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The Hindu Business Line : High-level meet to sort out BrahMos project land issue
A high-level conference of officers will be convened to sort out problems pertaining to acquisition of land for the second phase of BrahMos missile development project proposed to come up here.
This was announced to newspersons here on Wednesday by the Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, at the end of Cabinet meeting.
The conference has been tentatively fixed for October 13, the Chief Minister said, adding that he would try to ascertain the reasons for delay in the acquisition of the nine acres required for the project.
A temporary project office which was operating out of a leased building has reportedly been ordered closed, citing the delay in handing over the land even after one and a half years.
Backed up by an outlay of Rs 100 crore, the second phase of the BrahMos project here proposes to establish a missile integration system close to the existing facility. The first phase of the project was started in 2008.
In other decisions approved at its meeting, the Cabinet has approved the second Administrative Reform Commissions recommendations for expediting the implementation of e-governance in administration.
A business process re-engineering cell would be set up as part of the programme, the Chief Minister said. The Cabinet also approved a raise in the Plan outlay for 2009-10 by Rs 260 crore to Rs 8,920 crore.
The Cabinet has also accepted other recommendations of the Commission such as those pertaining to training of staff and capacity building in e-governance.
The Akshaya e-centres in the rural areas are being enabled to act as interface between the State Government and citizens at large to ensure delivery of required services.
The Institute of Management in Government and similar institutions are sought to be involved in the training of the staff. A post-graduate diploma course in e-governance is to be launched soon.
The State Government has also decided to implement an insurance scheme for passengers as well as staff on board boats owned by the Kerala Water Transport Authority.
To be implemented in association with the National Insurance Company, the scheme would have an outlay of Rs 1 crore, according to the Transport Minister, Mr Jose Thettayil.
In the event of death, this provides for the payment of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin. A similar payout would be made in the case of permanent disability.
A high-level conference of officers will be convened to sort out problems pertaining to acquisition of land for the second phase of BrahMos missile development project proposed to come up here.
This was announced to newspersons here on Wednesday by the Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, at the end of Cabinet meeting.
The conference has been tentatively fixed for October 13, the Chief Minister said, adding that he would try to ascertain the reasons for delay in the acquisition of the nine acres required for the project.
A temporary project office which was operating out of a leased building has reportedly been ordered closed, citing the delay in handing over the land even after one and a half years.
Backed up by an outlay of Rs 100 crore, the second phase of the BrahMos project here proposes to establish a missile integration system close to the existing facility. The first phase of the project was started in 2008.
In other decisions approved at its meeting, the Cabinet has approved the second Administrative Reform Commissions recommendations for expediting the implementation of e-governance in administration.
A business process re-engineering cell would be set up as part of the programme, the Chief Minister said. The Cabinet also approved a raise in the Plan outlay for 2009-10 by Rs 260 crore to Rs 8,920 crore.
The Cabinet has also accepted other recommendations of the Commission such as those pertaining to training of staff and capacity building in e-governance.
The Akshaya e-centres in the rural areas are being enabled to act as interface between the State Government and citizens at large to ensure delivery of required services.
The Institute of Management in Government and similar institutions are sought to be involved in the training of the staff. A post-graduate diploma course in e-governance is to be launched soon.
The State Government has also decided to implement an insurance scheme for passengers as well as staff on board boats owned by the Kerala Water Transport Authority.
To be implemented in association with the National Insurance Company, the scheme would have an outlay of Rs 1 crore, according to the Transport Minister, Mr Jose Thettayil.
In the event of death, this provides for the payment of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin. A similar payout would be made in the case of permanent disability.
