Haryana Cabinet on Sunday decided to give an option to the employees to serve till the age of 60 years provided they are fit to continue in service. Similarly, the Class-IV employees will serve till the age of 62 years.
The Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda also decided that date of superannuation will remain unchanged.The Cabinet also decided to provide Government job in group C and D posts in Police department to 17 dependent of Haryana Police martyrs who were killed in action while displaying bravery and extra ordinary courage in fighting with anti-social elements, dacoits, criminals and terrorists.
It also amended its existing policy for providing compassionate appointment in feeder cadre in class-III and IV posts to a dependent of martyr of armed forces personnel or para military forces personnel. As per the amendment, the dependent of martyrs who lost their life prior to January 1, 2014 would be covered under the policy. This decision would provide equal opportunity to those dependents of martyrs who killed in action in border skirmishes, terrorist attacks or riots in additional to other financial benefits to bereaved family.
The Cabinet decided to offer appointment on compassionate grounds to one of the legal heirs of late Som Nath Kamboj, HCS, who lost his life in 1995 Dabwali fire tragedy.
In its meeting, Haryana Cabinet also approved the amendment in notification regarding constitution of Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes. As per the amendment, a member from amongst the five members would be designated as vice-chairperson. The Commission would consist of total of six members including one chairperson and a vice-chairperson.
Job to Commonwealth Games medal winners
The Cabinet has decided that the Commonwealth Games medal winners who have not applied for jobs, will be given a job. The Cabinet has authorised the Chief Minister to give any relaxation, if required, on the recommendation of committee. The Cabinet also decided to give regular promotion to Amit Kumar, ORP Inspector from the date he was promoted as ORP Inspector under sports quota. Amit Kumar is a wrestler who brought laurels to the State and nation in various national and international championships. He won gold medal in Commonwealth wrestling championship trophy held at Melbourne in Australia in year 2011.
Policy for MRTS approved
A policy for innovative financing of Mass Rapid Transit Systems (MRTS) projects was given approval. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is essentially any development, macro or micro that is focused around a transit node and facilitates complete ease of access to the transit facility, thereby inducing people to prefer to walk and use public transportation over personal modes of transport. Presently, this policy will be applicable on the MRTS corridors namely Delhi Metro extension along Gurgaon — Mehrauli road upto Sector — 29 (City Centre), Gurgaon, Metro link from Badarpur (Delhi) to Ballabgarh, District Faridabad, Metro link from Mundka (Delhi) to City Park, Bahadurgah, Metro link along Northern Periphery Road as proposed in the Final Development Plan 2031 AD of Gurgaon-Manesar Urban Complex, Metro link along Southern Periphery Road as proposed in the Final Development Plan 2031 AD of Gurgaon- Manesar Urban Complex and Rapid Metro developed in PPP mode by HUDA
“Amnesty Scheme” in Haryana Value Added Tax Act 2003
The Cabinet approved to bring an ordinance for inserting “Amnesty Scheme” in the Haryana Value Added Tax Act 2003 so as to facilitate recovery of old arrears of taxes and to provide relief to all types of dealers from payment of penalties and interest in the state. “Amnesty Scheme” will enable the state to recover old arrears of various taxes which are outstanding and are difficult to recover despite the earnest efforts of the Excise and Taxation Department. At present, there is no enabling provision in the Haryana Value Added Taxes, 2003 to notify the Amnesty scheme. Old tax arrears including interest and penalty amounting to Rs5,560.43 crore are outstanding in the State as on June 30, 2014 under the Haryana Value Added Tax Act 2003 and Central Sales Tax Act 1956.
Policy for allotment of government land
A policy for allotment of government land for social, religious, charitable trusts or institutions for construction of places of worship, Dharamshala, Janjghar or Community Centre is approved by the Cabinet. As per the policy, the applicant should be a registered legal entity for example, a Society registered under the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act 2012; a Trust registered under the Indian Trust Act or a Not-for-Profit company registered as such under the Indian Companies Act. The government would allot the sites only where the access to such community sites is from a 15 meters wide road so as to ensure that the access to the site is congestion-free.
Decks cleared for eco-friendly colonies
The Cabinet approved amendment in the policy for grant of licence for low-density eco-friendly colonies in the state. Presently, minimum area requirement for establishment of such colony is 100 acres. No additional licenses in continuation of a license already granted for such colonies would be allowed unless the applicant has chunk of at least 25 acres for which additional license application can be submitted. All other fees and charges, viz., scrutiny fees licence fees, and conversion charges, i.e., except IDC would be applicable at double the rates as prescribed for normal residential plotted colonies under the Act No 8 of 1975 and under Act no 41 of 1963, since nominal EDC is being recovered. IDC would continue to be levied at the rates prescribed for plotted colonies.
Hooda authorised to provide tax relief
The Cabinet has authorized to Chief Minister to provide tax relief under Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003 to textile and textile products such as sarees, shawls and unstitched ladies suits, bed sheets with pillow covers of the value not exceeding Rs500 and textile mats of value not exceeding Rs50 per piece. Also, all other types of textile made ups to be brought under lower rate of tax (5% tax + surcharge) would be covered under this.