The State Cabinet here on Mondaydecided to give 50 percent discount in the lifetime motor vehicle tax rate on the sale of non-transport vehicles and light vehicles in the Ujjain Vikramotsav Trade Fair 2024.
Exemption will be given on getting permanent registration of the sold vehicles from Regional Transport Office, Ujjain. Automobile traders from outside Ujjain will be able to sell vehicles after obtaining the business certificate at the Regional Transport Office, Ujjain and ensuring their presence in the fair.
The Cabinet has given approval for development of 45.475 km. Indore-Ujjain 4-lane road into 6-lane with paved shoulder. Under the scheme, 45.475 km will be constructed at a cost of Rs 1692 crore. Indore-Ujjain 4-lane road is to be constructed under hybrid annuity model (40:60) with 6-lane paved shoulders.
Along with construction of all the structures in 6-lane, Shani Mandir approach road in additional 1.10 km length will be widened to 3-lane. Important junctions in the project will be constructed with grade separators (VUP and flyovers). Two flyovers, six underpasses and eight major junctions falling in the alignment of the route will be constructed under the project. Improvement of all the junctions covered under the scheme, necessary measures for road safety, road marking and road furniture etc. will be done.
A total of 5 posts including 1 Chairman and 4 members are sanctioned in Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission and currently one Chairman and two members are working. On the recommendation of the selection committee on two vacant posts of members in Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, the Cabinet approved the appointment of Assistant Professor (Dentistry), Medical College, Jabalpur Dr. H.S. Markam and Dr. Narendra Kumar Koshti, Assistant Professor (Economics), Government Mahakaushal Arts and Commerce College, Jabalpur as members.
The Cabinet has given revised administrative approval of Rs 224 crore 46 lakh for the irrigated area of 6703 hectare Rabi of Aonlia Medium Irrigation Project on Ghorapachhad River near village Roshni of Tehsil Khalwa of Khandwa district. It is noteworthy that in 2017, the project cost of Rs 165 crore 8 lakh was approved for 5 thousand hectare irrigated area under the said project. The cost has increased by Rs 59 crore 38 lakh due to special package of land acquisition, increase in irrigated area by 1703 acres, increase in construction cost etc. Revised administrative approval of Rs 224 crore 46 lakh has been given for the revised project.
A provision of Rs 1500 crore will be made under capital head for the year 2023-24 to approve fresh works of infrastructure development work in rural areas under "Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak and Infrastructure Development Yojana". The Cabinet approved the proposal of the department to increase the maximum limit of Index-1 from 3 to 7.
The Cabinet approved amendment in the Madhya Pradesh University Act, 1973 through the Madhya Pradesh University (Second Amendment) Bill- 2024. It has been decided to include Khargone and other districts under the new Krantisurya Tantya Bhil University and colleges of Guna, Ashoknagar and other districts under the new Tatya Tope University.
