Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Decisions July 05, 2013 Cabinet decided to provide enhanced relief to the farmers of the State in general and Kinnaur district in particular, affected by recent incessant rains, landslides, cloudburst and untimely snow by amending the existing relief norms. Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh presided over the Cabinet Meeting held here today. Cabinet approved enhancement in Support Price of procurement of mango under the Market Intervention Scheme(MIS) for the year 2013. Support price of Seedling mangos variety would be Rs 5.50 per kg and that of Grafted variety would be Rs 6.50 per kg, which is 50 paise more than the previous year. The Cabinet also approved enhancement in support price of apple from Rs 6 to Rs 6.50 per Kg under the MIS for the year 2013. Fulfilling Budget announcement made by the Chief Minister, the Cabinet approved regularization of the services of daily waged/contingent workers completing 7 years of continuous service as on 31st March, 2013. Cabinet also approved framing of new ‘Comprehensive Guiding Principles-2013’ for regulating the transfers of officers and officials working under the State Government, Boards, Corporations and PSUs etc. with certain modifications. The Cabinet accorded its approval for filling up of 800 vacant posts of Police Constables. This includes 600 male and 200 female constables in the State Police Department. Keeping in view the vital duties performed by the Patwaris and to save the masses from inconvenience, the Cabinet decided to fill 778 posts of Patwaris (Mohal) in Deputy Commissioners Offices in the State. The Cabinet also decided to fill about 450 posts of different categories on contract basis in the Health and Family Welfare Department The Cabinet gave its approval for purchase of 125 new ambulances under Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram. The Cabinet also decided that these ambulances would be outsourced in view of operation efficiency and better service delivery on the analogy of National Ambulance Service 108. Cabinet accorded its approval for simplification of norms by amending the HP Tenancy & Land Reforms Rules, 1975 for granting permission under Section 118 of HP Tenancy & Land Reforms Act, 1972 for providing land for industrial purpose in the State. This decision would fulfill the commitment of the present State Government to provide all approvals required from various departments for setting up industrial units in the State within a period of 90 days. The Cabinet decided to open sub tehsil at Ispur in district Una. The Cabinet accorded its approval to establish Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) in Una district in Public Private Partnership(PPP). HP Power Corporation Ltd., HP Power Transmission Ltd and Rolta India Ltd. would be associated for proportionate contribution of funds by each industry partner to set up IIIT. The Cabinet gave its approval to open new ITIs at Dargi and Jalog, in tehsil Sunni of Shimla district from current academic session. The Cabinet decided to provide medical reimbursement to the children of retired Government Employees on the same basis as those of the serving employees, keeping in view the exorbitant cost of life threatening diseases. In order to encourage opening of new hotels and tourist facilities in the backward panchayats of the State, the Cabinet gave its approval to exempt luxury tax in these panchayats under the HP Tax on Luxuries (in Hotels and Lodging Houses) Act, 1979 for a period of 10 years from the date the hotel starts functioning. Approval was also accorded to amend certain provisions of HP Tax on Luxuries (in Hotels and Lodging Houses) Act, 1979 and HP Tax on Luxuries (in Hotels and Lodging Houses) Rules, 1979. For ensuring early registration of new dealers approval was accorded to abolish registration fee under the HP VAT Act, CST Act, Passenger & Goods Tax Act and Luxury Tax Act. These decisions have fulfilled the announcement made by the Chief Minister while presenting Budget for the year 2013-14.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:42:56 +0000
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