long awaited Ranchi Sadar Hospital has been given additional fund in order to complete the pending works in speedy manner as its inauguration date nears. The Cabinet has taken the revised estimate to Rs 307.92 crore by allocating Rs 170.54 crore more for this purpose.
Informing about the decision taken in the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday Cabinet Secretary SS Meena said that Rs 130 crore has already been spent. “The Cabinet has revised the estimate for 500-beded Sadar Hospital in Ranchi to complete the pending works. Rs 130 crore has already been spent and another Rs 170.54 crore would be released,” he said.
Also the Cabinet has modified the examination pattern adopted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission. The Commission for the matriculation and intermediate level vacancies would conduct just one examination while for graduation level posts there would two levels. However if number of applicants for graduation level exam would less than 15000 then the JSSC would organise only single stage examination.
A special purchase committee to hire helicopter on WET-lease, an arrangement covering hiring an aircraft including the provision of a flight crew and sometimes fuel, has been formed. Secretaries of Finance, Transport and Commercial Taxes would pick the chopper to be hired on lease for VVIP movements.
The Cabinet while redefining rural roads for the Rural Bus Service has decided that the proposed route would only be considered as rural route if less than 30 kms or 50 per cent of its total length is the part of a State highway. Permit charge for such service has been fixed as Rs 1 and under Startup India scheme SC, ST and women would be provided with easy bank finances.
The Cabinet Secretary also added that a slab of 2.5 per cent SGST has been added for the mineral and chemicals which are not be used as fertilisers. Nitrogen, phosphate and potash would be covered under this category.
The Government has also decided to form State Vocational Training Board for overall management of courses under the national skill development programme, making ITI more efficient and readying workforce as per market demands. A General Body under the labour Minister and another Executive Body under the Principal Secretary would govern the Board.
Meena further informed about changed jurisdiction of the Vigilance Courts being run under Vigilance Bureau. Districts of Hazaribagh, Koderma, Chatra and Ramgarh would now fall under Hazaribagh court while Dhanbad, Bokaro and Giridih have been brought under Dhanbad. Rest of the districts would be as per the Divisions.
In another decision a permanent post of Member Secretary for the State Court Management System has been created on which a law officer of the rank of Principal District Judge would be appointed. The decision has been taken in the lights of a Supreme Court direction.