Fulfilling one of its poll promises, the Himachal Pradesh government, led by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Saturday approved filling approximately 15,000 posts across various departments.
These include Pushpa Rana, Jyoti, Bhavana, and Ritu Negi. The cabinet has decided to amend the provisions governing cash awards for medal-winning Indian teams at international-level sporting events. The cabinet also approved the creation of posts of district youth services and sports officers (DYSOs) for international-level medal winners. The cabinet has also approved a nutrition policy aimed at curbing food adulteration and the sale of substandard or expired products.
Sharing details of the decisions taken during a cabinet meeting, industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said that the government aims to provide a total of 50,000 jobs by the end of this year. Around 200 agenda items were discussed during the cabinet meeting, which the CM chaired on Saturday. The cabinet approved filling 500 forest guard and 10 range officer posts in the forest department, according to an official statement. In the education sector, the cabinet decided to fill approximately 3,900 posts for CBSE schools. The recruitment of 320 assistant professors in colleges was also approved. Approval has been granted to fill a total of 4,004 posts in the Jal Shakti department, according to the statement. A decision was also taken to fill 500 staff nurse and 40 radiographer posts in the health department. The cabinet has decided to award ₹ 1 crore each to four kabaddi players from Himachal Pradesh. It also decided to invite fresh bids for the allotment of 126 MW Chhatru and 205 MW Ropa I & III power projects.
The cabinet approved the cancellation of the allotment of 33 small hydroelectric power projects, each with an installed capacity of less than 5 MW, due to the developers’ lack of seriousness in pursuing these projects.
“Additionally, the cabinet directed that the process of filling these approved posts be completed by next March,” Chauhan said.
