The Himachal Cabinet on Friday decided to cancel the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and implementation agreement signed on 5 June, 2006 with Himalayan Ski Village Limited for setting up of Ski village in Kullu district. The meeting was chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur
OTHER DECISIONS
*Industry department would refund three percent stamp duty out of the 6 percent stamp duty charged from the industrialists at the time of registration provided they purchase private land for setting up the post harvest processing infrastructure in the State after installation of the unit.
*To facilitate farmers in registering tractors, the Cabinet decided to relax the condition of minimum one hectare land to 2.5 bigha.
* Nod to providing government land measuring 13-47-52 hectares in Shilapur, Tehsil Kalpa and Murang in Kinnaur district on lease in favour of HPPCL for construction of Kashang hydroelectric project stage-II and III .
*Transfer of government land in Dharamshala Tehsil of Kangra district in favour of Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India for setting up of the Central University.
*Nod to fill up 94 posts of class-IV employees in Technical Education department on daily wage basis.