has also set up unit inHaryana.

Then, companies like Panasonic,Denso etc. from Japan have alsofinalised their plans for setting upmanufacturing facilities in Haryana.The positive image that Haryana enjoyscan be gauged from the recent spate ofinaugurations at IMT Rohtak, where sixnew projects are being set up bycompanies like Maruti Suzuki, SuzukiMotorcycles, Aisin etc.

I gather that Gujarat-basedAmul is keen on coming to IMT,Rohtak. Has the dairy giant beenallotted space? How muchinvestment they plan to makehere?

Yes, we have allotted about 15 acres ofland to the Sabarkantha Milk ProducersUnion Co-op. Ltd. (brand name Amul) inIMT Rohtak. The project formanufacturing dairy products wouldinvolve capital investment of Rs 125crore. The company has already startedconstruction work at the site.

Has industrialisation resulted injobs for people? How many newjobs have been created in themore than six years? How does

this figure compare with thenumber of jobs created before2005?

The projects approved between 1999 and2005 had scope for employmentgeneration for 89,000 persons whileduring 2005-2011, the projects approvedinvolved creation of 1.5 lakh jobs.Further, implementation of theinvestment proposals in the pipeline forwhich projects/allotment of plots havealready been approved, would generatejobs for about 77,000 persons.

Can you throw some light on therole played by the HSIIDC as apart of its corporate socialresponsibility? How successfulhas been your experiment inbuilding colonies for workers?

The HSIIDC has been proactive indischarging its role on the corporatesocial responsibility front. With a viewto catering to the housing requirementsof industrial workers, we haveundertaken a project to developindustrial housing units in IMTManesar. We have already constructedand allotted 192 single-room dwellingunits and 36 dormitory units. Theinitiative has been quite successful. Wealso plan to construct such dwellingunits in the industrial estates of Kundli,Rai, Barhi, IMT Rohtak, Faridabad andManesar, Phase-II. Construction ofindustrial labour housing has alreadycommenced at Kundli.

We are committed to complying withthe requirements/ obligations under theR&R Policy of the state government. Wehave initiated skill developmentprogrammes at Faridabad and Rohtakin collaboration with IL&FS ClusterDevelopment Initiative Limited. Skillsets are being developed for the localyouth to improve their employability.

We are also undertaking VillageDevelopment Schemes in the rural areaswhere land is acquired for HSIIDCprojects. A sum of about two per cent ofthe project cost is earmarked forundertaking development activities inthe villages under this initiative, as pertheir requirement.

We have spent about Rs 8 core onvarious development schemes underthis initiative which includes laying ofwater supply and sewerage lines,construction of community centres,providing facilities like drinking waterand storm water drainage, andconstruction of roads etc. g



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With big-ticket projects fast comingup, Rohtak is set to drive

Haryana’s growth. The potential ofRohtak as the next driver of Haryana’sgrowth stems from the hugeinvestments that are pouring in,mainly due to two factors. Firstly, theexcellent social infrastructure the cityhas in terms of schools, hospitals,higher level educational institutes,Indian Institute of Management, PostGraduate Institute of MedicalEducation & Research, FootwearDesign & Development Institute, MDUniversity etc. Secondly, the proximityRohtak enjoys to Delhi andconnectivity it has with majornational highways passing throughthe state.

In keeping with the avowed policyof the Haryana Government to moveaway from Gurgaon-centricdevelopment, the hinterland of Rohtakwas identified as one of the sites forsetting up an Industrial ModelTownship along with Faridabad,Kharkhoda, Mewat and Jagadhri.

The IMT at Rohtak is beingdeveloped over an area of about 3,700acres. Under Phase I, spanning 858acres, development work worth Rs 150crore has been undertaken by L&Twhich is likely to be completed byAugust, 2012. In Phase II, covering1,893 acres, works worth Rs 128.97

crore were awarded to L&T inDecember 2011, which is to becompleted in 18 months. Landmeasuring 928 acres is being acquiredfor Phase III of IMT Rohtak.

IMT Rohtak has emerged as apreferred location for investors.Companies like Maruti Suzuki IndiaLtd, Suzuki Motorcycle India PrivateLimited, Nippon Carbide, SabarkanthaCo-operative – a unit of Amul Dairy,Lakshmi Precision Screws Ltd., AisinAutomotive Haryana Pvt. Ltd. AsianPaints etc have been allotted plotshere.

DESIGNING & DEVELOPING FACILITYThe Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL)Project at IMT Rohtak, to be developedover an area of 600 acres, forms part oftheir plan to set up designing anddeveloping facility for its vehicles.Equipped with state-of-the-art R&Dand testing gear, the facility wouldprovide for development of full vehicleas well as component durability andperformance evaluation; full vehiclequality performance; enhancement ofnew model development capability etc.

The only R&D hub of SuzukiMotors Corporation outside Japan, itwould cater to Asian markets. Totalinvestment in the facility would be ofthe order of Rs 1,000 crore, to beimplemented in two phases and over aperiod of about two-and-a-half years.

The new manufacturing unit of

Suzuki Motorcycles India Limitedwould be spread over 50 acres. TheJapanese major would invest Rs 1,800crore in creating manufacturingcapacity of 20 lakh units per yearwhich would provide employment to4,000 persons. The first phase of theproject is expected to be completed in2014 at capital investment of Rs 500crore, with production capacity of fivelakh two-wheelers annually.

Nippon Carbide, a Japanesemultinational company, will bemanufacturing functional films,consisting of reflective sheets, 3Dlabels, plastic films, stickers etc. beingused in automobile and electronicsindustries at an investment of Rs 66crore. The company is an OEMsupplier to Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha,Nissan, Toyota, Panasonic etc. To beimplemented in two phases, theproject will provide employment to 500people directly.

Big-ticketprojects doRohtak proudThe potential of Rohtak as the next driver ofHaryana’s growth stems from the hugeinvestments that are pouring in, mainly due toexcellent infrastructure and proximity to Delhi


Sabarkantha Co-operative, a unit ofAmul Diary, is setting up a milkprocessing plant over an area of 14acres. Amul is already running a plantin IMT-Manesar and three plants onlease basis in NCR Region. Involvingan investment of Rs 92 crore, it willemploy 250 persons.

Lakshmi Precision Screws Limitedis setting up a unit for themanufacture of aero space, enginefasteners and other automotivecomponents with an installed capacityof 3,000 MT and well equipped R&DCentre, over an area of 10 acresinvolving an investment of Rs 70crore. Founded in 1968, LakshmiPrecisions is engaged inmanufacturing fasteners forautomotives with a wide productrange of about 6,000 variants andexcels in high-value, customised

products for automotive and industrialOEMs with annual turnover of Rs 210crore through its existing plants inHaryana. The present facility wouldgenerate employment for about 400persons.

FACILITY BEING SET UP BY AISINThe facility is being set up by Aisin, aJapanese automobile componentsmanufacturing company, the thirdlargest after Denso and Bosch, andOEM suppliers to Toyota and Suzukiworld-wide, would be its firstmanufacturing plant in India, whichwould be implemented in three phaseswith an investment of Rs 383 crore,providing employment to 760 peopleand having an area of 30 acres.

Asian Paints Limited, India’slargest paint company, set up its state-of-the-art paint plant in IMT Rohtak in

April 2010, with an initial productioncapacity of 1.5 lakh kiloliters. Thecompany has increased its annualinstalled capacity by 50,000 kiloliters,with an additional investment of Rs142 crore in the second plant. Thecompany will employ about 250 morepeople in addition to the existingstrength of 500 persons.

SHV Energy, a part of DutchHaryana Business Consortium, startedoperations under brand name SuperGas in India in 1996 with the aim ofdeveloping a robust LPGinfrastructure of filling plants andterminals to ensure round-the-yearavailability of LPG to its customers.

Since 1996, SHV has constructed 11LPG bottling plants and two LPGimport terminals, one in West Coast(Porbandar) and the other in EastCoast (Visakhapatnam) for

The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, laying foundation stone of Suzuki Motorcycles plant at IMT, Rohtak

uninterrupted supply of LPG to itsesteemed customers. The totalestimated project cost is expected tobe Rs 33.85 crore.

With these two projects, Suzuki’sproposed investment in Haryanawould be about Rs 5,500 crore, whichwould be in addition to theinvestment of Rs 12,000 crore madesince 2005. The total investment of Rs5,000 crore in these projects will spureconomic activity in the region due tothe multiplier effect of the initialinvestments. This statement gainscredence from the Assocham Reportwhich ranks Haryana at number 1position in terms of implementationof the pledged investment.

Haryana has made rapid strides inthe field of industrial and economicdevelopment, and is today rubbingshoulders with most progressive andadvanced states in the country.Effective governance, coupled withbusiness-friendly policies, have madeHaryana a preferred investmentdestination for global investors.

During the last seven years, thestate attracted investment of Rs 59,000crore, including FDI worth Rs 9,600crore, and additional investment ofRs 96,000 crore is in the pipeline. Bignames in the corporate world,including Suzuki, Honda, Nestle,Harley Davidson, POSCO, Hollister,Koyo Bearing, LS Cables, Caparo,

Smithkline Beechem, IBM, CarrierAircon, GIVO, etc. have set up shop inHaryana.

