CM Sai heads cabinet meet, important decisions taken

Raipur (Team Newsbuddy): In the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the proposal to amend the reorganization order of Chhattisgarh State Rural and Other Backward Classes Development Authority, Surguja Area Tribal Development Authority, Scheduled Caste Development Authority, Central Area Tribal Development Authority and Bastar Area Tribal Development Authority was approved.

The State Cabinet has approved partial amendment in the reorganization order of the five development authorities constituted in the state. With this amendment, the scope of public representation in the five authorities has been significantly expanded. Along with including all the ministers of the State Cabinet as members in the five authorities, the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha MPs of the concerned area and the District Panchayat Presidents of the Authority areas have now been made its members. Principal Secretary / Secretary Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department has been included as a member in all the five authorities. All the remaining members will remain unchanged.

Chhattisgarh State Rural and Other Backward Classes Development Authority

The cabinet approved the proposed amendment in the reorganization order of Chhattisgarh State Rural and Other Backward Classes Development Authority, under which the Chief Minister will be the Chairman of the Authority and the MLA of the area will be the Vice-Chairman. Instead of the ministers of only three departments previously included as members in this authority, now all the honorable ministers of the state cabinet have been included as members. Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha MPs of the authority area, District Panchayat President of the authority area will be members of the authority. Principal Secretary/Secretary Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department has been included as a member of the authority. According to the reorganization order of the authority, 35 MLAs and other members previously included as members have been kept as they are.

Surguja Area Tribal Development Authority

Amendment has been made in the reorganization order of Surguja Area Tribal Development Authority. The Hon’ble Chief Minister will be the Chairman of this Authority and the MLA (SC Reserved) of the area will be the Vice-Chairman. Instead of the Tribal Welfare Department Minister and Finance Minister included as members earlier, now all the ministers of the State Cabinet will be the members of the Authority. Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha MPs of the Authority area, District Panchayat Presidents of tribal dominated districts of the Authority area will also be members of the Authority. Maximum two social workers and experts related to tribal development (nominated by the state government), Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary/Secretary Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department will be the members of the Authority and Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Chief Minister will be the Member Secretary of the Authority. According to the reorganization order of the Authority, 14 MLAs included as members have been included as it is.

Scheduled Caste Development Authority

The Chief Minister will be the Chairman of this Authority and the MLA (SC Reserved) will be the Vice-Chairman of the Authority. In place of two ministers of the state cabinet, now all the ministers of the state cabinet, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha MPs of the concerned area, District Panchayat President (SC) of the authority, maximum two social workers and experts related to Scheduled Caste development (nominated by the state government), Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary/Secretary Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department, member of the authority and Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Chief Minister will be the Member Secretary of this authority. 10 MLAs who were included as members as per the reorganization order of Scheduled Caste Development Authority have been kept as it is.

Bastar Area Tribal Development Authority

The Chief Minister will be the Chairman of this Authority and the elected MLA (ST reserved) of the Authority area will be its Vice-Chairman. Instead of only two ministers included as members earlier, now all the ministers of the State Cabinet, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha MPs of the Authority area and District Panchayat Presidents of tribal dominated districts of the Authority area have been included as members. Maximum two social workers and experts related to tribal development (nominated by the state government), Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary/Secretary Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department will be the members of this Authority and the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Chief Minister will be its Member Secretary. The 12 MLAs included earlier as members in the Authority have been kept as members.

Approval of Rs. 4 crore 56 lakh 72 thousand was given to 262 persons and institutions from the Chief Minister’s discretionary grant fund.

A big decision was taken by the Council of Ministers for the systematic development of the cities of the state and effective implementation of the development schemes of the state. Under which Urban Development Policy (TDS) was approved for reorganization of plots and implementation of approved development plan in the state. Housing and Environment Department has been authorized to issue guidelines in this regard.

This Urban Development Policy has been formulated for proper development of public utility land proposed in development plans in the state, discouraging encroachment and illegal constructions and to address the lack of modern civic amenities and inconveniences to the urban population. Urban Development Plan can be implemented for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes