The State Cabinet decided to extend retirement age of officers and employees of Madhya Pradesh Energy Development Corporation from 58 to 60 years.The cabinet sanctioned creation of 50 posts of driver to drive cars given to senior district and sessions judges.
The cabinet sanctioned one post and staff of additional district judge and staff for establishing fulltime court of additional district judge in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district.
The cabinet endorsed State Government’s decisions to constitute investment node-level company for implementation of DMIC project and Project SVP.
It is noteworthy that Government of India’s DMIC Trust has sanctioned central financial assistance for Vikram Udyogpuri Project in Ujjain and Pithampur drinking water supply project. Investment worth Rs 808.60 crore and Rs 306.55 crore, respectively will be made in these projects.
The cabinet sanctioned establishment of district employment office and district commerce and industry centre in newly constituted Agar-Malwa district and necessary posts for these.
The cabinet decided to constitute dedicated urban transport fund for sustainable public transport and traffic system in cities of the state. It is noteworthy that Union Urban Development Ministry has issued National Urban Transport Policy for planned public transport system in all cities in the country.
The cabinet decided to extend tenure of Rajya Nirdhan Varg Kalyan Ayog and State Senior Citizens Welfare Commission by one year each.
The cabinet gave administrative sanction of Rs 253.89 crore for Upper Kokta dam project on the border of Shivpuri and Sheopur districts and Rs 124.08 crore for NTPC’s thermal power project in the downstream of Kankra Ghat of Narmada River and revised administrative sanction of Rs 110.15 crore for second phase of Samrat Ashok Sagar Project.