The Government has granted Rs 177.73 crore to Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) to deal with urban waste and sewage generated in the capital city. The municipal body would set up sewage treatment plants in its zone I and II. "The Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 177.73 crore to the RMC for setting up sewage treatment plants. The fund would be used in dealing with the effluents generated in the city," said Cabinet Secretary SK Satpathy on Tuesday after Cabinet meeting.
Decision has also been taken to appoint a Joint Secretary-level official as Secretary of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to look into illegal transfer of tribal lands in the State. The three-member SIT would have a Chairperson while one member would be from judicial background holding rank of a District Judge and another Government nominated person with immense experience. Earlier, the official was made member-secretary. The SIT has been given one-year tenure.
The Cabinet also granted Rs 67.97 crore to make 71.8-km stretch of Jamshedpur-Behragora road motorable. The stretch is in a very bad shape. Also, the Cabinet has permitted Deputy Commissioner to spent up to Rs 25 crore and Divisional Commissioners up to Rs 25 to 50 crore for land acquisitions taking place under Jharkhand land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation rules.
Similarly, Divisional Commissioners and DCs have been authorised to issue NOC against GM Deemed forest land. limit for DCs is up to 25 acres while Commissioners have been authorised for more than that. "Now the proposals of that much amount need not to be sent to the Cabinet for approval and can be sanctioned at the districts and divisional levels. This apart, the Cabinet has also included divorcee daughter of a family into dependents while considering compensation against Naxal violence," said Satpathy.
The Cabinet also sanctioned Rs 35 crore against about 250 posts created at the Police Training Centre, Mosabani. The amount would be used for salaries of the employees annually. Rectification in share pattern in rural drinking water schemes running at six districts -- Palamu, Garhwa, Seraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum, Dumka and Khunti -- has taken place.
The scheme is being run jointly by the World Bank, the Centre and the State Government along with community contribution. Now onwards, the World Bank would contribute 50 per cent whereas the Centre and the State would contribute 33 and 16 per cent, respectively. Community contribution would be 1 per cent. The scheme of Rs 900 crore is slated to complete on March 31, 2020.
Decision to sign a tripartite agreement involving railways, the Coal Ministry and the State Government has also been taken that would form a joint venture and erect Special Purpose Vehicle for coal projects continuing in the State. Railway would be facilitating the projects in coal transportation.
The Cabinet has also approved creation of 20 posts as personal assistants at Jharkhand High Court in the line of the Secretariat. Fresh MoUs have also been recommended to be signed with the Railways for 13 rail over bridges. The ROBs would be built on 50:50 contributions.
Rs 5.45 crore has been sanctioned for Dental College at RIMS against 55 posts created of Principal, radiographer and others. Whereas jobs of programmer, data entry operators etc can be outsourced. The Cabinet also decided to regularise 42 Junior Engineer who were appointed in Bihar 1981 on daily wages basis following the Supreme Court order.