Cabinet restricts benefits to unrecognised villages
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 10 2024:
The state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister N Biren, on Thursday, approved several important development projects and policy measures while expressing concern over the emergence of unrecognised villages without compliance to standard procedures.
Briefing the media after the cabinet meeting, IPR minister Dr Sapam Ranjan disclosed about decision taken to restrict benefits of government schemes and welfare programme to unrecognised villages.
The cabinet also reviewed the 'Disturbed Area' status in the state and decided to maintain the status quo.
The said status will be extended, with exception of areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations across the state.
Furthermore, the cabinet approved establishment of a new police station at Joujangthek and two police outposts - one near Leimatak Bridge, about 12 km from the Joujangthek police station, and another at Ireng, near Singda Dam.
It also approved upgrading the National Highway-2 Imphal-Ko-hima sector from two to four lanes on EPC mode by the National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) .
The necessary land mutation in favour of 'The President, Government of India' has been cleared for this project.
In a bid to improve waste management, the cabinet approved the establishment of solid waste processing facilities at Leishangthem and Tekcham under BDO Thoubal and BDO Wangjing-Tentha respectively.
Additionally, 4.942 acres of land will be acquired at the cost of Rs 8.61 crore at Langthabal Kunja for construction of a sewerage treatment plant under the Integrated Sewer System for Imphal City, Phase-III.
The cabinet extended CHMT benefits for one year to all internally displaced persons (IDPs), excluding families with government employees, approved the direct recruitment of two settlement supervisors on temporary basis to fill vacancies in the Directorate of Settlement & Land Records, engagement of guest faculties for the Sankirtana department of Government Dance College and the contractual hiring of 256 teaching and non-teaching staff for various educational institutions, including Kas-turba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Awasiya Vidyalaya (Hostel), under Samagra Shiksha, Manipur.
The creation of nine posts for assistant professors and conversion of nine lecturer positions to supernumerary roles within the BEd Department of S Kula Women's College, Nambol, was also approved.
Additionally, the cabinet reaffirmed the decision to fill 436 posts of assistant professors in the higher education department through the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC).
Other key decisions included approval of land allotment for establishment of Indigenous Sports Complex in Senapati, sanction land for construction of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) office in Senapati district headquarters, along with land for an excise office in Bishnupur.
In the healthcare sector, the cabinet granted pro forma officiating promotions for former Manipur Health Service (MHS) officers, nursing personnel, and staff who joined the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) by applying the "Next Below Rule" and by relaxing the 1:1 principle wherever applicable.
This move is intended to fix notional pay for pension calculations.
Additionally, the cabinet approved rectifications and upgrade of pay scales for Medical Social Workers (MSW) and Clinical/Child Psychologists at JNIMS; appointment of the spouses of late havildars Akoijam Ramesh-war and Thokchom Kiran as Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) on compassionate grounds; appointment of existing chief engineer in-charges as full-time chief engineers in the water resources department with a one-time relaxation; re-engagement of Manipur Police Housing Corporation's additional chief engineer P Brojendro for two years and the appointment of T Brajajakumar as full-time director of Directorate of Environment.
The cabinet also agreed to the re-designation of joint secretaries promoted from MCS to IAS as additional secretaries.
In the water resources department, it approved the selection of candidates from the waiting list for the appointment of junior engineers, and increase the number of seats for assistant managers in MSPDCL and MSPCL following the emergence of additional vacancies.
In another key development, the cabinet approved direct recruitment of 137 forest guards, an increase from the initially notified 70 posts.
The cabinet also discussed several unlisted agendas in addition to the 51 listed items, deferring a few for later discussions.
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