Ranchi: On Wednesday, the Jharkhand government of Hemant Soren convened its cabinet meeting.
In this meeting, twenty-five proposals were approved in total.
- Important decisions taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on 24 January 2024 in the Ministry of Jharkhand
- The most important decision taken was that now all women and SC and ST people will get pension from the age of 50 years. About 18 lakh people will directly benefit from this decision.
- Apart from this, relaxation of 7 years has been given to those appearing in the next examination of JPSC. The cut off date has been fixed for 2017.
- Apart from this, it was announced to give home loan up to Rs 60 lakh to the state employees, for which there will be no need to take mortgage.
- At the same time, the government is going to upgrade 140 middle schools to secondary schools. On the other hand, Yogendra Prasad has been appointed to the post of Chairman of the State Backward Commission.
- It was also discussed in the cabinet that the interim budget will be presented in the Assembly between February 9 and February 29.
Read the decision in brief by TIND Posting
- Following his retirement on March 31, 2018, Sunil Kumar, the Soil Conservation Research Centre’s deputy director (then called “Sameti”), received a monthly pension deduction of 10% (ten percent) for ten (ten) years. The proposal for their suspension was approved, and they will only receive the subsistence allowance that was paid to them during the suspension period of 10.08.2009 to 09.06.2013.
- The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Phase-1 Central Sponsored Scheme. Additionally, under the RCPLWEA, the administrative approval for a total of Rs. 20847 lakh and an additional amount of Rs. 4237 lakh to be spent from the state share were revised, in addition to the sanctioned amount of Rs. 16610 lakh for the construction of 19 roads and 12 bridges out of the roads and bridges sanctioned by the Government of India in various years. It was approved.
- The creation of a single contract MIS position under the Jharkhand, Ranchi Rural Affairs Department was approved.
- Kanco-Vinod Bihari Chowk-Gol Building Bhaya Memco Chowk Road has a four-lane service lane from km 0.00 to km 20.00 (a total length of 20.00 km) as part of the Jharkhand Municipal Development Project administered by the Jharkhand State Highway Authority. A revised administrative approval for “Development (Beautification work including cycle track)” was granted for a mere Rs. 461,90,19,200/- (four hundred sixty one crore ninety lakh nineteen thousand two hundred).
- The Jharkhand Women’s Asian Hockey Championship Trophy required a total of additional work and money to be spent on it. Post facto, only Rs 4,96,29,822/-(four crore ninety-six lakh thirty-nine thousand eight hundred twenty-two) was approve
- The proposal to waive clause 7.10.1 of the Jharkhand Sports Policy 2022 in order to hold the FIH Hockey Women’s Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi, Jharkhand exclusively for this event was approved.
- The Maternal Kit Distribution Scheme for expectant mothers under the Women and Girls Welfare Scheme of the State Scheme has been approved for implementation.
- In the fiscal year 2023–2024, 140 middle schools in the state were approved to be upgraded to secondary (high) schools.
- The purpose of the Jharkhand Protection of Depositors’ Interests (in Financial Establishments) Act of 2011 is to safeguard the rights of regular depositors in the state of Jharkhand, stop financial establishments from engaging in fraudulent defaults, and assist depositors who are not reimbursed for their deposits. The repeal was accepted.
- The court of Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CBI (apart from AHD) was approved to be designated for the purpose of overseeing and trying cases pertaining to the Crime Investigation Department police station.
- Six (six) employees who had been hired irregularly and were employed by the Finance Department of Jharkhand’s National Savings Directorate were approved to have their services regularized.
- Each state government employee will receive an equal housing advance. Rule 393 of the Jharkhand Finance Rules was loosened for approval, and other provisions were amended and approved. government workers beforehand. The home loan limit has been raised to Rs 60 lakh from Rs 30 lakh. It was approved to be done so. An interest rate of 7.5 percent will be applied to this loan. The need to maintain the property as a mortgage against the loan will also expire at that time.
- SJ Mukhopadhyay, Justice (Retd.), a former Supreme Court judge. Regarding the report that was turned in by the one-member judicial commission led by The Jharkhand Assembly will receive the action taken report from the Assembly Secretariat. It was approved to be placed on the House table for the next session.
- Vineeta Urao, her husband Shibhim Urao, their village Vrindanayak Toli, their PO Dumardih, Th+G- Gumla received an incentive award of money and an appointment in the government service. It was approved.
- For the purpose of widening and strengthening two lanes on the Balandiya-Bhonda-Majgaon-Benisagar road, which is part of the Hatgamharia PWD road under the Road Division, Chaibasa, the amount of Rs. 67,45,60,000 has been allocated. The road’s total length is 44.485 km. Rs. 45 lakh sixty, or sixty-seven crore.
- The state head approved the creation of the plan for paying ICDS employees’ salaries and other benefits under the state plan, as well as for paying all employees’ salaries and benefits under contract within the state.
- The Mauza Barmasia of Amdapada Circle under Pakur district, with a total area of 8.00 acres, is a variety of ancient degenerate land of Gairamajrua special account, Pachuwada North Coal Block. Approval was granted to enter into a paid lease arrangement with West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited for 30 years in order to construct housing for WBPDCL employees who are Amdapara residents upon payment of the outstanding balance of Rs 14,15,55,380 (Rs 14 crore 15 lakh 55 thousand 380).
- Implementing the “Chief Minister Tractor Distribution Scheme” will allow farmer groups to receive grants for the purchase of tractors and other auxiliary agricultural equipment under the state program for the distribution of agricultural equipment to farmers, women’s self-help groups, and others in the fiscal years 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. At an estimated cost of just Rs 8000.00 lakh (eighty crore rupees), the scheme was approved.
- The Chief Minister State Old Age Pension Scheme, which is run under the state program, has permission to be modified.
- The Jharkhand Public Service Commission has approved the determination of the cut-off date for determining the maximum and minimum age limit for the upcoming Combined Civil Services Competitive Examination, 2023.
- The nomination of the State Commission for Backward Classes Chairman was approved.
- Ex post facto approval was granted by the Council of Ministers regarding the adjournment of the fifth Jharkhand Legislative Assembly’s Triodash (Winter) session from December 15, 2023, to December 21, 2023.
- The World Bank-backed Jharkhand Municipal Development Project and the centrally sponsored Atal Renewal and Urban Transformation Mission 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) are the sources of Rs 7219.88 lakh. The standard bid document for this scheme was approved, along with the administrative approval of the Kapali Urban Water Supply Project, which attracted technical approval at a cost of Rs. 1,000,000.
- The Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Language has extended the term of Shri Kamleshwar Kant Verma’s appointment to the position of Managing Director at Jharkhand Energy Transmission Corporation Limited, Ranchi by one year, as per Notification No. 02 dated 01-01-2022. It was approved to be extended until December 31, 2024.
- The Assistant Professor Cadre (Appointment, Promotion and Service Conditions) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2024 were approved for implementation in the state of Jharkhand’s elementary schools.
