Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Monday announced that the state Cabinet has approved 14 major policy decisions spanning several sectors.
The Cabinet approved employment through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) for one member of each family affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Dependents of Haryana residents who died outside the state during the riots will also be eligible for employment. Beneficiaries will be retained in service up to the age of 58 years.
The Cabinet also cleared the Swamitva Scheme Ordinance, granting ownership rights to occupants of farmland and giving legal status to drone-based land surveys.
To simplify land acquisition for development projects, the government amended the voluntary land purchase policy, allowing landowners or aggregators to upload consent directly on the e-Bhoomi portal.
The meeting also approved the New Teacher Transfer Policy-2025, which removes the existing ‘zoning’ system and allows teachers to choose schools directly.
In another key decision, the Cabinet granted compassionate appointments to the dependents of two martyred soldiers, extending the application period beyond the earlier three-year limit. Earlier this year, eight dependents had been given appointments under the same policy.
For industrial growth and worker welfare, the Cabinet passed the Factories (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, making appointment letters mandatory for all workers, expanding women’s participation in factory operations, and raising the overtime limit from 115 to 144 hours per quarter. All overtime will remain voluntary and compensated at double wages.
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The Haryana Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, was also approved, exempting establishments with fewer than 20 employees, removing criminal provisions, and digitising registration through an online portal.
Amendments to the Punjab Village Common Land Rules reserve 5 per cent of Panchayat lease land for persons with disabilities (over 60 per cent) and allow cow sanctuaries to lease Panchayat land for 20 years at Rs 5,100 per acre annually.
Under Ease of Doing Business, the Cabinet decided that industries setting up units in industrial zones can now submit documents through self-certification.
