In another important decision, the cabinet has cleared hike in the remuneration for ASHA health workers who have been working in hilly areas by ` 2000 per month. Cabinet has also decided that three- day campaign for Swachhta would be organised between October 2 and 4 this year. Cabinet has also constituted a committee led by additional Chief Secretary S Ramaswami to prepare vision document-2025. Cabinet has also amended the bottling plant policy in course of Sunday’s meeting.
Cabinet has also approved the recommendation of the cabinet sub- committee constituted to regularise the illegal colonies.
Cabinet has also stressed on filling the backlog of Divyaang. Cabinet has also asked the chief secretary to study the brick kilns operating in the city so that they should not get affected due to parity of policy between the states.
Cabinet has also approved the master plan of Eco Sensitive Zone and its area should be 100 meter on either side of the river. Cabinet has also increased the VAT by one percent on non- classified items like electrical & electronics goods as well as cosmetics.
Cabinet has also approved the classification of power contractors into small, medium and big contractors. Now SC/ST contractors will get 10 percent contract upto ` 20 lakh projects. Cabinet has also decided that lands will not be acquired unless and until the government gives appropriate rates to the affected families in Special Scheduled Tribe areas.
Cabinet has also decided to give tax rebates to the non- green card holders in five areas affected in 2013. If the amount would be ` 10 crore it will be divided in two years - 2016-17 and 2017-18. Earlier such facility was given to green card holders.
Cabinet has also decided to distribute five kg wheat at the rate of ` four per kg to all the APl card holders. For this, the state will bear burden of ` 275 crore per annum in the place of earlier ` 268 crore under the national food security schemes.