Himachal CM will hold meeting on drought situation soon

Tribune News Service

Shimla, April 9

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will hold a review meeting of all the stakeholder departments in view of the prevailing drought situation in the state.

Health infra to be ramped up

• The Cabinet gave its approval for upgrading community health centres at Khundian in Jawalamukhi and Gangath in Kangra district to 50-bed civil hospitals
• It also decided to fill 311 posts of Forest Guard in Forest Department and 25 posts of Agriculture Development Officer on a contract basis in Agriculture Department

The decision was taken by the Cabinet at its meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister. An action plan is being prepared by the Jal Shakti Department to tackle the situation.

The Cabinet decided to implement the Central sector scheme SVAMITVA in the state for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited areas using Drone technology. For this, the Revenue Department would be designated as the nodal department for implementation of the scheme with the support of Panchayati Raj Department. An MoU would be signed with the Survey of India for starting the scheme in the state. A state steering committee, state project management unit and district project monitoring unit would also be constituted for effective implementation of the scheme.

The Cabinet also gave its nod to extend employment on compassionate ground to the eligible indigent of the deceased employees against available vacant posts of Class-III and Class-IV in relaxation of 5 per cent quota as against the available vacant posts of class-III and Class-IV in DC offices of Shimla, Kinnaur, Solan and Kangra and office of Settlement Officer Kangra Division.

It also gave its consent to award the project for development of multi-storey parking-cum-shopping complex at U-Block Mandi to highest bidder.

Approval was also given for creation of posts for the newly created nagar panchayats of Shahpur, Chirgaon, Nerwa, Nirmand, Anni, Kandaghat and Amb. It also gave its approval for upgrading Community Health Centres at Khundian in Jawalamukhi and Gangath in Kangra district to 50-bed civil hospitals. The Cabinet also gave its nod to upgrade primary health centre, Tiyara, in Kangra to a community health centre.