PUNJAB CABINET NOD TO SPL INFRA DEVELOPMENT FEE ON IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, FUEL
CHANDIGARH : The Punjab cabinet on Monday gave its nod to levying special infrastructure development (special ID) fee on sale of petrol, diesel and immovable property.
The special ID fee would be imposed at the rate of Rs 0.25 per litre each on sale of petrol and diesel within the state.
Likewise, special ID fee at the rate of Rs 0.25 would also be levied for every 100 rupees of the value of purchase of immovable property within the state, according to the statement.
The decision will yield an additional revenue of Rs 216.16 crore and give further impetus to overall infrastructure development across the state, will yield an additional revenue of Rs 216.16 crore, said a government statement.
The collection from special ID fee will be deposited in the development fund of Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB), it added.
The cabinet meet, chaired by chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, also gave approval for certain amendments in the Punjab Infrastructure (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 through promulgation of an ordinance and thereafter introducing a Bill -- the Punjab Infrastructure (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 in the Vidhan Sabha.
To effect the imposition of special ID fee, an amendment would be made in the existing provision by inserting a new Section 25-A on levy of special fee.
The decision to impose the special ID fee on fuel will further make petrol and diesel costlier in Punjab.
THE SPECIAL FEE WOULD BE 25 PAISE PER LITRE EACH ON SALE OF PETROL AND DIESEL WITHIN THE STATE
Policy to honour war heroes amended
The cabinet has also given its nod to amend the policy of ‘Appointments of Honour & Gratitude to the War Heroes or their Dependents’ to mitigate problems being faced by dependents of martyred or disabled soldiers in getting jobs in line with the existing policy.
The amendments will now allow the family of a martyr to reserve the job for a minor child, in case the widow of the soldier does not wish to take up the job herself.
Another provision has been inserted whereby widows of martyrs, who had been constrained to take up Group D posts due to extreme financial hardship, would be allowed to take a fresh Group C appointment, provided they have upgraded their qualification.
PR dept to be restructured
The cabinet decided to abolish traditional posts to give way to the new posts. Of late, social media has emerged as a potent medium of communication and the state government needed to stay with the times.
Employees working in the cadre of stenotypist, who have crossed 50 years of age, will get at least one chance of promotion as junior scale stenographer by granting exemption from the qualifying departmental test.