Earlier this limit was Rs 5 lakh.

The Chief Minister also announced that Sarpanches can now claim traveling expenses at the rate of Rs 16 per km when using their own car or taxi for Gram Panchayat work. The bill for travel and dearness allowance claim will now be approved at the BDPO level.

Addressing the problem faced by the Gram Panchayats regarding the cost of earth filling, the Chief Minister said that once the Gram Panchayat passes the proposal for earth filling, the cost will be included in the work estimate.

Earlier, the cost of earth filling was not included in the work estimate, due to which the filling work had to be done through MNREGA or at the village's own expense.

To address the problem of junior engineers not preparing estimates for several months, the Chief Minister announced that once the Sarpanch uploads the proposal passed by the Panchayat for any development work on its portal, the Junior Engineer Estimates will need to be prepared and uploaded. Ten days.

The objective of this measure is to speed up the pace of development work.

Announcing the increase in the fees prescribed for lawyers handling court cases, the Chief Minister said the fee at the district or sub-division level will be increased from Rs 1,100 to Rs 5,500, while the fee for cases in the High Court and the Supreme Court will be increased. Will go. Increased from Rs 5,500 to Rs 33,000.

CM Saini also announced increase in the expenditure limit of Panchayat fund for programs organized by Gram Panchayats. The limit for Independence Day and Republic Day events as well as events organized for the visit of a particular official or minister will be increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 30,000.

He also announced an increase of Rs 1,000 in the monthly honorarium of sanitation workers in rural and urban areas.