Date 16 October 2024 Many important decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting held at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan –
The policy of paddy procurement and custom milling at support price in the Kharif marketing year 2024-25 was approved. On the basis of the recommendation of the Cabinet Sub-Committee, it was decided to start purchasing paddy in cash and linking from the farmers of the state at support price during the Kharif marketing year 2024-25 in the state from November 14, 2024. Paddy procurement in the state will be done till January 31, 2025. समर्थन मूल्य पर धान खरीदी के लिए कृषि विभाग द्वारा एकीकृत किसान पोर्टल के माध्यम से किसान पंजीयन की प्रक्रिया जारी है, जो 31 अक्टूबर 2024 तक चलेगी। वर्ष 2024-25 में 160 लाख टन धान के उपार्जन का अनुमान है। समर्थन मूल्य पर धान उपार्जन के लिए बायोमेट्रिक व्यवस्था पूर्व वर्ष की भांति लागू रहेगी। मंत्रिपरिषद में खरीदी केन्द्रों में धान के नियंत्रित एवं व्यवस्थित रूप से उपार्जन हेतु सीमांत एवं लघु कृषकों को अधिकतम दो टोकन तथा दीर्घ कृषकों को अधिकतम तीन टोकन प्रदाय करने का निर्णय लिया गया। सभी खरीदी केन्द्रों में इलेक्ट्रॉनिक तौल यंत्र के माध्यम से धान खरीदी होगी। धान खरीदी के लिए 4.02 लाख गठान नये जूट बारदाना जूट कमिश्नर के माध्यम से क्रय करने की स्वीकृति दी गई है। धान खरीदी के लिए कुल 8 लाख गठान बारदाने की जरूरत होगी।
In the meeting of the Council of Ministers, it was decided to pay honorarium for a total of 12 months at the rate of Rs 18,420 per month to the data entry operators working in cooperative societies in the Kharif marketing year 2023-24. The total expenditure on this will be Rs 60 crore 54 lakh. For the payment of which, like in previous years, the amount will be supplied to Markfed.
It has been decided to withdraw 49 cases from the Honorable Court as recommended by the sub-committee of the Council of Ministers constituted regarding withdrawal of cases related to purely political movements from the court in public interest.
The Council of Ministers has restricted the recruitment process for appointment to the post of Subedar/Sub Inspector Cadre/Platoon Commander in Rule 8 (2) of Chhattisgarh Police Executive (Non-Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules 2021 only once in the year 2024 within the prescribed maximum age limit of the candidates. An important decision has been taken to provide relaxation of 05 years. The maximum age limit including all relaxations will not exceed 45 years.
The draft of Chhattisgarh Rural Drinking Water Operation and Maintenance Rules, 2024 was approved to ensure supply of clean drinking water to every house of all the Gram Panchayats of the state. Under which, along with its responsibilities, the General Administration Committee of the Panchayat will also look after the operation and maintenance of the rural drinking water system. Apart from determining water charges with the approval of Gram Sabha, it will also decide on new connections, financial management, repairs, determine drinking water quality and resolve complaints.
An important decision was taken to provide compassionate appointment to the dependents of the deceased teachers (Panchayat) cadre employees who were eligible for compassionate appointment. Under this, such teacher (Panchayat) cadre employees who died during service and whose dependents are eligible for compassionate as per rules, will be given compassionate appointment as per their eligibility on the basis of Chhattisgarh Teacher (Panchayat) Cadre Rules 2018. In such a situation, it has also been decided to relax the earlier order of providing posts to the Panchayat and Rural Development Department to fill the posts from the School Education Department, so that compassionate appointment can be provided to the eligible dependents of the deceased.
Amendment in Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan (MISA/DIR: Persons detained for political or social reasons) Samman Nidhi Rules, 2008 was approved. Under which the deceased democracy fighters will be cremated with state honors and an assistance amount of Rs 25 thousand will be given to their families for the funeral.
To provide more protective features in Excise Adhesive Label (Hologram) hologram to be pasted on domestic/foreign liquor bottles, it was decided to purchase hologram from Bharat Securities Press, Nashik Road (Maharashtra), a Government of India undertaking.
Under the Industrial Policy 2019-24 of Chhattisgarh State, approval was given to determine special investment incentive package for steel down stream projects, ethanol units and cement industries of core sector.