Cabinet meeting: MPLAD fund of MPs closed due to Kovid will resume, Tribal Pride Day will be celebrated on November 15

Union Minister Anurag Thakur informed about the decisions after the meeting.

Many important decisions were taken in the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Union Minister Anurag Thakur gave this information after the meeting. Thakur said that an important decision related to the MPs was taken in the meeting.

The money of MPLAD Scheme 2020-21 was used to fight against Kovid. Now the MPLAD scheme will start again. Again MPs will start getting money for development works. For this they will get an amount of Rs.2-2 crore. 5-5 crores will be given from next year.

Tribal Pride Day will be celebrated on 15 November
The Union Minister informed that to honor the special place and contribution of tribes in Indian history and culture and to inspire generations to preserve this cultural heritage and national pride, it has been decided to declare 15th November as Tribal Pride Day. Is. The Union Cabinet approved declaring 15 November, the birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda, as ‘Tribal Pride Day’.

relief to jute workers
The Union Cabinet has approved the reservation standards for jute packaging materials for the jute year 2021-22 under the Jute Packaging Materials Act, 1987. Union Minister Thakur said that after getting this permission, 100% food grains and 20% sugar will be packed in jute bags only. This will provide relief to 3.7 lakh workers working in jute mills.

In addition, the Union Cabinet has approved a price support of Rs 17,408 crore to the Cotton Commission of India.

25% ethanol blending target by 2025
A target of 25% ethanol blending has been set by 2025. Projects have been given to increase the capacity of ethanol production to 1500 crore liters. This will bring an investment of about Rs 41 thousand crore. BIS standards have been set for E20 fuel.

ethanol price hiked
The Cabinet approved higher ethanol price derived from various sugarcane based raw materials for the sugar season year 2020-21. Under this, the price of ethanol from C heavy molasses increased from ₹ 45.69 to ₹ 46.66 per liter. Whereas, the price of ethanol from B heavy molasses increased from ₹57.61 to ₹59.08 per litre.