[10/10 11:27 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Annual exams to be held in March 2015 SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah decided that the annual examinations of the under graduate classes of the Kashmir Division Colleges and the Winter Zones Colleges of Jammu Division shall be held in March, 2015 instead of October-November 2014. It also decided that the same examination schedule shall apply in the Kashmir Division and the Winter Zone of the Jammu Division in the School Education Department. The decision was taken in view of the damages caused to the infrastructure of School/Higher Education Institutions in the state by the floods. Meanwhile, the Cabinet also revoked the embargo on transfers imposed earlier vide Government order No:07-GAD(Camp) of 2014, dated:17.09.2014. It was, however, re-iterated that the transfers may be made strictly in accordance with the laid down transfer policy. [10/10 11:28 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Cabinet approves Rs. 44,000 cr special financial package for submission to GoI SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the special financial package for submission to Government of India for providing of funds to the tune of Rs. 44, 000 Cr approximately for rehabilitation of the people who suffered due to floods and for restoration of the damaged infrastructure. It also decided to approach the Union Home Ministry for releasing funds to the tune of Rs. 1947.20 Cr under NDRF besides requesting the Union Government to declare tax holiday for the J&K State for a period of 10 years to help in the revival of the State’s economy. The Cabinet also recommended the Union Government for issuing directions to all banks/financial institutions for re-scheduling of loans/granting of moratorium and remission of interest during the moratorium period and providing of fresh loans in favour of flood affected people, besides waiving of loans availed by an individual upto Rs. 3 lakh and interest subvention of 5% on the loans already raised after completion of the moratorium period. The approved proposal under the special financial package includes payment of ex-gratia relief against the loss of private structures to the tune of Rs. 9 lakh for fully damaged Pucca house, Rs. 6 Lakh for fully damaged Kucha House, Rs. 4 Lakh for partially damaged Kucha/Pucca House including boundary walls and Rs. 1 lakh for other structures. The affected families whose houses are fully damaged can also avail housing loan upto Rs. 20 lakh at 4% interest only, as the balance interest to be charged by the banks shall be borne by the Government. The re-payment shall be worked out upto 10 years with a moratorium of two years initially. Moreover, those people whose houses are fully damaged can shift to a hired accommodation nearly for 1 year till they rebuild their houses. The rent of this 1 year shall be reimbursed to them by the Government. Wherever the relocation of families is required from areas exposed to risks due to landslides, flash floods etc., the Revenue Department shall identify alternate land for their rehabilitation and provide 10 marlas of land to each family and also provide other support for their re-settlement. Similarly, for small shopkeepers not registered under VAT, the proposal includes loan facility upto Rs. 5 lakh to be provided at 2% interest per annum only. Such loan shall be without any collateral security. In respect of registered dealers with the sales tax authority, loan upto Rs. 20 lakh at 4% and loan upto Rs. 50 lakh at 6% per annum interest has been proposed. The proposal includes financial support and concessions for business community, agriculture and horticulture sector, transport sector, tourism sector, industrial sector, artisans, and other sectors. The proposal also includes compensating the affected people for the loss of land due to flash floods and landslides @50% of the value of the land in that area, as notified for stamp duty by the respective District Valuation Committees, headed by the concerned Deputy Commissioners, in the agriculture sector besides all types of loans, raised by farmers including KCC loans, ODs etc and in the industrial sector, the concessions sought extend to all who have raised loans, including through Artisan Credit Cards, SKEWPY etc. It may be noted that the floods in September caused havoc across many district of the State in which over 15 lakh families spread over 5794 villages were affected. As per the initial assessment received, around 344607 structures have suffered damages, 90 thousand cattle/sheep perished, crop loss reported in 6.52 lakh Ha of land besides huge loss to the public/private infrastructure. [10/10 11:29 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Cabinet sanctions timber to flood affectees on concessional rates SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the proposal for supplying of timber to the flood affected people on concessional rates besides waiver in the sales tax levied at 13.5% against the timber to be supplied to them. The Cabinet approved supply of 100 cft and upto 50 cft of timber depending on the extent of damaged suffered for each fully and partially damaged house respectively as assessed by the concerned revenue authority. [10/10 11:31 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Cabinet gives nod to revised Srinagar Master plan, Pediatric Hosp at Dewan Bagh SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the construction of pediatric hospital at Dewan Bagh Srinagar. The Health and Medical education department was directed to have the project executed by JKPCC. The Cabinet also gave nod to the extension of the Srinagar Master Plan Limits from present 416.25 sqkm to 757 sqkm by including local areas comprising 163 settlements as local areas of Srinagar Development Authority which shall be the integral part of revised Srinagar Master Plan 2012-32. [10/10 11:32 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Tantray appointed Chairman BoPEE, Tickoo as Dev Com Works, SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the appointment of Mr. G. H. Tantray, former Commissioner Secretary as Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination (J&KBOPEE) for a period of two years. It also sanctioned appointment of Mr. Bimal Kumar Tickoo Chief Engineer PMGSY Kashmir as Development Commissioner (Works) in the pay scale of PB-4 of Rs. 37,400-67000 with G.P of Rs. 8900 with immediate effect. It approved placement of Mr. Thaseen Mustafa CEO, ERA in the grade of Development Commissioner (Works) on ex-cadre basis. The Cabinet also approved enhancement in the