Himachal Pradesh decides to constitute 7th Finance Commission

Shimla, February 29

The Cabinet today decided to constitute the 7th State Finance Commission to review the financial position of panchayats and municipalities and make recommendations to the government.

The Cabinet met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after the political crisis faced by the government was resolved. The Cabinet decided to include 1.50 lakh workers registered under the Himachal Pradesh Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Asha workers, Anganwari workers and helpers under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

The Cabinet also decided to bring more items under the ambit of the Himachal Pradesh Industrial Investment Policy, 2019, to attract more investment in service sectors like IT, Ayush, health, tourism and education.

The Cabinet gave its nod to introduce direct benefit transfer to the meritorious students up to Rs 25,000 under the Srinivasa Ramanujan Digital Device Yojna. It also gave approval to appoint 140 Ayurvedic Medical Officers to provide better facilities to the people of the state.

It decided to upgrade Civil Hospital, Sunni, in Shimla district from 50 to 100-bed civil hospital. It also decided to open a new development block at Surani in Jawalamukhi Assembly segment of Kangra district.