Cabinet gives nod for filling more than 4,000 posts in various depts

Considering the need for creating employment avenues for educated youth, the Cabinet today gave approval for creation and filling up of over 4,000 posts in various departments.

The Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, gave nod for engaging the services of 1,602 Bijli Upbhogta Mitras in Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited to overcome acute shortage of field staff and ensure quality services to consumers.

The Cabinet also decided to fill up 1000 posts of T/Mates. The Cabinet also gave its approval to fill 645 posts of Patwaris on trainee basis under the state cadre as 950 posts are lying vacant.

To strengthen healthcare services in the state, the Cabinet decided to engage 200 Medical Officers as job trainees in the Health Department. It also sanctioned the filling up of 400 posts of Staff Nurses as job trainees in various

medical colleges.

The Cabinet approved the engagement of 300 job trainees in gram panchayats to build a pool of trained manpower for Panchayati Raj Institutions through training, exposure and assistance on a fixed

monthly stipend.

To strengthen healthcare facilities, the Cabinet gave its nod to establish 28 dialysis centres in ‘Adarsh Swasthya Sansthans’ of nine districts, ensuring better health services for patients closer to their homes. Nod was given for creation and filling up 38 posts of Assistant Professors in cardiology, neurology, urology and gastroenterology in various medical colleges in the state. The cabinet approved the bifurcation of the Medical Officer (General) cadre into Medical Officer (General) and Medical Officer (Specialists) to deliver more specialised healthcare services to the people of the state.

The Cabinet gave approval for the launch of the ‘Chief Minister Start-Up Scheme in the Hospitality Industry’ to promote self-employment opportunities for bona fide Himachalis in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

The Cabinet permitted placing 45 teaching and 61 non-teaching staff from seven de-notified colleges into the surplus pool of the Directorate of Higher Education. Approval was granted to amendment to the existing provisions to allow 10 per cent of the total Local Area Development Fund (LADF) annually to be utilised for providing financial assistance to the children of the state.

To ensure planned construction activities in rural areas, the Cabinet approved model by-laws for regulating construction in villages, particularly in light of the devastation caused during recent monsoon seasons. The nod was also given to empower Police Constables under Section 176(1) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to investigate cases punishable with imprisonment of up to three years.

The Cabinet approved leasing out land for establishing a Green Hydrogen plant and Solar/CBG power projects at 13 sites across the State. The approval was given to extend the period for issuance of acquisition of land for Kangra Airport by 24 months, up to

June 3, 2026.