Haryana Politics & Governance

Haryana dedicates health projects and Amrit Sarovars

1 July 2026

At an event in Naraingarh, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini dedicated 325 Amrit Sarovars and 70 advanced life-support ambulances and inaugurated or launched development projects valued at more than ₹337 crore. The announced package included seven health projects valued at ₹114 crore and 325 sarovars valued at ₹223 crore.

A new 50-bed hospital block in Naraingarh was inaugurated, bringing the stated capacity of the civil hospital to 100 beds.

Key Facts

• Amrit Sarovars collect water to help address declining groundwater levels.

Karnal Jail partners with NDRI for inmate dairy training

1 July 2026

Karnal District Jail signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) for specialist dairy-farming training for inmates. Until a proposed dairy is built at the jail, inmates are to train at NDRI; the initiative is intended to develop skills that may support their rehabilitation after release.

Plans outlined by the jail superintendent also include milk and dairy-product booths outside the jail, to be operated by trained inmates. The dairy and booths were described as future plans.

Key Facts

• The National Dairy Research Institute operates under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
• The vocational training is intended to help inmates reintegrate into society after release.

VB-G RAM G sets Haryana’s daily wage at ₹409

1 July 2026

The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, replaced the rural employment guarantee law from 1 July, raising the annual employment entitlement for eligible rural households from 100 to 125 days. Haryana’s daily wage under the scheme is ₹409, and e-KYC-verified existing job cards remain valid until new rural employment guarantee cards are issued.

Key Facts

• MGNREGA, the replaced law, aimed to strengthen rural livelihood security through guaranteed wage employment.
• MGNREGA specified eligible works, implementing agencies, monitoring and evaluation, and transparency safeguards.

Haryana proposes a 1,197-acre township in Nuh

2 July 2026

Haryana has proposed a 1,197.61-acre township in Nuh district, with the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) assigned responsibility. The proposed site spans several villages, and land acquisition is to proceed only with landowners’ consent; owners wishing to offer land can submit proposals through the e-Bhoomi portal by 31 August. Planned facilities include roads, sewerage, water and electricity networks, parks, schools and hospitals.

Key Facts

• HSVP is Haryana’s urban-planning agency, except in Gurugram and Faridabad, which have separate metropolitan authorities.

CBI arrests former HSPCB officer in alleged ₹504-crore bank-fraud case

2 July 2026

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested former Haryana State Pollution Control Board senior accounts officer Praveen Kumar in connection with an alleged ₹504-crore bank fraud. The agency alleges that an account opened in the board’s name without departmental approval was used to divert public funds; the case concerns funds allegedly taken from eight Haryana government departments.

Key Facts

• The CBI’s Economic Offences Division investigates bank frauds and other serious financial crimes.
• HSPCB was formed to protect water quality and prevent water pollution.

Haryana conducts HTET at 383 centres

5 July 2026

The Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) was held on 4 and 5 July across three levels: PGT, TGT and PRT. Haryana Board of School Education chairman Shankar Lal Dhupad said 233,294 candidates took the examination at 383 centres; he announced that the answer key would be issued the next day and results within 28 days.

Candidates reported issues with some papers and questions. The board said these would be examined by experts.

Key Facts

• HTET, conducted by HBSE, determines candidates’ eligibility to become teachers.

Gurugram drainage measures target waterlogging

7 July 2026

Gurugram drainage measures reported to address waterlogging include cross-connections linking surface drains to the master storm-water network, as well as street drains along the Hero Honda Chowk–Umang Bhardwaj Chowk corridor. Three cross-drain connections with 600 mm pipelines were reported on the Sector 10A/37-2 master sector-dividing road.

The 4.3-km Leg-4 drain, reported to cost ₹105 crore and carry up to 1,400 cusecs, runs from Vatika Chowk towards Sector 37D and connects to the Badshahpur drain.

Key Facts

• Cross-drain connections route surface runoff into the master storm-water network to improve drainage and reduce waterlogging.
• A regulatory gate diverts excess rainwater into Leg-4 drain during heavy rainfall, easing pressure on ...