Punjab Newsline, Shimla, January 9-
The State Cabinet, in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. The Cabinet approved the inclusion of families in BPL list, with no adult members between the ages of 18 and 59, families headed by women, families whose head has a disability of 50 percent or more, families that worked for at least 100 days under MNREGA in the previous financial year, and families whose earning members are suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, muscular dystrophy, thalassemia, or any other condition resulting in permanent disability.
It also decided to transfer three gram panchayats viz Matyal, Kudal, and Dhadol of Development Block Lambagaon to Development Block Baijnath in Kangra district to better serve the residents of these areas.
The Cabinet gave its approval to the Baddi-Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority Land Pooling Policy-2025.
The Cabinet approved the guidelines for ‘Sarkar Gaon Ke Dwar’ Programme to redress the grievances of common man residing in remote and hard areas of the State. The Cabinet reiterated its request to the Government of India to adopt the 90:10 funding formula for the power component of the Kishau Multipurpose Project, similar to the formula adopted for the water component.