Karnal cops involved in TA scam will face action: Khattar
KARNAL: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said stern action will be taken against cops involved in the travelling allowance (TA) scam in the accounts branch of Karnal police.
“The people involved in this scam will not be spared but no injustice will be done,” the CM said during an interaction with media persons in Karnal.
On the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana being made optional , Khattar said, “This is a Centre-sponsored scheme and any changes made to it will be implemented in the state. Later, we will see what the state can add to the scheme.”
Responding to a query about pending claims of around 5,000 farmers amounting to several lakhs, the CM said not only the farmers but state and Central governments had also paid a share of premium in the scheme and insurance companies will have to compensate farmers for crop loss.
Khattar, who also holds the finance portfolio, will present the state’s budget for 2020-21 on February 28.
“This will be a people’s budget. It has been prepared considering the needs and wants of every section of society,” he said.
‘WILL PRESENT A BALANCED BUDGET’
Addressing a gathering at a private school in Karnal, Khattar said in the next five years the government will focus on health, education, safety and self-reliance. He said the state government was committed to providing quality education in government schools.”
“This will be a balanced budget and suggestions from different stakeholders have been included. Special focus will be on poor people with an annual income below ₹1.80 lakh, ” he said.
He also said that people involved in the GST scam in Haryana will face action.
The CM laid foundation stones of development projects amounting to ₹13 crore in Karnal.