Five toll points to be closed in Haryana: Cabinet

\ Chandigarh, Oct 26 (PTI) Haryana Cabinet today approved a\proposal of the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department\to close five toll points in the state.\ The points will be closed after the expiry of their\agreement and three new toll points will be installed, a\spokesman said.\ The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting under the\chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, he said.\ The Gurugram-Pataudi road point will close on December\12,2017, Gurgaon-Farrukh Nagar-Jhajjar on August 27, 2017,\Neval- Gheer-Garhi-Birbal on November\30,Pehowa-Ladwa-Saharanpur Haridwar road on November 15 and\Karnal-Rambha-Indri-Ladwa on November 15.\ Three new toll points will be installed at\Palwal-Jewar-Aligarh road, Ateli-Kheri road and\Narnaul-Koriawas-Rambass road upto the Rajasthan border.\ Besides, a three-member committee has been constituted\under chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) P\Raghavendra Rao for revision of pension, as per 7th Pay\Commission recommendations.\ Cabinet approved the draft to amend Service Rules for\steno typist/junior scale stenographer/senior scale\stenographer in the Public Health Engineering Department.\ The rules will be called Haryana Public Works Department,\Public Health Branch, Headquarters Office Ministerial(Group C)\Service(Amendment) Rules, 2016.\ The Cabinet approved draft of the Haryana Industries and\Commerce Department (Group A) Service Rules, 2016.\ The decision was taken as the existing Service Rules have\been comprehensively revised to bring the same in conformity\with the restructuring plan of the department.\ It was also observed that in the existing Group A Service\Rules there was a provision of merit-cum-seniority for\promotion but the criteria was not mentioned.\ In the draft the criteria is ACR score and seniority.\ The Cabinet approved transfer of 14.625 acres land to\Municipal. It will be done by the Irrigation and Water\Resources Department.\ The land situated between NH 8 and Sanjarpur distributary\is partly barren. It was earlier acquired to set up a brick\kiln and now has been declared as surplus land, which will\transferred at Rs 31 lakh per acre, he said. (MORE) PTI CHS\ANB\KIS\