Cabinet decides to enhance compensation for lands acquired by Government for specific purposes. The Cabinet has decided to enhance compensation to farmers for lands acquired by the Government for specific purposes. This decision has been taken after considering a classic case from Patigadda in Kalikiri mandal of Chittoor district represented in the Assembly by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. In this case, the Government paid a low price of Rs. 45,000 per acre on an average while the market value was far higher. The Cabinet resolved that the benefit paid to the farmers in the Chief Minister's constituency should be applicable to all such cases in the State. It also resolved to constitute a nine-member State Innovation Council on the lines of the ones existing at national level and in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and several Union Territories, with experts from in different fields and with an IAS officer as its member-secretary to analyse government policies and offer suggestions to improve efficiency in the administration. DA to staff Information Minister D. K. Aruna told reporters later that it had ratified an earlier decision to enhance the DA for government staff due to them from July 1, 2011, by 5.992 per cent. The hike, which would place an additional burden of Rs 6,015 crore on the ex-chequer, would be paid in cash from November salary while it would be deposited into their GPF accounts for period from November. Ministers unanimously complimented the Chief Minister for getting Maharashtra approval to form an inter-State board to implement Pranahita-Chevella project and for making Partnership Summit a grand success. The Cabinet approved a proposal to appoint 400 doctors for government hospitals against those who were on leave to pursue PG studies. Decision taken after considering a case from Patigadda in Kalikiri mandal of Chittoor district Government paid a low price of Rs. 45,000 per acre on an average while market value was more