Cabinet okays proposals for 5-marla plots to flood-affected, salary enhancement to VLWs

Jammu, Dec 22: The Cabinet on Monday gave its nod to the policy for allotment for five marlas of land to people affected by floods and enhancement in salary for Village Level Workers (VLWs), sources said.
Sources said that the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, and was attended by all ministers, cleared several proposals submitted by different departments.
They said the cabinet gave its go-ahead to the proposal for allotment for five marlas of land to people affected by cloudbursts and floods earlier this year.
“It also cleared the proposal to designate District Panchayat Officers (DPOs) in Assistant Commissioner Panchayat offices as Block Development Officers (BDOs),” they said.
According to sources, the Cabinet further approved the proposal to enhance the salary of Village Level Workers (VLWs) / Multipurpose Workers (MPWs) from Level-2 to Level-4.
Besides, it gave its nod to a capital infusion of Rs 118 crore in the Anantnag Central Cooperative Bank and Jammu Central Cooperative Bank to improve their financial health.
The proposals cleared by the Cabinet will now go to Lieutenant Governor for approval. (KNO)