A Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Tuesday permitted swapping of the land allotted to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhopal. According to the decision, 11.32 acre land of Pipaliya Pende Khan in Huzur tahsil of Bhopal district transferred to AIIMS will be swapped with 11.32 acre land of the State Government situated in villages Barkhera Pathani and Pipaliya Pende Khan in Huzur tahsil of Bhopal district.
The Cabinet also decided to extend the lease period of 541 acre land allotted to Borlog Institute in Jabalpur from 30 years to 99 years. Due to extension of lease period on the request of the Central Government’s Institute of Agriculture Extension and Research, there would be no problem in future about establishment and functioning of the institute.
The Cabinet accorded ex post facto approval to the decision of increasing tax liability limit on purchase of basmati paddy from Rs10 crore to Rs50 crore. The Cabinet decided to exempt director Ravi Kumar’s film ‘A Prayer for Rain’ from tax under the luxury, Entertainment and Advertisement Tax Act. It was also decided to extend the contract period of paramedical staff posted in Public Health & Family Welfare Department up to March 31, 2015.