The State Government will provide funds as grants to power distribution companies against 50 per cent waiver of surcharge and remaining 50 per cent on waiver of original bill amount.
The consumers not enlisted in BPl category in the billing system of power distribution companies can avail this benefit by producing ration cards issued to BPl families (including Antyodaya families). Total outstanding amount is Rs 564.68 crore. After deducting amount of surcharge worth Rs 114.93 crore, basic outstanding amount comes to Rs 449.75 crore. Of this, the State Government will bear Rs 225 crore.
The Cabinet decided to implement Madhya Pradesh Police Health Security Scheme for police officers and employees.The scheme will be applicable only to the police personnel working in the State. Police officers and employees of all cadres working in Madhya Pradesh will be eligible to become its members.
The scheme will not be applicable to Indian Police Service officers. The scheme will be run by a registered trust, whose State-level management committee will be headed by the Director General of Police. Rs 5.60 crore has been provisioned for the first year and later Rs 4 crore per annum under the scheme.
Each member will have to deposit entry fee of Rs 100 and Rs 50 per month as contribution. Members and spouse/ dependents of the member will be entitled up to Rs 8 lakh for treatment in a financial year. Treatment facility will be available in State Government/ recognised hospitals in and outside the State. After consulting Chief Medical and Health Officer, the unit head will refer scheme's member for treatment in hospitals in and outside the State.
The Cabinet decided to implement Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in mission mode during 12th Five-Year Plan for reconstituting and strengthening it. In all, 30 hyper sensitive districts will be covered in the first phase in 2012-13. These include Indore, Barwani, Khandwa, Jhabua, Khargone, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Shajapur, Dewas, Neemuch, Raisen, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Hoshangabad, Guna, Shivpuri, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Katni, Dindori, Sidhi, Umaria, Damoh, Panna and Tikamgarh. Remaining 20 districts will be included in 2014-15.
Apart from developing Anganwadi centres, Pre-School Day will be observed to ensure participation of community members and parents in running these centres. About 8,000 anganwadi buildings will be constructed during 5 years. Besides, quality nutritious diet will be provided at increased rates. For effective conduct of the mission, 6 State-level, 100 district-level and 453 project-level posts have been sanctioned.
The Cabinet sanctioned 4-tier pay scale for medical officers, dental surgeons and specialist cadre working under Public Health & Family Welfare department. With this, discrepancies in pay benefits of doctors have been removed.