The Chhattisgarh cabinet on Tuesday decided to increase the rebate on guideline rates of the properties of Municipal Corporations and their investment areas by 10 percent.At a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, it was decided to hike the rebate on guidelines areas under civic bodies by 10 percent. Earlier, it was 30 percent, which will now be 40 percent.
The approval was given to increase the rate of registration fee from 4 to 5 percent. It will be effective from the date of issue of the departmental notification till March 31.The Cabinet approved a proposal to amend the structure of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Raipur Smart City Ltd and Bilaspur Smart City Ltd constituted under the Smart City Mission. As per the amendment, the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation can be appointed as the Director of the Board of Directors of the Special Purpose Vehicle. the Managing Director-cum-Chief Executive Officer in Raipur Smart City Ltd and Bilaspur Smart City Ltd will be also appointed.For the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), the Chhattisgarh Rural Housing Corporation Ltd has been granted a loan of Rs.762.81 crore from the state’s share as the government guarantee for the financial year 2019-20.The Chhattisgarh Transport (Forest Produce) Rules 2001 draft amendment was also approved.
Under this, 32 types of wood and firewood have been exempted from the mandate of transport permit under the Chief Minister's Plantation Promotion Scheme.
This would simplify the process of felling of trees in the private sector under the Chief Minister Plantation Promotion Scheme.