Paddy will be bought in December-January and maize will be procured from December to May 2021, the Chhattisgarh Cabinet decided on Saturday, the entire meeting held in Chhattisgarhi language to mark the Rajbhasha Diwas.
Chief Minister Baghel chaired the meeting at his residence-cum-office. All the members shared their views on all the proposals in Chhattisgarhi, with the Chief Secretary starting the meeting with an address in that language.
The policy for procurement and custom milling of paddy and maize on the support price in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21 was approved.
Paddy will be purchased in cash and be linked from December 1 to January 31, 2021 whereas maize will be procured from December 1 to May 31, 2021, an official communication said.
The cabinet has decided to open industrial training institutes to complete the practical training of the trainees appearing in the final examination of ITI so that the final year trainees of ITI can appear in the All India Vocational Examination (NCVT).
Organic fertilizers produced by government organizations and Gothans under the Agriculture Department’s Godhan Nyay Yojana can be directly procured by other departments. No tender will be needed for this purpose.
The cabinet approved an amendment in the cancelled land restoration and other relevant provisions of the Chhattisgarh Industrial Land and Management Rules 2015.
It approved establishment of a central processing unit for minor forest produce at Jamgaon (M) of Patan development block of Durg district.
It decided to give lac farming the status of agriculture and to provide short term agricultural loan and interest subsidy for lac production.
As per Rule 7 of the Chhattisgarh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1991, the cabinet decided to extend the exemption period for depositing monthly tax payable in advance to March 31, 2021 in lieu of the vehicles being disposable.
The land allotted on lease to Municipal Corporation Raipur from Gol Bazar should be allotted. The rate will be determined by a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary.
The cabinet approved the Chhattisgarh State Migrant Labour Policy.
Cabinet has decided to reduce the current premium rate of industrial plots by 50 percent to encourage employment, investment and settlements in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar.