The Chhattisgarh Cabinet on Tuesday approved formation of ‘Chhattisgarh Film Development Corporation’.
The move would help promote culture and tourism of the State along with generating employment, officials informed.
The Government will appoint a Chairman of the Corporation.The Secretary, Culture, Secretary, Finance or persons nominated by them, Director, Public Relations, Director, Director, Industries, Managing Director, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board and Directors of Culture and Archaeology Department will be its members.
Chhattisgarhi films have history of more than 50 years. More than 100 chhattisgarhi films have been made in this period. To provide better opportunities to artists of State, to promote regional film making and to provide complete facilities for its release and screening, the Corporation is being formed.
There will also be provision for funding film projects by the Government if needed. The Board will have five non government members.The Managing Director of the Corporation would be its Member Secretary.
The Government will also start city bus services in 17 new routes of the State at Bemetara, Durg, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh and Kondagaon districts.
This apart, more than 12 lakh consumers will get flat power tariff rate facility under 'Sahaj Bijli Bill Yojana.'
The Cabinet examined ‘Sahaj Bijli Bill Yojana’ and decided that under this scheme, eligible beneficiaries selected on the basis of BPl list of year 2002 and socio-economic census year 2011 will be provided flat rate payment facility at Rs 100 per month in place of existing rate, on consumption exceeding 40 units per month (of provisioned free electricity). Implementation of this scheme will benefit more than 12 lakh consumers with domestic connection and they will be provided relief of nearly Rs 500 crore.
This will not only bring uniformity in billing system but also make the payment process transparent and simple.
The Central Government has provisioned 4 per cent reservation for disabled people (including physically handicapped, visually impaired and hearing impaired and others) under Disabled Person Rights Act 2016, whereas in Chhattisgarh State, there is already a provision for 2-2% reservation for each of the three categories i.e. 6% reservation in total.
In the meeting held today, it was decided that aforementioned reservation will be increased by 1 per cent for two new categories of disable included by Central Government i.e. mental/psychological disability and multiple disabilities.
The Cabinet has decided to distribute Rs 744.93 crore as bonus for collection works of year 2017 to tendupatta collectors.