Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna Cabinet has taken decision on 42 issues on Saturday evening. later, Bahuguna along with his Cabinet colleagues, including Yashpal Arya, Dinesh Aggrawal and Harak Singh Rawat addressed the media after the Cabinet meeting.
During address, the CM said that Cabinet has decided to regularise all the daily wager or contractual employees, who were working in Municipality, university, corporation and other society as well, if he or she has been working for the last five years. Even Cabinet has decided to give title right to the occupants of Class-IV land of ZlAR. For this State Government is going to make amendment in ZlAR Act by bringing an ordinance. Cabinet has also waived off 10 per cent tax on khadi; waived off sugarcane tax for the next one year and waived mandi tax from Bagas as well . Cabinet has also increased the allowance of nutrition diet of police personnel by 20 per cent. Cabinet has also decided to build new Vidhan Sabha, Secretariat and MlA hostel in Raipur. Taking cognisance on huge number of ex-servicemen and servicemen, Cabinet had decided to exempt them from house tax.
Earlier the facility was applicable if they reside in municipality now it will be applicable across the State. Even they increased the Defence representative, allowance by Rs 1,000 per month and widow allowance, which was being given to help her constructing house, by Rs 1 lakh. It means she would get Rs 2 lakh one time. Cabinet has also approved new structure of the Secretariat.
later, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar addressed media about the Cabinet decision. Following on the demand of people, State Cabinet has decided to give 15 days paternity leave to their employees. It will be applicable up to two children. Cabinet has also given Rs 5,000 special allowance to the Vice-Chancellor of Ayurveda University.
The Cabinet has also decided to keep free the road up to four metre from edge earlier it was applicable up to 400 yards from the middle of the road. The Cabinet has also made relaxation in penalty, which was 100 per cent but now it would be mere 50 per cent. It means if a transporter failed to pay their tax and caught by RTO then he will have to pay mere 50 per cent of the tax amount as penalty. Disaster affected transporters tax postpone for next six months only.
The Cabinet has also given raise of Rs 1,000 per annum to the Anganwadi and Rs 500 per annum raise to their assistant. The Cabinet has also given 10 per cent reservation of the ministerial employee in Naib Tehsildar appointment. Earlier, 50 per cent posts were being filled through promotion and remaining 50 per cent posts through fresh recruitment but now 10 per cent reservation to the ministerial employee and remaining 40 per cent through fresh recruitment. The DRDA officials have been given status of State Government employee by the Cabinet. The Cabinet has waived off tax Rajula — A tale from Uttarakhand movie in the State.