The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to start regular teaching classes for 9 to 12th standard from November 2 in all educational institutions, besides regular classes in all colleges of the state by following guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. It also approved to promote students enrolled in First and Second year UG courses for academic session 2019-20 to the next academic year as per UG guidelines.
A decision in this regard was taken by the state Cabinet in a meeting held on Tuesday presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
The State Cabinet has also decided to upgrade Municipal Councils of Mandi, Solan and Palampur to Municipal Corporations (MCs) by merging adjoining areas in these. It has decided to create six new nagar panchayats i.e. Kandaghat, Amb, Ani, Nirmand, Chirgaon and Nerwa, besides reorganising Nerchowk, Karsog and Jawali nagar councils.
The Cabinet decided to exempt land and buildings in newly included areas of these Urban Local Bodies from payment of general tax for a period of three years and to retain the customary rights as provided in the Wazib-Ul-Urz in the record of rights.
The elections to all Urban Local Bodies would be held in January, 2021, including Dharmshala MC. But elections for Shimla MC would be held on expiry of its term in 2022.
The Cabinet also decided to restore the Janmanch programme from November 8 this year to ensure speedy redressal of public grievances. It gave its nod to fill up 1334 vacant posts of constables- 976 males and 267 females and 91 drivers on regular basis through direct recruitment.
The Cabinet decided to raise the honorarium of IT teachers engaged on an outsource basis in the education department by ten percent from 1st April, 2020.
It gave its approval to provide extension in services of already engaged SMC teachers of various categories in elementary and higher education departments for the academic session 2020-21 and order to release their remuneration subject to the final outcome of a case in the Supreme Court.
It gave its nod to allow one time amnesty by redefining zero date for projects which are under investigation and clearance stage where Implementation Agreements (IAs) have already been signed and by redefining Scheduled Commercial Operation Date (SCOD) for projects under construction stage. This decision will benefit 221 power projects having a total capacity of 1060 MW.
The Cabinet gave its consent to fill up 32 posts of leading firemen, 11 posts of driver cum pump operators in newly opened Fire Posts at Sansarpur Terrace, Bhawanagar, Sangla and Patlikuhal. It decided to fill up 22 posts of Copyists in 22 subordinate courts of the state on a regular basis and nine posts in the Food Commission.
It also gave its consent to create and fill up one post of Assistant Professor in Super Specialty Surgical Oncology Cell in Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.
The State Cabinet gave its approval to rename government college Takipur as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government College and to upgrade Tyod health centre in Kangra district to PHC.
