Punjab Cabinet on Thursday declared the activity of
excavation of brick earth/ordinary earth from area upto 2 acres and depth upto
3 feet as non mining activity.
A decision to this effect was taken during a Cabinet
meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here at Punjab Bhawan
this afternoon.
According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s
Office, the Brick Kiln Owners shall apply for license as per Form ‘A’ and
obtain the license in Form ‘B’ for this purpose. Whereas, the excavation is
done beyond above specified limits, the case would be dealt with the prescribed
Punjab Minor Mineral Rules (PMMR), 2013 as well as prevailing guidelines. This will
ease the process to operationalize the brick kilns besides ensuring the
uninterrupted supply of bricks to the consumers at affordable price.
Notably, the various representations have been received
from the Brick Kiln Owners of Punjab for declaring the excavation of Brick
Earth as Non Mining activity. The Brick Kiln Owners in the representations have
highlighted the field problems i.e., obtaining Environment Clearance is a
time-consuming process, land owners do not allow their land for excavation of
earth from their fields for long term as they have to sow the crops in the
fields and the work of brick Kiln is operative for six months only during the
year.
DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY CONSUMER TO GET BENEFIT OF REDUCED
TARIFF FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In another significant decision, the Cabinet also decided
to give huge relief to the domestic electricity consumers having sanctioned
load upto 7 KW by reducing electricity tariff rates by Rs.3 per unit w.e.f.
November 1, 2021 instead of earlier December 1, 2021. This decision would
involve annual financial burden of Rs. 151 crore on the state exchequer thus
benefitting nearly 69 lakh out of 71.75 lakh domestic consumers with the
reduced tariff.
GIVES GO AHEAD TO TAKE OVER GOVT. AIDED PUBLIC HIGH
SCHOOL KUKARPIND (JALANDHAR)
Acceding to the consent of the management of the
Government Aided Private School, Public High School Kukarpind in Jalandhar
district, the Cabinet has given a go ahead to take over the School by the State
Government in the public interest along with all the assets. The sole employee
who is working against an aided post in the School will be regularized in the
School Education department against a vacant post.
OKAYS TAKEOVER OF JANTA HIGH SCHOOL, PHULDIWAL
(JALANDHAR) BY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
In view of the difficulties faced by the students and
demand of the local people, the Cabinet also decided to take over Janta High
School, Phuldiwal in Jalandhar district (Private School affiliated to PSEB)
which had remained closed since year 2008. Resultantly, the students of the
region have been facing various hardships as there is no Government School in
the vicinity of this School, which is currently under the control of Village
Panchayat Phuldiwal. The said schools would be taken over by School Education
department along with all the assets from the Gram Panchayat to make it
functional up to the High Level.
CABINET ALLOWS REGULARIZATION OF STANDALONE BUILDINGS ON
"AS IS WHERE IS BASIS" BY TAKING REGULARIZATION FEE
The Cabinet also decided to facilitate regularization of
standalone buildings i.e. Educational, Medical, Commercial, Farm Houses,
Religious, Social, Charitable Institute which were constructed without the
prior permission of Housing & Urban Development department outside
Municipal Limits, Urban Estates and Industrial Focal Points on "as is
where is basis" by taking regularization fee. The applications can be
submitted for the said purpose till December 31, 2022 by paying the requisite
fee which has been now reduced drastically.
APPROVES CREATION OF 76 NEW POSTS OF DIFFERENT CADRES FOR
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOSPITAL AT VILLAGE JHORDA IN LUDHIANA AND UPGRADED SUB
DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL AT SRI CHAMKAUR SAHIB AND SBS NAGAR
In order to ensure quality healthcare services to the
people of the State, the Punjab Cabinet also approved the creation of 76 new
posts of various cadres for the 25 bedded hospital built in the name of the
legendary martyr Shaheed Havaildar Ishar Singh (Saragarhi Post Commander) at
Village Jhorda in Ludhiana district besides Sub-Divisional Hospital Sri
Chamkaur Sahib in Roopnagar district and Community Health Centre Banga in
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district to Sub Divisional Hospital.
APPROVES ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS OF INDUSTRIES
& COMMERCE DEPARTMENT FOR 2018-19