Cabinet Clears Five Marla Plots for Flood Affected, Salary Hike for VLWs | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Cabinet on Monday gave its nod to the policy for allotment of five marlas of land to people affected by floods and enhancement in salary for Village Level Workers, sources said.

As per sources, the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of 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 of five marlas of land to people affected by cloudbursts and floods earlier this year.

“It also cleared the proposal to designate District Panchayat Officers in Assistant Commissioner Panchayat offices as Block Development Officers,” they said.

According to sources, the Cabinet further approved the proposal to enhance the salary of Village Level Workers or Multipurpose Workers 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 the Jammu Central Cooperative Bank to improve their financial health.

The proposals cleared by the Cabinet will now go to the Lieutenant Governor for approval. (KNO)