State cabinet approved the proposal for construction of two new medical colleges, one each in Koderma and Chaibasa on Sunday.
A special cabinet meeting was organised at Bio-diversity park in Lalkhatanga, here on Sunday, wherein nine decisions were taken, including the approval of holding the Budget Session of Jharkhand Assembly from January 17 to February 8.
Briefing the media about decisions taken in the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sukhdev Singh said, “Under phase II of Centre's scheme to construct medical colleges, approval has been given to establishing a new medical college in Karma area of Koderma with a budget of Rs 314.28 crore along with upgradation of the adjoining Sadar hospital to a 300 beds hospital.” Singh informed that another medical college will be coming up in Chaibasa with a budget of Rs 314.35 crore. He said, “This is being done under a centre sponsored scheme where the centre-state share would be 60-40 per cent.”
The Cabinet also approved urban water supply scheme worth Rs 60.12 crore for Koderma Nagar Panchayat. An approval for utilization of Rs 50 crore from contingency funds for implementation of Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojna was also given by the Cabinet.
The Cabinet also approved giving three acres land in Musabani area of East Singhbhum to Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) for industrial purpose of setting up a recovery plant on 30 years of paid lease worth Rs 17.38 lakh. Also, land transfer in Latehar district for construction of Tori-Biratoli-Mahuamilan railway line to the rail ministry was approved against the payment of Rs 39 lakh.
Meanwhile, the fund allocated for buying eggs for mid day meal was increased from Rs 4 to Rs 6 per egg by the Cabinet to ensure that children in government schools get healthy and nutritious food.
The Cabinet also decided that Jharkhand will be paying Rs 557.13 crore to Bihar Government against the division of pension and other retirement plans of the residents of undivided Bihar.