The State Cabinet decided on Monday to widely increase the ambit of food security in Madhya Pradesh. As per the decision, now 5 kg per head food grains will be provided to BPl families along with 35 kg to Antyodaya families.
At present, 35 kg food grains per family are provided to Antyodaya families and 20 kg to BPl families. Wheat and salt are provided at `1 per kg and rice at `2 per kg. The decision will benefit about 5.46 crore people.
Apart from these families, benefit of this scheme will also be given to labourers registered with Madhya Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers Board and their dependent family members, persons registered as landless labourers under Mukhyamantri Mazdoor Suraksha Yojana in rural areas and their dependents, persons registered under Cycle Rickshaw Chalak Kalyan Yojana and Haath-Thela Chalak Kalyan Yojana in urban areas and family members dependent on them, beneficiaries of social security pension and their dependents and inmates of orphanages, destitute/disabled hostels and old age homes being run free.
The Cabinet also decided to open family courts in 20 districts this year and 19 districts next year. This year, family courts will be set up at Betul, Satna, Mandsaur, Katni, Ratlam, Chhindwara, Seoni, Guna, Dewas, Bhind, Vidisha, Dhar, Balaghat, Chhatarpur, Singrauli, Mandleshwar, Neemuch, Morena, Sidhi and Mandla. The Cabinet also sanctioned 20 posts of district judge and 520 staff for these courts.
From next year family courts will be opened at Harda, Raisen, Dindori, Jhabua, Panna, Barwani, Ashok Nagar, Burhanpur, Sheopur, Umaria, Khandwa, Sehore, Shajapur, Narsinghpur, Datia, Damoh, Shivpuri, Anuppur and Alirajpur. For this, 19 posts of district judge and 494 staff have been sanctioned.
The Cabinet further decided to fill up all those direct recruitment posts of all departments, corporation, boards, commissions etc which are outside the ambit of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, through Madhya Pradesh Professional Exam Board. ‘Madhya Pradesh Junior Service Joint Selection Exam Rules-2013’ formulated through PEB for filling up these posts were endorsed by the Cabinet.
The Cabinet decided to increase percentage of direct recruitment of assistance engineers in the State Public Works department from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. For this, amendment to Public Works Engineering (Gazetted Service) Rules-1969 was endorsed. Of remaining 50 per cent posts, 33 per cent posts of diploma-holder sub-engineers, 13 per cent engineering graduate sub-engineers and four posts will be filled through promotions from draughtsman working in the department.
The Cabinet further endorsed merger of all working employees/officers of Oilseed federation in various State Government departments. In all, 1,175 officers and employees of Oilseed Corporation will be merged in various departments. Of these, 838 are on deputation in various departments of the State Government. Remaining 337 are working with Oilseed Federation. Merger of employees on deputation will be effected by concerning departments while those working with Oilseed Federation by Cooperatives Department.
The Cabinet decided to increase the retirement age of company cadre employees of MP Power Management Company and MP Power Transmission Company from 58 to 60 years. As per the decision, option will be given to Class I, II and III employees of erstwhile Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board finally merged with MP Power Management Company and MP Power Transmission Company to accept option of retirement at 60.
The Cabinet relaxed land allotment conditions for setting up of a medical college at village Inayatpura in Bhopal district by Advance Science and Education Society and decided extend period for 2 years for producing desirability and feasibility certificate from Medical Education Department, starting construction of 300-bed hospital and starting medical college.
The Cabinet decided to abolish 1 post of accounts office for lokayukta Organisation and create post of senior accounts officer
instead of it.
The Cabinet decided to increase honorariums of committee presidents and members under lokayukta and Up lokayukta (District Vigilance Committees) Rules-1995. Now presidents will get `800 per month instead of `750 per month and members `600 in place of `550.