The Chhattisgarh Cabinet in a bid to lower production cost of electricity in Chhattisgarh has endorsed the proposal to use washed and crushed coal in state-owned power plants.
This was decided during the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh held at the Mantralaya here on Friday.
The Cabinet also endorsed the Central government’s Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY). Under the scheme, the Coal India limited (CIl) from April 1, 2016 will supply crushed coal to the state-owned power plants and from October 2016, washed coal would be provided to the power plants in Chhattisgarh.
After deliberation on the proposals of Food and Civil Supplies Department, it was also decided that ration for the month of March 2016 and April 2016 will be provided
together to beneficiaries in the State. For development of quality public amenities and promotion of employment oriented activities in Naya Raipur, land on subsidized rates will be offered in the new state capital.
Moreover, the Cabinet also decided that in future, bar licenses will only be offered to hotels of three star category and above .