Paving way for the construction of a film city and promote investors in the field of cinema in Jharkhand, the State Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the formation of Jharkhand Film Development Corporation. The Cabinet also gave its nod to Integrated Power Development Scheme under which 40 scheduled towns in the State will get uninterrupted round-the-clock power supply. A total of 20 proposals were passed during the Cabinet meeting at Project Building here.
“Under this scheme, a complete feasibility assessment will be done for the availability of land to develop the infrastructure for film making, determination of parameters for cinema houses, review of entertainment taxes imposed on them, promotion of small cinema houses and multiplexes, promotion of digital projection system and provide 50 per cent aid for the construction of solar-powered cinema halls in the State,” said Cabinet Secretary NN Pandey. There is also a provision for the development of shooting spots in the State, he said.
“Films shot in the State are to get 75 per cent rebate in the entertainment tax and 50 per cent and 25 per cent aid will also be given to the films made in regional languages and Hindi and other languages respectively. There is also a provision to establish a corpus fund of Rs 10 crore for giving support to the films made in regional languages,” Pandey said. Jharkhand Film Development Corporation, according to the official, is likely to come up within a year.
In another decision taken by the Cabinet, as many as 40 scheduled towns will be getting round-the-clock power supply in the State under Integrated Power Development Scheme.
“The Cabinet today gives its approval to a proposal under which as many as 40 scheduled towns in the State will get 24-hour power supply under Integrated Power Development Scheme. Basic infrastructure will also be developed under this scheme to provide power to the people living in each of the households in the urban areas,” said Pandey. A target has also been fixed to minimise the Aggregate, Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, he added.
Nod was also given to the proposal of providing school dresses, books along with notebooks to girls of Class IX-XII in Government schools. 2.5 crore students will be benefitted under this scheme bearing an extra burden of Rs 35.75 crore on the State exchequer.
As per the proposal passed by the State Cabinet, Jaya Mahto, wife of lawns Nayak Raj Kumar Mahto of Angara near Ranchi will be given a job of a teacher on compensatory grounds under special provisions made by the State Government.
The Cabinet also gave its approval for Baba Baidyanath Dham Pilgrim Area Development Authority headed by the Chief Minister under which areas -- including Parasnath, Deoghar and Dumka -- will be given a facelift.
In another decision, the State Cabinet also gave its nod for the proposal of rejuvenation and redevelopment of Hatia, Kanke as well as Getalsood Dam involving a total expenditure of more than Rs 30.22 crore.
In addition to that, the Cabinet also approved the proposal of imposing fine over leaving the undergraduate and postgraduate courses in medical colleges in between the session. The Cabinet also gave its nod for the proposals of reserving 50 per cent seats for PG courses in the Medical Colleges for such people who are already posted in rural areas as Medical Officers.
A special provision was also made by the State Cabinet to induct widow daughter of a PDS dealers in the list of dependents so that she can also get benefits of compensation.