A meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave administrative sanction of Rs 1049.87 crore for 4 medium irrigation projects. These sanctions are highly important from point of view of continuous expansion of irrigation capacity in the state.
These projects will irrigate 36,595 hectares during Rabi. Administrative sanction of Rs 240.24 crore has been given to Judi (Chhatarpur) medium project for 8500 hectares, Rs 348.10 crore for Kharmer (Dindori) medium irrigation project for 9980 hectares, Rs 225.99 crore for Hiran (Jabalpur) medium lift irrigation project for 8125 hectares and revised administrative sanction of Rs 235.54 crore has been given to Datuni (Dewas) medium project of 9,990 hectares.
The cabinet extended special recruitment drive being conducted for filling backlog/carry forward vacancies of SCs, STs, OBCs and disabled persons. Its deadline has been extended for one year from June 30, 2016.
The cabinet endorsed Madhya Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods in local Areas Amendment Bill 2016 for levying 6 percent entry tax on goods brought to local areas for consumption after purchase under e-commerce. This has been decided in view of loss being suffered by state's tax revenue due to e-commerce.
The cabinet sanctioned to transfer Rs 75 lakh from Information Technology Project's server upgradation head to change request head to make effective the computerisation project of Commercial Taxes Department. It was also decided to empower administrative departments to transfer amounts of various heads upto maximum sanctioned limit of project as per departmental requirement in future.
The cabinet decided that it would be mandatory for candidates of elections to three-tier panchayats that their houses must have flush or water flow-based toilets. Otherwise, they would not be eligible to contest elections.
The cabinet authorized Finance Minister to hear problems of daily wagers and work charged employees in the state. After getting apprised of their problems, the Finance Minister would inform the Chief Minister.
The cabinet sanctioned amended self-finance pension scheme sixth pay scale in accordance with terms and conditions of April 1, 2014 in Rajmata Scindia Agriculture University, Gwalior.
The cabinet decided to create one post of computer operator-cum-assistant grade-III for Rs 11,000 monthly honorarium for smooth conduct of Samagra Social Security Mission in Agar-Malwa district.