Team News Riveting
Raipur, January 19
Chhattisgarh government has decided to give 40 acres land to Art of Living in Nava Raipur at a concessional rate.
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday. “Under the Chhattisgarh Special Area (Disposal of Immovable Property) Rules, 2008, it was decided to allot 40 acres of land at concessional rate for the establishment of The Art of Living Centre in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar,” a state government spokesperson said.
It was decided to allot additional 05 acres of land free of cost to Shri Satya Sai Health and Education Trust for the purpose of health services in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar—the upcoming state capital of Chhattisgarh.
The cabinet also gave its nod to amend the Naya Raipur Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran’s Naya Raipur Land Purchase Policy, 2017 with mutual consent. It was decided to sell residential and commercial properties built by Chhattisgarh Housing Board, which have not been sold for more than 5 years, by giving 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 30 per cent discount from the cost price (base rate) for one-time settlement.
The total grant amount for benefiting one lakh 32 thousand beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 is Rs 3938.80 crore, in which mandatory state share of Rs 1450 crore and additional state share of Rs 538 crore, which will be given on completion of the house or Griha Pravesh, was approved.
Keeping in mind the interest of women self-help groups, the cabinet has decided to hand over the work of ready-to-eat construction to women self-help groups. In the first phase, the work of preparing ready-to-eat food will be given to women self-help groups in 5 districts.
It was decided to extend the time period of the ordinance issued for amendment in various sections to amend the provisions related to representation and reservation of other backward classes in the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions under the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Act, 1993.