prescribed age of retirement on superannuation in case of the members of the teaching faculty of Government Dental Colleges in the State from the present 60 years to 62 years. The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the creation of 10 posts of Under Secretaries-Secretariat cadre in the pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 with G.P of Rs. 4800 in the J&K Secretariat (G) Service- I and 6 posts of Private Secretaries-Secretariat Cadre in the pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 with G.P of Rs. 4800 in the J&K Secretariat (G) Service- II. The Cabinet also approved the creation of the Technical Support Group (TSG) for implementing the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiskha Abhiyan (RUSA) with 2 posts of programmer (consolidated @ Rs. 25000) and 4 posts of data operator/computer operator (consolidated @Rs. 15000). The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the temporary engagement of 663 persons on casual basis for watch and ward (Chowkidar)/ Orderlies and Drivers for driving of vehicles in the newly created Administrative units by the Revenue Department. The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the creation of 308 posts of different categories in the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for setting up of district level offices in all the 22 districts for implementing the State Litigation Policy. It also accorded sanction to the creation of 110 posts of different categories for functioning of 22 Dehi Adalats in the State. The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the adjustment/absorption of substantive staff of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) in the State Government in the Department of Rural Development. The Cabinet approved renaming of the Soil Conservation Department as Soil and Water Conservation Department. [10/10 11:33 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Cabinet authorizes Revenue Deptt for determining geographical limits of new, existing administrative units SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah authorized the Revenue Department to issue the necessary notification as required under Section-5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, with regard to the determination of geographical / territorial limits of the new and the adjoining existing administrative units as per the details alongwith amendments /modifications. The Minister incharge Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation was authorized to order changes in the geographical boundaries and headquarters of the new administrative units, wherever necessary. It also advised the Rural Development Department to complete the necessary exercise and place the case before the Cabinet in its next meeting for consideration. The Minister incharge Rural Development was authorized to order changes in the geographical boundaries and headquarters of the new administrative units, wherever necessary. In a separate decision the Cabinet directed the Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation department to submit a comprehensive proposal to the cabinet for providing 5 marlas of land per family in relatively safer zones, adjacent to the present villages, to the people affected due to cross border and cross LoC firing in the state. [10/10 11:34 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Cabinet approves transfers, postings in Forest Deptt SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the following transfers and postings in the Forest Department : -1. Mr. A.K. Singh, IFS, (PCCF), Chief Wildlife Warden has been transferred and posted as PCCF (Territorial) against an available vacancy caused due to superannuation on retirement of Mr. Abhai Kumar, IFS on 31-07-2014. 2. Mr. Abdul Razak, IFS (PCCF) Project Chief, IWDP/CED, WUCMA has been transferred and posted as Chief Wildlife Warden vice Mr. A.K. Singh, IFS. 3. Mr. Deepak Khanna, IFS (APCCF), CCF, Project & Planning has been transferred and posted as Project Chief , IWDP vice Mr. Abdul Razak, IFS. 4. Mr. Ravi Kumar Kesar, IFS (APCCF), Director Forest Protection Force has been transferred and posted as Director, Soil Conservation against an available vacancy caused due to superannuation on retirement of Mr. M.J. Sharma, IFS on 30-09-2014 5. Mr. Arun. K. Tikku, IFS (APCCF), Member Secretary, PCB has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Forestry against available vacancy caused due to superannuation on retirement of Mr. M.A. Tak, IFS on 31-07-2014. 6. Mr. S.K. Gupta, IFS, CCF, Settlement & Demarcation has been transferred and posted as Director, Forest Protection Force vice Mr. Ravi Kumar Kesar, IFS. 7. Mr. Javid Iqbal Panjoo, IFS, Conservator of Forest, South Circle has been transferred and posted as Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board vice Mr. A.K. Tikku, IFS. [10/10 11:36 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: Khurshid appointed Chairman PSC SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10- The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the appointment of Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Ganaie, IAS (JK:1982), Financial Commissioner, Industries & Commerce Department, J&K as Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission. The other members of the Commission approved by the Cabinet include Mr. Sheikh Mushtaq Amad, IAS (JK:2000), Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, Mr. Mukherjeet Sharma, IFS (Retired), Mr. B.R. Lachotra, Director General, Economics & Statistics (Retired), Mr. Wali Mohammad Bhat, Director General, Accounts & Treasuries (Retired), Dr. Tejit Singh, Prof. Ophthalmology (Retired) and Dr. Farooq Ahmad Kaloo, Director, Animal Husbandry (Retired). [10/10 11:37 PM] Press (GNS) Tanver Frnd: CS briefs Cabinet on meeting taken by CM during floods SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10- Chief Secretary, Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Khandey today briefed the Cabinet about the meetings taken by the Chief Minister twice a day since 7 th September, 2014 for reviewing the rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations in the State in the wake of the unprecedented floods that struck the State. He said that 56 such meetings were held till the 5th of October, 2014, and, as a consequence, Rs. 629.00 crores were released to the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir for relief and allied operations. The Cabinet placed on record its deep appreciation of the untiring efforts of the Chief Minister in this regard.
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