Jaipur, The Chief
Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje chaired the meeting of State Cabinet at the CMO
on Tuesday which took several important decisions including approval of the
MoUs for investment proposals worth 1,56,000 crore rupees for solar power
production of 26,000 megawatts(MW) in Rajasthan.
Parliamentary Affair
Minister Rajendra Rathore told the newsmen that four major companies signed
MoUs for solar energy production in the state under the Rajasthan Solar Energy
Policy-2014. IL&FS Energy Ltd and Essel Infra Projects Ltd would develop
solar parks of 5,000 MW capacity each, Adani Enterprises would install one park
of 10,000 MW capacity and Reliance Power Limited of 6,000 MW. The state
government's share in the joint-venture companies of these solar parks would be
50% towards the land cost. Chief Secretary of the state would be Chairman of
these companies.
Rathore said that the State government also
signed MoUs with M/s Sun Edison Solar Power India Pvt Ltd for setting-up solar
power plants of production capacity 5,000 MW and another with M/s Ajure Power
India Pvt Ltd for plants of 1,000 MW capacity. These companies investing 36,000
crore rupees in the state, would be offered rebates, concessions and facilities
under Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy-2014, Rajasthan Investment Promotion
Scheme-2014 and Rajasthan Land Revenue (Allotment of Land for Non Conventional
Energy Sources-based Power Production Plants) Rules-2007.
The Minister said that
the Cabinet also approved the Prisons (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance-2015 for
amending sections 42, 43, 59 of the Prisons Act-1894 and add sections 58-A and
58-B in this Act. With this Ordinance coming into force, recovery of mobiles
and other banned items from the prisons would be cognizable and non-bailable
offence. In the ordinance, provisions have been suggested for imprisonment upto
three years and fine worth 3,000 rupees from the present provision of six months
imprisonment and penalty of Rs 200 for entry, exit, supply and having
possession of mobiles or other banned items in the jail premises.
Rathore said that the
Ordinance too had provisions for action against the trend of prisoners
absconding after jumping parole. Now, the provision have been made to formulate
rules for giving parole in the Prisons Act itself. Earlier, in Rajasthan,
parole exercise was conducted under the CrPC rules and effective action was not
possible in the cases of prisoners jumping parole or violating the conditions
of parole due to absence of proper provisions of imprisonment upto three years
or penalty of 3,000 rupees.
The Parliamentary
Affairs Minister said that the Cabinet decided to give two more months time to
give option to the Librarians of Rajasthan Language And Library Service to join
the Secondary Education department. Earlier, Rajasthan Language and Library
Service (State and Subordinate) Rules-2013 were came into effect from February
28, 2013. The Librarians were supposed to give options to move to the Secondary
Education department within three months. But, many librarians could not give
that option, due to lack of information. This decision would benefit them.
Rathore said that the
Cabinet also approved a decision of reducing the state service time period of
20 years to 18 years for promotion of Joint Director to Additional Director by
amending State Insurance and Provident Fund Service Rules-1959. After this
amendment, three years experience as Joint Director and 18 years State Service
would be required for promotion to Additional Director's post in this
department.
The Cabinet chaired by
the CM also passed a Motion of Condolence on the demise of the former President
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Members of the Cabinet paid tribute to Dr. Kalam and
observed a two-minute silence to pray the Almighty to rest the departed soul in
peace and give strength to the bereaved family to bear the shock. After this,
the meeting was postponed for 15 minutes.
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