Vishnudev Sai took many important decisions including the merger of teachers

Raipur. Many important decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai –

 In the Kharif marketing year 2023-24, it has been decided to extend the validity period of the government guarantee amount (Rs 14 thousand 700 crore) approved for the purchase of paddy at the support price to Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation by one year and to revalidate it till 31 October 2025.

 It was decided to provide reservation in the elections of three-tier Panchayat and urban bodies as per the first report and recommendation of the Other Backward Classes Welfare Commission. Under this, reservation will be provided up to the maximum limit of 50 percent reservation in proportion to the population of Other Backward Classes by relaxing the one-time limit of 25 percent in local bodies. In such bodies where the reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes is 50 percent or more in total, the reservation of Other Backward Classes will be zero in that body. If the reservation of Scheduled Castes and Tribes is less than 50 percent in the body, then there will be reservation for Other Backward Classes to the maximum extent of 50 percent in that body, but this reservation will not exceed the population of Other Backward Classes of that body. For the posts of the body whose reservation is decided at the state level such as District Panchayat President, Municipal Corporation Mayor, Municipal Council President etc., the number of reserved posts will be decided on the basis of the total population of such bodies, following the above principle.

 In the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the merger of 97 teachers of the Teacher (Panchayat) cadre in the School Education Department was approved. The School Education Department was authorized to merge the remaining Teacher (Panchayat) cases on receiving the recommendation of eligibility from the Panchayat Department.

 The Council of Ministers decided to give a one-time exemption to the Principals of the School Education Department for approving the first and second time scale pay scales on the basis of first voting from the year 2007 to the year 2019.

 The draft and proposal of the new Industrial Development Policy 2024-29 of Chhattisgarh State was approved by the Council of Ministers. This new Industrial Development Policy will be effective from 01 November 2024 till 31 October 2029.

Provisions have been made in this policy to realize the vision of Amritkal Chhattisgarh Vision @ 2047, this policy will establish new dimensions of industrial development in the state. In the new industrial policy, the amendment made by the Government of India in the definition of micro, small, medium and large industries in the MSMED Act-2006 in the year 2020 has been adopted and a special provision has been made to provide industrial development incentives for balanced development in the state.

To fulfill the objectives of the new Industrial Policy 2024-29, industrial investment incentives will be provided for the establishment of new enterprises in the state, expansion/diversification, replacement and other works. To achieve the goal of all-round industrial development in all areas of the state, the development blocks of all districts will be divided into three sectors and the amount of industrial investment incentives to be given will also be determined.

The new industrial development policy has separate provisions for core sector products such as steel, cement, thermal power and aluminum and has been divided into thrust and general industries keeping in mind the needs of the state.

Provision has been made to give attractive industrial investment incentives for pharmaceutical, textile, food processing, agricultural product preservation, NTFP processing, electronic products, IT and ITES etc.

 In the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the draft of Amritkaal: Chhattisgarh Vision @ 2047 Vision Document was approved.

 To encourage investment, employment and settlement in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, it was decided to make arrangements for allotment of land at concessional premium rate for the development of information technology industry, health services, educational institutions, electronics and electrical industries.

 It was decided to grant permission to CSIDC to sell through registry 118 acres of government land allotted to Chhattisgarh Housing Board for construction of residential complex for NMDC officers/employees at village Niyanar, Jagdalpur, District Bastar.

 It was decided to give exemption in stamp duty to Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran till 31 March 2026 on purchase of private land by mutual agreement for Nava Raipur project.

 It was decided to create one post of State Commissioner in the State Commissioner, Divyangjan Office.

 The Council of Ministers took an important decision to start the Chief Minister’s Tirth Darshan Yojana in the state in accordance with the manifesto. Under this scheme, persons of 60 years of age or above, Divyangjan, widows, abandoned women of the state will be given a free visit to one or more of the identified pilgrimage places located outside the state once in their lifetime. For this, a budget provision of Rs 25 crore has been made in the first supplementary of 2024-25.

It is worth mentioning here that the Chief Minister’s Tirtha Yatra Yojana was started in the year 2012. Under this scheme, till the year 2019, 2 lakh 47 lakh pilgrims were given pilgrimage to the holy places.