The Chhattisgarh Cabinet on Tuesday made roof-top solar power plants mandatory for new buildings of Government, non-Governmental establishments and institutional bodies from January 1, 2016.
The Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Raman Singh at his residence here also endorsed the ‘Short-term Agricultural loan Relief Scheme 2015’.
Briefing mediapersons after the Cabinet meeting, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar said solar power plants with the capacity of 10 to 50 KW would be installed in various buildings of the State.
With this decision, there was a possibility on installation of a total of 200 MW solar capacity power plants in the entire State which was 5 per cent more that of the cumulative power demand in the State, he said.
The Cabinet also endorsed the proposal to raise the maximum age limit for direct recruitment in Government jobs for domiciles of Chhattisgarh from 35 years to 40 years, Chandrakar said.
The Cabinet also endorsed an Industrial Development Policy wherein a venture capital fund of `100 crore would be established.