Residents in Haryana will receive several New Year gifts, including an increased old age pension of Rs 3,000 starting January 1, 2024, up from the previous Rs 2,750. Additionally, the state will introduce two Vande Bharat trains for transportation. However, these trains will exclusively stop at Ambala in Haryana. The inaugural service is scheduled for January 4, 2024, followed by the second train on January 6.
Opposition leaders in Haryana are continuously attacking the government regarding the portal. Amidst these attacks, the state government is coming up with a new portal. This portal has been named ‘Portal Guru’. The key highlight of this portal lies in its incorporation of all 246 portals dedicated to citizen services, schemes, and programs across departments, boards, and corporations. The formal inauguration by the CM is slated for January, marking its comprehensive integration.
‘Guru Portal’ has been given this name because the portals of all the departments have been included in it. As soon as you click on the Guru Portal, all the portals will be displayed. It will be convenient for the people that whatever department related service they want to avail, they will be able to open the portal of that department from here. Haryana is going to become the first state in the country to make such a start.
However, regarding this also, opposition leaders are preparing to corner the government. Both Vande Bharat trains coming from Ayodhya Dham to Haryana have been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first Vande Bharat train, number 22488 will depart from Amritsar at 8:30 am and reach Old Delhi station at 1:50 pm. In return, this train will leave from Old Delhi station at 3:15 pm for Amritsar.
The Ambala stoppage is scheduled for the Vande Bharat train, specifically train number 22478 departing from Katra Railway Station at 6 am. It is expected to arrive at Ambala Cantt by 11:44 am before continuing its journey and reaching New Delhi by 2 pm.Additionally, the Amrit Bharat train routes are planned from Ayodhya Dham to Darbhanga and from Malda Town to Sir M Vishveshwar Terminus Bengaluru.
After intense political discussions, the tender for constructing AIIMS has been awarded to L&T Company. The estimated cost for the AIIMS construction is Rs 1,231 crore, with a stipulated completion timeframe of 22 months. The commencement of construction is anticipated in January. The topic of AIIMS construction was raised in the Haryana Assembly on December 15, with CM Manohar Lal affirming the imminent finalization of the tender, which will be followed by the announcement of the Prime Minister’s visit date.