The State Cabinet on Thursday took a decision to keep 11 villages and 395.939 hectare area of Nuzul out of Pachmarhi sanctuary area and to keep remaining 28 villages in enclosure form in the sanctuary area. The concerned provision of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 will not apply to these villages.
The Cabinet also decided to extend the term of the judicial commission inquiring into the escape of eight undertrials from the Central jail in Bhopal for three months. The term was extended from August 7 to November 6, 2017.
Besides, the Cabinet gave sanction for continuation of 422 regular temporary posts under the Capital Project Administration and 300 posts under the charged establishment, a total of 722 posts, from March 1, 2017 for 5 years.
An administrative sanction of Rs 220 crore was also given by the Cabinet for the construction of houses under general pool in various districts.
Similarly, the Cabinet approved the order issued as regard amendments in the Madhya Gon Khanij Niyam 1996.
The Cabinet gave sanction for supply of furniture in Government High/Higher Secondary Schools and necessary equipments in the laboratories of Higher Secondary Schools of the State. This will be implemented for the next 3 years.
Besides, the Cabinet sanctioned hostels at division level for disabled students of Classes 9 to 12. This scheme has been approved for the next 3 years.
A new scheme for Government High/Higher Secondary School towards retrofitting of laboratories, libraries, necessary works in games rooms, partition, cycle stand, shed construction, stage construction, ground construction, garden construction,