Though elections to Himachal Assembly are still a year away, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu seems to have come in election mode by announcing to fill up more than 14500 posts of different categories in the government departments .
The Cabinet Meeting held at Shimla on October 10 has approved to engage 4090 Para-workers and multipurpose workers in the Jal Shakti Vibhag, fill up 3900 teaching and 900 non- teaching posts under new schemes based recruitment , and affiliate 100 more schools with CBSE.
It decided to fill up 500 posts of Assistant Staff Nurses in the Health Department, 320 posts of Assistant Professors (College Cadre), and fill up 172 posts of Multi Task Workers in the Department of PWD. The Cabinet also approved to fill up 30 posts of radiologists, 13 posts of Clinical psychologists and 6 posts of perfusionists in the Department of Medical education.
It approved the filling up of 27 posts of various categories under the four per cent quota for persons with disabilities, along with 11 posts of Multi-Task Workers, 24 posts of Medical officers (Specialists/Super specialists) in Dr RPGMC Tanda and 0 posts of radiographers.
The Cabinet also approved the filling up of 116 posts of various categories in the Department of Animal Husbandry, 40 posts of Horticulture Extension officers, 10 posts of Horticulture Development officers and 5 posts of Senior Assistant in the Department of Horticulture.
It also decided to fill up 18 posts of Assistant Treasury officers in the Department of Treasuries, Accounts and Lotteries, 10 posts of Junior Engineer (Civil) in the PWD Department and 10 posts of Range forest officers in the Department of Forest, filling up of 10 posts for MCH Kullu and fill up 10 posts of JOA (IT) for the State Taxes and Excise Department.
It decided to create and fill up 2 posts of junior registrar and 30 posts of Assistant inspectors in the Department of Cooperation and fill up 13 posts of Election Kanungo in the Department of Elections.
The Cabinet approved an increase in the monthly honorarium of anganwadi workers from Rs. 10,500 to Rs. 11,500 and that of anganwadi helpers from Rs. 5,800 to Rs. 6,800.
It also decided to enhance the monthly honorarium of Van Mitras from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000, besides taking other decisions.
