SHIMLA: Apart from proposing the four times a week Shimla-Kullu-Shimla and Shimla-Dharamshala-Shimla flights, State Cabinet decided to create and filling up 104 posts of Medical Officers (Dental) on contract basis.    

50 percent posts would be filled up through HPPSC and 50 percent posts would be on batchwise basis. 

Dentists would provide specialised service near homes to the people.  

In its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, it also decided to open 22 Homeopathic Health Centres under Ayush Department in various parts of the state.

The Cabinet gave its approval to Himachal Pradesh News Website/Web Portal, Advertisements and Recognition and Accreditation Policy, 2022.

It also decided to create and filling up of 22 posts of Homeopathic Medical Officers to manage these centres.

In order to boost tourism and provide better connectivity to the residents of Himachal Pradesh, the Cabinet gave its approval to the draft MoU with Alliance Air Aviation Ltd. to start flights in two sectors.

These are four time a week flights from  Shimla-Kullu-Shimla and three times a week Shimla-Dharamshala-Shimla.  

The Cabinet gave its approval to fill up 164 (newly created and vacant) posts of Technical Assistant in Panchayati Raj Department through Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission Hamirpur.

The Cabinet gave its nod to provide monthly salary on the basis of daily rate at par with class III employees (at present Rs. 396 per day) to those Silai  Adhyapikas who have completed 12 years of continuous service in gram panchayats.

It decided to create and fill up four posts of Cardio vascular Technologist in Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialty, Chamiyana, Shimla for its smooth functioning.

The Cabinet gave its approval to create separate Irrigation Wing in Jal Shakti Vibhag alongwith upgradation of one post of Chief Engineer (D &M) to that of Engineer in Chief (Irrigation and Flood Control).

It gave its nod to open new Sub-Fire Station at Kaza in Lahaul-Spiti district and upgradation of Fire Post at Thunag in Mandi district to Sub Fire Station alongwith creation and filling up of 23 and 16 posts respectively for smooth functioning of these centres.