Himachal Pradesh Weekly Current Affairs:
Dedicated hospital for COVID-19:
- The Cabinet gave its approval for making Shri Lal Bhadur Shastri Government Medical College Ner Chowk Mandi as a dedicated hospital for COVID-19.
- Other two dedicated hospitals are IGMC, Shimla and Rajender Prasad Medical College and Hospital, Tanda.
Active case finding campaign:
- The Cabinet decided to run the active case finding campaign and gave necessary directions in this regard to the Health Department, besides lauding its role for launching this campaign.
Steps taken by HP State Government to boost industrialization in the State:
- In order to boost industrialization in the State, revive the economy of the State and facilitate the entrepreneurs, the Cabinet decided to provide incentives and concession/reduction in stamp duty as well as registration fee under H.P. Industrial Investment Policy, 2019.
- Now the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises having investment upto Rs. 10 crore in plant and machinery in case of manufacturing enterprises or having investment upto Rs. 5 crore in equipment in case of a specified category of service enterprises would be charged a concessional rate of stamp duty and registration fee at 50 percent, 30 percent and 10 percent of applicable rates in the category ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ areas respectively on the instrument of conveyance deed or lease deed.
- Similarly the enterprises having investments above Rs. 10 crore in plant and machinery in case of manufacturing enterprises or having investment above Rs. Five crore in equipment in case of service enterprises would be provided concessional rate of stamp duty and registration fee at the rate of 50 percent, 30 percent and 20 percent of applicable rates in category ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ areas respectively on instrument of conveyance deed or lease deed.
Integrated Solid Waste Management Project:
- The Cabinet approved lease of 30 bigha land of industries department at Mauja Kenduwal, Baddi, District Solan to M/s JBR Environment Technologies (Baddi) Pvt. Ltd. for setting up of Integrated Solid Waste Management Project on token money of one rupee per square meter per year for period of 25 years.
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