In a bid to give fillip to hilly region, Chief Minister Harish Rawat held a Cabinet meeting in Almora on Thursday. The Harish Rawat Cabinet tried to address all the issues, including how to check migration, promote agriculture, provide doctors in remote areas’ hospital through air lifting among other things.
Cabinet has decided to protect religious and cultural heritage of Purola of Uttarkashi district and Almora. For this the Cabinet has approved `50 crore each for both places.
Cabinet has also raised the allowance of Ayurveda and Homeopathy doctors; increased the 23 posts in Urban Development Council Directorate. They even decided that whenever required they can increase the sanctioned post by constituting a committee led by the Chief Secretary or Finance Secretary. Earlier the directorate had a mere 43 sanctioned post but now they would have 66 posts.
Cabinet has decided to beautify parks or execute other upgradation works in municipal corporation/ municipality on the name of Ziya Nand Bharti and approved ` one crore for this.
To motivate the farmers, who do not cultivate their land due to its limited size, the cabinet has decided to give pension to the farmers cultivating land upto two hectares. For this farmers will get `800 per month as pension. With this promotion, the farmers will plough their land and this will also keep a check migration.
To ensure doctors availability in remote area hospitals of the State, cabinet has decided to air lift doctors and pharmacist along with medicines to remote areas and later they will be air lifted back after one month.
Cabinet has also sanctioned six posts of pharmacists and doctors in allopathic health centre. Even cabinet has decided to increase the allowance of Ayurvedic, homeopathy doctors especially working on contract basis. For this they have constituted a committed led by Finance Minister and other members would include the Health Minister, Chief Secretary and Secretary Health and Secretary Finance.
Cabinet has decided to introduce cheaper air service in Chhiyalekh of Vyas valley, Martoli of Munsyair valley and Warling of Darma valley.
Following on the pattern of the food security scheme or National Health Mission, the Cabinet has decided to introduce the Chief Minister Health Insurance scheme by August 15. To ensure hassle free education in Government schools or college, cabinet has decided that now teachers will retire after completion of academic year.
Cabinet has decided to ease the norms of medical fund so that people would be able to avail the facilities easily. Cabinet has decided that van Panchayat can execute their work upto `three lakh without tender. Cabinet has also decided that a minister will bear the expense of their one meal per day during Vidhan Sabha session at Gairsain. Cabinet also asked their ministers and officer to bring few staff to Garisain.
Cabinet decided that next session of Vidhan Sabha would be dedicated to education and agriculture sector only. Cabinet has also approved `50 crore to the Gairsain development authority (GDA). Gairsain Vidhan Sabha session would be dedicated to Veer Chandra Garhwali, Indramani Badoni and PC Joshi as well.
Next Cabinet meeting would discuss how to increase the State financial resources. To decongest the traffic in between Upper Mall road to lower Mall road, Cabinet has decided to build a tunnel. For this they would take help of geo scientists.