In a significant meeting led by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has announced a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing healthcare, education, infrastructure, and livelihoods throughout the state.
The Cabinet has approved the recruitment of 53 Assistant Professors and 121 positions for teaching, non-teaching, and paramedical staff across all medical colleges.
Additionally, 600 Assistant Staff Nurse positions will be created through the HP Rajya Chayan Aayog, Hamirpur.
Faculty doctors with Doctorate of Medicine (DoM) or Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) qualifications will receive a 20% incentive on their basic pay.
The Cabinet has decided to fill 40 vacant Junior Engineer (Civil) positions in the Jal Shakti Vibhag.
It also approved the direct recruitment of 10 Block Development Officers in the Department of Rural Development.
Plans for a world-class township at Shitalpur, located on the Himachal–Chandigarh border, have been greenlit.
Furthermore, amendments to the HP Real Estate Regulation Rules, 2017, aim to improve transparency and expedite dispute resolution.
A dedicated Sub Cadre for CBSE schools will be established in 100 identified institutions, complete with defined recruitment, training, and evaluation standards.
The Mukhya Mantri Sukh Aashray Yojna will now include children from the Tong-Len School in Dharamshala, those with disabled parents (70% disability or more), and abandoned children.
The establishment of the University of Multidisciplinary Institute of Innovation, Skill, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Research (MIISTER) at Ghumarwin, Bilaspur, will be on a Public-Private Partnership basis.
A Functional Equivalence Model will be implemented for Assistant and Associate Professors in Applied Sciences and Humanities across five government engineering colleges.
The Cabinet has approved the PEHEL project, which focuses on resilient livelihoods, sustainable pastoral practices, conservation of indigenous breeds, and market linkages for Himalayan shepherds.
Amendments to the HP Land Preservation Act, 1978, will regulate the felling of dried chir trees affected by calamities or disease.
New Milk Processing Plants will be established in Nahan, Nalagarh, Mohal, and Rohru, along with a Milk Chilling Centre at Jalari (Hamirpur) and a Bulk Milk Cooler at Jhalera (Una).
A ₹60 crore Cash Credit Limit has been approved for HP MILKFED to support increased working capital needs.
A separate account for milk cess will be created to ensure timely payments to farmers.
The Rajiv Gandhi Laghu Dukandar Sukh Kalyan Yojna-Shahri will be revised to provide one-time settlement assistance of up to ₹1 lakh for small shopkeepers whose loans of up to ₹2 lakh have become non-performing assets.
The Education Department will offer employment to 28 individuals on compassionate grounds.
Approval has been granted for the development of modern commercial complexes at Mohal Mauja Panol Shahri and Auhar in Ghumarwin, Bilaspur.
A subsidy will be provided for the purchase of 18–42 seater buses under the Rajiv Gandhi Swarojgar Start-Up Yojna.
Amendments to the Swaran Jayanti Energy Policy-2021 will relax the free power royalty at 12% plus 1% LADF for projects up to 25 MW with signed Implementation Agreements.
The equity power share in SJVNL projects (Nathpa Jhakri and Rampur Hydro) will be reallocated to the State Government for sale through the Directorate of Energy.
The HP Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness Project has been approved in collaboration with the French Development Agency, with a budget of ₹892 crore over five years.
The headquarters of the HP State Commission for Backward Classes will be relocated from Shimla to Dharamshala.
A Drug De-addiction Centre will be established at Malot, Indora (Kangra).
Relaxations have been made for under-construction Lok Bhawans under the Mukhya Mantri Lok Bhawan Yojna.
The Skill Development Institution Building at Palkwah Khas (Una) will be utilized for SDRF operations.
