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Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu has approved implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission pay scales for teachers and librarians of polytechnics with effect from January 1, 2016.
The decision of the cabinet will benefit fifty seven faculty members across six government polytechnics in the state, an official statement informed.
The cabinet also approved for one time financial assistance to Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe candidates qualifying national level exams conducted by Union Public Service Commission.
"The candidates will be given Rs 2 lakhs assistance upon clearing prelims and Rs 3 lakhs on clearing mains. This scheme shall apply to eight national level examinations conducted by UPSC which includes – Indian Forest Service, Combined Defence Services Examination, National Defence Academy, Central Police Organisations, Central Health Services, Indian Engineering Services, Indian Statistics Service in addition to Civil Services Examination," the statement said.
In its continuous efforts to bring the administration to the doorsteps of the people, new circle headquarter at Paramputu with camp Headquarter at Loth in Lower Subansiri district was approved by the cabinet.
The cabinet has decided to adopt the UPSC Civil Services examination pattern for selection of candidates to Group –A and Group B posts of various departments through Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examination (APPSCCE).
In a major relief to in-service departmental candidates for direct recruitment to Group A and Group B posts, the cabinet relaxed the age limit by five years in addition to the normal relaxation of age for the departmental candidates with three years of continuous services.
In order to encourage and ensure sustainable development of sericulture activities leading to upliftment of rural economic employment generation and doubling the farmers income by effectively utilising available natural resources of the state, the cabinet decided to create a separate Directorate of Sericulture.
The directorate would have 94 officials including Director and Joint Director level officers.
Special remission was granted to five prisoners who have already completed more than 50 per cent of their term of prison as a part of commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by the Cabinet.
The cabinet also formally approved the Hamara Arunachal Abhiyaan, a campaign that will collaborate with community based organisations, common public, panchayat leaders, youths, student organisations, transport organisations, market welfare organisation and take up various issues like drug addiction among youths, communal harmony, traffic management and many more to interact and learn from the people about its effects in their lives.
In the process, the mission also aims at educating the masses and curbing menaces that has been disturbing the state for quite some time now. Through this initiative the public and administration will work in tandem to create Arunachal of our dreams, the statement added.