In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, it was decided to provide guarantee to Himachal Road Transport Corporation to take loan of Rs 110 crore from banks at competitive rates for payment of liabilities pending death and retirement gratuity and retired leave. Approval was given to increase the honorarium of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions.Honorarium of Zilla Parishad President increased from Rs. 12,500 to Rs. 15,000, Vice-President’s honorarium increased from Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000, Member’s honorarium increased from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000, while Panchayat Samiti President’s honorarium increased from Rs. 7,000 to Rs. Approval was given to increase the honorarium of the member from Rs.5,000 to Rs.6,500, from Rs.4,500 to Rs.5,500 per month. Similarly, it was also approved to increase the honorarium of Gram Panchayat Pradhan from Rs. 4,500 to Rs. 5,500, that of Up-Pradhan from Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 3,500 and member’s honorarium from Rs. 500 to Rs. 600 per month.The cabinet approved the development plan for Shimla planning area after nearly 43 years. Till now the Interim Development Plan was being implemented. It was decided to separate the Gram Panchayat of Mandi, Jhangi from the development block Gohar and include it in the development block Nihari.The cabinet gave its approval to fill up six posts of different categories by creating a sub-division of Public Works Department at Jayanagar in Solan district. In the meeting, approval was given to open a new section of Public Works Department at Balgar in district Shimla.The cabinet decided to relax the condition of having at least 5 kanals of cultivable land for registration of tractors purchased for agricultural work under the Custom Hiring Central Scheme under the Centrally Sponsored Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization. Approved the proposal for amendment in the development plan of Solan planning area.The cabinet decided to open a section of Jal Shakti Department at Hatgarh under Jal Shakti sub-division Baggi-II in Nachan assembly constituency of Mandi district and a section at Sainj under Jal Shakti sub-division Gohar. It was also decided to open the section of Jal Shakti Department at Balh Ropa (Chouhar Valley) under Jal Shakti Department sub-division Padhar in Drang assembly constituency of Mandi district.The cabinet has given one post of Instructor Food and Beverage Service Assistant in Government Industrial Training Institute Shimla, one post of Instructor Copa in State of the Art Government Industrial Training Institute Sunni and one post of Instructor Information Technology, Instructor Electrician in Government Women Industrial Training Institute, Bilaspur. It gave its approval to fill up one post of
In the meeting, it was decided to open a new primary school in village Rigadwala of Kolawala, village panchayat under Surla educational block of Nahan assembly constituency of Sirmaur district.In the meeting, approval was given to open a new primary health center at Bandal, village panchayat of Kasaur in Mandi district and create and fill up three posts of different categories for its operation.With a view to providing facilities to the people of the area, approval was given to open a health sub-centre at Bakhali, village panchayat of Tandi in Mandi district.In the meeting, approval was given for demolition of five old and unsafe government buildings of Wildlife Wing of Forest Department for construction of 200 bed capacity building at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital Chamba.It has been decided to provide mandatory and feasibility certificate and no-objection certificate for increasing the existing 26 seats to 54 seats of three-year degree course of B.Sc Para Medical Technology in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, District Kangra.
