The State Cabinet on Tuesday cleared 43 proposals in the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday. Although the press briefing on the Cabinet decisions was not held due to the model code of conduct imposed in the wake of Mandar bye-election, sources said that the most important proposal has come about the Urban Development Department, which has been approved.
According to sources the Cabinet cleared the proposal of the Urban Development department where in Jharkhand, the election of Mayor will not be held on party basis, but on non-party basis. At the same time, the election of the deputy mayor will not be held, but the councillors of the municipal corporation and the civic bodies will together choose the Deputy Mayor. The approval of the Cabinet has been received on the rules brought in this regard.
Sources said that the Cabinet also cleared that there will be widening of circular road from Kutcheri Chowk to Kantatoli. The Cabinet has also given its consent to the proposal brought by the Urban Development and Housing department to make this important road of the capital four-lane. Earlier, the consent of Chief Minister Hemant Soren was also received as a departmental minister. A total of Rs 50.78 crores will be spent in widening this 2.778 km long road.
Sources confided that the police appointment rules have been amended. Now the candidates will have to run first, only after that the written examination of the aspirants. who have passed it, will be conducted.