Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) will be established at Bhopal, an MoU and Memorandum of Association (MoA) between the Government of India (GoI), State Government and the Mineral Resources Development Corporation (MRDC) was endorsed at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Tuesday.
This will be one of the 20 new IIITs to be established in the country by GoI under PPP mode. The GoI will share 50 per cent of total Rs 128 crore to be spent on this project. Of the remaining funds, 35 per cent i.e Rs 44.80 crore will be borne by the State Government and Rs 19.20 crore by MRDC which is industrial partner in the project. For the project, 50 acre land has been earmarked at village Barkhera Nathu near Bhopal.The Cabinet endorsed State Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy. The police have been formulated in the context of National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy. The Cabinet sanctioned 33 Class-III posts for family courts at Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar, Ujjain, Gwalior, Tikamgarh, Shahdol, Rajgarh and Hoshangabad. These include 11 posts each of copier, record keeper and office typist.
The Cabinet decided to create one post of assistant programmer for IT Cell of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. The Cabinet sanctioned 2 posts of staff officer for posting in Up-lokayukta, Director General, Special Police Establishment of lokayukta Organisation in the pay scale of Rs 6,600 in place of grade pay Rs 5,400. Besides, 2 posts of private secretary to Secretary and IG were also sanctioned. It was decided to deem as regular the service rendered after direct recruitment, promotion through relaxation in rules by 9 clerical employees of Special Branch of Police Headquarters. The Cabinet decided to create one new post each of Director library Service, Reference librarian and Technical Assistant library in the High Court Jabalpur.
The Cabinet decided to purchase land in submergence area of Sighpur Barrage Medium Irrigation Project in Uttar Pradesh from farmers through mutual agreement under Uttar Pradesh Government's policy. The Cabinet sanctioned advance of Rs 19 lakh 50 thousand for liver transplant of Mohammad Pyare, Forest Ranger, Tourism Range, National Park Van Vihar, Bhopal. He will be treated at Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon.