The Himachal Cabinet on Friday reviewed the situation of COVID-19 in the State and it was decided that appointments on different posts of medical and para-medical staff would be made as per requirement on outsource basis for three months in the Health Department.
The meeting held here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, was apprised about the preparedness done by the Health and Family Welfare Department and its present scenario.
The Cabinet directed to purchase necessary equipments as per need for the protection of officers and officials of Health Department. It also gave its approval for making Shri Lal Bhadur Shastri Government Medical College Ner Chowk Mandi as dedicated hospital for COVID-19.
The Cabinet decided to run the active case finding campaign and gave necessary directions in this regard to the Health Department, besides lauding its role for launching this campaign.
To boost industrialization in the State, revive its economy and facilitate the entrepreneurs, the Cabinet decided to provide incentives and concession/reduction in stamp duty as well as registration fee under H.P. Industrial Investment Policy, 2019.
Now the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises having investment upto Rs. 10 crore in plant and machinery in case of manufacturing enterprises or having investment upto Rs. 5 crore in equipment in case of specified category of service enterprises would be charged concessional rate of stamp duty and registration fee at 50 percent, 30 percent and 10 percent of applicable rates in category ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ areas respectively on instrument of conveyance deed or lease deed.
Similarly the enterprises having investments above Rs. 10 crore in plant and machinery in case of manufacturing enterprises or having investment above Rs. Five crore in equipment in case of service enterprises would be provided concessional rate of stamp duty and registration fee at the rate of 50 percent, 30 percent and 20 percent of applicable rates in category ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ areas respectively on instrument of conveyance deed or lease deed.
The Cabinet also decided that the Anchor Enterprises set up in an industrial area with the Fixed Capital Investment of more than Rs. 200 crore and employing more than 200 bonafide Himachalis on regular basis would be eligible for concession on stamp duty and registration fee at the rate of 50 percent, 30 percent and 20 percent of applicable rates in category ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ areas respectively on instrument of conveyance deed or lease deed.
CM CALLS FOR GENEROUS DONATIONS TOWARDS COVID-19 FUND
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said Himachal Pradesh Government has released salaries and pension well on time to the employees even in the difficult financial situation and has also paid the increased salary and pension alongwith increased Dearness Allowance, during this month. He said that instructions have been issued by the state government to deposit the dues of DA to its employees and pensioners in their General Provident Fund in March 2020. Thakur appealed to all the employees and pensioners of the state to voluntarily donate towards "Prime Minister's and Chief Minister's 'COVID-19 Fund'. He said that the amount collected in this Fund would be helpful in tackling the Coronavirus epidemic in the country and the state.
FAKE NEWS MONITORING UNIT CONSTITUTES
Himachal Government has constituted 'Fake News Monitoring Unit' for checking circulation of fake news, related to Coronavirus and taking appropriate measures in the wake of the orders of the Supreme Court of India.
AN official spokesperson said the "Fake News Monitoring Unit" would supervise and check the circulation of fake, false and incorrect news besides sharing of anonymous data related to Coronavirus in Print, Electronic and Digital/Social Media. The Unit will recommend for corrective measures and appropriate action as per provision of the Law to the concerned Authorities. The Fake News Monitoring Unit would start functioning with immediate effect, said the spokesperson.
The Fake News Monitoring Unit would be chaired by Director Information and Public Relations, Harbans Singh Brascon. The members will the S.P. Cyber Crime Sandeep Dhawal, Joint Director Health Vinod Sharma, Joint Director IT Anil Semwal, Joint Director, Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Pradeep Kunwar and Mahesh Pathania, Deputy Director I&PR Dharmender Singh, Deputy Director Technical, I&PR U.C. Kaundal
and Manager IT, Himachal Pradesh Secretariat Kishore Sharma.He said that as per the provision of Information Technology Act, 2000 all Social Media platforms were required to inform their users not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that may affect public order and unlawful in anyway.
The spokesperson said social media platforms should take immediate action to disable or remove such content hosted on their platforms on priority basis and promote dissemination of authentic information related to coronavirus as far as possible.