Meghalaya to get 500cr from Centre for urban areas scheme

Shillong: Meghalaya has received approval from the Centre for Rs 500 crore under the Special Assistance on Capital Investment for Urban Areas Scheme, CM Conrad K Sangma said Friday. He said the Union govt has earmarked Rs 15,000 crore for the scheme . “We have put in a proposal of Rs 619 crore for Meghalaya for which we have received approvals for close to Rs 500 crore and we expect another Rs 100 crore to be approved after the amendments and policies are put in place,” Sangma added.

Retirement scheme gets approval

The cabinet approved a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for group C government employees who have completed 20 years of service but are less than 45 years old. The scheme is open for four months. Employees who avail VRS are entitled to additional benefits based on their basic pay and dearness allowance.

Haryana CM approves 33 new projects under Rural Augmentation & Mahagram scheme worth over Rs 190 crores

Haryana government approves 33 projects worth over Rs 190 crores including water supply system augmentation, construction of water works, sewerage system provision, and upgradation of water supply scheme.

GVMC approves works worth 25 crore

The GVMC approved 141 works and prepared a 20 lakh bill for each zone as wages of workers employed during the recent strike of sanitary staff. The final competitions of Aadudam Andhra tournament will be held in Visakhapatnam, with separate arrangements for women players at Andhra University womens hostel.