Bhupesh cabinet meeting ends, many important decisions taken under the chairmanship of Chief Minister

The Council of Ministers met in the committee room of the assembly premises under the chairmanship of Bhupesh Baghel. Many important things were taken in the meeting. It was decided to purchase kodo-kutki and ragi in the scheduled area of ​​the state on support price. The nineteenth annual report of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020) was approved to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The draft Chhattisgarh Electricity Charges (Amendment) Act 2021 was approved.

It was decided to purchase on behalf of the government departments of Ayurveda medicines, herbal products manufactured by Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce and processed foods obtained from the processing of minor forest produce.

In case of non-availability of products with the State Small Forest Produce Association, the government departments can obtain clearance from the Union and purchase those products from the market.

-Chg It was decided by the State Small Forest Produce Association to relax the invitation to tender as per the provision of Chhattisgarh Bhandar Purchase Rules in respect of the above mentioned products manufactured by themselves or through Public Private Partnership.

It was also decided to constitute a six-member committee under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary Forest and Climate Change Department to determine the sale price.

In Kharif marketing year 2019-20, a decision was taken regarding disposal of unripe paddy procured on support price. For the disposal of the estimated 2.27 lakh metric tonnes of paddy remaining in the post-drought collection center, it has canceled the target of depositing the remaining 1.72 lakh metric tonnes of rice by custom milling, against the previously set target of 28.55 lakh tonnes of rice in Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation. In addition to the remaining quantity of 92,000 tonnes, 60,000 tonnes were allowed to be deposited in the Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation in the State Pool of Rice.

92 lakh metric paddy has been purchased in the state at the support price in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21. 24 lakhs in the Food Corporation of India by the Government of India. Permission to take rice has been given. 24 lakh MT for State PDS. After meeting the requirement of rice, unripe paddy is 20.5 lakhs. Surplus (surplus). It was decided to resolve it through committee level auction.