Schools and colleges will open from August 2 with conditions, decision of Bhupesh cabinet

Raipur. Schools and colleges that have been closed for more than 1 year due to Kovid (COVID-19) will now be able to open in Chhattisgarh from August 2. The decision regarding this was taken on Tuesday in the cabinet meeting of Chhattisgarh government. However, before opening schools and colleges, the permission of the parents and guardians will have to be taken by the management. Schools and colleges will be able to open only after the permission of the parents. In the initial phase, classes 10th and 12th will be started with 50 percent students of the capacity. Here 50 - 50 percent of the students will be called in alternate day schools. At the same time, the same rule will be applicable for colleges and universities.

All Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Medical, Engineering, Polytechnics in the state will be opened in a phased manner. Here the attendance of the students in the colleges will not be mandatory. But with the decision to open educational institutions in the state, it has been clearly stated in the decision of the cabinet that during this time the Kovid rules will have to be strictly followed. In rural areas where there is not a single case of Kovid, only those areas will be allowed to open schools with the consent of parents and village panchayats from August 2. In the same urban areas, permission of parents and local councilor will be mandatory.

Chhattisgarh Home Construction Board's 58 colonies located in different districts of the state to the urban bodies of the respective areas and the completed sectors of Kamal Vihar scheme under Raipur Development Authority, Phase-1 and Phase-2 of Indraprastha Yojna, Dr. It has been decided to transfer Khubchand Baghel Transport Nagar and Syama Prasad Mukherjee residential and commercial areas to Raipur Municipal Corporation.

Approval was given to sell self-financing residential/commercial properties of Chhattisgarh Home Nirman Board at cost price under the sale scheme and to implement Special Freight Purchase Scheme and One Time Settlement. It has been decided to give 15 percent rebate in the total interest amount payable to all at the time of payment of final installments under Special Freight Purchase Scheme and General Freight Purchase Scheme. It was decided to sell 14 identified colonies and 7 commercial premises of Housing Board at cost price. This will reduce the cost of houses on an average by 16.5 percent.

Chhattisgarh, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College Durg (Acquisition) Bill, 2021 was approved.

In relation to the purchase of Ayurvedic medicines, herbal products and processed food items from minor forest produce manufactured by Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association itself or through Public Private Partnership, it was decided to amend rule 8 of Chhattisgarh Store Purchase Rules 2002 as amended 2020). . Under this, all the departments, undertakings and institutions under the state government will be able to buy ayurvedic medicines, herbal products and processed food items from minor forest produce directly through Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce as per their requirement and under available budget. It has been decided to relax the requirements of inviting tenders as per the provision of purchase rules.

Under the Industrial Policy 2019-24 of the state of Chhattisgarh, a special investment incentive package has been approved for investment in the pharmaceutical industry. Under this, only those industries will get the benefit of this package, which have executed MoU with Chhattisgarh government before the date of package announcement. Such units which generate their business by making new fixed capital investment of more than 15 crores on or before 31 October 2024. Under this package, the maximum valid investment limit announced for economic investment promotion will be payable up to 20 crores.

Approved the guidelines issued for the implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and it was decided to include Ragi crop in the scheme.

On the basis of the availability of land in the mandis of the district headquarters of the state, the proposal for establishment of Chhattisgarh Market (C-MART) was approved from the State Marketing Development Fund.

It was decided to increase the number of members in Chhattisgarh State Farmers Welfare Council from 10 to 21.

For promotion from Naib Tehsildar of 2016 batch to the post of Tehsildar, it has been decided to provide relaxation for a maximum period of one year in the service period of five years prescribed in Schedule-4 of Chhattisgarh Junior Administrative Service Recruitment Rules, 1980.