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© Government of Haryana No. 4–2024] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 (MAGHA 3, 1945 SAKA)
PART-I
Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION, PUBLIC RELATION AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 12th January, 2024
No. 1/3/2024-1P.— The Governor of Haryana hereby frame a Scheme namely "Sant Mahapurush Samman Evam Vichar Prasar Yojana" and fix the guideline mentioned below:-
1. TITLE OF THE SCHEME
"Sant Mahapurush Samman Evam Vichar Prasar Yojana".
2. OBJECT
(i) To propagate the teachings of great saints among the masses, especially the youth so as to encourage them follow the rich spiritual heritage of this country, for which India is known from the Vedic times.
(ii) To provide financial assistance to institutions/societies for the celebration of birth anniversaries of Saints/Mahapurush at State, district and block level to propagate their message.
3. DEFINITION
(a) "Financial Assistance" means the amount sanctioned/related out of Governments funds.
(b) "Recommending Authority" means the concerned Deputy Commissioner.
(c) "Competent Authority" for sanction of expenditure means the Director General, Information, Public Relations & Languages Department, Haryana.
4. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
(i) Only those institutions/societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Indian Trust Act would be eligible and registration of society/institution will not be less than three years.
(ii) The financial assistance can be given once in a year Institution/Society.
(iii) Multiple programmes to celebrate the birth/death anniversary of any great saint/personality/ mahapurush can be arranged in various districts of the State. (86)PART I] HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., JAN. 23, 2024 (MAGH. 3, 1945 SAKA) 87 (iv) The financial assistance of upto Rs. 50,000/- may be sanctioned for block level programmes, upto Rs.2.00 lacs for district level programmes with the approval of Director General, Information, Public Relations & Languages, Haryana on the recommendations of concerned Deputy Commissioner. The amount of financial assistance for State-level programmes will be decided on the basis of importance of programme.
(v) The financial assistance will be sanctioned for celebration of the birth/death anniversaries of Saints/Mahapurush or any event approved by Hon'ble CM at State and Block level.
5. PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING APPLICATIONS (If the programme will arranged through
Institutions or Registered Society):
(I) The application in prescribed proforma alongwith attested copy of registration of the
institution/society of the society/institution with annual account and balance sheet.
(II) The Society/institution will apply to Deputy Commissioner before the function for said purpose.
(III) The Deputy Commissioner will attend himself or send his representative in function.
(IV) The Deputy Commissioner will decide the recommendations to this department on the basis of level of function to be celebrated by the Society/Institution.
(V) Based on the report of the DC, the case will be decided by this department.
6. PURPOSE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The financial assistance may be sanctioned for the following purpose:
(i) To celebrate birth/death anniversaries of great Saints/Mahapurush.
7. PROGRAMMES THROUGH DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE:
(i) If the programme is not organized through Institutions/societies registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Indian Trust Act, then the programme will be organised on the recommendations of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana. A Committee under the chairmanship of concerned Deputy Commissioner, consisting of various officers of the district, will be constituted for finalising all the arrangements of the programme. The Committee will also verify all the bills concerning the programme. The committee will be notified from the Government. The payment will be released by this department through the State Headquarter /concerned DIPRO.
8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) Amount sanctioned will be in the manner of reimbursement, no advance payment will be
sanctioned.
(b) Deputy Commissioner will be invited by the society and Deputy Commissioner or his representative may attend the function.
(c) One representative of Deputy Commissioner should attend the programme.
(d) Maximum five societies may be recommended by the Deputy Commissioner in one district in a year.
(e) Any institution/Society found guilty of non-fulfilment of the conditions shall be debarred from being considered for this scheme for a minimum period of three years or more as may be decided by the competent authority.
(f) If the programme is not organised through Institutions/societies registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Indian Trust Act then the programme will be organised on the recommendations of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana. A Committee under the chairmanship of concerned Deputy Commissioner, consisting of various officers of the district, will be constituted for finalising all the arrangements of the programme. The Committee will also verify all the bills concerning the programme. The payment will be released by this department through the concerned DIPRO.
(g) On the recommendations of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana, a Committee, as proposed above,
will be constituted for every programme to oversee the arrangements. As the case may be, any
eligible institution or society can also apply for financial assistance under this scheme.
88 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., JAN. 23, 2024 (MAGH. 3, 1945 SAKA) [PART I(h) On the recommendations of Hon'ble CM, multiple programmes to celebrate the jayanti of any great saint can be arranged in various districts of the State.
(i) The Information, Public Relations, Languages & Culture Department, as per its expertise, will make arrangements for LEDs, sound system, MOC, printing of invitation cards, backdrop etc.
(j) In case of any important programme, the arrangement for transportation will be made by the
concerned Deputy Commissioner/ Secretary, RTA and the expenses of POL will be borne by this
department. Keeping in view the importance of event, the maximum limit of the expenditure of
transport is proposed to be fixed at Rs. 25 lakh.
9. AUTHORITY FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
The amount shall be reimbursed to the institution/society through the District Information & Public Relations Officer concerned or the State headquarters, as the case may be.
V. UMASHANKAR, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana, Information, Public Relations & Languages
Department Haryana.
10809—C.S.—H.G.P., Pkl.