Cabinet nod to create more than 1000 acre land bank

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Oct 4

The state Cabinet today resolved to create a land bank of the state by acquiring huge track of land over 1000 acres to be used for any future projects. Chief minister chaired the meeting at his secretariat.

Briefing media persons at his official quarter at Sanjenthong late in the evening, works minister Th. Bishwajit Singh, said the objective of creating a land bank is to avoid usual difficulties encountered by the state to acquire land any ambitious project in the state.

The Cabinet resolved to acquire a total of 1048 acre at N. Khallong village under Imphal East district and 530 acres at Phungrei village under Saikul sub-division, he informed.

The meeting also approved acquisition of land for the construction of a new State Guest House and residential complex of ministers and officials at Chingmeirong east and 10-Meitei Keirang in Imphal East district.

The minister further revealed that the Cabinet also approved payment of compensation to 409 victims whose properties were damaged in a mob violence which occurred at Khurai Heikru Makhong in Imphal East district on December 18, 2016.

It has been informed that a committee comprising of Imphal East DC, SP, director fire service and executive engineer of PWD would be constituted to conduct enquiry into the incident.

As per the recommendation of the committee the compensation will be paid and the Cabinet meeting agreed to earmark a total of Rs. 1,98,27,246 for the same.

The Cabinet also decided to launch a sub-mission under the name and style of mission for economic empowerment of traditional artisans/craftsmen (MEETAC) to support traditional artisans/craftsmen of the state.

The proposed sub-mission will aim at developing the traditional crafts/arts sector of Manipur as per global standards to make it an important spoke in the wheel of economic activities.

It will be implemented under the state mission on employment, housing and drinking water for households by 2022 constituted by a Cabinet decision on May 3, 2017.

Textiles (handicrafts/handlooms), pottery, cane and bamboo crafts, jewellery (gold and non-gold), reed craft, stone carving, wood carving, dolls and toys, block printing, terracotta, hand embroidery (Zari etc) and tribal arts/crafts etc. are the some of the listed items which are to be covered under the sub-mission.

The Cabinet also gave its nod to the proposal for identification of 393.64 acres of land in revenue village 91-A Lamphelpat for development of water body by the department of water resources, Manipur.

The Cabinet also gave its nod to direct purchase of 5 acres of land for establishment of a police station at Behiang.

The Cabinet decided to adopt a general guideline for direct purchase of land through Direct Purchase Committee.

The guideline has been framed to do away with unreasonable variation and abnormally high cost in the rate of land for acquisition/purchase in different districts.

The Cabinet approved 24 days as General Holidays and 17 days as Public Holidays for the year 2018. It also endorsed framing of Manipur Waqf Regulation, 2017.

The Cabinet gave its nod to the re-designation of some posts of MHS Grade-II (Allopathy) as MHS Grade-II (AYUSH).

It also approved renaming of the post of Additional Public Prosecutor-cum-Additional Government Advocate (High Court), Manipur as Additional Government Advocate (High Court), Manipur with restrospective effect from 25-10-2016.

The Cabinet decided to appoint necessary staff for proper implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the state.