Arunachal Cabinet reviews ‘Biksit Arunachal’ initiative, 100-day action plan

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 16, 2024

The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet reviewed its 24 action points on Monday, which were first introduced during the inaugural cabinet meeting after the formation of the new government on June 13. These points form the foundation of the government’s “Reforms 3.0” initiative, which aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Viksit Bharat and Viksit Arunachal Pradesh.

The action points focus on governance reforms, improving the quality of life for citizens, addressing youth aspirations, and fostering development through investments. The government has set an ambitious agenda, with clear goals for the first 100 days, aiming for significant and impactful results across key sectors.

The Cabinet has reinforced the importance of adopting a “whole of government” approach to ensure the successful and smooth implementation of the 24 Action Points, which form part of the state’s “Reforms 3.0” initiative. This approach emphasizes coordinated efforts across all departments, urging them to work in convergence and leverage technological interventions to achieve 100% saturation of all flagship Central and state schemes among all eligible beneficiaries.

In addition, the Cabinet has instructed the concerned departments to review and modify scheme guidelines where necessary to ensure broader coverage and inclusion of beneficiaries.

During the meeting, the cabinet appreciated the progress made by various departments. It emphasized the need for a swift and efficient implementation of the remaining action points to ensure the timely delivery of services and reforms. The departments were directed to expedite their efforts to further streamline governance and development processes.

Giving health sector a major boost, the state government in past eight years has taken a massive health infrastructure upgradation drive and numerous initiatives to achieve affordable, accessible, equitable and quality health care for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. To further achieve the unmet requirement of health personnel and create employment opportunities, the cabinet considered various proposals submitted by the department of health & family welfare to further strengthen health care services in the state through the three main components – prevention, curative and rehabilitation care services.

The state cabinet while approving the proposal for amendment of the Arunachal Pradesh Health Service Rules, 2000, gave a positive nod to frame the recruitment rules for health & wellness officer and tutor and recruitment rules for newly created posts of Director Medical Education and Director Family Welfare.

As 10 new nursing superintendent posts have been created, the Council of Ministers approved the recruitment rules of nursing superintendents to align with the present needs and job responsibilities of the nursing cadre. The Cabinet further approved “Arunachal Pradesh Allied and Health Care Council Rules, 2024”.

To bring more transparency in the selection of meritorious sports persons and to remove any ambiguity in following the policy guidelines of the department of personnel and training (DoPT), it has been decided to associate the APSSB in the selection process. Accordingly, the cabinet decided to amend the the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board Rules, 2018.

The Cabinet approved for amendment of Minimum Qualifying Marks for Recruitment to Group-A, B and C posts and Common Examination Scheme (for Group-C posts) Rules 2023. As per reservation policy, 10% of Group C posts (Direct Recruitment) are reserved for Ex-Servicemen.

Many posts reserved for ex-servicemen are vacant, as in many occasions the candidates belonging to the ex-servicemen category do not qualify the minimum qualifying marks fixed by the recruiting agency/ state government.

To resolve the issue, the Cabinet approved the proposal for amendment of minimum qualifying marks for recruitment of ex-servicemen in Group C posts in line of APST candidates and PwBD candidates.

The proposals for amendment of Senior Research Assistant Recruitment Rules and framing of Recruitment Rules to the posts of Deputy Director (Faculty) of Administrative Training Institute got approved by the Cabinet on Monday.

The Cabinet approved for amending Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor and Assistant Public Prosecutor, Group A, Gazetted (non-ministerial) Rules 2023. The New Criminal Laws i.e. Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 which replace the CrPC 1973, the IPC 1860 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872 has come into force with effect from July 1 has necessitated for changes in the syllabus for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor, hence the amendment.

Recruitment rules to the post of sub-fire officer in the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Rules 2024 also got approved by the Cabinet.