KCR decides to hold another cabinet meeting on Crucial Issues Soon

Hyderabad : Amidst the talk of  dissolution of  the assembly , Telangana State Government on Sunday decided to hold another cabinet meeting to take some crucial decisions like going to early polls, announcement of  IR ( Interim Relief) under new Pay Revision Commission ( PRC) and sanction of  new posts  under the new zonal system.

Briefing  the press after the cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister  K Chandrashekhar Rao  at Pragati Bhavan ,  state Deputy Chief Minister K Srihari said that the CM will hold another cabinet meeting at the earliest and take the decisions on important issues pending before the government. 

State Finance minister E Rajendar said that the cabinet approved the allotment of  71 acres of land and Rs 70 crore for the construction of ‘ Atma Gavurava Bhavanalu’ ( Self Respect Buidlings ) to all backward communities  in Hyderabad.  The buildings will help the communities to preserve their culture and tradition forever.  5 acres of land in addition to 10 acres already alloted to  Raja Bahadur Venkata Rami Reddy Educational trust to establish hostel for reddy students in the city limits. 

On the request of the Archakas, government increased the retirement age from 58 to 65, the minister said that the decision was taken keeping in mind the shortage of  archakas in temples in the state. Rs 25 crore was sanctioned to pay compensation to the people of Manuwada which is to be submerged at Mid Manair dam  on river Godavari . Each family will get Rs 4.25 lakh compensation . The honorarium to Gopalamitra workers in Animal husbandry department has been increased to Rs 8,500 from Rs 3,500 , he added.    

State Irrigation minister T Harish Rao said  that  the salaries of  second ANMs  working in state Health department and pharmacist, lab technicians,  Nurses and outsourcing workers  in National Urban Health Mission has been increased to Rs 21,000 from Rs 11,000 benefitting nearly 9,000 workers.  The Asha workers salaries is  being hiked to Rs 7,500 from Rs 6,000 and the contract doctors salaries will be increased to  Rs 40,000 from Rs 36,000 from next month.