Haryana Cabinet Approves Employment Support for Families of 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victims
Chandigarh : New Delhi : The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini here today, has approved an amendment to the Deployment of Contractual Persons Policy, 2022 to provide compassionate employment to one current family member of those persons of Haryana who were killed during the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots whether in the state or outside.
The decision operationalizes the announcement made by the Chief Minister on August 25, 2025, in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, reflecting the State Government’s commitment to the welfare and rehabilitation of the affected families. Under the amendment, a new clause has been inserted in the policy allowing one unanimously identified current family member of riot victims to be considered for deployment through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) against a suitable job role in Level-I, Level-II, or Level-III categories, depending on educational qualifications and eligibility criteria prescribed by the HKRN.
If all posts in a department are filled, HKRN will adjust the eligible person in another department or within its own establishment to ensure employment.This compassionate measure provides a structured mechanism for engagement through HKRN, ensuring fairness, transparency, and dignity for families who suffered irreparable loss of lives during the 1984 riots.
Haryana Cabinet Approves Ordinance to Confer Ownership Rights in Abadi Deh Areas
The Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, here today approved a proposal to issue the Haryana Abadi Deh (Vesting, Recording and Resolving of Ownership Rights) Ordinance, 2025. This landmark initiative aims to confer ownership rights upon occupiers in Abadi Deh areas, based on possession records established through drone surveys and property cards.
The Ordinance will provide statutory recognition to the process of vesting, recording and resolving ownership rights within the Abadi Deh area of a revenue estate to the occupiers.
The primary objective of the Ordinance is to identify, record and resolve ownership rights of occupiers in Abadi Deh areas by determining the persons best entitled to be recorded as owners and vesting ownership rights in them. It seeks to demarcate and delineate the boundaries and areas of each survey unit, creating a presumption of truth in the official records. The Ordinance will also facilitate the transfer of property rights, such as ownership, lease and mortgage (with or without possession), thereby enabling residents to access financial services including bank loans.
In addition to streamlining ownership processes, the legislation will promote planned development in Abadi Deh areas by preserving village heritage, improving civic amenities, enhancing land value and integrating rural layouts with urban development norms. It will resolve long-standing disputes related to boundaries and ownership and to economically empower rural residents by enabling them to leverage their properties for financial transactions.
The Ordinance provides a robust legal framework to support the outcomes of the SVAMITVA Scheme and drone-based surveys. It ensures a transparent and efficient process for recording and vesting ownership rights, fostering community development and equitable access to resources. The Ordinance leverages the comprehensive database established through drone surveys and possession certificates issued under the SVAMITVA scheme, ensuring efficient implementation
Haryana Cabinet Approves Amendment to Policy for Purchase of Land Voluntarily Offered to Government for Development Projects
The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved a proposal to amend the Policy for Purchase of Land Voluntarily Offered to Government Departments, Government Entities such as Boards, Corporations and Government Companies for Development Projects 2025.
As per the amendment, a new provision regarding admissible consent/offer has been inserted in sub-para 4.1 of para 4 of the said policy. Under this provision, any consent uploaded by a landowner either himself or through an aggregator on the e-Bhoomi portal, fulfilling all the conditions mentioned in sub-paras 5(ii) and (iii) / 6(ii) and (iii), shall be considered valid.
Earlier, under the existing provision, a landowner (either personally or through an aggregator) could offer land on the e-Bhoomi portal at rates up to a maximum of three times the prevailing Collector rates fixed under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 for the respective district. This restriction on offering rates up to only three times the Collector rates was creating difficulties in obtaining genuine land offers especially from villages where collector rates are much below the market rates under the policy.
Haryana Cabinet approves Draft Teachers Transfer Policy, 2025
The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved the Teachers’ Transfer Policy, 2025, aligning it substantially with the Model Online Transfer Policy. The revised policy is proposed to replace the existing Teachers Transfer Policy – 2023.
The Teachers’ Transfer Policy, 2025 aims to ensure equitable and demand-based deployment of teachers and school heads in a fair and transparent manner, while safeguarding the academic interests of students.
Under the new policy, the concept of zoning has been removed, allowing teachers to choose any school directly.
However, the provision of addition allowance to teachers of RoH cadre to be posted in district Nuh, Hathin and Morni block on their choice, remain same as in Teacher Transfer Policy, 2023. Teachers belonging to the Mewat Cadre shall not be posted outside the cadre.
The allotment of schools will be determined on the basis of the total composite score earned by each teacher, calculated out of 80 points. Age will be the prime factor, carrying a maximum weightage of 60 points. To address special categories such as women, women-headed households, widows, widowers, differently-abled persons, teachers suffering from serious ailments, couple cases, maximum 20 points are provided for teachers of these categories.
In addition, a deduction of 10 marks has been introduced for the teacher during currency of major penalty. If any, Teachers aggrieved by transfer decisions may represent their grievances to the competent authority for redressal. Finally, the special five merit points for couple case will now be available to one employee without any restrictions on distance between the place of posting of the spouse.
Cabinet Approves Relaxation in Compassionate Appointment Policy for Families of Battle Casualties of Haryana Domicile
New Delhi November 3 – The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, here today approved the compassionate appointments in two time barred cases by relaxing the policy (2014) related to compassionate appointments of dependents of battle casualities belonging to Haryana domicile.
In the first case, appointment to a Group C post was approved for Sh. Sameer, son of Battle Casualty Sep. Satish Kumar (Defence-Army) who died in Action in ‘OP PARAKRAM’ on December 28, 2001 and in the second case appointment was approved to a Group C post in favour of Sh. Jangvir Takshak son of Battle Casualty Sepoy Jagdish (Defence-Army) who died in Action on July 26, 2000 in ‘OP RAKSHAK’ (J&K)
Haryana Cabinet approved the amendment in the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Rules, 1964
The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, here today, approved the amendment in the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Rules, 1964. These rules may be called the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Haryana Second Amendment Rules, 2025.
The amendment in the Rule 6(2) of the Village Common Lands Rules, 1964 is approved for making provision that out of the land proposed to be leased out for cultivation, 5 precent land shall be reserved for Persons with Disability having disability certificate of 60 percent or more.
Similarly the amendment of Rule, 6(2A) of the Village Common Lands Rules, 1964 has been approved for making provision for lease of land for the purpose of establishing Gau Abhyaran to the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairy or Haryana Gau Sewa Aayog for a period of 20 years @ Rs. 5100 per acre per year on certain terms and conditions. It was also approved that Gram Panchayat would be able to prepare the Land Utilization Plan of the land up to 250 acres at its own level.