In a move to make long due changes in the Rules of Executive Business 2000 for the reorganization of departments, the State Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to reduce their numbers from 43 to 31.
The Cabinet also gave its approval to the proposal of forming Investigative Training School under Crime Investigation Department of the State Government. A total of 41 proposals were passed during the meeting held at Project Building here.
Cabinet Secretary NN Pandey said that the departments having similar nature of jobs have been put together.
While the Planning and development and Institutional finance departments have been clubbed with the Finance, the Home department and the Disaster management will act together. Animal husbandry department has been amalgamated with the agriculture department while the rural works department and panchayati raj have been clubbed with the Rural Development department.
The cabinet also okayed to club human resource development and science & technology departments and create two new departments—school education & literacy and technical education departments. The tourism department will be the umbrella organization for Art and Culture department.
An approval was also given for free inter-departmental transfer of land in Dumka to Health Medical Education and Family Welfare department where a 500-bed Medical College and Hospital is to be constructed. The land is presently acquired by Sido-Kanhu Murmu University.
“The new medical college and hospital will be constructed inside the premises of SKMU at mauza Diggi under Dumka Sadar Circle,” said Pandey.
Proposal for the increasing the maximum retirement age of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences Director was also increased from 60 to 70 years by the state cabinet.
In a move to provide for ease of doing business, the state cabinet, making changes in Jharkhand shops and establishments rules, allowed digital and e-filing for the business houses. A new article has been inserted making amendments under section 43 of the rule, said Pandey.
Approval was also given to proposal made by the cooperative department for making the existing three tier arrangement to two tiers.
Approval to the selection of Creative Museum Designers, National Council of Science and Museum for the construction of planetarium in Deoghar was also given by the cabinet.
Furthermore, the name of Albert Ekka Jari Block of Gumla was also changed to Paramveer Albert Ekka Jari by the cabinet.