Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has given its consent to give one time relaxation for one year in upper age limit to the candidates appearing for the recruitment of 1226 posts of Constable in the Police department.
Now, candidates from the General category between the age of 18 to 26 years, SC/ST, OBC, Gorkhas, distinguished sportspersons, between 18 to 28 years and Home Guards between the age of 20 to 29 years, will be eligible for constable’s recruitment.
The State Cabinet in its meeting held on Tuesday at Shimla presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu gave approval to fill up 6630 posts in various government departments and engage 6297 Early Childhood Care and Education Tutors in the education department.
It decided to fill up 200 posts of Medical Officers and 8 Causality Medical officers in the Health and Family Welfare department, besides filling up 22 posts of Professors, Associate Professor and Assistant Professors in various medical colleges of the state.
The Cabinet decided to create and fill up 84 posts of various categories in the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, 13 posts of different categories for Four Lane Planning Areas and four posts of Youth Organizers in the department of Youth Services and Sports Department.
It was decided to bring the direct recruitment of Group C posts under the State Government and State Public Sector Undertakings, Boards, Corporations, Local Bodies under the ambit of H.P. Rajya Chayan Aayog.
The Cabinet also gave its nod to open Superintendent of Police Office and Superintending Engineer Public Works Department at Dehra in Kangra district but due to enforcement of Model Code of Conduct these two offices would be notified later on. It also accorded sanction to open the Electrical Division at Haroli in Una district.
The Cabinet also formed a Cabinet Sub-Committee under the chairmanship of Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan with Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh, Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani as Members to suggest guidelines for streamlining the operations of Home Stays and boost tourism in the State.
It also approved the formation of a Cabinet Sub-Committee to recommend on resource mobilization under the Chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri with Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani as its members.
The Cabinet also reviewed the situation of forest fires, drought, water scarcity and monsoon advancement in the State.