Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved 32 proposals of the departments of Industries, School and Mass Education, Skill Development and Technical Education, Water Resources, Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Finance, General Administration and Public Grievances, Higher Education, Mission Shakti, Panchyati Raj and Drinking Water, Revenue and Disaster Management, and Parliamentary Affairs.
Informing about the State Cabinet decisions, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra said the important decisions included financial assistance to IDCO for development of a mega almunium park in Angul district. The State government will extend gross financial assistance of Rs 428.95 crore to develop mega aluminium park. The target date of completion of the park is three years.
A total 24 private Upper Primary Schools will be eligible to receive grant-in-aid from the State Government with effective from January 1, 2022 as per GIA Order, 2013. Accordingly, 47 teachers of these schools will be benefitted. An amount of Rs 68.55 lakh will be borne per annum from the State exchequer for this purpose.
The Sate Cabinet also approved the proposal of IDCO to procure 871.427 acres of land for its land bank from M/s Tata Power Co. Ltd. which had been earlier leased out for its coal-based thermal power plant at Barang Tahasil in Cuttack District. The procured land can be utilized for attracting new industrial and infrastructure projects, which will create huge employment opportunity for the people of Odisha. The state government will extend gross financial assistance of Rs 62.83 crore to IDCO.
Proposal for enactment of a separate legislation for establishment of a self-financed private unitary University in the name of DRIEMS University was also approved. Proposals for amendment of the Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University, Odisha Act, 2018 and amendment of the CV Raman Global University Odisha Act got the Cabinet’s approval.
Sustainable harnessing of ground water in water deficit areas under the Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana’s Deep bore well secha karyakram, construction of check dams under MATY, financial bid for construction of GM lift irrigation project (additional ayacut) in Bargarh, construction of in-stream storage structure across river Kuakhai, rehabilitation and renovation of Bargarh main canal and Construction of barrage-cum bridge across IB river in Sundargarh district got the Cabinet approval.
Popularisation of agriculture equipments and pump sets scheme, amendment of the Odisha subordinate finance service rules also received the Cabinet nod.
The Cabinet also approved the Electronic and IT department as referral department for e-governance initiatives and IT infrastructure; Revision of panel internet from loanees who availed loan for higher education, the amendment of Odisha revised scale of pay (college teachers) rules.
Two mega rural-piped water supply for 62 GPs of Udala, Khunta, Badasahi and GB Nagar blocks; two mega rural piped water supply projects for Raruan and Sukruli blocks of Mayurbhanj district; merger of DRDA with Zilla Parishad; mega rural piped water supply projects for Kuchinda and Bamara blocks of Sambalpur district; two mega rural piped water supply projects in Deogarh district; sanction of 100.5 acre land under Sambalpur Tahasil for establishment of a Sainik School; and alienation of Government land for setting up a technology Center at Rourkela were the other proposals that received the Cabinet approval.
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