Shimla, Mar 14 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved the updated and revised HP Emergency Relief Manual that provides for cash compensation to people due to natural calamities besides enhancing relief under various heads in the state, official sources said today.
The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh here yesterday, also decided to provide cash compensation to farmers in the state whose crops have been damaged due to natural calamities.
Sources said the cabinet decided to undertake a comprehensive survey through mapping of existing skilled labour of employable youth and approved the appointment of a consultant for it.
The appointment of a consultant for the preparation of the Master Plan and Project Development for infrastructure in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Industrial Area has also been approved sources said.
The Cabinet has also decided to refer the proposed draft of the Police Act of Himachal Pradesh to the Cabinet Sub Committee for threadbare discussions on it to make it more practical for implementation in the prevailing conditions It approved an amendment in Rule 40-A of the HP Motor Vehicle Act, 1999 and fixed the authorisation/renewal fee.
Under the amendment, an authorised agency would be able to charge a sum of Rs 60 for six months from petrol driven vehicles and Rs 30 for three months from diesel driven vehicles for issuing pollution control certificate.
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The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh here yesterday, also decided to provide cash compensation to farmers in the state whose crops have been damaged due to natural calamities.
Sources said the cabinet decided to undertake a comprehensive survey through mapping of existing skilled labour of employable youth and approved the appointment of a consultant for it.
The appointment of a consultant for the preparation of the Master Plan and Project Development for infrastructure in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Industrial Area has also been approved sources said.
The Cabinet has also decided to refer the proposed draft of the Police Act of Himachal Pradesh to the Cabinet Sub Committee for threadbare discussions on it to make it more practical for implementation in the prevailing conditions It approved an amendment in Rule 40-A of the HP Motor Vehicle Act, 1999 and fixed the authorisation/renewal fee.
Under the amendment, an authorised agency would be able to charge a sum of Rs 60 for six months from petrol driven vehicles and Rs 30 for three months from diesel driven vehicles for issuing pollution control certificate.
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