The cabinet of Haryana, on Monday, decided to procure all crops of farmers at the minimum support price. The state Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, took this decision.
Now, the government will procure ten crops—ragi, soybean, nigerseed, safflower, barley, maize, jowar, jute, coconut, and summer moong—at MSP. All expenses relating to procurement would be borne by the government.
This was declared as a decision earlier by Chief Minister Saini in a public programme in Kurukshetra district on Sunday.
The step to bring these crops under MSP is aimed at stabilizing their market prices and giving constant income to farmers for growing a variety of crops, it is stated.
A revised pension and family pension structure for retired judicial officers was also accepted by the Cabinet based on recommendations by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. According to the revised pension, dearness relief would be carried forward, with provisions for maximum death-cum-retirement gratuity of Rs 20 lakh. The gratuity ceiling would be increased by 25 percent whenever the dearness allowance reached 50 percent of basic pay.
The Cabinet also approved the draft of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Amendment Ordinance, 2024, to amend the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 2014.
As per the draft ordinance, the chairman of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission is proposed to be a high court judge if appointed. If no high court judge is available for appointment, a district judge if available, may be inducted into the role and if no district judge is available, one out of the three senior members of the commission shall be chosen on the basis of seniority. Provided further that the Chairman or member shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his appointment.
Currently, the Chairman has to be a district judge who, at the time of his or her retirement or resignation, has had at least ten years' standing.
The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission is a quasi-judicial body which resolves disputes relating to gurdwara properties, funds and other matters between the committees or executive boards of the gurdwaras. It has, therefore, been considered appropriate that a Judge of the High Court may also be appointed as Chairman or Member of the Commission.
