Cabinet Meeting Chaired by CM Shri Chouhan Many Decisions Sactioned : Dewas bypass road to be 4 and 6-lane

36 posts sanctioned for special courts

Permanent set-up of election offices sanctioned
Discretionary fund limit of Vidhan Sabha Speaker/Deputy Speaker and Leader of Opposition enhanced
CABINET DECISION

A meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan here today accorded sanction for converting Dewas bypass road to 4 and 6-lane under BOT scheme through MPRDC. A sum of Rs. 286 crore 25 lakh will be spent on this 19.800 km long road.

The cabinet decided that necessary government land should be acquired and transferred to National Highway Authority of India under Union Transport and Highways Ministry for construction of new national highways and widening of exiting ones and Railway Ministry for laying rail lines.

The cabinet sanctioned one-time relaxation for filling promotion vacancies of Labour Inspector in Labour Commissioner Organisation through direct recruitment posts.

Special courts have been set up to hear cyber and hi-tech crimes at Jabalpur, Bhopal, Indore and Gwalior. The cabinet sanctioned 36 class III and IV posts for establishment of 4 additional courts of District and Sessions Judge in these cities.

The cabinet sanctioned permanent set-up of office of Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Offices, Electoral Registrars and Assistant Electoral Registrars. Total 35 posts have been sanctioned for Chief Electoral Officer's office, 255 posts for 51 District Election Offices, 930 posts in 230 offices of Electoral Registrars and 230 posts have been sanctioned for offices of Assistant Electoral Registrars.

The cabinet decided to enhance annual limit of discretionary fund of Vidhan Sabha Speaker from Rs. 75 lakh to Rs. one crore. Similarly, annual limit of discretionary fund of Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker and Leader of Opposition has been increased from Rs. 15 lakh and Rs. 20 lakh, respectively to Rs. 50 lakh each.

The cabinet decided to bifurcate Urban Development and Environment Department in 2 separate departments as Environment Department and Urban Development Department and frame Work Allotment Rules.

The cabinet endorsed state government's order regarding implementation of Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme from year 2016-17.

The cabinet approved draft of Amendment Ordinance-2016 for amendment in Madhya Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act-2007 (As Amended-2013).

The cabinet approved draft of Amendment Ordinance-2016 for amendment vis-à-vis private G.H. Raisoni University, Chhindwara, private D.C. University, Indore and Symbiosis University of Applied Science, Indore.

The cabinet sanctioned line of action in cases pertaining to tourism to be presented before Cabinet Committee (Tourism Cabinet).

The cabinet sanctioned to withdraw subject of pre-school education from School Education Department to Women and Child Development Department.

The cabinet sanctioned expenditure of Rs. 17 crore 66 lakh to implement MoU with CII for success of Make in Madhya Pradesh Campaign.