Himachal Cabinet has decided to fill up 700 posts of Home Guard Volunteers and regularize services of 203 panchayat secretaries completing two years of service on March 31, 2025.
The Cabinet Meeting held at Shimla on Saturday and presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also gave its approval to amend Postgraduate / Specialist Services Policy by withdrawing mandatory requirement of one-year field posting prior to eligibility for Senior Residency at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda.
It gave its approval for shifting the office of Himachal Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) from Shimla to Dharamsala.
It also decided to introduce the Deposit Refund Scheme 2025 to effectively manage and reduce non-biodegradable waste. Under this pilot project scheme, consumers will pay a refundable deposit over and above the product price, which will be given upon the return of the empty products like glass bottles, plastic beverage containers, aluminum cans and liquid packaging containers etc.
The cabinet allowed the Himachal Pradesh Forest Development Corporation to collect minor minerals and carry out dredging operations in rivers and ponds located in forest areas across the state for better source management and environmental sustainability.