The economy of Haryana is fairlydiversified with primarymanufacturing/ industry and servicessectors contributing 16.3 per cent, 29.1per cent and 54.6 per cent,respectively, to the Gross StateDomestic Product (GSDP) of the state.Having a per capita income of Rs1,09,227, Haryana registered growthrate of 8.1 per cent in 2011-12 against9.6 per cent in 2010-11, which is higherthan the national growth of 6.9 percent in 2011-12 (8.4 per cent in 2010-11).

LEADING ON MANY FRONTSWith the manufacturing and servicessectors contributing more than 80 percent of the GSDP, Haryana’s economyhas begun to mature. One of theleading contributors of foodgrains tothe national pool, the state is aleading exporter of basmati rice inthe country and leads in theproduction of mustard, mushroom,milk etc.

Though small in size, the stateaccounts for production of about 80per cent of mobile cranes in thecountry; 52 per cent earthmovers/excavators; 50 per cent passengercars; 37 per cent two-wheelers and 15per cent tractors. It also leads in themanufacture of bicycles, sanitary

ware, white goods and export ofscientific instruments etc.

Haryana has also emerged as oneof three leading IT hubs in thecountry, Bangalore and Hyderabad,being the other two. The IT sectoralone accounts for exports worth Rs23,500 crore out of the total exports ofRs 48,500 crore made by the state lastyear. According to Nasscom study,Haryana has emerged as the BPOcapital of India providingemployment to about four per cent ofworldwide BPO employees and 11 percent of total Indian BPO employees.

The achievements of Haryana havealso been supported by independentstudies conducted by variousorganisations. The Assocham Reportof September, 2010 states thatHaryana led by a huge margin in thecountry with implementation rate of81 per cent of pledged investments,way ahead of states like Gujarat,Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu andKarnataka. And, according to the IFC-RICS Sustainability CompetitivenessReport, Haryana ranks among topstates in terms of social inclusion,environment, economic development,resource availability and utilisation.

According to India Today’s State ofthe States study report of 2011,Haryana ranks among top states fromthe standpoint of the gains made inhealth and education sectors. g

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Anjana Datta

Come summer holidays,the entire state comes in

the grip of a number offrenetic fun-filledworkshops. There areworkshops for dance, music,painting and many otherarts and crafts to developchildren’s skills.

Children never had it sogood. Apart from having aslice of art and craft, thechildren get a moment ofrespite from the school’sdrudgery by attending theseworkshops. They delightthemselves by indulging in allsorts of activities giving vent totheir artistic expressions.

In one such workshop inPanchkula, children were busyin learning painting and claymodelling.

In another one, children werebusy in getting acquainted withthe nuances of music. In yetanother one, some childrenwere found listening with raptattention to fascinating storiesby a story-teller. “Childrenalways enjoy hearing stories,”says Madan Gopal, a story-teller.

A dance workshop is a greatcrowd-puller during thesummer camps. A visit to onesuch workshop revealedchildren’s obsession with filmstars and film songs. It wasquite amusing to find the eagerchildren learning the dancesteps from their teacher. “One,two, three, four….” as a popularnumber from the latest hitmovie filled the air, a group ofchildren sweated it out withtheir feet thumping on theground in an attempt to masterthe complicated step.

Increased emphasis on suchart and craft activities hasspelled boom for the artists andart schools. They are in demandthroughout the season. This

year, Hallmark SummerCamp ‘Navrang-2012’ wasorganised by a group ofprofessional artists inPanchkula in which about200 students participated tolearn various arts and crafts.To add spice to the alreadyvibrant occasion, the camporganised a sizzling fashionshow ‘Summer Fest’, wherechildren enthralled theaudience with their style anddesigner costumes.

The advent of suchsummer camps has provedbeneficial for a busy motherwho can now relax a bit whenthe children are busy in honingtheir skills in such camps. “Mychildren are reallynaughtyThey can’t sit idle evenfor a minute ,” says Kavita, amother of two.

“I’m tired of hearing myneighbours’ complaints aboutthem. The summer camps are ablessing for me. I have enrolledmy kids in a camp and nowtheir energy is being usedconstuctively. Moreover, even Iget time some time to relaxnow,” she adds.

“Handling kids is one ofthe toughest tasks,” says Reena,a working woman. “And, it’squite a job when they arehaving holidays. It requires alot of patience to handle them.But now I have engaged them ina workshop that keeps them ontheir toes all the time. Theydon’t pester me anymore,” sheremarks.

Besides, nowadays whenprices are soaring high,planning a holiday candiscourage even the mostenthusiastic travellers. In thepresent scenario, this newconcept of summer camps orsummer workshops has broughta much needed relief to theparents. g

The writer is a freelancejournalist

Fun time for kids

Special care forspecial needs

The distinguishing feature of this yearwas the participation of the

government senior secondary schoolsof the state in organising summer

camps for children with special needs(CWSN). The camps were organised

for the children of 6 to 18+ years (Class1st to 12th) at each district

headquartesr under the InclusiveEducation for Disabled ChildrenSecondary Stage Scheme. No

charges/fees were taken from theparticipants. Transport facility was also

provided to the CWSN and their parents.

During the camps, activities such as,art and craft, drawing, painting,

yoga, dance and music, werearranged for these children. The

participants were trained byprofessionals and special teachers.

Apart from teaching various arts andcrafts, various events and trips were

organised to provide practicalknowledge to children in differentfields. The officials of a bank, post

office and Red Cross Society visitedthe schools. They taught children how

to open an account and conductvarious banking services, and

administer first-aid in case of emergency.

Where learning is real funWhere learning is real funPhoto feature by Randeep Singh

A girl shows her drawing skills

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Specially-abled children doing yoga

Learning the working of awell at Dharohar, Kurukshetra

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Creating works of craft

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36 Tiny tots shaking a leg

Young hands giving shape to sand

37Taking pride onhis paper work

Lending colour to earthen lamps

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Sonali Narang

In the recent past, climate-relatednatural disasters have increased,

which place a huge financial burden ongovernments worldwide to provideimmediate help to victims and to fundrebuilding efforts. Different scientificand academic researchers have pointedout that the developing nations likeIndia are highly vulnerable to naturalcatastrophes as they lack the capacityand economic resources to alleviateand to adapt to the damages of climatechange.

The estimated costs of climatechange destruction to the emergingeconomies ranges from one per cent to12 per cent of their annual GrossDomestic Product (GDP). According tothe Economics of Climate Adaptation(ECA) Working Group, this figure couldsurge to 19 per cent under severeclimatic conditions.

These facts show that poorest peoplein the world need the security ofinsurance against these naturaldisasters as they live in areas whichare prone to such disasters, and havelittle access to health services.

In this situation, micro insurance

schemes can play an important role byproviding cover for life, livestock,assets, crop and health againstunforeseen calamities. The micro-insurers can encourage their clients todo many simple things that do notreduce their capacity to meet basicneeds and may over time, even enhancetheir ability to cope. They can alsopromote healthy living throughdifferent schemes.

We all know that Haryana is highlydependent on agriculture, andagriculture is most affected by climatechange. This calls for better adaptationmeasures for the state. Here, theconcept of micro insurance can be veryuseful.

Micro insurance can be defined asthe protection of low-income peopleagainst specific perils in exchange forregular premium paymentsproportionate to the likelihood and costof the risk involved, or we can say thatit is the insurance for low-incomepeople.

MICRO INSURANCEIf people really want to reduce therisks, they can try to transfer the riskand take certain steps to reduce itsimpact. Micro insurance, related toclimate change, is considered as a cost-effective means for promoting climatechange adaptation measures as itusually charges a low premium fromthe poor.

In order to address the impact ofclimate change, there are two kinds ofinsurance: Weather-related insuranceand Micro insurance. Micro insuranceis part of insurance and is like a smallticket policy which is designed forfarmers and people below the povertyline. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IIFCO)-TOKIO isone insurance company which is trying

to implement the micro insuranceschemes at ground level in Haryana.

“In this type of insurance, we havesmall ticket policies, like Rs 100 policyand Rs 200 policy for people livingbelow the poverty line. We considerrural penetration while framing anypolicy related to farmers. In microinsurance, we have specific products,

Cover againstwrath of natureMicro insurance is of paramount importance in a state like Haryana whichis highly dependent on agriculture as it provides protection to farmers andlow-income people against natural disasters and certain other perils

‘I too want a cover for my crops’,seems to say the farmer

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like Jan Bima Yojna, Jan Kalian, JanSurakhsa, Mahila Surakhsa and PashuDhan Bima. Micro agents go to villagesin order to educate women.” said MrPankaj Kumar Dhiman, SeniorManager, IFFCO-TOKIO.

He said under the Modified NationalAgricultural Insurance Scheme(MNAIS), the state government hadgiven them the areas of Tohana, Jakhaland Karnal and they were getting goodresponse from these areas.

GOVERNMENT LENDS SUPPORTIFFCO has adopted many villages inthe state. Mr Dhiman told HaryanaReview that only 8 per cent of thepeople were aware about insuranceowing to illiteracy. Praising theHaryana Government for its support,he said, “Without governmentassistance, it wouldn’t have beenpossible for us to carry on with thiswork in Haryana.” He said the stategovernment was thinking ofincreasing the areas for launching this

programme.Mr V P Makkar, Manager

Coordinator, Zonal office (North),IFFCO, said, “IFFCO has its plants andprovides scientific assistance tofarmers in order to reduce theirvulnerability to the impacts of climatechange. No other organisation doesbetter for farmers than IFFCO.” It isthe world’s largest fertiliser co-operative federation.

