Chhattisgarh Cabinet: National education policy to be effectively implemented in state

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh cabinet on Tuesday decided to enhance the education system in state extensively on the lines of national education policy-2020, besides, establish a ‘Good Governance and Convergence Department’ for effective implementation of state government’s welfare policies.
Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai chaired the cabinet meeting at Secretariat and it was decided that under the national education policy, children will be imparted education in local language or dialect up to the 5th standard and the existing 10+2 academic structure will be replaced with the 5+3+3+4 structure to provide equitable and inclusive education, an official statement said.
A separate good governance and convergence department has been established for effective implementation of state government welfare policies and the department will include e-review, e-public service guarantee, and digital secretariat.
Cabinet approved an amendment to the Chhattisgarh Government Store Purchase Rules, 2002 (as revised in 2022) declaring that all state government departments are to procure materials, goods, and services available on the Government of India’s GeM website, following the prescribed procedures. Any additional requirements will need the consent of the finance department. The existing rate contracts of CSIDC will be cancelled at the end of this month to prevent corruption.
The cabinet decided to approve the procedural format for transfer of occupied forest land to the heirs in the revenue or forest records upon the death of individual forest right holders under the Forest Rights Act. This will include geo-referencing of the map and the integration of the plot's Aadhar number, which will be used for transfer, demarcation, and division.
The registration date for providing housing to homeless, economically weaker, and lower-class families in Naya Raipur has been extended by three years. Under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana, affordable housing facilities are being developed in Naya Raipur, and the registration date to avail this scheme has been extended from March 31, 2024, to March 31, 2027, the statement said.
Naya Raipur Atal Nagar Development Authority has been authorized to prepare a detailed project report for establishment of Chhattisgarh state capital region and the related authority, akin to the national capital region. The Housing and Environment Department has been designated as the administrative department for this purpose. A provision of Rs 5 crore has been made for this project in the budget of current financial year.
Under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana (rural), the cabinet has approved provision of housing for 47,090 surveyed homeless families in state. In the survey conducted between April 1 and April 30, 2023, of the 59.79 lakh families covered 47,090 families were identified as homeless, whose names are not included in the waitlist of the socio-economic and caste census. These families will be provided housing under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana (rural).