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Shimla
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, took several key decisions to strengthen healthcare, education, infrastructure and livelihoods across the State.
Health Sector
- Approval to fill 53 posts of Assistant Professors and 121 posts of teaching, non-teaching, and paramedical staff in all medical colleges.
- Creation of 600 posts of Assistant Staff Nurses through HP Rajya Chayan Aayog, Hamirpur.
- Incentive of 20% of basic pay for faculty doctors holding Doctorate of Medicine (DoM) or Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) qualifications.
Infrastructure & Rural Development
- Filling of 40 vacant posts of Junior Engineer (Civil) in Jal Shakti Vibhag.
- Direct recruitment of 10 Block Development Officers in the Department of Rural Development.
- Approval for construction of a world-class township at Shitalpur, on the Himachal–Chandigarh border.
- Amendment in HP Real Estate Regulation Rules, 2017 to enhance transparency and speed up dispute redressal.
Education & Social Welfare
- Creation of a dedicated Sub Cadre for CBSE schools in 100 identified institutions with defined recruitment, training, and evaluation norms.
- Inclusion of children from Tong-Len School, Dharamshala, children of disabled parents (70% disability or more), and abandoned children under the Mukhya Mantri Sukh Aashray Yojna.
- Establishment of University of Multidisciplinary Institute of Innovation, Skill, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Research (MIISTER) at Ghumarwin, Bilaspur, on PPP mode.
- Functional Equivalence Model adopted for Assistant and Associate Professors in Applied Sciences and Humanities across five government engineering colleges.
Livelihoods & Environment
- Approval of PEHEL project for resilient livelihoods, sustainable pastoral practices, conservation of indigenous breeds, and market linkages for Himalayan shepherds.
- Amendment in HP Land Preservation Act, 1978 to regulate felling of dried chir trees affected by calamities or disease.
Dairy Development
- Setting up of Milk Processing Plants at Nahan, Nalagarh, Mohal, and Rohru; Milk Chilling Centre at Jalari (Hamirpur); Bulk Milk Cooler at Jhalera (Una); and infrastructure at Karsog and Pangi.
- Approval of ₹60 crore Cash Credit Limit to HP MILKFED to meet enhanced working capital needs.
- Separate account for milk cess to ensure timely payments to farmers.
Commerce & Employment
- Revision of Rajiv Gandhi Laghu Dukandar Sukh Kalyan Yojna-Shahri: one-time settlement assistance of up to ₹1 lakh for small shopkeepers whose loans up to ₹2 lakh have become NPAs.
- Employment to 28 incumbents on compassionate grounds in the Education Department.
- Approval for modern commercial complexes at Mohal Mauja Panol Shahri and Auhar in Ghumarwin, Bilaspur.
Transport & Energy
- Subsidy for purchase of 18–42 seater buses under Rajiv Gandhi Swarojgar Start-Up Yojna.
- Amendment in Swaran Jayanti Energy Policy-2021: relaxation of free power royalty at 12% plus 1% LADF for projects up to 25 MW (with signed Implementation Agreements).
- Reallocation of equity power share in SJVNL projects (Nathpa Jhakri and Rampur Hydro) to the State Government for sale through the Directorate of Energy.
Disaster & Welfare
- Approval of HP Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness Project with French Development Agency, with an outlay of ₹892 crore over five years.
- Shifting of HP State Commission for Backward Classes headquarters from Shimla to Dharamshala.
- Establishment of a Drug De-addiction Centre at Malot, Indora (Kangra).
- Relaxation for under-construction Lok Bhawans under Mukhya Mantri Lok Bhawan Yojna.
- Utilization of Skill Development Institution Building at Palkwah Khas (Una) for SDRF operations.
