In a significant move the Akhilesh Yadav Government decided to raise the age of retirement of employees of autonomous bodies from 58 to 60 years. The state cabinet held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Thursday took the decision.
Some of the other major decisions taken included beginning of the second phase of NRHM and setting up of at least one superspeciality hospital on the Public Private Partnership model and entertainment tax exemption to two films two films-Bhag Milkha Bhaag and Two little Indians. The cabinet also decided not to change the name of 108 Emergency Medical Transport Service, the Samajwadi Swasthya Sewa under NRHM and to bear an estimated expenditure of Rs 87.44 crore in the second and third year completely from the state budget.
An agreement would be signed with the Union Ministryfor Health and Family Welfare for the second phase of NRHM. At last one superspeciality hospital would be set up on the Public Private Partnership model. The cabinet approved a proposal to increase cost of construction of houses under ‘Asra’ scheme from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 2.96 lakh. A decision was also taken to give government guarantee for loan taken from banks and bonds issued in favour of power companies under Financial Restructuring Programme of the Centre. An additional compensation to martyrs of Agra and Bareilly incidents was raised to Rs 15 lakh. In an effort to promote screening of good films in the state, the Government decided to exempt Rakeysh Omprakash
Mehra directed Milkha Singh's biopic "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" from entertainment tax for a limited period for a maximum period of two months or in two installments. The children's film"Two little Indians" would be exempted from entertainment tax for a period of three months. The Farhan Akhtar starrer is already tax free in Delhi,Mumbai, Goa and Haryana. The Government has also approved the proposal to acquire land for alternate of Chakgajaria Farm. The land would be used for setting up of training institute, construction of guest house.