Ranchi: The state cabinet resolved on Tuesday to nullify the land revenue department's order to stop issuing land revenue receipts against gair majarua (government) land, something that was being followed since May 2016.

Home department principal secretary S.K.G. Rahate, who also holds additional ch-arge of the cabinet coordination department, however, clarified that revenue receipts could not be issued against land that was either under litigation or where occupancy was in conflict with a judicial order.

According to a land revenue department official, Tuesday's decision was aimed at neutralising controversies and confusion that may have been created by the amendments in the land acquisition law.

"It is being perceived that the state government was trying to grab the land of poor in the name of development. Through this decision we want to convey that even occupants of government land will not be disturbed," he added.

Other decisions:

• Former Union education secretary Anil Swaroop, a retired 1981 batch IAS officer, will be chief executive officer of the state development council;

• Two new JPSC members appointed, but their names were not disclosed;

13 posts of officials sanctioned at Jharkhand Technical University;

• Posts of a deputy registrar and two assistant registrars sanctioned for better functioning of a special cell to identify cases that are more than five years in the high court and district courts;

• The service tenure of part-time contractual teachers working at schools run by the welfare department was extended till July 14 next year;

• Bihar Child Labour Prohibition Regulation-1995 scrapped, and the state will follow regulations approved by the Centre;

• Draft of State Scheduled Castes Commission Bill - 2018 approved, likely to be tabled in the Assembly in the monsoon session.

• Jharkhand Municipal Regulatory Commission regulations specifying pay and perks of chairperson, members and audit modalities approved.