A Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday endorsed the transfer of 138 acres of land belonging to Audyogik Vikas Nigam, Bhopal to special purpose vehicle for setting up a Plastic Park at Tamot village in Raisen district. Besides, it okayed a proposal to exempt the land from registration fee and stamp duty.
The Madhya Pradesh Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam has been appointed the nodal agency for its implementation. The name of the special purpose vehicle will be Madhya Pradesh Plastic Park Development Corporation ltd. There will be special common facilities centre for plastic industry in this park. About 150 industrial units will be set up in the park and would create jobs for 25,000 persons directly or indirectly. At present, 30 industrialists/ investors have deposited money for acquiring shares in the park. The All-India Plastic Manufacturers Association, Mumbai and its members have also signed MoU with TRIFAC for bringing major investment proposals in the plastic sector.
Building construction: The Cabinet sanctioned Rs150 crore for construction of tehsil buildings and district and divisional offices under the 12th Plan. These buildings were recommended by the Project Examination Committee. The Cabinet also sanctioned Rs90 crore for construction of residential buildings in tehsils with lesser population under the 12th Plan. These buildings were also recommended by the Project Examination Committee.
DMIC: Cabinet endorsed the State support agreement, shareholders agreement draft and investment node-level special purpose vehicle. Agreements are to be signed with DMIC Trust, New Delhi in connection with Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor project. The project is being implemented by the Union Government with financial assistance from Japanese government. It aims at ensuring international level infrastructure development, creating suitable and long-term atmosphere for investments and integrated development of the area. Under the project, Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow investment region is being developed first. Under the project, Central financial assistance of Rs 2,500-3,000 crore will be provided through special purpose vehicle in the next 5 years. There will be 50-50 partnership of DMIC Trust and the State for this.
New posts: Cabinet sanctioned 62 posts in addition to the already sanctioned 213 posts in the departmental structure in Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation. It decided to create one additional post of Additional Excise Commissioner to strengthen administration of the Excise Commissioner Organisation. Cabinet permitted the continuance of temporary post of Commissioner, Tourism from March 1, 2013 to Feb28, 2018.
Ashrams, hostels: In deference to the Chief Minister's announcement, the Cabinet sanctioned opening of one boys and one girls' ashram at Mooltan village in Khargone district and post-matric hostel at Ashok Nagar and sanctioned posts for these institutions. It endorsed lump sum payment of amounts due to national corporations through a grant of Rs29.91 lakh by the State Government to Madhya Pradesh Tribal Finance and Dev Corporation.
MNREGA lokpal: The Cabinet endorsed Mahatma Gandhi Rashtriya Grameen Rozgar Guarantee (lokpal Ki Niyuktiyan, Shaktiyan Evam Karttavya) Madhya Pradesh Niyam 2013 for smooth functioning of lokpal's institution set up to look into complaints regarding implementation of MGNERA.