Maharashtra cabinet decides to support reservation in promotions in govt jobs

The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday decided to support reservation in promotions in government jobs after taking into account a report that has established under representation of SCs STs and other reserved categories in higher postsAn official statement said the cabinet at its meeting here decided to support the policy of reservation in promotions for state employees from reserved categories and will put forth the governments stand accordingly before the Supreme Court where the matter is pendingAn additional affidavit will be submitted by the state government in the Supreme Court which will underscore the states stand on the reservation in promotions issue said an officialThe cabinet discussed a report prepared by chief secretary Sitaram Kunte on the current representation of SCs STs and backward communities in higher posts in public jobsThe report has stated that there is not enough representation of these communities in senior positions in the state cadre and thus the Maharashtra government has decided to support the demand of reservation in promotions the official saidThe report and its findings will be mentioned in the affidavit that is proposed to be submitted in the apex court he saidAlso read Maharashtra govt announces Rs 10000 crore aid for rainaffected farmersIn early May the General Administration Department issued an interim order removing reservation in promotions for public servants belonging to the Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward Classes categoriesHowever following strong protests the state government later issued a circular staying the interim order The matter is now pending in the Supreme CourtMeanwhile the cabinet cleared a proposal to implement the Union governmentfunded national action plan for drug demand reduction NAPDDRThe Centre will provide Rs 1370 crore for the scheme which has to be implemented till 2023The action plan aims at reduction of adverse consequences of drug abuse through a multipronged strategy The activities under the plan include awareness generation in schoolscollegesuniversities workshops with parents communitybased peerled interactions intervention programmes for vulnerable adolescent and youth provisioning of treatment facilities and capacity building of service providersThe state social justice department will implement the action plan with focus on bringing down stress addiction and maintaining balanced diet people among othersIn another decision the cabinet decided to disburse Rs 5000 to every eligible folk artist in the state under a welfare scheme aimed at reducing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdownsAs many as 56000 artists will be covered under the scheme for which the state government has already sanctioned Rs 28 crore another official saidIn August the government had announced a relief package for folk music artists producers of folk art touring talkies and organisations associated with them to help them overcome the impact of the pandemic and lockdownsOrganisations active in the area of art and culture will get an assistance of Rs 6 crore from the state government As many as 847 organisations will benefit from it he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever