State Cabinet gives nod for Twelve Proposals

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Meeting held under  the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today
took 12 major decisions including the hike of the grant-inaid to eligible employees of aided non-government colleges  including erstwhile junior colleges in the state. Informing people about cabinet decisions, Development
Commissioner P K Jena said that the hike in grant-in-aid  will be effective retrospective from January 2022. As per the decision, around 15,711 teachers and employees  will benefit and the state government will incur an  additional expenditure of Rs 290 crore annually. Worth mentioning here that certain categories of employees  were dissatisfied with such enhancement and after  considering their concern the Government have been  pleased to extend the Grant-in-Aid on the basis of ORSP Rules, 2017 (7th pay) with effect from 01.01.2022 and  thereby actual enhanced financial benefit should be  effective from 1st January, 2022. ” Hence, it is felt imperative to bring a new Grant-in-Aid  Order namely Odisha (Payment of Grant-in-Aid to the NonGovernment Aided Degree Colleges, Aided Junior
Colleges and Aided Higher Secondary Schools) Grant-inAid Order, 2022. The Odisha (Aided Colleges, Aided Junior  Colleges and Aided Higher Secondary Schools) Grant-inAid (Amendment) Order, 2022 is decided to be repealed,”  said the official release. The Cabinet also approved the amendment of Odisha Employment Service Class II  (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1990. “In order to implement various skill development programmes successfully, it is felt  imperative to fill up the vacant posts of Employment officer in Employment exchanges of the  state by way of amendment to Odisha Employment Service Group -B (Recruitment &  Conditions of Service) Rules, 1990, “stated the office release. The otherdecisions include: Framing up of the Odisha Data Entry Operators (Commercial Tax and Goods and Services Tax  Organization) Service Conditions Rules, 2023. Framing of Odisha Food Testing Laboratory Cadre (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions  of Service) Amendment Rules, 202 2 to regulate the method of recruitment of service of the  person appointed to the different posts of the State Food
Testing Laboratory, Bhubaneswar. The Government of Odisha in its Cabinet meeting has also  approved the proposal for allotment of land for an extent of  2.00 Acres in favour of Bagchi-Sri Shankara Cancer Care  Centre and Research Institute (BSSCCRI) for construction  of rest house for the accommodation of cancer patients. Proposal to amend Orissa Superior Judicial Service and  Orissa Judicial Service Rules, 2007 approved For timely publication of the result as per direction of  Hon’ble Supreme Court dt.04.01.2007 and 24.03.2009  passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 1867/2006(Malik Mazhar Sultan & another – Vs- U.P.  Public Service Commission & Others), it is decided to  amend the Orissa Superior Judicial Service and Orissa  Judicial Service Rules, 2007. Supply of safe drinking water to the people living in the rural  areas is one of the priority areas of the State Govt.  Accordingly, the Government have taken a decision for  execution of 02 nos. of Mega Piped Water Supply Projects to  provide safe drinking water in Jajpur, Nayagarh and  Malkangiri District out of JJM funding. Amendment of the Odisha State Commission for Backward  Classes (OSCBC) Act, 1993 by inserting enabling special provisions for inclusion of such Backward Classes in the State list of SEBCs, if the said Backward Classes have been specified in the central
list of OBCs for the State of Odisha. Amendment of five cadre rules of different cadres of Mineral Administration Wing, Geological Survey and Exploration Wing and Chemical Analysis Wing under the newly created Directorate of Mines and Geology. Government of Odisha have taken a decision for Construction of H.L. Bridge over river Subarnarekha at Gobarghata on Jaleswar old NH Bye-Pass road to D.P.Pur Primary School Chhaka in the district
of Balasore under State Plan in the year 2022- 23 through EPC Contract which will make all-weather connectivity to overcome missing link of the River Subarnarekha in Balasore District connecting Jaleswar Municipality under Jaleswar Block to Raibania Area under Jaleswar Block & also Rasagobindapur Block under Mayurbhanja District.

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