In today's cabinet meeting approval to 40 proposals were given a nod, which included a hike in agriculture subsidy for purchase of machines among others. Under the Agriculture Department, the subsidy on machine equipment was increased from 40% to 80%. Women groups and farmers will benefit from this. The decision has been taken to give a boost to agriculture produce in the State.
In the meeting of the State Council of Ministers, Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel said that out of the primary amount of Rs 4120 crore, approval was given to give Rs 5 thousand 53 crore of the current scheduled rate. It has been decided to run 44 residential schools through non-government means. For promotion in state level posts, new rosters of reservation were decided for 1 to 50 posts. On the proposal of Cabinet Secretariat Rural Department, recruitment promotion rules of Group C of Jharkhand State Archives Contact were approved. For the establishment of Jharkhand High Court, 25 posts were created in non-cadre cadre.
The process of medical reimbursement to All India Service officers has been simplified. Approved authorized officers have been appointed for different levels of officers. There will be a DC in the district and a secretary in the secretariat. Retired officers will also benefit from this.
Women whose children are below 18 years will be able to get leave up to 730 days under child care leave. The Council of Ministers approved the budget estimate for the financial year 2024-25. Jharkhand Factory Rules 1950 were amended. The license certificate will now be issued for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 15 years. In the process of appointment to the post of Mine Inspector, age relaxation has been given to the candidates in a one-time arrangement. There are seven plaintiffs who had filed the case in the High Court. The appeal of Jharkhand Administrative Service CO Kunda Pramod Ram was rejected. An MoU will be signed for the artists of Jharkhand to perform abroad.
Jharkhand Food and Processing Policy 2024 was approved. DRDA District Rural Development Agency will be merged with Zilla Parishad and branches will be formed in all the districts for all the schemes run by the Rural Development Department. 380 personnel will be merged into the Zilla Parishad. The rate for purchasing eggs for children above three years of age in Anganwadi centers has been fixed at Rs 6 per egg and it will be purchased by the maid. The rules for providing free gram, dal and salt to food security beneficiaries and e-office in the secretariat and attached offices were amended. There will be an agreement with the Karnataka agency for 10 bed ICU beds and Tele ICU on PPP mode in the Government Health Center and Hospital. RIMS, Phool Jhanno Hospital Dumka, Dhanbad, and 21 sub-divisional hospitals will have tele ICU.
Under the Department of Literacy in School Education, there will be motivators in all the schools of tribal and regional languages. Jharkhand Lok Sabha Commission under the Women Child Development and Social Security Department has decided to calculate the maximum or minimum age limit for the competitive examination 2023 to be conducted for direct recruitment to the post of Child Development Project Officer. Under that the minimum age limit has been set as 1.8.2024. On the proposal of the Food Supply Department, the name of the pulse distribution scheme run by the Jharkhand state was changed to Mukhyamantri Dal Distribution Scheme and under the National Food Security Act 2013 and Jharkhand State Food Security Act scheme, 1 kg of gram pulses will be given free to the beneficiaries and on Day 2023.
Approval was given to spend Rs 3 crore 30 lakh for 24 and Rs 7 crore 92 lakh in the coming financial year. Approval of Rs 1 billion 32 crore was given for the pending payment of paddy purchase. On the proposal of the Food Supply Department, the salt distribution scheme was named as Chief Minister Salt Distribution Scheme and approval was given to give one kilogram of refined iodine salt per family. Earlier Rs1 was charged. Approval of Rs 158 crore was given for four-laning of Namkum 6.275 from Khel Gaon road. A mall will be built in the World Trade Centre, where handicraft products will be kept for sale. The mall will be built for Rs 162 crore. The amount was increased to provide free copies from classes 1 to 8 in government schools of the state.