Doubling the OBC reservation in Chhattisgarh’s 3-tier panchayat and concrete native our bodies from 25 to 50%, crafting a brand new industrial coverage and resuming its free pilgrimage scheme are amongst a slew of Cupboard selections introduced by the state’s Vishnu Deo Sai authorities Monday.
The choices have been taken at a Cupboard assembly held Monday. Sai stated after the assembly that his authorities was growing OBC reservation “supplied it doesn’t exceed the OBC inhabitants ratio in that physique”.
The choice is critical in view of panchayat and concrete native physique polls due subsequent yr. The CM described the choice as a “historic step in direction of guaranteeing social concord and justice within the state”. Nonetheless, he additionally clarified that this new reservation wouldn’t apply to our bodies the place the entire reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) is already 50% or extra.
The brand new provision may even apply to state-level reserved positions similar to district panchayat chairpersons, municipal company mayors, and municipality chairpersons.
“Our objective is to supply equal alternatives to each part of society. This resolution will improve illustration for the OBC neighborhood and produce their contribution into the mainstream of growth,” he stated.
The Cupboard additionally cleared the New Industrial Coverage 2024-30. Geared toward guaranteeing “balanced industrial growth within the state, offering funding incentives by categorizing varied sectors into three classes”. The coverage can be made efficient from November 1 till March 31, 2030.
The coverage consists of particular provisions for industries similar to MSMEs, prescription drugs, textiles, meals processing, agricultural product preservation, NTFP processing, digital merchandise, and IT & ITES. It additionally provides separate incentives for core sectors like metal, cement, thermal energy, and aluminium.
The CM additionally unveiled a plan to develop Nava Raipur, the brand new upcoming state capital of Chhattisgarh that’s ultimately designed to switch Raipur. He additionally introduced to reinstate the Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana, which provides free journey to senior residents, differently-abled, widows, and deserted ladies to non secular websites exterior the state.
