The State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to constitute the Madhya Pradesh Public Health Services Corporation for strengthening the process for procuring medicines, equipment and other items by government medical institutions. The decision has been taken in view of increase in quantity of such materials in government medical institutions and use of high-grade techniques.
The Cabinet gave its nod to allot 6.44 acre land at village Piplaneer in Huzur tahsil to Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Bhopal to promote Urdu teaching. The land will be allotted without premium and Re 1 per annum would be charged as lease rent.
The Cabinet also decided to set up divisional offices of Home Guard and Civil Defence Organisation in Narmadapuram, Chambal and Shahdol divisions. It was decided to create 24 posts for these offices through re-deployment. At present, offices of Home Guard and Citizens' Security Organisation do not exist in these divisions.
It was decided to upgrade Barwani, Narsinghpur and Hoshangabad jails into Central Jails.
The decision was taken in view of overcrowding in Indore, Jabalpur and Bhopal Central Jails, where the number of prisoners is double the capacity. Following upgrade, the prisoners serving life sentence would be shifted to the above-mentioned Central jails.
This would facilitate prisoners' meetings with relatives and other arrangements.
Paddy purchase for processing units of registered traders in Madhya Pradesh would henceforth be exempt from purchase tax liability. It has been decided to exempt procurement of paddy by cooperative societies for or on behalf of the State/ Union governments from purchase tax with effect from April 1, 2013.
It was also decided to exempt from purchase tax the procurement of wheat by Central/ State agencies from November 26, 2009.
The Cabinet endorsed the amendment to lease deed allotted to IT companies for development and use with a view to attracting investments in the State's information technology sector. According to it, if an IT company constructs building/ structures as per FAR on the land allotted to it on lease, it can rent out the building or part of it to IT companies with prior and written permission from the lease provider. This land cannot be given on sub-lease or licence. licence will be given for a place constructed in the building.
The Cabinet decided to provide cent percent grant again to private institutions aided by Tribal Welfare department. Till 1999, these institutions were given 100 per cent grant, which was reduced to 75 percent in 1999. Now, 100 per cent grant has been sanctioned for private institutions aided by the Tribal Welfare department.
Annual limit of Governor's Discretionary Fund was increased to Rs 1 crore from Rs 50 lakh. Draft of Second Amendment Ordinance-2013 for setting up of private lNCT University, Bhopal and private Vaishnav University, Indore have been approved.