With a view to imparting high quality technical education at par with international standards to the students in the State, Punjab Cabinet on Sunday approved to replace the ordinance regarding establishment of Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University, Bathinda into bill so as to introduce it in the forth coming session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha for its conversion into an Act.
This decision was taken in the meeting of Council of Ministers chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday evening. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the upcoming technical university would have territorial jurisdiction over district of Bathinda, Barnala, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Mansa, Moga, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala and Sangrur besides other regions outside the state. This university would be instrumental in imparting technical education far more efficaciously to the students of the Malwa region.
In order the check the further spreading of cancer disease and rising tendencies towards drugs besides the treatment and rehabilitation of such patients suffering from the disease and also for the up-gradation of building, machinery and equipment etc. for pooling their financial resources, the Cabinet also gave a go ahead to introduce a bill related to making an amendment in section 6 of the Punjab State Cancer & Drug Addiction Treatment Infrastructure Fund Act, 2013 in the coming session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha. This move was aimed at ensuring that the cess amount was also levied on those properties which were allotted (at present it was paid only when a property was sold or auctioned) and was paid by the bidder and not by the collecting agency (Punjab Housing & Urban Development Department etc.) and the amount, thus collected would be fully credited in the Cancer Fund of Health & Family Welfare department.
likewise, the Cabinet also gave approval to introduce the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Amendment Bill-2014 in the forthcoming session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha to fix the term of chairman and members of the Educational Tribunal as three years or till the attaining of age of 65 years. The Cabinet also approved to replace two ordinances into Bills related to amending the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 for its introduction in the ensuing session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha for its enactment. The Cabinet also approved Housing & Urban Development to rationalise the collection of Institutional Tax from institutions and buildings falling outside the municipal limits as per the parameters fixed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court.