Mr Makkar informed HaryanaReview, “We have an expert whoteaches farmers and builds certaincapacity in them. We have alsolaunched IFFCO Kisan SancharLimited (IKSL) that empowers farmersand people living in rural India withpertinent and high quality informationand services, through affordablecommunication network, in asustainable manner.”

Dr S S Katiya, Manager,Agricultural Services, IFFCO, said,“We have launched awareness camps inschools for saving the environment. We

are teaching students to plant more andmore trees. We also empower andeducate farmers by teaching themcertain techniques of harvesting andrecycling the agricultural waste.” Thiskind of education and awareness notonly helps farmers in gettingadditional benefits from their crops butalso helps in saving the environmentagainst pollution.

He also told Haryana Review thatthey worked upon programmes of soilimprovement, enhancement andproductivity. On climate change, hesaid, “This is true that nature isunbalancing and it is very important toconserve natural resources. The demiseof nature will lead to termination oflife on earth.”

EXPANSION OF WBCISIn a state like Haryana which is highlydependent on agricultural production,micro insurance can be both, a strategyof climate mitigation, and climateadaptation. The recent reports ofHaryana State Action Plan on ClimateChange show that the state governmentis taking this issue very seriously andtaking steps to implement it. From thenext financial year, the HaryanaGovernment has decided to expand theWeather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme(WBCIS) by implementing it in all the21 districts of the state.

Micro insurance is already beingused in a number of countries as ameans of protecting poor people fromthe adverse effects of the risks theyface in their daily lives. At the globallevel, most of the large internationalinsurers are involved in microinsurance in some way, either offeringmicro insurance products, or enteringinto partnerships with local insurersand delivery channels in developingcountries.

The potential market for insurancein developing economies is estimated tobe between 1.5 and three billionpolicies. There is significant demandfor a range of insurance products fromhealth, life, agricultural and propertyinsurance to catastrophe cover. Coastalmegacities are also at a risk fromflooding because of increased averagesea levels. Some of these risks, whichare made more pronounced as a resultof climate change, are potentiallyinsurable using traditional or microinsurance products. g

The writer is a research scholar at theCentre for the Study of Geopolitics,

Department of Political Science, PU

Dr S S Chandna & Richa Mehta

Celphos poisoning is one the mostcommon and lethal poisonings

with no antidote available. But nowthere is a ray of hope. The scientistsat the Forensic Science Laboratory,Haryana, have recommended somefluids which counteract the action ofthis poisonous chemical. An advisorycommittee has further recommendedthe use of other plant derivatives on

a large scale to benefit the mankind.For conducting the experiment, a

3 g brown coloured Celphos tabletwas dissolved separately in water,milk, coca cola, beer, extract frommustard oil, extract from green twigsand leaves of mustard crop (Brassicaindica) and plants of taramira(Brassica rapa), and time ofdissolution was noted (till the tabletsdissolved completely in the variousfluids leaving only ashes, and smoke

and fumes vanished). Three requirements for dissolution

of Celphos tablets (3 g each) in 200 mlabove mentioned liquids were: (a)moisture (b) air and (c) heat. Itrevealed that Celphos tablet tookminimum time to dissolve in waterbut took a long time to dissolve inextract of taramira (Brassica rapa).Therefore, it is recommended thatextract of taramira or sarson shouldbe immediately given to the victim to

Antidote toCelphos

poisoningThe scientists at the Forensic ScienceLaboratory, Haryana, have discoveredthat extract of taramira or sarson cancounter the effect of Celphos poisoning and help save a life

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save his precious life. The forensic scientists from

Haryana deserve a pat on their backfor this novel finding. The state canalso take pride in the fact that itsscientists have been invited to theIALM 2012 - 22nd Congress of theInternational Academy of LegalMedicine, which will be held inIstanbul, Turkey, in July 2012, topresent the research on ‘Antidotes toCelphos in the Welfare of Mankind’.

Aluminum phosphide (Al3P4)which is so readily used to save ourgrains from harmful insects androdents’ infestation is the key poisonfor causing death and curtailinghuman population in India. It is usedboth as a fumigant and an oralpesticide. As a rodenticide,aluminium phosphide pellets orCelphos tablets are provided as amixture with foodfor consumptionby the rodents. It isused as a fumigantwhen otherpesticideapplications areimpractical andwhen structuresand installationsare being treated,such as in ships,aircraft, and grainsilos. Aluminiumphosphide hasbeen used forsuicide, andfumigation hasalso causedunintentional deaths.

Reasons for treating Al3P4 orCelphos tablets as an ideal fumigantare: It is highly toxic for all types ofinsects/mites/ rodents/othermammals; it is easy to handle andtransport; it is non-inflammable; itgets distributed uniformly withoutsettling down; with it, seeds can betreated properly and their viability isnot affected; it is highly economical;and it is manufactured indigenouslyalso.

USE OF ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDEUse of aluminium phosphide dependsupon its diffusion, evaporation,penetration, moisture content,temperature, pressure, period ofexposure, quality, load factor,chemical nature, size of tablet,desorption, concentration andfumigation dosages. This fumiganthas a direct effect on the respiratoryactivity of the pest or human being.Lethal dose of it is absorbed by thetissue on consumption in a very shorttime.

Aluminum phosphide isindigenously prepared these days formeeting day-to-day requirements inIndia and for exports also. It is sold asa fumigant in compressed tablet orpellet form. Besides the two majorformulations of 3 g and 1.5 g tablets, a

third formulation of 0.6 g is alsomanufactured solely for export. Theround tablet is dark brown in colourwith a yellowish tinge. It has garlic-like or carbide-like odour.

Celphos tablets release toxic fumeson exposure to moist air, water, oracids. It decomposes to produce toxicphosphine gas. In addition, CO2 andammonia gases are also given out,

thus, preventingself-inflammationof phosphine gas.Its vapour pressureis negligible @ 25degrees andmolecular weightis 57.95. Whenprocess ofdecomposition iscomplete,aluminiumhydroxide is leftbehind as aharmful as well asnon-toxic grayishwhite residue.

Whenconsumed,

complete activity of aluminiumphosphide triggers within 5-10minutes. This fumigant exerts itspressure on brain, heart, kidney,lungs, liver and pancreas etc.Sometimes pressure of penetration isso high that the organs are shatteredand malfunctioning occurs. Throughvarious canals when phosphine gasgoes towards brain and orbital ofeyes, a man may even become blindall of a sudden due to itsoverwhelming pressure.

Foul smell, especially of garlic,may be found present in victim’sbreath, faeces or vomit or also in theapparels touching the body, ifaluminum phosphide has been foundto be ingested. Testing of serumelectrolyte and cholinesterase levels,arterial pH and blood gases and bloodglucose, liver function test, urineanalysis, complete blood cell count,chest X-ray, and electrocardiogram(ECG) are further instrumental indiagnosis of Celphos poisoning. Thered cell acetyl cholinesterase levelhas been considered to furnishcomplete picture of Celphospoisoning. g

Dr S S Chandna is AssistantDirector (Serology Division) and RichaMehta is Senior Scientific Officer(Biology Division) at Forensic ScienceLaboratory, Haryana.

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Swati Sethi

With a view to enabling physical,psychological, intellectual, social

and economic well-being of the youth,the Haryana Chief Minister, MrBhupinder Singh Hooda, has releasedan Exposure Draft which forms theState’s Youth Policy 2012. At aconference on ‘Youth in Mass Media’organised by the Haryana Sports andYouth Affairs Department, Mr Hoodasaid that as Haryana had a large youthpopulation, there was need to mobilisetheir energies for the economic growthand holistic development of the state.Realising this, the state government hasdecided to observe 2012 as the “Year ofthe Youth”.

The Youth Policy will serve as asymbol of government and society’scommitment to its young citizens,identify their needs and provide a basisfor equitable and concerted distributionof government resources to meet theneeds of the youth. The policy aims atpeople falling in the age group of 13 to35.

AIMS OF YOUTH POLICYThe Youth Policy aims at ensuring thatthe concerns of youth are taken intoaccount in all areas of governmentpolicy and decision-making, and theirviews, needs and ambitions are heard,encouraged and acted upon. Throughthis policy, the government is lookingfor greater involvement of youth insolving social and community issuesregarding health and nutrition,education and employmentopportunities, child and maternal care,female infanticide, social justice, andsubstance abuse, with special emphasis

on empowering women and girlchildren in all spheres.

The Chief Minister said that theeffective implementation of the policywould require concerted andcollaborative efforts of variousdepartments like Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports, Finance, Education,Health, Industry, Agriculture, Womenand Child Welfare, and Environment.The policy would be audited for itseffectiveness in 2017, and subsequentlymay be reviewed and updated based onthe third party audit report, he added.

