Cabinet clears constitution of 11th pay panel

Cabinet clears constitution of 11th pay panel

What has happened?

The Cabinet cleared the constitution of the 11th Pay Revision Commission on Wednesday. Nearly 4.30 lakh government employees will benefit from its recommendations

Key points

• The Cabinet decided to form the A.P. Virtual Classroom Corporation to facilitate effective digital learning by students and help in the assessment of knowledge of the students real-time in the government schools.
• The Cabinet resolved to extend a government guarantee for a loan of Rs. 1,092 crore from the public sector banks towards land acquisition, rail connectivity and other developmental activities related to the Machilipatnam deepwater port.
• This would pave the way for the establishment of an Integrated Logistics and Manufacturing Zone by the Container Corporation of India.

Solar project

• The Cabinet approved the establishment of a 160-MW wind solar hybrid power project comprising 40MW wind power and 120 MW solar power along with a 40-MWh energy storage facility by the Solar Energy Corporation of India in Kanaganapalli mandal of Anantapur district.
• The Cabinet granted permission for Roll-on and Roll-off services between Ibrahimpatnam ferry and Lingayapalem and the Krishna right flood bank in Guntur district to a Vijayawada-based contractor.
• The Cabinet resolved to make certain amendments to the A.P. Compulsory Registrations of Marriage Act, 2002 (Act 15 of 2002) to enable different sections and classes to avail themselves of benefits through a seamless and integrated system under the Chandranna Pelli Kanuka scheme.

Land allotted

• Land measuring 51.92 acres was allotted to various organisations including the CBI, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Ministry of External Affairs for Videsh Bhavan and 15 others.
• The Cabinet decided to send a committee comprising Ministers M. Adinarayana Reddy, Sujaya Krishna Ranga Rao and Nakka Ananda Babu to chart the course of action that the government had to adopt in the wake of the recent judgment by the High Court in the AgriGold case.
• It was decided to take up procurement of jowar and maize with the Central government for which a panel of Ministers consisting of Prathipati Pulla Rao and Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy was formed.
• They alleged that the Centre had fixed the MSP for those crops but it was not procurement them.
• The Cabinet also resolved to write to the Central government to sanction 20.99 lakh houses on the basis of the findings of the Smart Pulse (Praja Sadhikara) Survey.