ranchi the state cabinet on tuesday gave its nod to the new jharkhand industrial and investment policy jipp 2021 the new policy will replace the existing jharkhand industrial policy of 2016 which was adopted during the tenure of former chief minister raghubar dasthe jipp will be in effect for five years through this policy the government aims to fetch investments worth rs 1 lakh crore in the state and provide employment to 5 lakh people cabinet secretary vandana dadel saidas reported by the toi in march this year the jipp aims to focus on 20 sector specific industries of which eight have been termed highpriority sectors these include apparels automobile auto components and electric vehicles agrofood processing and meat processing pharmaceuticals and electronic systems and design manufacturing esdmstartups and incubation centres healthcare education logistics and warehousing tourism it and itenabled services breweries and distilleries renewable energy and light and medium engineering as priority sectors the policy also promises capital subsidy between 525 on new projects and investmentsin another decision the ministerial council approved a proposal of the state department of health medical education and family welfare which aims to provide a onetime financial disbursement to all outsourced employees who worked in covid19 wards covid19 control rooms offices and warehouses during the pandemic earlier the doctors nurses paramedical staff and contractual employees of the health department had been paid a onetime honorarium the onetime disbursement will be equivalent to their monthly honorariums dadel addedthe cabinet also approved another proposal of the health department which will enable governmentrun hospitals medical colleges and health facilities to appoint doctors senior residents nurses anms and undergraduate nursing staff on a shortterm contract of six monthsthe appointments will be made to mitigate manpower shortages in the covid19 wards of the hospitals before another possible surge in infections as being projected by health experts doctors will be paid rs 3500 for one shift in a day while senior residents will be paid rs 2000 for the same period nursing staff will be paid between rs 800 rs 1500 per shift dadel announcedin another decision the cabinet approved the state higher and technical education departments proposal to conduct admissions in the states bed colleges for the 202123 academic session through merit listthis is a onetime arrangement keeping in mind the covid19 scenario which prohibits from conducting joint entrance examinations candidates will be screened on the basis of their marks in graduation courses those who are appearing in their final semesters can also apply the admissions will be conducted by jharkhand combined entrance competitive examination board dadel added the cabinet also gave its approval to the state department of tourism art culture sports and youth affairs proposal to launch a gurushishya parampara scheme under the scheme experts in traditional tribal music and culture will be picked along with their students by the government to keep the states dying arts alive