POLICY OBJECTIVESThe objectives of the Youth Policy are toreduce the dropout rate in schools,increase the fields and quality ofvocational training provided by thestate, promote enrolment of girlstudents in schools, eliminate femaleinfanticide, thereby leading to animproved sex ratio in the age categoryof 0-6 years, and reduce unemploymentrate, curb the spread of AIDS anddecrease the instances of substanceabuse amongst the youth, especially inthe age category of less than 18 years.

The policy intends to make each andevery youth employable and productiveby promoting careers in varioussecondary and tertiary occupations andcreating a healthy environment forindividuals to start their ownenterprises. The specific target groupsinclude rural youth, out-of-school youth,differently-abled youth, girls and youngwomen and youth in difficult socio-economic circumstances.

The policy draft also aims at activelyworking with the Central Governmentto bring in the benefits of the Right toEducation and other educational

policies like Sarvya Shiksha Abhiyaanto all those who are entitled to availthemselves of its benefits. The primaryresponsibility for coordinating allefforts for the implementation of youthemployment and skill developmentprogrammes will be with theDepartment of Employment. They willincorporate the youth employment-related programmes in their planningand also allocate necessary funds forimplementation.

The policy draft suggests launchingof programmes which aid individuals tobecome entrepreneurs by providingtraining and mentoring in enterprisemanagement. It promotes setting up ofself-help groups which involve youngpeople in the production and marketingof goods and services. These groupscould be supported through amechanism of soft-credit which can becoordinated with the Department ofFinance by liaisoning with the banks.

HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMMESThe primary responsibility forcoordinating all efforts regardingimplementation of youth healthprogrammes will be with the HealthDepartment. It will incorporate theyouth health-related programmes in itsplanning and also allocate necessaryfunds for implementation.

The policy seeks to promote sports asa means of healthy lifestyle,recreational activity, alternate careerand skill development. For this, it will

Harnessing theyouth powerDetermined to mobilise the energies of theyouth for economic growth and holisticdevelopment of the state, the HaryanaGovernment has formulated Youth Policy 2012

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actively involve organisations such asboy and girl scouts, village panchayats,youth clubs, educational institutionsand youth volunteers in closecoordination with the Department ofYouth Affairs and Sports.

ADDRESSING NUTRITIONAL ISSUES The policy also has the objective ofaddressing nutritional and deficiencyissues by ensuring that the mid-daymeals’ system is carried out in the mostscientifically-efficient manner toprovide optimum nutrients to thebeneficiaries.

In line with the Haryana SportsPolicy 2009, the state government shouldcontinue to build new sports facilitiesand upgrade the existing ones whilealso ensuring their proper maintenance.Basic coaching should be madeavailable at all these facilities for thebenefit of young children.

Certain schemes should be extendedexclusively for the girl child and thosehailing from rural backgrounds. Youngmothers should be trained by healthprofessionals about the importance ofthe right kind of nutrition. Amandatory course on HIV/AIDS shouldbe provided to all teachers ofgovernment schools so that they mayconduct awareness programmes in thearea, especially rural regions. Healthy

and safe sexual habits should bepromoted by conducting camps andworkshops specifically aimed at youthsin the age group of 18-25 years.

Mr Hooda said that the youngprofessionals should be encouraged inthe fields of medicine, engineering,computers, teaching, and science tooffer voluntary services in their areas ofspecialisation to community and socialwelfare projects. The governmentshould constitute an award to be givenfor exceptional voluntary servicesrendered every year in each discipline.There could also be a tie-up with theindustry that allows for good positionsto be offered to the prize winners.

The primary responsibility forcoordinating all efforts regardingimplementation of gender justice andequality programmes will be of theDepartment of Women and ChildDevelopment.

There should be a massive awarenesscampaign in schools and colleges, urbanand rural areas, using all the youthorganisations and youth developmentagencies available, to highlight therights of young women to have a life ofdignity, free from fear, sexualharassment, and domestic violence. Thecampaign should also target males inthe age group of 13-25 years to makethem realise the importance and need

for respecting all women in society,irrespective of their background andprofessional or social status. Allschools and colleges should have aspecial cell for girls and women toregister complaints and seekimmediate support in case of any kindof sexual harassment or act ofviolence.

YOUTH FORUMThe policy draft suggests that StateYouth Forum may be set up to provideopportunities to young people from allparts of the state to discuss youth-related issues. This forum will providean effective feedback mechanism to thegovernment. It may comprise thefollowing with an equal representationfrom both the genders: representativesof young members from the StateAssembly; young achievers fromdifferent fields like art and culture,science, sports, media, industry;representatives from differently-abledyouth and rural youth.

The government should encouragethe formation of youth clubs at villageor ward level to spread informationamong people regarding various youthinitiatives. For the effective functioningof the rural youth clubs, a rural youthdevelopment and information centreshould be formed for every ten ruralyouth clubs to ensure dissemination ofall information related to youthprogrammes and capture specific youthskill sets and map it to employment orentrepreneurial opportunities in thearea.

A District Youth DevelopmentCentre should be formed to work underthe guidance of the Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports for coordinating allthe programmes at the district level. g

The objectives • Reduce the dropout rate in

schools• Increase the fields and quality of

vocational training• Promote enrolment of girl

students in schools• Eliminate female infanticide,

thereby leading to an improvedsex ratio in the age category of0-6 years

• Reduce unemployment rate • Curb the spread of AIDS among

the youth• Decrease the instances of

substance abuse

The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, releasing an exposure draftwhich forms the Youth Policy. He is accompained by the Minister of Statefor Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr Sukhbir Kataria, and Chief ParliamentarySecretary, Mr Prahalad Singh Gilakhera

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With a view to furtheraccelerating the pace of

development in Jind, the HaryanaChief Minister, Mr Bhupinder SinghHooda, has announced a bonanza ofincentives for the people of Jind,which include various big ticketprojects worth Rs 1,338 crore. Otherprojects include the setting up of theHaryana Institute of Education,Training and Research of nationallevel, an industrial estate, a 200-bedded hospital and an ANM andGNM college at Jind.

MANY PROJECTS FOR JINDAddressing a huge Vikas Rally inJind, the Chief Minister showeredmany projects on the district andalso announced to set up a gymkhanaclub at a cost of Rs 7.5 crore inSector-9, an industrial estate on anarea of 250 acres of land and a newbus stand in Jind.

Other things on his agenda werethe beautification of Rani Talab andsetting up of Rajiv Gandhi Park nearit, setting up of a sports complex on20 acres of land in Sector-9 at a costof Rs 12.5 crore and a veterinarypolyclinic at a cost of Rs 5 crore,expansion of mini secretariat at acost of Rs 13 crore and four-laning ofBhiwani road up to 2 km at the costof Rs 15 crore and up toPandupindara on Gohana road at a

cost of Rs 10 crore.Many more new courses like MA

in Education, Mass Communication,Tourism Management and Music(vocal and instrumental), UnderGraduate courses in Home Scienceand Graduate and Post Graduatecourses in Physical Education,English, and Psychology will bestarted at the KurukshetraUniversity Post Graduate RegionalCentre in Jind.

Mr Hooda also announced Rs 20crore for development of urban areasof Jind, Rs 10 crore for developmentof rural areas of Jind and Rs 5 croreeach for rural areas of Narwana,Safidon, Uchana and Julana. Inaddition, a scheme costing Rs 24crore for strengthening the seweragesystem and Rs 21 crore for drainagesystem were also announced.

FOUNDATION STONES LAIDEarlier, the Union Minister forRoads, Transport and Highways, DrC P Joshi, and the Haryana ChiefMinister, Mr Bhupinder SinghHooda, inaugurated and laid thefoundation stones of various projectsworth Rs 1,337.76 crore. Theseincluded Jind-Sonipat railway line,four-laning of Jind section ofNational Highway No.-71, four-laneRailway over Bridge (RoB) over theDelhi-Bathinda railway line crossingNarwana-Jind-Rohtak road nearPatiala Chowk, and construction of

the link road between Jind-Safidonsection and Jind-Rohtak road.

The new building at GovernmentCollege for Women and Centre ofExcellence building in ITI were alsoinaugurated.

NEW ROAD MAP OFDEVELOPMENT

While announcing new road map ofdevelopment, Mr Hooda describedthe day as historic that would proveto be a milestone for the districtJind. Amidst thunderous applausefrom the roaring crowd, he assuredthat in the years to come, Jind wouldbe on top in terms of development.

Dr C P Joshi lauded the leadershipof Mr Hooda, who had risen abovethe divisions of caste, society andarea to work for the people of thestate. He also appreciated the effortsmade by Congress MP Mr DeependerSingh Hooda in taking updevelopmental projects of the statewith various Union Ministries.

Mr Deepender Singh Hooda saidthat the projects launched herewould prove to be an axis for thedevelopment of the district Jind, inparticular, and the state, in general.He thanked the Union Minister foraccepting various demands of thestate and approving a number ofambitious projects. g

Jind gets a bonanza The Chief Minister announces Rs 1,338 crore projects

Chief Minister BhupinderSingh Hooda at the VikasRally in Jind

Key projectsn Haryana Institute of Education,

Training and Research n Industrial estaten 200-bedded hospitaln ANM and GNM collegesn Gymkhana clubn New bus stand

SPORTS 45HARYANA REVIEW JULY 2012

Swati Sethi

Haryana, the name today has becomesynonymous with success in sports.

