Chandigarh : Haryana Cupboard, which met underneath the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday, authorized the Haryana State Fee for Minorities Invoice, 2026. The proposed laws seeks to determine a statutory Haryana State Fee for Minorities to safeguard the rights and pursuits of minority communities, monitor the implementation of constitutional and authorized safeguards, and promote their social, instructional, financial and cultural growth within the State.
The Fee will comprise a Chairperson, 5 non-official Members and a Secretary appointed by the Authorities. The Chairperson and Members will maintain workplace for a time period of three years, with provisions referring to resignation, removing and filling up of vacancies included within the laws.
The Fee will study the implementation of constitutional and statutory safeguards accessible to minority communities and advocate measures for his or her efficient enforcement. It would monitor Authorities insurance policies, welfare schemes and programmes referring to minorities, conduct research and analysis, assess the illustration of minorities in Authorities providers, advocate measures for his or her welfare and growth, and promote communal concord and nationwide integration
within the State. The Fee may even inquire into complaints relating to deprivation of rights and safeguards of minority communities and take up such issues with the suitable authorities.
To make sure efficient discharge of its statutory capabilities, the Fee will probably be vested with powers of a Civil Courtroom whereas conducting inquiries, a launch stated. These powers will embrace summoning and implementing the attendance of witnesses, requiring the manufacturing of paperwork, receiving proof on affidavits, requisitioning public data and issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and paperwork. The Invoice additionally gives for the appointment of a Secretary and supporting workers, preparation of the Commissions annual funds, Authorities grants, upkeep and audit of accounts, submission of annual and particular stories to the Authorities and laying of such stories earlier than the State Legislature. It additional empowers the Authorities to determine a Library, Info Cell, Analysis Cell and different specialised cells on the advice of the Fee to strengthen its functioning.
In one other determination, the Haryana cupboard on Tuesday authorized a rebate in motorized vehicle tax for non-transport automobiles bought and registered within the identify of ladies within the State with an ex-showroom value of as much as Rs 20 lakh. As per the choice, an exemption equal to 1 % of the ex-showroom value of the automobile will probably be granted within the case of latest registrations of non-transport automobiles within the identify of ladies within the State.
The choice is geared toward selling self-reliance amongst girls. Offering a tax rebate will function an incentive for ladies to register automobiles in their very own identify, thereby encouraging their independence and higher participation in financial actions. The State Authorities, in train of the powers conferred underneath Part 3 of the Motor Autos Taxation Act, 2016, specifies the charges of motor automobiles tax levied on all classes of automobiles registered and operated within the State of Haryana.
At current, motor automobiles tax on automobiles used for private functions is levied on the price of the automobile, i.e. its ex-showroom value. As introduced by the Chief Minister within the Price range Speech for the 12 months 2026-27, a rebate of 1 % in motorized vehicle tax is to be granted on non-transport automobiles bought and registered within the identify of ladies within the State, over and above the prevailing motorized vehicle tax. Nevertheless, the State Authorities has now determined that this rebate will probably be accessible just for automobiles with an ex-showroom value of as much as Rs. 20 lakh.
The Chief Minister, who addressed a press convention, gave particulars concerning the State Fee for Minorities Invoice. “State Cupboard has cleared Haryana State Fee for Minorities Invoice, 2026. Underneath this, Haryana State Fee for Minorities will probably be shaped. The Fee may have a chairperson, a vice chairperson, 5 non-government members and a secretary with a proposed tenure of three years. The Fee may have Civil Courtroom-like powers,” he stated.
The Chief Minister slammed the Congress occasion for its stance on Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Modification Invoice, 2026.
“Congress has made plenty of efforts to oppose it… PM Modi does good work, however Congress opposes that too. Congress has no points. Congress has develop into issueless,” he alleged. The Haryana CM additionally focused AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, accusing them of deceptive the general public relating to the training system.
“Kejriwal raised a slogan in Punjab saying he’s brutally trustworthy… Little did we all know he would do worse than Congress… Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann betrayed the youth… Kejriwal used to say that the training system is unhealthy. He used to say on stage that he’ll enhance it… I wish to ask Kejriwal what number of youngsters have you ever made docs and engineers in 15 years?… Deceptive folks by telling lies is not the best way to go,” he stated. He stated many college students who cleared NEET-UG examination are from rural background.
