Current Affairs - Haryana

The Haryana Assembly on 6^th November passed the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020.

Major Provisions

• The Bill provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions.
• The Bill allows the recall of village sarpanches and members of the block-level panchayat samitis and district-level zilaparishads if they fail to perform.
• To recall a sarpanch and members of the two bodies, 50% members of a ward or gram sabha have to give in writing that they want to initiate proceedings. This will be followed by a secret ballot, in which their recall will require two-third members voting against them.
• Further, the Bill has provision of 50% reservation to women in these rural bodies.
• The Bill also proposes 8% reservation to the “more disadvantaged” among the Backward Classes.

On August 5, 2020, state government of Haryana has launched two schemes towards welfare of women, kids:

• MahilaEvamKishoriSammanYojana: To provide free sanitary napkins to girls and women of below poverty line (BPL) families.
• MukhyaMantriDoodhUpharYojana: To provide fortified flavoured skimmed milk powder to women and children.

• Haryana state Cabinet has passed the draft “Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Ordinance, 2020” to provide 75% reservation for the residents of Haryana in private sector jobs having salary of less than Rs 50,000 per month.
• Employment providers which have more than 10 employees in its premises would be covered in this upcoming Act.
• The law will have stringent rules for industries and firms that will try to hide information regarding employees.