SRINAGAR:The State Cabinet today approved adoption of Defined Pension Rules in respect of the employees of S K International Convention Complex (SKICC).
The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah authorised the Director SKICC to sanction pensions and other retirement benefits to the eligible SKICC employees.
The financial burden on account of pension will be borne by the SKICC out of its internal resources. The Defined Benefit Pension rules will be applicable to the employees of SKICC retiring on or after January 1, 2014.
However, all the appointments made in SKICC on or after January 1, 2010 shall be governed by the New Pension Scheme rules.
The Cabinet also approved opening up of 7 new private B Ed colleges as recommended by the University of Kashmir, subject to corresponding reduction in the overall intake capacity of B Ed seats in Kashmir division.
The Cabinet also approved transfer of Community Information Centres (CICs) along with the staff and the assets to Rural Development Department from Information Technology Department. The Rural Development Department was asked to work out proposals for the regularisation of the staff recruited under the programme.
The CICs set up under the erstwhile scheme of the Central Government shall be used for facilitating MIS of various schemes for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, operationalisation of Model Accounting System prescribed by Union Ministry of Finance for the Local Bodies.
Besides the CICs will also be used for accommodating point of presence of state-wise area network to disseminate computer literacy, information and services among rural masses and work as Panchayat data centres. (AGENCIES)
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