The gold rush by the sportsmen ofHaryana in various national andinternational events has been the resultof their hard work and thegovernment’s sports policy. The variousinitiatives taken by the HaryanaGovernment under the leadership ofthe Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder SinghHooda, have generated a favourableenvironment for the growth anddevelopment of sports in the state.

The cash awards given to thesportspersons in Haryana are highest inthe country. The Chief Minister hasannounced a further increase in theaward money given to them foroutstanding achievements at variousnational and international leveltournaments.

“All players participating in theOlympic Games would get Rs 11 lakheach. Similarly, players participating inAsian, Commonwealth and ParaOlympic Asian Games would get Rs 2

lakh each,” Mr Hooda briefed HaryanaReview on the decisions taken in thecabinet meeting.

As per the earlier sports policy, therewas no provision of any cash award forparticipation in any of thetournaments. Mr Hooda said that theplayers from Haryana winning gold,silver and bronze medal in the OlympicGames would now get Rs 2.50 crore, Rs1.50 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.The Asian Games’ gold, silver andbronze medalists would now get Rs 25lakh, Rs 15 lakh and Rs 10 lakh,respectively, instead of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 7lakh and Rs 5 lakh given earlier.

COMMONWEALTH GAMESSimilarly, the Commonwealth Games’gold, silver and bronze medalists fromHaryana would now get Rs 15 lakh, Rs10 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively,instead of Rs 7 lakh, Rs 5 lakh and Rs 3lakh given earlier.

The Para Olympic Asian Games’ goldmedalists would now get Rs 25 lakh,whereas as per the earlier policy theywere given Rs 1 lakh only. The silver and

bronze winning players of ParaOlympic Asian Games would now get Rs15 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, respectively,instead of Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000. Gold,silver and bronze medal winner playersof World Cup would now get Rs 5 lakh,Rs 4 lakh and Rs 3 lakh, respectively,instead of Rs 3 lakh, Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1lakh.

For encouraging the upcomingplayers, the Youth Olympic, Youth Asianand Youth Commonwealth Games’medal-winning players would also begiven cash awards. Earlier, the medalwinners of these games were noteligible for any cash award. Gold, silverand bronze medal winners in YouthOlympic Games used to get Rs 10 lakh,Rs 7.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively.The gold medalist would now get Rs 7lakh, silver medalist Rs 5 lakh andbronze medalist would get Rs 3 lakh.Gold, silver and bronze medal winnersin Youth Commonwealth Games wouldget Rs 5 lakh, Rs 3 lakh and Rs 2 lakh,respectively.

ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPAward money for Asian Championship

has been increased four times. TheAsian Championship gold, silver andbronze medal winners would now getRs 4 lakh, Rs 3 lakh and Rs 2 lakh,respectively, instead of Rs 1 lakh, Rs75,000 and Rs 50,000 given earlier.

The award money for National andSouth Asian Federation Games has alsobeen increased considerably. Gold, silverand bronze medal winners in thesegames would now get Rs 3 lakh, Rs 2lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively, insteadof Rs 55,000, Rs 35,000 and Rs 25,000.Gold, silver and bronze medalists inNational Championships would now getRs 2 lakh, Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000,respectively, instead of Rs 35,000, Rs25,000 and Rs 15,000 given earlier.

The gold, silver and bronze medalistsin Para Olympic Senior National Gameswould now get Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1 lakh andRs 50,000, respectively, instead of Rs15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,000 givenearlier. g

Cash awards get fatterThe state government has announced further increase in the awardmoney given to sportspersons of the state for their outstandingachievements at various national and international tournaments

The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, honouring hockey playerSandeep Singh at a conference organised by the Haryana Sports and YouthAffairs Department

SPORTS HARYANA REVIEW JULY 201246

Saurabh Duggal

Today the public’s perspectivetowards sports has changed, thanks

to the hefty cash awards and jobincentives given by the government.When it comes to sports in India, thesustainability of cricket is unmatched.But, when it comes to socio-economicuplift, Haryana’s sports stars AnisaSayyed, Manoj Kumar, sisters Geeta andBabita, and Paramjeet Samota haveshown that Olympic disciplines are noless. All these sportspersons mightbelong to different faiths, but all ofthem have one belief in common -- areligion called sport, and its power toheal.

Once upon a time, they inhabitedhumble abodes, and travelled in ricketybuses, down the dusty paths to go to thetemples of their trades, training hard toattain battle-hardiness, both for theirchosen sport as well as life. Now, manylaurels later, they have moved intoswankier homes; the buses have beenreplaced by luxury sedans and SUVs;and in their pockets are the snazziest ofhigh-end cell phones. The HaryanaGovernment’s cash awards and jobs

policy for the sportspersons is atriggering point behind the changingscenario of sport.

GEETA (23) & BABITA (22) Geeta and Babita used to travel in busesearlier. But the Commonwealth Games’success has made the buses a thing ofpast and the sisters today have theirown personal cars for travelling and forlong distance travelling, the family haskept a driver.

“From day one, our father extendedall the possible support required for the

sport. But the one post-CWG change,which is visible is that we have a carnow,” said Geeta, who won the goldmedal in 55 kg in 2010 CWG. In April,she created history by becoming thefirst and the only Indian womenwrestler to qualify for the Olympics.

Geeta’s gold and Babita’s silver inCWG made the sisters richer by aroundRs 1.25 crore. And the money washanded over to the father, who quit hisgovernment job to train them. Thelatest investment (around Rs 12 lakh) ison a wrestling hall in their compound.

“Earlier we had an open wrestlingarena and because of the financialconstraints we could not go for our ownpersonal wrestling mats. But, thanks toour college, we got the mats. Now as wehave got sufficient money, we haveconverted the open arena to an indoorone and have also got a gym set,” saidBabita, who won silver in 51 kg weightcategory.

Now the girls generally buy brandedclothes from malls. Babita is fond ofmusic and her iPod is her bestcompanion. They don’t know whereexactly their father has made theinvestment, but it must be somewherein the agricultural land. Now afterSantro and SX4, the girls eye SUV. “If Iwin a medal in the Olympics, then myfirst purchase would be an SUV wortharound Rs 35 lakh. I saw it in Gurgaonand will disclose the name only when Ibuy it,” said Geeta.

PARAMJEET SAMOTA (24) The Dabangg of Indian boxing arenahas got everything what the hero of

Govt turns wheel offortune in their favourThe Haryana Government’s cash awards and jobs policy has taken sports inthe state to a higher level and changed the fortunes of many sportspersons

Geeta Phogat (Wrestling)

Babita Phogat (Wrestling)

Paramjeet Samota (Boxing)


movie Dabangg had --- style, policeuniform, jeep and his beloved; allthanks to success in theCommonwealth Games. ParamjeetSamota has been recently appointedDSP in the Haryana Police under thesports quota. With the cash awards hegot for the CWG and Asian Games, hebought Toyota’s Sports Utility VehicleFortuner, and many more purchases;and this year in January, he gotmarried too.

“When I picked up the sport, apartfrom donning the tri-colour, a job inIndian Railways was the only thing inmy mind. I never knew that the sportcould give me so much. Today I have goteverything - name, fame and money -because of boxing,” said Parmajeet,who hails from village Dinod, Bhiwani.

“We are from a very humblebackground. My father is an ex-serviceman and apart from his pensionthe only other source of income weearlier had was from a small piece ofagriculture land we own. So, you canimagine how difficult it must have beenfor him to support the family, and thenmy boxing, too. But, today our fortunehas changed,” he added.

Parmajeet’s golden run in the CWGwas stretched by a bronze in the AsianGames, held later on in the same year.The medals earned him the cashawards from Haryana and Centralgovernments and from his thenemployer, Railways. His total earningtouched to around Rs 1.25 crore. Thefirst thing he did from the cash awardsmoney was to renovate his villagehouse and add more rooms to it. Andthen he bought electronic gadgets, aToyota Fortuner and other luxuryitems.

“I handed over the entire money tomy father. After spending money on

renovation and construction of thevillage house he invested in property,”said Paramjeet. “Thanks to thealmighty, today we are verycomfortable,” he added.

MANOJ KUMAR RAJOUND (26) After retiring from the Indian army,Manoj’s father had to go for re-employment as the pension was notsufficient to raise the family of five.Manoj Kumar Rajound remembered allthe hardships his father had to gothrough in raising all of them and the

first thing he did from the cash awardhe got for his 2010 CommonwealthGames boxing gold, was to renovate hisvillage house in Rajound, Kaithal, andbuy a new one for his parents inKurukshetra city. The new house isequipped with the latest electronicgadgets, including LCD TV and splitAC.

Not just the house, Manoj got thefamily’s first car, too. “There is a timewhen you need support from the familyand a time comes when your familyneeds your support. So, now it’s myturn to give back,” said Manoj, whogifted a Maruti Swift (Diesel) to hiselder brother Rajesh, the one who isinstrumental in making him thechampion boxer.

Manoj is a star now, not just in thesporting fraternity; the fame in theboxing arena got him a chance to sharethe dais with cine super star AmitabhBachchan in Kaun Banaga Crorepati.He was also a part of the game show“Total Wipeout” hosted by ShahrukhKhan. “I never knew that punches inthe boxing ring could take you so far.Because of the sport I could rubshoulders with Bollywood stars andeven with the great cricketer Sachin

Tendulkar. But the most importantthing that I adore about the sport is thatit has given me an opportunity to helpmy family,” said Manoj.

