RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, Feb.9: The Jharkhand cabinet today approved a provision of bond for one year service of trainee nurses in government hospitals and state health institutions across the state on monthly payment of Rs 10000 per nurse.
Earlier, this practice was limited to nurses associated with the nursing college of RIMS. Now the practice will be done across the state. Those not interested in training in government hospitals will have to pay Rs 1 lakh.
Finance Secretary Ajoy Kumar Singh, who is at present in charge of cabinet coordination, informed this after the meeting saying it is one of the 25 proposals approved in the cabinet.
Other approvals include extension of distribution of food grains among 20 lakh beneficiaries covered under the Food Security scheme of Jharkhand for one year till December this year, payment of 4401 intermediate training primary schools’ Urdu teachers from the non-plan head. Earlier, the payment was done from the plan head. The list of other approvals includes 20 percent salary increment of 1234 non-teaching staff working in 203 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas across the state, payment of due amount of Rs 2.48 crore to HEC against transfer of 647.08 acre land for Smart city in Dhurwa and conversion of 20 model schools into residential schools.
The cabinet also approved amendment in salary structure and other service conditions for chief information commissioner of the state, nomination of Outlook Group for publication of a coffee table book for the tourism department, withdrawal of Rs 268.14 crore from Jharkhand Contingency Fund (JCF) for distribution in 226 drought affected blocks of 22 districts across the state.
The list of other approvals includes selection of Orbit Animate Private Limited for repairing of projectors at planetarium at Chiraundi, Rs 79.78 crore for construction of a composite command centre for the state in Greater Ranchi development area, Rs 30.51 crore for 6.41km road construction in Gumla, Rs 79.43 crore for 17.809 km road construction in Godda and 12 union government approved transaction advisors for development of infrastructure in PPP mode in tourist spots across the state besides others.
