nThe Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday imposed a 10 % special corona fee on India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). The cabinet took the decision at a meeting held at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhagel.
The revenue generated will be used to combat the pandemic, officials said.
Country liquor is exempt from this 10% corona fee but a nominal Rs 10 per bottle of will be levied, sources said.
The cabinet also decided to integrate the Vocational Certificate Course of ITI for students with the curriculum of Class 11 and 12 in block headquarters, the officials said.
The state has approved a special incentive package for establishing bio-ethanol production units in Chhattisgarh.
The cabinet also gave its nod to the distribution of chickpeas and chana dal on cards under the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act.
Keeping in view the need for immediate procurement of chickpeas, under the preventive measures being taken in the state against Covid-19, a proposal to procure them at the proposed rated of NAFED from April to June 2020 was approved, the officials said.
The cabinet decided to waive off a month's tax on trucks and two months' tax on buses to provide concession in monthly/trimester tax payable on passenger vehicles, goods vehicles, school and city buses and private service buses, and to extend the last date of tax deposit till June 30.
With a view to provide proper housing to all urban families, the cabinet has decided to build 40,000 thousand additional houses under Mor Zameen-Mor Makaan Yojana.
Refined iodized salt under PDS will be distributed to APL families as well in view of the economic crisis. A maximum two kg salt per card at Rs 10/kg will be provided from June 1.
Implementation of this scheme will benefit nearly 9.04 lakh families. The Chhattisgarh government is now distributing free of cost refined iodized salt to 56 lakh ration card holders under PDS.
The government has also extended the 30% concession on government guideline rates of land transaction for the entire year.