The Haryana Government’s cashaward policy made him richer by Rs 20lakh and cash incentives from CentralGovernment, employer Indian Railwaysand an appearance in the TV show puthis bank balance to a total of Rs 1 crore.Apart from purchasing a house, Manojhas also bought a small shop. “The nextthing in my mind is to buy agriculturalland for my father. But as of now, thisplan has to wait,” said Manoj.

ANISA SAYYED KHAN (30) Back in 2009, Anisa Sayyed Khan andher husband, Mubarak Husain, werefinding it very difficult to pay theirmonthly rent of Rs 6,000 for a two-roomaccommodation in Sector 46, Faridabad;the financial crunch even forced themto start looking for another house. Ittook an understanding landlord, whoreduced the rent to Rs 4,000 for thecouple, for Anisa to continue to stay inthat house and focus on her sport –shooting. In 2010, Anisa purchased atwo-storied house in the same localitywhere, exactly a year earlier, she couldnot even afford to pay the rent.

Born into a lower-middle classMuslim family in Pune, Anisa, theyoungest of five siblings, moved aftermarriage to Mewat, a socio-economically backward Muslim-majority region on the Haryana-Rajasthan border. But the boundaries ofconservatism couldn’t restrict her fromwinning two gold medals at the 2010Commonwealth Games and, in theprocess, giving her family a facelift.

The medals fetched Anisa cashawards worth around Rs 1.25 crore fromthe Central, Haryana and MaharashtraGovernments, as well as IndianRailways. “I spent a lion’s share of thatamount on buying my house, bought apiece of land in my village with thebalance, and gave some money to myparents and in-laws,” said a proudAnisa, who also owns a car now.

Post CWG, Anisa’s life has changedin every sense. There was a time whenshopping meant first checking the pricetags; not anymore. “I am not too brand-conscious, but love to buy brandedclothes for my husband. So, not havingto stare at price tags gives me a sense ofsatisfaction,” said she. g

The writer is Senior Sports Journalistwith Hindustan Times, Chandigarh

Manoj Kumar (Boxing)

Anisa Sayyed Khan (Shooting)

SPORTS HARYANA REVIEW JULY 201248

Shamya Dasgupta

It’s something I have alwayswondered about. You need money to

become successful in sport – thismuch is clear. But where does thecycle start? Does it begin withcorporates and/or the governmentpumping in money, leading to thesetting up of proper infrastructurethat will turn out good athletes? Or,do we first need athletes showingenough promise so that themoneybags are hooked? The sportsjournalist in me thinks it should bethe former. But if it were my moneyon the line, I’d probably wait for thelatter option.

HARYANA SHOWS THE WAY The recent success of Indian boxing,all the way to the record number ofqualifiers for the London Olympics,follows neither route completely.While corporates have, by and large,stayed away from boxing, one stategovernment has revolutionised thesport, nay all sports – Haryana. Oneof the statistical highlights of the2010 Commonwealth Games – whereIndia finished second on the medals’tally – was that Haryana finishedfifth. ‘India-minus-Haryana’ wouldhave finished just above Haryana,behind Australia, England andCanada. Fifteen of India’s thirty-eightgolds at the event – nearly 40 per cent– were athletes from Haryana. For aspot of perspective: Haryana has justover 2 per cent of the nation’spopulation and occupies just 1.37 percent of India’s total land area.

But the Haryana governmentpromises every sportsperson whowins a national or internationalmedal an automatic cash reward anda government job. Besides, youngstersare encouraged to take up at least onesport in government-run schools.

PLAYING FOR SECURITY So, we find that it’s not so much thesetting up of world-classinfrastructure that has brought aboutthe change, but the dangling of some

healthy looking carrots that has donethe trick. It’s true that boxingfacilities have mushroomed acrossHaryana, especially in Bhiwani, butnot too many of them can be calledtop-draw. Still, they provide an avenuefor youngsters from poor or lowermiddle-class families, who have foundthe incentive to take up sportsseriously: a promise from thegovernment that, if they do well,

their futures are secure. It helps, ofcourse, that there are role models,like Vijender and Akhil Kumar, whichthe kids can emulate.

“What aukaad did we have?”Dinesh Kumar, the 81 kg silvermedallist from the 2010 GuangzhouAsiad, asks. “What would we haveachieved by studying? In Haryana,within a month of doing well, you getso much money and a good position.”

Boxed-in in India, Out India doesn’t follow boxing that closely, but even those of us who do wo


Aukaad, that brilliant word whichencompasses social standing,financial position, bargaining powerand much else. In Haryana, if you aresportsperson, there are systems inplace to ensure that your aukaad canbe on the upswing, if only you arewilling to go that extra mile. Untilrecently, one of the banes of Indiansport was that most athletes lostmotivation once they landed jobs.

Often as ticket checker in therailways, or a constable in the policeforce. But, if you come from a familywhere Rs 10,000 a month is a princelysum, these jobs are big.

THE MAGNIFICENT EIGHT Today, Haryana has ensured thatthere is always a good reason to domore, achieve more, succeed more.For instance, if you bring back the

bronze from the Olympics, you couldbe a deputy superintendent of police.When Vijender Singh returned with abronze from the 2008 BeijingOlympics, we put it down to luck, abit of a fluke. Then he also won aWorld Championships bronze andreached the world number oneranking in his category. Okay, so theyoung man’s got something. Still, he’sa one-off phenomenon, we thought.

But today, seven men and onewoman are going to London to be partof the boxing competition. Yes,Vijender was always going to qualify.I believed Vikas Krishan (69 kg),Shiva Thapa (56 kg) and DevendroSingh (49 kg) would too, and theyhave. But now we also have JaiBhagwan (60 kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) in thecontingent. [Apart from Shiva andDevendro, the other five are fromHaryana, incidentally.]

INDIA’S LONE WOMAN QUALIFIERThen there is MC Mary Kom, India’slone qualifier among the women.There has been no better, or moresuccessful, woman boxer in historythan ‘Magnificent’ Mary. She isn’t ather peak, at close to 30 years of age,and making a comeback after a two-year gap when she gave birth totwins. But she is still good enough tobe the Asian champion in her new,increased weight category– 51 kgs.

In the past, Indian athletes mayhave taken a tad too seriously theOlympics’ motto of ‘the mostimportant thing is not to win, but totake part’. Not this bunch.

Remember that India’s bestshowing at an Olympics till date isjust three medals: one gold and twobronzes in 2008. The boxers alone lookgood to knock that statistic out comeAugust 2012. My picks are Vijender,Vikas and Shiva, with Mary in thefray too.

And now you know that it’s nofluke that they are as good as they are. g

Courtesy: The Economic Times

of the Box in Haryana uldn’t have put our money on eight Indians qualifying for the Olympics

Haiku 1birds sing songs of joy

children's voices fill the airas the clouds pile up

Tropical delightschildren pull at ripe mangoes

golden juice streaks downnaked brown bodies

scents of summer flowerswaltz around

sunrays slant off white teethgiggles flow in chorus

with songs of birdsreturning to their nests

sunset covers vision with dusky silk

lightning prances across chocolate horizons

charismatic clouds gather earthin ardent embrace

sprinkle happy melodieslusty sea-waves roar

rise and flatten like sated beastschildren toss sucked mango skins

into frothy watersdance on wet sands

stars become brighter in the sky

Déjà vuacross my windowgray skies unfoldsheets of waterbrown streams

hop on to black roads from green sidewalks

a half naked urchin joins the crisscrossing rivulets

his dark skin glistensblack hair slither

down his headwrap his face

in wet embracea red car speeds through puddlesdrenching the child in its wake

his off-white teeth sparklea long forgotten whoop

escapes my lips

The first showerunder the trees

winds bend ragged weedsjust after rain

far in the woodsa kite lands on treetop

waiting for lunchwhile i stand and watch

a frog escapes certain deathas if preordained

a swallow sings and flies and sings and fliesoutside my window

pigeons cast their shadows on the wall

of the cool gardenhummingbirds hover

in the meadow

The summer raina transparent cloud

brought to her by summer winds

makes mother smilescents of summer rain

frolic around mark the season's change

robin stops singing to look for food

here in the compoundducks wade in the ponda child swims in circles

clucks and giggles galore g

(The poet is also a columnist)

Songs of summer that celebrate

monsoon

LITERATURE HARYANA REVIEW JULY 201250

-Randeep Wadehra

EDUCATION 51HARYANA REVIEW JULY 2012

Swati Sethi

Moving a step closer to realising hisdream of making Haryana an

educational hub of internationalrepute, the Haryana Chief Minister, MrBhupinder Singh Hooda, laid down thefoundation stones of 10 prestigiouseducational institutions in the RajivGandhi Education City (RGEC),Kundli, in district Sonipat, on June 10,2012.

These institutes included BhartiVidyapeeth University, Pune, AshokaUniversity, Asian Education SocietySkyline Business School, Foundationfor Organisation Research andEducation (FORE) School ofManagement, Manav RachnaInternational University, N.C. Collegeof Engineering and Research, HinduSchool of Architecture, RIMTTechnical Campus, Shri Balwant RaiInstitute of Technology and Researchand SRM University number 3. Theseinstitutes are being set up over an areaof 167.74 acres.

