The tendu leaf collectors’ remuneration increased to Rs 5500 per standard bag
Team News Riveting
Raipur, January 31
The Vishnu Deo Sai government in Chhattisgarh fulfilled another guarantee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and decided to implement Mahtari Vandan Yojana in the state.
The scheme, which will provide financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month i.e. Rs 12,000 per year to married women directly in their bank accounts through DBT, was approved in the cabinet meeting held here today. The objective of this scheme is to eliminate discrimination against women in the society due to gender discrimination, inequality and lack of awareness among women in the state and also to improve their health and nutrition level.
This scheme will also promote women empowerment and economic self-reliance. The benefit of this scheme will be available to married women resident of Chhattisgarh, whose age is more than 21 years as on January 1, 2024. Apart from married women, widowed, divorced, abandoned women are also eligible to avail the benefits of the scheme.
The meeting also took an important decision in the interest of tendu leaf collecting families of the state as announced in the Modi Ki Guarantee for Chhattisgarh. The remuneration to tendu leaf collectors has been increased from Rs 4000 per standard bag to Rs 5500 per standard bag. The cabinet also approved the proposal to run a new scheme for social security of tendu leaf collectors. For the operation of this new scheme, 75 percent amount will be provided by the government and 25 percent amount will be provided by Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association as financial grant.
It was decided to cancel and undo the amendments made in the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Contract Appointment) Rules, 2012 in the notification issued by the previous government in August 2023. In August 2023, the said rule was amended that after departmental inquiry, if the penalty becomes effective or if punished by the court in a criminal case, they will be ineligible for contractual appointment. With this amendment, such retired government servants against whom departmental investigation or prosecution cases are pending or prevalent were also becoming eligible for contractual appointment.
The state government has decided to implement Bharat (BH) series vehicle registration in the state of Chhattisgarh. Under the BH series implemented by the Government of India, two-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicles will have to pay tax for two years at one go. The draft of Chhattisgarh Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill-2024 was also approved.
