The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, who chaired the Cabinet meeting on Saturday had reportedly advised Cabinet colleagues to come prepared thoroughly for the session.
The Cabinet approved the pay revision agreement entered with the Joint Action Committee of Employees, Teachers and Workers.
Later the secretary (services) of general administration, Ms Sri Lakshmi and JAC leaders signed the agreement which ensured 39 per cent fitment on the basic pay with effect from July 1, 2008.
The government has issued an ordinance to provide reservation of 20 per cent of seats for the students of the state in the Nalsar University of Law.
“The government had given 50 acres of land and Rs 41.96 crore as grant-in-aid for the Nalsar university. With this, the government has given nod for 20 per cent reservations in seats. The decision is going to benefit several students who are appearing for the national common entrance test to get seats in the university,” said Ms J. Geeta Reddy, minister for information and public relations while briefing the Cabinet decisions.
The Cabinet also approved setting up of family courts in nine districts of the state. The expenditure on these nine courts will be Rs 2.10 crore per year.
Nine such family courts had already been set up in the first phase and now the state has 18 family courts.
The Cabinet sanctioned Rs 20 crore for construction of buildings and setting up 21 polytechnic colleges in 12 districts of the state. The government has increased the interest subsidies on the loans taken by the handloom weavers from Rs 15,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
The Cabinet has also decided to set up ESI hospital in Nellore district and sanctioned 13 civil surgeons posts, 6 regular posts, 34 contract and 6 posts on outsourcing basis. In the Tirupati Vedic University, 8 engineering posts were sanctioned.
In the Endowments department, the eight superintendent posts and one special category steno post have been upgraded as Assistant commissioner rank.
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