Raipur. A cabinet meeting was held in the ministry on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, in which important decisions were taken. It was decided to take further action to withdraw the cases related to 54 political movements recommended by the sub-committee of the Council of Ministers from the court. It was also decided to provide exemption from diversion fee and penalty for residential plots free-held by Chhattisgarh Housing Board. This will benefit the house buyers of the Housing Board. The Council of Ministers has decided to provide exemption from diversion fee and penalty for residential plots free-held by Chhattisgarh Housing Board. Apart from this, the cabinet has authorized the School Education Department to centralize the examinations of class 5th and 8th.
Green energy development fee will be abolished: The Council of Ministers decided to abolish the green energy development fee charged to the project developer at the rate of Rs 1 lakh per megawatt per year for the first five years from the date of commencement of commercial production in the Chhattisgarh State Hydroelectric Project (Pumped Storage Based) Establishment Policy 2023.
Procurement agency for procurement of gram-lentil-mustard
The Council of Ministers has allowed the Civil Supply Corporation to procure the required gram through NEML e-auction platform for distribution to eligible beneficiaries under the Public Distribution System. It was decided to appoint NAFED and NCCF as procurement agencies for the procurement of maize crop in the state in the Kharif marketing year 2024-25 and pulses-oilseeds under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan and gram, lentil and mustard in the Rabi marketing season 2025-26.
Exemption will be given in the State Stock Purchase Rules
The Council of Ministers took an important decision on Tuesday to ensure the availability of new improved variety of seeds to the farmers of Chhattisgarh at a reasonable price. Under this, seeds can be purchased directly as per the requirement from the Central Nodal Seed Agency empanelled in various schemes by the Central Government. For this, it was decided to give exemption to Chhattisgarh State Seed and Agriculture Development Corporation in Rule 4 of Chhattisgarh State Stock Purchase Rules 2002.
Approval of the draft of HUDCO’s MoU
Apart from this, the Council of Ministers approved the draft of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get assistance in housing, urban development and other areas from Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) in the state of Chhattisgarh. Let us tell you that HUDCO has proposed to provide financial assistance, consultation, capacity development services of up to one lakh crore rupees to the state of Chhattisgarh in the next 5 years.
