The Stamps and Registration department had opposed the extension of the relief citing that the revenue of the department between August and November, had slumped by 25 per cent. The Cabinet, however, is of the opinion that four months is too short a period to assess the actual impact of the reduction in stamp duty. 

The urban development department was also against the rollback of the concession as the state government had already committed to the Centre to rationalise the stamp duty structure for obtaining central assistance under JNNURM.

In a major relief to the farmers and rural electricity consumers, the Cabinet endorsed a proposal for the One Time Settlement (OTS) of the arrears. Under the OTS, the fine on the outstanding arrears will be waived while 35 per cent of the arrears will be waived on power connections without identifiable load.