The state Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved various decisions here today.
The Cabinet approved the proposal to allow the CA&PD Department to grind 75 per cent wheat out of the total allocation for distribution among the consumers into “atta” (flour).
Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), wheat is supplied at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 2 per kg but the NFSA does not provide grinding charges for wheat. When the CA&PD Department supplied wheat to the ration-card holders, a section, especially in the urban areas, were reluctant to take wheat instead of “atta.”
The state Cabinet on April 11, 2016, took a decision to allow the CA&PD Department to supply “atta” instead of wheat to the consumers and for this the department was authorised to charge Rs 1 per kg “atta” from the ration-card holders, on account of grinding, transportation and handling charges.
Earlier, the CA&PD Department was grinding wheat into “atta” in the ratio of 60:40, which has now been enhanced to 75:25, to meet the demand of the public.
59 posts in AG’s office
The Cabinet accorded sanction to the creation of 59 posts of various categories in the office of the state Advocate General. The posts include five posts of senior scale stenographers, two posts of section officers, seven posts of legal assistants, 10 posts of junior legal assistants, four posts of head assistants, six posts of junior scale stenographers, five posts of senior assistants, 15 posts of junior assistants and five posts of orderlies.
8 HC research assistants
The Cabinet accorded sanction to the creation of eight posts of research assistants to assist the High Court judges in discharging their judicial function on a consolidated remuneration of Rs 15,000 per month.
Forest Protection Force
The Cabinet also approved creation and restructuring of various categories of posts within the sanctioned strength of the Forest Protection Force in gazetted and non-gazetted categories.
Cabinet okays supply of atta, wheat in 75:25 ratio