Rajiv Gandhi Education City,Sonipat is being developed on thepattern of Oxford University. Apartfrom regular courses like management,information technology and computersciences, the education city would also

house bio-medicalengineering, bio-technology,nano-technology, defenceresearch, and film and mediastudies.

After completion of thisambitious project, more thanone lakh students would getquality education.

Ashoka University wouldbe set up over 25 acres ofland in collaboration with theSchool of Engineering andApplied Sciences, University

of Pennsylvania, the oldest andprestigious university of USA, wherestudents could get education of thelevel of Harvard, Stanford, Oxford andCambridge. The University with acapacity of 4,000 students would startoperations in 2014.

The university campus is beingdesigned by American architect,Perkins Eastman, who has worked onleading educational campuses aroundthe world. Indian School of Business,Hyderabad was also established by thisinstitution.

SKYLINE EDUCATION GROUPSkyline Education Group would set upa business school on four acres of land.This institute would offer specialcourses in business managementsubjects like international business,marketing, information systems,tourism, human resource managementand insurance.

Manav Rachna University, being setup under the Haryana PrivateUniversities Act, 2006, would providefaculty of medicine, engineering,technology and management studies.Faculty of medicine would offer MBBSprogramme for which a 300-beddedhospital would be established in 2013,which would be upgraded to a 700-

bedded hospital in a phased manner. Similarly, the faculty of engineering

and technology and faculty ofmanagement studies would offer undergraduate, post graduate and doctoralprogramme.

SRM University would be set up bySouth Indian SRM Group of Institute.Equipped with modern facilities, theuniversity would offer courses inmedical, dental, pharmacy, nursing,engineering and technology,architecture, science, humanities andmanagement. A medical hospital wouldalso be established in the universitycampus.

FORE School of Management wouldbe developed on over 7.38 acres with aninvestment of about Rs 74 crore. Theinstitute would offer Post GraduateDiploma in Management (PGDM).

The Sonipat Hindu Educational andCharitable Society would set up HinduSchool of Architecture, which wouldoffer five year course in B.Architecture.

MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERINGThe NC Group of Institute would set upNC College of Engineering andResearch. This institute has up to 90per cent placement of students. ShriBalwant Institute of Technology isaffiliated to the Deenbandhu ChottuRam University of Science andTechnology, Murthal, and would offerspost graduate courses in managementand engineering.

Bharti Vidyapeeth University, Pune,would also set up its campus in theeducation city. It has 29 constituentunits under its umbrella with diversedisciplines such as management,medicine, law, engineering, science,arts, commerce, pharmacy, architectureand social work.

RIMT Technical Campus wouldhouse technical courses like B.tech, B.Architecture, MBA and MCA. Thiscampus would be developed on over 13acres of land.

In RGEC, 25 per cent reservation inseats and a special provision of rebatein fees has been made for the studentsof Haryana. Provision of hostels, staffquarters, hotels, multiplexes, shoppingcomplex, medical centre, post office,police station, convention centre,seminar hall, art gallery, weekly bazaarand food court, have been made in thecampus. A beautiful lake would also bedeveloped on an area of 12.5 acres.Round-the-clock water supply would beavailable in the entire city. g

The making of aneducation hubThe Chief Minister has laid foundationstones of 10 educational projects in theRajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat

NEWS IN CAPSULE HARYANA REVIEW JULY 201252

Mamta Sodha scales Africa’shighest mountain Mamta Sodha, Deputy Superintendantof Police, Haryana, and a trainedmountaineer, hailing from Kaithaldistrict, has scaled Africa's highestmountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Shehoisted the national flag on themountain peak at a height of 5,895meters above sea level on June 20.

Haryana Chief ParliamentarySecretary, Mr Jaiveer Balmiki, hascongratulated Mamta Sodha, on herfeat. He said that she had broughtlaurels to the state and the country.Mamta had also scaled Mount Everestearlier and for this success inmountaineering, the state governmenthad appointed her DeputySuperintendent of Police. He said thatshe was also awarded by the Presidentof India.

Mamta would be honoured on herreturn from Africa.

State Pollution Control Boardtakes policy decisions

All units in Haryana must apply forconsent to operate by June 30, 2012and, in case of non-compliance, penalaction, including prosecution andclosure, shall be taken against thenon-applicant units.

Penal action, including prosecutionand closure, shall also be takenagainst such non-complying units ashave no effluent treatment plant (ETP)

or are found to be discharginguntreated effluent through borewellinto an aquifer.

These decisions were taken at ameeting of regional officers held inGurgaon under the Chairmanship ofMr P.K. Gupta, Additional ChiefSecretary, Environment-cum-Chairman, Haryana State PollutionControl Board.

Giving a brief on the outcome ofthe meeting, Mr Gupta said that incases of units where the samples hadfailed, one opportunity would be givento them to submit their scheme ofmodification of ETP/ air pollutioncontrol measures (ACPM) along withan undertaking to implement it, and abank draft for the prescribed amountas performance security.

On the issue of penal actionagainst non-complying units, it wassuggested that ROs would identifynewly covered units under the Red,Orange and Green Categories byAugust 15, 2012.

Mr Gupta said that on the issue ofgrant of Consent to Establish (NOC)where environmental clearance wasrequired under the EnvironmentImpact Assessment (EIA) notification,it was decided that the board wouldcheck the application as per thechecklist.

“Should the case be found completeexcept environmental clearance, theboard will issue a letter stating thatthe project is complete in all respects,except the environmental clearance to

be issued by SEIAA/ MOEF, GOI. Asand when environmental clearance isreceived, the Consent to Establish(NOC) shall be issued by the board”,the Chairman added.

All cases for Consent to Establishand Consent to Operate lying pendingfor more than 90 days from the receiptof complete application, shall bereferred to the head office provided atleast one or more meeting has takenplace or RO has requested the deputycommissioner for fixing the date ofDLC/DLCC meeting.

Hooda hails hike in MSP

The Chief Minister, Mr BhupinderSingh Hooda, has hailed the decisionof the Cabinet Committee onEconomic Affairs to more than doublethe hike in the Minimum SupportPrice (MSP) for paddy and effect aconsiderable raise in the MSP forother Kharif crops 2012-13.

The MSP of paddy (Common) hasbeen fixed at Rs 1,250 per quintal andof paddy (Grade A) at Rs 1,280 perquintal, which represents an increaseof Rs 170 per quintal over the lastyear’s MSP. In 2011-12, the MSP hadbeen raised by Rs 80 per quintal.

The MSP of jowar (hybrid), bajraand maize has been raised by Rs 195per quintal and fixed at Rs 1,175 perquintal each. The MSP of jowar hasbeen raised by Rs 520 per quintal overlast year’s MSP and fixed at Rs 1,520per quintal. The MSP of urad hasbeen raised from Rs 3,300 per quintalto Rs 4,300 per quintal.

The MSPs of groundnut-in-shell,sunflower seed, seasamum andnigerseed have been increased by Rs1,000, Rs 900, Rs 800 and Rs 600 perquintal respectively over last year, andfixed at Rs 3,700, Rs 3,700, Rs 4,200 andRs 3,500 per quintal. The MSPs ofsoyabean (black) and soyabean(yellow) have been increased by Rs 550per quintal each over last year andfixed at Rs 2,200, Rs 2,240 per quintalrespectively.

The MSP of cotton (medium staple)has been raised from Rs 2,800 to Rs3,600 per quintal and cotton (longstaple) has been raised from Rs 3,300to Rs 3,900 per quintal.

THE MONTH THAT WAS

Mamta Sodha mountaineer with the tricolour at Africa’s highest peak

NEWS IN CAPSULE 53HARYANA REVIEW JULY 2012

License fees on propertyincreased

The Haryana Cabinet which met underthe chairmanship of the ChiefMinister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda,has approved the proposal of the Townand Country Planning Department toincrease the license fee for residentialplotted, group housing and industrialcolonies only. It has also approvedincrease in conversion charges forhotel, motel with banquet facility andresorts projects.

The Cabinet has also decided toamend the categorisation of potentialarea with respect to Prithla in Palwaldistrict and Gwal Pahari in Gurgaondistrict. The Cabinet, therefore,approved the amendment of section25(1) of Punjab Scheduled Roads andControlled Areas Restrictions ofUnregulated Development Act, 1963.

The cabinet has decided that theschedule of conversion charges andlicence fee would include distinction ofcontrolled area as per earlier provisionof Punjab Scheduled Roads andControlled Areas Restriction ofUnregulated Development Act, 1963 i.e.Section 4 (1) (a) arid Section 4 (1) (b)has been is done away with.

A separate category of conversioncharges for commercial uses likehotels, motels with banquet facilitiesand resorts will include the existingcommercial rates and 50 per centequivalent of licence fee andinfrastructure development charges asapplicable for commercial licences inHyper Potential Zone and 25 per cent

equivalent of licence fee andinfrastructure development charges incase of other zones.

There would be a separate categoryof conversion charges for above 150FAR for commercial uses. The cabinethas decided to include Gwal Pahari inHigh Potential Zone-I (which is forcommercial use only) and Prithala inmedium potential zone for amendmentin the schedule to Rules 1976 framedfor Haryana Development andRegulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975.Also to include Prithala in MediumPotential Zone of the schedule toRules 1965 framed for the PunjabScheduled Roads and Controlled AreasRestriction of UnregulatedDevelopment Act, 1963.

