Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved a One Time Settlement (OTS) policy for defaulter rice millers of the state, paving way for the recovery of a significant portion of the Rs 3,500 crore outstanding against them, as per the current market rate, on undelivered rice. The move is expected to benefit the state exchequer to the tune of Rs 2,000-2,400 crore, said an official spokesperson after the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
RICE SHEllERS’ PROCUREMENT SHARE IN BORDER AREAS INCREASED FOR KHARIF 2017-18
Cabinet had decided to raise the procurement share of paddy for rice shellers in the state’s border areas, while directing the officials to take adequate steps to prevent any disruption of paddy procurement by banned truck unions. It was decided that against 20 percent incentive provided to border areas rice shellers last year over and above their 100 percent milling capacity, the millers would be allowed 40 percent additional share this season—a move expected to ensure minimum shifting of surplus paddy.
THREE-MEMBER PANEl TO ENSURE MINIMUM WAGES FOR lABOURERS IN MANDIS
Cabinet has decided to constitute a three-member committee to fix and ensure minimum payment to labourers in the mandis in the ensuing procurement season. The Committee, including the labour Secretary, was set up after the issue was raised by Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu claiming that the middle men were exploiting labourers by paying less than their prescribed minimum wages.
CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE TO DECIDE ON ClOSURE OF STATE-OWNED THERMAl PlANTS
A Cabinet sub-committee has been set up to consider and work out modalities for the closure of state-owned thermal plants in view of the Central Electricity Agency guidelines to retire non-viable Thermal Power Plants that have exceeded 25-year life span. The Committee, headed by Health Minister Brahm Mohindra with Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh, Finance Minister Manpreet Badal and Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as members, has been given two weeks’ time to submit its report on the move to permanently shut down 460 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) at Bathinda and Units I and II of 1260 MW Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) at Ropar.
APPROVES GOVT JOBS FOR MARTYR PARAMJIT’s CHIlDREN
Cabinet has given its go-ahead for government jobs to two children of martyr Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, who was killed and mutilated while fighting an infiltration bid at the line of Control (loC) in May this year. The Cabinet also approved the appointment of renowned woman cricketer and Arjuna Awardee Harmanpreet Kaur as DSP in the state police department.Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved a One Time Settlement (OTS) policy for defaulter rice millers of the state, paving way for the recovery of a significant portion of the Rs 3,500 crore outstanding against them, as per the current market rate, on undelivered rice. The move is expected to benefit the state exchequer to the tune of Rs 2,000-2,400 crore, said an official spokesperson after the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
RICE SHEllERS’ PROCUREMENT SHARE IN BORDER AREAS INCREASED FOR KHARIF 2017-18
Cabinet had decided to raise the procurement share of paddy for rice shellers in the state’s border areas, while directing the officials to take adequate steps to prevent any disruption of paddy procurement by banned truck unions. It was decided that against 20 percent incentive provided to border areas rice shellers last year over and above their 100 percent milling capacity, the millers would be allowed 40 percent additional share this season—a move expected to ensure minimum shifting of surplus paddy.
THREE-MEMBER PANEl TO ENSURE MINIMUM WAGES FOR lABOURERS IN MANDIS
Cabinet has decided to constitute a three-member committee to fix and ensure minimum payment to labourers in the mandis in the ensuing procurement season. The Committee, including the labour Secretary, was set up after the issue was raised by Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu claiming that the middle men were exploiting labourers by paying less than their prescribed minimum wages.
CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE TO DECIDE ON ClOSURE OF STATE-OWNED THERMAl PlANTS
A Cabinet sub-committee has been set up to consider and work out modalities for the closure of state-owned thermal plants in view of the Central Electricity Agency guidelines to retire non-viable Thermal Power Plants that have exceeded 25-year life span. The Committee, headed by Health Minister Brahm Mohindra with Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh, Finance Minister Manpreet Badal and Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as members, has been given two weeks’ time to submit its report on the move to permanently shut down 460 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) at Bathinda and Units I and II of 1260 MW Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) at Ropar.
APPROVES GOVT JOBS FOR MARTYR PARAMJIT’s CHIlDREN
Cabinet has given its go-ahead for government jobs to two children of martyr Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, who was killed and mutilated while fighting an infiltration bid at the line of Control (loC) in May this year. The Cabinet also approved the appointment of renowned woman cricketer and Arjuna Awardee Harmanpreet Kaur as DSP in the state police department.