Taking call on several key decisions, Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday paved way for creation of robust telecommunication infrastructure in the State.
With a view to creating robust telecommunication infrastructure with adequate bandwidth to promote Information Technology, e-Governance, e-commerce and other services besides reducing call drops and also to improve quality of internet services, the Cabinet gave nod to issue guidelines for grant of permission to install telecom towers, mats, poles and right of way clearance for laying optical fibres cables etc to registered telecom operators at government buildings and lands, as per Centre’s approved policy.
The Cabinet also authorised the Deputy Chief Minister, who was also the excise and taxation Minister, to take a decision regarding rationalizing the rates of VAT on automobiles in a manner that the existing diversion in trade, or sale of vehicles was rectified. The Cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval to the notification dated June 30, 2015, issued by revenue department extending period for another two months thereby enabling property owners who could not get their property registered within the stipulated period.