AIIMS-II comes to Haryana

The construction of the secondcampus of All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS-II), perhapsbigger than the one in Delhi, began inBadhsa village in Jhajjar district asthe Union Minister of Health andFamily Welfare, Mr Ghulam NabiAzad, accompanied by the ChiefMinister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda,laid the foundation stone of AIIMSOutreach OPD. It is being built at acost of Rs 1,000 crore.

"We are planning to have somenational institutes of excellence herethat will contribute to health researchas well as framing of national healthpolicies and programmes forimplementation," Mr Gulam NabiAzad said during the ceremony.

The minister announced that 5 to 10per cent reservation would be given toyouths of Badsha village in class-IVand other non technical jobs in theupcoming AIIMS-II.

The Chief Minister, Mr BhupinderSingh Hooda, said that AIIMS wouldprove to be a milestone for thedevelopment of the state.

Free surgical treatment for children

“The Haryana Government hasdecided to provide surgical treatmentfree of cost to all children up to 18years of age at its tertiary carehospitals in the State. Also, acomprehensive anaemia controlstrategy is being planned,” disclosedMrs Navraj Sandhu, HaryanaFinancial Commissioner andPrincipal Secretary, Health andMedical Education.

She said that review of deaths ofmothers conducted in the districtsrevealed that most of the deaths couldhave been prevented by timelyidentification of high-risk pregnanciesand referral to higher medical facility. g

The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Union Health and FamilyWelfare Minister, Mr Gulam Nabi Azad, and MP, Mr Deepender Singh Hooda,share a point at the foundation stone laying ceremony of AIIMS outreachOPD at village Badhsa in Jhajjar district

KU’s IMCMT-B.Tech gets100 per cent placement

The Institute of MassCommunication and MediaTechnology of KurukshetraUniversity has achieved 100 percent placement for the students ofB.Tech (Printing, Graphics &Packaging) course for 2011-12. Thecourse seems to have become thecynosure of students seekingadmission at graduate leveltechnical courses. All the 28students in final year of the coursehave been absorbed by theindustrial houses, or short-listed forfuture placement. Out of 28students in the final batch, 18students have already been selectedby different houses of thepackaging industry with a paypackage ranging from Rs 2 lakh toRs 2.5 lakh per annum.

Three students - Bhanu, VishalSharma and Mandhir - have beenoffered a package of Rs 2.5 lakh perannum while others have beenplaced at Rs 2 lakh per annum.Besides, four students have beenshort-listed by different companiesfor employment.

ART AND CULTURE HARYANA REVIEW JULY 201254

Anjana Datta

Haryana, the cradle of India's ancient civilisation,and the land where the Mahabharata and many

other historical battles, that shaped the destiny ofIndia, were fought, cradles many places of greatreligious and cultural significance. It is here thatgreat religions of India – Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism and Sikhism-- flourished and gave birth to aunique and distinct culture which was the epitomeof refinement and elegance in every sphere.

But Haryana is much more than a historic state. Ithas a huge reservoir of cultural heritage passingfrom one generation to another through the hands ofits skilled artists. It's these artists who are richrepositories and propagators of state's folk andclassical wisdom, creativity, techniques and skillsand mythologies. Proud and conscious of theircultural heritage, they demonstrate an intimateknowledge of the cultural ethos of the region towhich they belong.

As Haryana is home to many places of religiousand historical significance, people here have givenart a religious fervour, too. Myths and legends havealways been popular stuff for the artists. The state ofHaryana boasts of religious paintings, murals andfrescoes adorning the walls, ceilings and verandahsof the temples. The religious art finds its supremeexpression in the form of Hindu temples of the statewhich are amongst the finest in the country.

RELIGIOUS AND MYTHOLOGICAL THEMESThe walls of the palace of Maharaja Tej Singh inMirpur in Gurgaon are adorned with paintingsdepicting Ramayana, done in Rajput style. The‘Matru Mad ki Piao’, in Gurgaon, featuresmythological paintings. Similarly, temples in Kaithal,the Kapil temple in Kilayat and Sarsainth temple in Sirsahave religious themes adorning the walls and exteriors ofthese temples. The Rajiwala temple near the samadhis ofBaba Balak Ram and Lala Jamuna Das in Jagadhari andAmbala, respectively, are famous for their wall-paintingsdepicting religious themes.

“Art is the highest attainment of an artist’s creations. Theartist interprets life and his environment. To feel the pulse ofany culture, see its art as it is the perfect blend of nativecraft, and people’s faith and traditions,” remarks HirdayKaushal, one of the most outstanding artists of Haryana.“One can see in art a sublime culture that holds in its fold therichness of traditions, family values and people’s lifestylefinding its expression in the form of aesthetics,” he explains.

Hirday has an enviable repertoire of paintings andsculptures in metal bronze, stone, marble, wood, glass, fiberglass and welding etc depicting themes of nature, religion

and festivals. He exudes a lot of expressive power in hisworks with an amazing mastery over all the mediums. In oneof the pieces, he depicts Basant celebration, while in another,he depicts Nav Durga Puja during the Navratras. His worksare a treat for the eyes. He brings out his tender feelingsthrough his expert sensitive hands.

“Art and religion are dialectically linked. Art isstructured, meditative and grounded deep in Indianspirituality,” says Bheem Malhotra, an artist of eminencefrom Haryana. Born and bred at Sonipat, he is one of themost celebrated and exhibited artists of India today. AnAssistant Professor of Art in College of Architecture,Chandigarh, he has held numerous shows in India andabroad to show his works and won several awards.

Commenting on the religious themes of his paintings,Bheem says, “Religious art forms are based on theinspirations drawn from not only people’s faith but also their

The art route to cultureHaryana has a huge reservoir of cultural heritage passing from onegeneration to another through the hands of its skilled artists

‘Navratra pujan’ by Hriday Kaushal

ART AND CULTURE 55HARYANA REVIEW JULY 2012

aesthetic notions. When the religious faith finds itsexpression in an aesthetically pleasing manner, a religiousart is born.”

He further adds, “As festivals and fairs are part of ourcultural psyche, the artist while depicting them in his work,strengthens not only the powerful beliefs of the people intheir culture, but also reflects their inner desires to celebratethem. As compelling subjects, artists are often drawn to thesethemes to express their inner passions in their works.”Bheem himself has portrayed the joy and celebrations ofBasant in one of his paintings.

Similarly, the award winning painting of Shakti SinghAhlawat, a freelance artist based at Rohtak, depicts theextraordinary variety and vitality of ‘Basant Panchmi’ invarious hues.

Any traditional art form depicts a religious backgroundwith a narrative or picture representing a cosmic processwhich bursts a great deal of interest in the viewers as BhupSingh Gulia of Rohtak has done in his painting depictingTeej festival. The artist has skillfully depicted the festiveexcitement of Teej in his work.

FESTIVAL OF TEEJTeej, one of Haryana’s most distinctive festivals, is dedicatedto goddess Parvati. A seasonal festival, Teej greets the rainswhich bring succour to a parched land after a long, hotsummer. Brightly clad womenfolk taking swings amidstgrooves of trees, filling the air with lilting songs to enjoy thefestive spirit, are beautifully captured by the artist in hispainting.

For an artist, the festival days are more than the festivedays alone. Their toil and innate artistry is rewarded whenthey come out with their treasure of artistic creations.Recalling an era of splendour and pristine glory of ourtraditions, the artist seeks not only to revive the dyingtraditions of our rich heritage, but also shows how tocelebrate these works of religious art. The Bondwal brothersof Bahadurgarh are just doing the same, preserving India’sart traditions in their pristine glory even today.

Their art works in sandalwood depicting religious motifsin various forms are poignant expression of India’s

traditional art. Each figure blendsinto sandalwood as it is. Thetreatment to each form is suggestiveand ethereal. Each piece holds afascination for the artists and theygive this fascination an orient lookwith richness and magnificence oftheir skills. No doubt, their workstands out for perfection and sheerexuberance of their craftsmanship.

“The work of religious art is ofeducational value. It’s simplicitymakes it comprehensive even toschoolchildren,” says Shakti Singh.“People are educated about theirreligious heritage without having toread anything and everything in thebooks,” he remarks.

SPREADING CULTURE“Such forms of art go a long way inincreasing true awareness among

people about our rich cultural andreligious fervour and traditional values so dear to us,” saysChander Kant Bondwal, a renowned artist of Bahadurgarh.The Bondwal brothers-- Mahavir, Rajender and ChanderKant-- are the accomplished and award-winning artists ofHaryana who have been applauded all over the world areconsidered India’s most outstanding artists.

It is refreshing to learn that at a time when artists arechurning out triptychs and diptychs, experimenting withhuge canvases for commercial purpose, a few artists ofHaryana have managed to retain and depict their aestheticsense in rich traditional art of India.

Kudos to them! gThe writer is a freelance journalist

‘Basant panchmi’ by Shakti Singh

‘Sawan-VI’ by Bhup Singh Gulia

LAST PAGE HARYANA REVIEW JULY 201256

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