Bengaluru: The State Cabinet on Friday decided to withdraw 127 criminal cases filed against over 1,000 people, including farmers.
Law Minister T.B. Jayachandra said the cases filed against farmers during various agitations, including that against acquisition of land for Kudgi thermal power plant and that seeking resolution of the Mahadayi issue.
The cases also included a few group clashes as well as stray communal incidents, the minister said.
The Cabinet also gave administrative clearance for providing free shoes and socks for students of classes one to 10 in all government schools at a cost of Rs. 130 crore in 2018–19. The Law Minister said about 48 lakh students would benefit from this.
The Cabinet also decided to accept a proposal for providing special allowances to veterinarians on the lines of that being given to medical doctors. Jayachandra said the Cabinet had decided to accept about 25% quantum of the allowance sought by veterinarians.
The Cabinet decided to allow traditional stone workers at Maddakanahalli in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district who take up quarrying of grey granite which is predominantly used in construction of temples to register the leases granted to them so that there would not be any legal hassles, the minister said.
The Cabinet also decided to recommend to the Centre to consider Betta Kuruba community belonging to the Scheduled Tribe as a synonym of Kadu Kuruba.
