CM grants approval to more important works
Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved Rs 2.71 crore to provide incentive to 565 new Asha workers for 2019-20 and 2020-21. He has also granted approval to appointment of 367 new Asha workers in the districts in 2020-21.
The Personnel department had proposed the selection of Asha workers according to Central government guidelines on the condition that the approval of the Finance department be taken first. As the State’s Finance minister, the CM granted his approval to the proposal. Also, the appointment of 367 new Asha workers for 2020-21 has also been given the green signal. On the appointment of these Asha workers, the state will bear an additional financial burden of Rs 88 lakh per year.
In pursuance of his earlier announcements, Rawat has approved release of Rs 11.16 lakh for first stage construction of primary health centre (PHC) at Jakhol in Uttarkashi district and Rs 13.17 lakh for first stage construction of PHC at Nandprayag in Chamoli district. In addition to this, the CM approved the release of Rs 36.93 lakh for construction of additional 20 bed facility at sub district hospital in Gairsain in Chamoli district.
The Rural Construction department has been made the executing agency for this work. Rawat further approved Rs 1.05 crore for tea tourism hut repair, view point, cafeteria, ticket house and fencing work at Silingtak in Champawat. He gave the go ahead to release of Rs 42.50 lakh out of this amount in the current financial year.
He further approved allocation of Rs six crore in the current financial year for conservation and development works in Corbett and Rajaji tiger reserves.
In another important development, Rawat approved release of Rs 10 crore budget under waste management scheme in five municipalities and Nagar Panchayats. The local bodies for which the budget has been cleared include Didihat municipality, Champawat municipality, Dugadda municipality, Tilwada Nagar Panchayat and Kaladhungi Nagar Panchayat. In addition to this, Rawat in his capacity as the State’s Finance minister granted his approval to creation of four new posts in the Planning department for efforts to mitigate migration. Persons will be outsourced to these posts.
Monday, 25 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
