JAMMU, Dec. 23 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired a cabinet meeting at the civil secretariat here and cleared all the items on agenda that included a proposal to allot five marla (1,361 sq ft) plot each to families, who lost their houses during heavy rains in August this year, said people familiar with the development.

"The cabinet cleared the proposal to allot five marla plots to affected families. They will be given the plots at the nearest available government lands," they said.

Similarly, the cabinet passed other items on agenda that included recapitalisation of two cooperative banks (Jammu Central Cooperative Bank and Anantnag Central Cooperative Bank) with a total capital of Rs.118 crore, hike in the pay of village ...