MP doubles honorarium of anganwadi workers, assistants
Wednesday December 14, 2011 12:31:38 PM,
Pervez Bari, ummid.com
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Bhopal:
The Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh Government has
decided to double the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and
assistants. In the wake of this decision, workers of Anganwadi
will now get Rs. 3,000/- per month instead of Rs. 1500/- and
assistants and sub-workers of Anganwadi Rs. 1500/- instead of Rs.
750/- per month.
According to an official spokesman the decision was taken at the
Cabinet meeting chaired by the state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan here on Tuesday.
In all, 78,929 Anganwadi workers and same number of assistants are
working in the state. The State Government will bear additional
burden of Rs. 22 crore 39 lakh 71,000 due to increase in the
honorarium.
The cabinet also decided to make available two saris each every
year to all the Anganwadi workers and assistants. Money at the
rate of Rs. 200 per sari will be deposited in their bank accounts.
The saris will of the same colour. This decision will put an
additional burden of Rs. 6 crore 31 lakh 43,000.
The cabinet decided to provide murmure (puffed rice) for children
of Anganwadis. The murmure will be salted/sweet/mixed taste as
ready-to-eat breakfast to children of 3 to 6 years instead of
khichadi/thuli/laspi six days a week. Earlier, this arrangement
was sanctioned for one year and the department was instructed to
find other suitable options. The department found this diet
suitable for breakfast as it contains proteins, calories and
quality. Therefore, the cabinet decided to sanction this
arrangement for five years instead of one year.
GPS system
The cabinet decided to install global positioning system (GPS)
instrument on the vehicles transporting food grains, sugar and
kerosene under public distribution system. This system will be
installed on the license holders' own or hired vehicles, which
transport food grains, sugar and salt from the supply centres of
Food Corporation of India and Civil Supplies Corporation and
kerosene from depots of oil companies to public distribution
system shops.
Better monitoring of vehicles transporting material of public
distribution system will be ensured after installation of this
system and they cannot be taken elsewhere in an irregular manner.
Land allotment rules
The cabinet approved “Madhya Pradesh Mein Udyaniki Evam Khadya
Prasanskaran Ikaiyon Ke Proyojanarth Bhumi Evam Bhavan Avantan
Niyam-2011” for promoting horticulture and food processing units
with a view to giving fillip to private investment in the state.
A committee headed by collector will be constituted for taking
decision on applications for land/building allotment and
plots/buildings will be made available to various units as per
their minimum requirements after undertaking technical examination
of their capacity and objectives. This allotment will be made on a
30-year lease and priority will be given to industrialists
belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, women and
disabled categories in the allotment. These rules will come into
effect from the date of publication in the State Gazette.
Sub-engineers for Panchayat & Rural
Development Department
The cabinet decided to deem the 150 surrendered posts for carrying
out works related to irrigation in district sector of Water
Resources Department as created in the Rural Engineering Service
under Panchayat & Rural Development Department. These services
will be available on deputation after screening, the spokesman
added.
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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