Himachal Cabinet gives nod to fill 2,322 posts to bolster water schemes

Tribune News Service

Shimla, June 11

The Cabinet today gave nod to the Jal Shakti Department to fill 2,322 posts of different categories under Departmental Para Workers Policy to effectively manage 486 drinking water and 31 irrigation schemes in the State.

The Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today, also decided to create and fill 401 posts of different categories in trauma/tertiary care centre in Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and Super Specialty Bloc, Chamiana of IGMC Shimla for its smooth functioning and to provide specialized health care facilities to the people of the state. Besides, 328 posts of different categories on outsource basis would also be filed.

Graduate final year exams in July

The Cabinet has decided to conduct examinations of graduate and Shastri final year in July as per SoPs issued by the UGC. It also decided to hold the examinations of first and second year of graduation after the final examinations are over.

Keeping in view the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the state, the Cabinet decided to conduct examinations of graduate and Shastri final year during the month of July 2021 as per SoPs issued by the UGC. It also decided to hold the examinations of graduate 1st and 2nd year after the final examinations are over. It also decided to start the academic session for the year 2021-22 for graduation classes from first week of August this year.

The Cabinet decided to enhance the honorarium of all the categories of teachers appointed under SMC by Rs 500 per month from April 1, 2021. It was also decided to increase the honorarium of cook-cum-Helper under the Mid-Day Meal Yojna of Elementary Education Department by Rs 300 per month from April 1, 2021.

The Cabinet gave its nod to revised scheme for interest subvention on working capital loan for hospitality industry with a view to ensure that tourism unit operators could get easier access to working capital at interest rates lower than the prevailing market rates.

The revised scheme provides for interest subversion of 75 per cent in the first year and payment period has also been increased to five years. Some other categories like ropeway and travel agents have also been included in the new scheme.

The Cabinet decided to include the families under National Food Security Act (Priority Households Category) where death occurred due to Covid pandemic. The guidelines for identification of Priority Households under National Food Security Act, 2013 issued on August 1, 2013 would be relaxed to give them immediate relief and such families would immediately be included by Gram Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies under National Food Security Act (PHH category) by simply getting Covid death certificates of such persons who died due to coronavirus.