Taking an effective step to enhance family planning, the state cabinet on Thursday fixed a four-child limit policy and also resolved that no government benefits, including jobs, would be provided to a family which will have more than four children.
Towards this end, the cabinet decided to set up theManipurState Population Commission as an Ordinance. The Ordinance would be promulgated after obtaining due approval of the Governor.
Earlier, the assembly had unanimously adopted as private member resolution to establish the population commission of the state.
The cabinet resolved to set up a high-powered committee to evict encroachers from the Loktak Lake, the sources said, adding that the committee will also oversee demarcation of the biggest fresh water lake in the NE region.
It also declaredIbudhou Thangjingat Thangjing Hill, Ibudhou Koubru andLaitinkon(popularly known as Lai Pukhri/Ikon) on Koubru hill as sacred sites under Manipur Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1976. The cabinet also approved recruitment of various posts in different departments, including 1512, in the Home department. Other posts, among others, include, 200 doctors and 300 nurses in the Health department and 1,000 primary teachers.