HP Govt says aye to age relaxation

The Himachal Cabinet on Tuesday gave approval for granting relaxation in age for admissions to class IV on compassionate grounds for all departments by making necessary amendments in compassionate policy. The meeting was presided over by the Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.

Approval was also accorded for financial assistance of `40 crore to HIMFED as margin money from National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) with the objective of planning and promoting programmes for production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import of agricultural produce and certain notified commodities on co-operative principals.

It was also decided to lease out land to Director General Employment and Training, Ministry of labour and Employment, GoI for Regional Vocational Training Institute for women at Jhundla, in Shimla district.

Otherdecisions

•  Status of District level fairs to Dussehra fairs of Sunni and Dharamshala given.
•  Nod to upgrade the police posts at Kupvi in Chopal in Shimla district and Dharampur in district Mandi as full-fledged police stations.
•  Approval to open Public Health Centres (PHCs) in Kapahara and Pantehra in  Ghumarwin constituency of district Bilaspur with the required staff.
•  For setting up Spice Park, ten acres of land of H.P. Agricultural University Palampur, would be leased out to the Spice Board of India.
•  New license for Inter-State sale of bottled Indian Made Foreign Spirit (IMFS) by non-manufacturer dealer in the state to be introduced.
•  For HP Valued Tax (VAT) a branch of any Nationalized bank can function as a Treasury bank for Government transactions.
•  The Cabinet gave its approval for transferring land in the name of National Council of Science Museum, Ministry of Culture, GoI for the construction of Science Centre at Palampur in the campus of HP Agricultural University. 
•  Approval given for felling of trees on government and private land under Shimla Municipal Corporation as recommended by the Cabinet sub-committee.
•  Government  land to be given on lease to Tarini Electric Power limited in district Kullu, for setting up Kurpan (5 MW) Hydel Project as per the lease norms for forty years with an increase of five percent after every five years.