The Chhattisgarh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday decided to hand over the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) establishments to Home and Forest departments respectively.The decision was taken by amending the Chhattisgarh State Work (Allocation) Rules, according to an official statement issued here.Both the IPS and IFS establishments are currently attached to the General Administration Department (GAD).
The Cabinet, on the occasion, also endorsed the first supplementary Budget for 2015-16.Moreover, the name of Technical Education and Manpower Planning Department was also changed to ‘Skill Development, Technical Education & Employment Department’ by the Cabinet through amendments made in the rules of Chhattisgarh State Work (Allocation) Rules.It was informed in the meeting that after the formation of the State, the Department of Technical Education & Manpower Planning was working under the State Directorate of Employment & Training based in Raipur.