145;Responsive146; Raman bans cow slaughter

Home Minister Brij Mohan Aggarwal will head the four-member sub-committee comprising Finance Minister Amar Aggarwal, Minister for Scheduled Castes and Tribes Ram Vichar Netam and Parliamentary Affairs and Panchayats Minister Ajay Chandrakar.

8216;8216;We intend to provide a government that is responsive, free from corruption and will remain accountable to the public,8217;8217; Raman Singh said. He was, however, uncertain over the costs involved in fulfiling the party8217;s promises.

The government has announced a financial package for small and marginal farmers to lessen the burden of unpaid loans. The state8217;s relief package of Rs 2,500 will be deposited directly in their accounts.

Unemployed youths from BPL families, who have passed the Plus Two examinations, will get a monthly allowance of Rs 500 from April 1, 2004.

Singh said pattas land deeds would be provided to tribal families that have encroached on forest land and were in possession of the plot before 1980.