The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved as many as eight proposals, including one to amend the Odisha Excise Act, 2008 empowering the State Government to grant licence, permit or pass on payment of fees instead of the Excise Commissioner.
“The State Government will prescribe rules and fix fees for licence, permit, pass, exxise adhesive label, vend fee and literage as per the proposed amendment. Further, the Government will grant licence, permit or pass on payment of fees now,” said Chief Secretary AP Padhi after the meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
A proposal was approved to provide Block Grant Sanskrit colleges all benefits being provided to 662 category colleges. “From now, the Sankrit colleges will get Initial Pay+ Grade Pay with one increament as per Odisha Revised Scale of Pay Rules 2008 retrospectively from January 1, 2014.
A draft resolution for a new cadre in revenue administration called “Odisha Revenue Service, Group B” was approved. Rules would be framed for training, departmental examination, probation and confirmation of the cadre, informed Padhi.
The cabinet approved a proposal to formulate Cadre Rules for PGT and Prinicipals of all higher secondary schools running under the ST and SC Development Department. As per proposal, 50 per cent of the PGT posts would be filled up through direct recruitment by the OPSC and Principal posts to be filled up from among the eligible PGTs. It was also proposed that the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) from promotion from Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) to Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) and also from PGT to Principal would be referred to the OPSC for concurrence.
The law Department’s proposal to enhance qualifying service period of Civil Judges from three years to five years for promoting them to the District Judge posts. The proposal was made as per recommendation of the High Court. Now, 50 per cent of District Judge posts are being filled up by way of promotion from the Cadre of Senior Civil Judges.
Besides, the Cabinet approve a proposal to amend the Odisha Government Press Industrial Employees Classification, Recruitment, Promotion, Condition of Serive and Appeal Rules, 1978 to included five newly created posts of Offset Machine Operator, DTP Operator, Graphic Designer, Offset Machine Assessment and Process Assistant in the Rule.
This apart, the Cabinet approved a proposal to enhance fees of Advocate General and law Officers looking at the present day’s price index and cost of living. The fees hadn’t been revised since 2012.