Increase and Uniformity in Social Security Pension Schemes: CM
Bhopal. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan presided over the cabinet meeting held here today. The cabinet has decided to increase the sum of social security pension scheme and to bring uniformity in all the schemes. Beneficiaries will now get Rs. 300 per month in place of Rs. 150.
In an Important decision taken by the state government related to security pension schemes, Rs. 300 will be paid in place of Rs. 150 to beneficiaries above 60 years of age, widows between 18 to 39 years of age and separated women (living below poverty line) between age of 18 and 59 years. Similarly, Rs. 300 per month in place of Rs. 150 has been approved for disabled persons living below poverty line (having more than 40 percent disability) between 18 and 59 years of age. Moreover, decision has been taken to give Rs. 300 per month in place of Rs. 150 to the disabled children living below poverty line (having more than 40 percent disability) between 6 to 18 years of age as disabled education encouragement amount. The revised rate of pension/disabled education encouragement amount will be implemented for September 2016 and the amount will be received by the beneficiaries in the month of October 2016. An additional financial burden of 222.56 crore will come to the state government due to the increase.
Moreover, cabinet has given its approval for changes made by the central government in cost ratio of Indira Gandhi Motherhood assistance scheme as 60 percent central government dividend and 40 percent state government dividend as per the guidelines of the central government.
Cabinet has also decided to increase the board members of Madhya Pradesh Mati Kala Board from 7 to10.
Further, in context to the irregularities happened during the tenure of the then executive engineer Shri I.A. Shaikh (Retired) of public works department Satna, cabinet has given its approval for departmental enquiry under the rule 9 of Madhya Pradesh Civil services (Pension) Rules-1976.
Cabinet gave its approval for creation of 8 regular posts for liftman (5200-20200+1900 grade Pay) for the high court. Cabinet has fixed Rs. 1800 crore for second phase for roads, urban transport, urban beautification, parks related to social infrastructure development keeping in account the success obtained under the Mukhyamantri Urban Infrastructure Development scheme being organized since 2012 in the state. This will be implemented by the urban bodies. Under this works related to infrastructure development in small nagar palikas and nagar panchayats will be undertaken.
A total of 2611 k.m. long sections of 12 PWD department roads have been announced as national highways by the central government. Hence, cabinet has decided to handover all the documents related to these sections to the central government.
Also, cabinet has approved restructuring of Krishi cabinet which has been made with an aim for all round development of agriculture and to make agriculture a profitable occupation. Further cabinets has granted extension of three months to the period for enquiry commission constituted for judicial enquiry in firing incident occurred in Bhind on January 6, 2012. As per the decision the commission will work till September 30, 2016.
