The State Cabinet meeting held at Shimla on Saturday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave its nod for developing 76 Model Health Wellness Centres- Primary Health Centres in the State by creating and filling up of 152 posts of staff nurses and 76 posts of female health workers on contract basis for these Wellness Centres.
The Cabinet decided to open Patwar Circle Spilo in Pooh tehsil of Kinnaur and Shikroha in Bilaspur district .
It gave its approval to create Kanungo Circle Kelodhar under tehsil Chachiot of Mandi district.
The Cabinet also decided to create two new Sections (civil and electrical) of Public Works Department in Government Medical College Chamba alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts.
The Cabinet decided to fill up ten posts of Election Kanungo in the State Election Department on contract basis.
It gave its approval to start Science classes (Non Medical) in Government Senior Secondary Schools Bhali and Soldha and Commerce classes in Government Senior Secondary Schools Amni and Trilokpur in Jawali Vidhan Sabha area of Kangra district alongwith creation and filling up of 11 posts of different categories.
The Cabinet decided to start Commerce classes in Government Senior Secondary Schools, Goshal, Jagatsukh and Nathan in Manali Vidhan Sabha area of Kullu district alongwith creation and filling up of 7 posts of lecturers.
It also gave approval to start Commerce classes in Government Senior Secondary School Kadh in Una district alongwith creation and filling up of three posts.
It also decided to upgrade Civil Hospital Banjar in Kullu district to 100 bedded Civil Hospital alongwith creation and filling up of 35 posts of different categories to man this hospital.
It gave its approval to upgrade Ayurvedic Health Centre Purana Bazar tehsil Sundernagar in Mandi district to 10 bedded Ayurvedic hospital alongwith creation and filling up of 10 posts of different categories.
The Cabinet decided to increase the daily allowance of sports persons under Youth Services and Sports Department from existing Rs. 120 to Rs. 240 per day per sportsperson within the State and from Rs. 200 to Rs. 400 per day per sportsperson outside the State.
The Cabinet gave its approval to open Development Block at Patta( Solan) and elementary education block offices at Dheera and Dadasibha in Kangra district.