The Madhya Pradesh cabinet approved several significant bills on Monday, including measures to seize vehicles involved in the illegal transportation of cows for slaughter and to impose penalties on owners of open borewells. The cabinet also endorsed a proposal requiring state ministers to pay their own income tax.
The meeting, led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, took place at the assembly campus in Bhopal on Monday.
One bill seeks to amend the Madhya Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prohibition Act, 2004, granting district collectors the authority to confiscate vehicles used for transporting cows for slaughter. This measure aims to address instances where vehicles seized for illegal cow transportation are later released by court order.
“We have decided that vehicles involved in cow slaughter will be confiscated and will not get released,” Chief Minister Yadav stated.
Another bill targets the prevention of accidents involving open borewells. If an open borewell is found to not be properly sealed, the owner will face penalties, with the Public Health Engineering Department authorised to enforce these measures. This initiative follows several tragic incidents in which children fell into open borewells.
“Carelessness and negligence will not be tolerated,” Yadav said, urging owners to secure open borewells.
The cabinet also approved an amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Minister (Salary and Allowance) Amendment Bill, 2024, ending the practice of the state government paying ministers’ income tax, a rule in place since 1972. Once the bill becomes law, ministers will be responsible for their own tax payments.
Additionally, the cabinet sanctioned a Rs 107.27 crore proposal for the modernization and renovation of Vallabh Bhawan, one of the state secretariat buildings.
These legislative changes reflect the state government’s commitment to improving safety and fiscal responsibility.
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