Why In News?

• A cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in which a total of 34 proposals were approved to include the transgender community in the backward class.

Key Points:

=> The Cabinet has approved the proposal of Chief Minister State Social Security Pension Scheme for people of transgender community under Social Assistance Scheme.

=> Under this, the eligible beneficiary will get one thousand rupees per month as financial assistance.

=> According to the Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security, there were about 11,900 transgenders in Jharkhand in 2011. At present their number has increased to about 14,000.

=> Apart from this, the cabinet meeting has given approval to extend the service of 2500 assistant policemen working in 12 districts of the state by one year.

=> Earlier the service of assistant policemen was for six years.

=> This has been done for seven years.

=> Apart from this, approval has been given to give the money for the purchase of bicycles to the students studying in class 8 through DBT in their account.

=> In the cabinet meeting, the selection process for the Police Medal to be given to police officers on Jharkhand Foundation Day has been amended.

=> Earlier, a committee headed by the Chief Secretary used to make selections.

=> Now the committee headed by the Home Secretary will decide.

=> The Cabinet has decided that now employees appointed on compassionate grounds will also be able to appear in the limited examination of Jharkhand Administrative Service.

=> For this, the government has amended the Jharkhand Administrative Service Rules 2015.

=> Jharkhand Cabinet has decided that unfunded educational institutions of the state will get grants only on the basis of NAAC grading.

=> In this, student numbers and grading have been made the basis.

=> If the number of students is more than 2001 and has A grading of NAAC, he will get a grant of up to Rs 30 lakh.

=> Whereas if the minimum number of students is 200 to 500 and the grade is C, then a grant of Rs 4 lakh will be given.

=> The grant given to paramilitary forces deputed in the state of Jharkhand to perform duties other than election related work has been amended.

=> These proposals were also stamped

• Approval of recruitment rules of Director Ayush in the Health Department.
• 63.56 crore administrative approval for the restoration of Ichagarh canal for Kanchi irrigation scheme.
• Approval for the formation of Stenographer's appointment and promotion rules-2023.
• Amendment in the election bound by the salary and allowances service conditions of the Chief Information Commissioner.
• Jharkhand Child Development Project Officer Service Cadre Rules-2018 was amended and constituted in 2023.
• Approval of recruitment and promotion rules for research assistant personnel in water resources.
• Approval for the formation of Jharkhand State Drug Testing Laboratory Manual-2023.
• Approval of Director Drug Testing Laboratory Rules-2023. Approval of Director Medicine Jharkhand Rules-2023.
• Amendment in Jharkhand Panchayat Secretary Rules-2014.
• Approval for formation of one additional Juvenile Justice Board each in Ranchi and East Singhbhum under Jharkhand Juvenile Justice Rules-2003.
• Approval of 28 judicial officers of Civil Judge as District Judge in the light of the recommendation of Jharkhand High Court.