Government approves 700 posts of home guard

As many as 700 posts of Home Guard volunteers in the Home Guards and Civil Defence Department will be filled up. The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today. In another major decision, the Cabinet also decided to shift the Himachal Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) office from Shimla to Dharamsala. The Cabinet also gave it nod to regularise the services of 203 Panchayat Secretary (Zila Parishad cadre), who completed two years of contract service on March 31. The Cabinet also approved an amendment to the Postgraduate/Specialist Services (PG/SS) Policy by withdrawing the 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. This decision has been taken in line with the policy followed at AIIMS, Chamiyana. The amendment is aimed at streamlining the selection process, ensuring fairness, and bringing coherence between the implementation of the Resident Doctor Policy and the PG/SS Policy. As in 2010, the Cabinet gave the in-principle approval to start de-novo reservation roster for the members and chairpersons of Panchayati Raj Institutions. Further, it 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, with the aim of better source management and environmental sustainability. The Cabinet also decided to bifurcate the Elementary Education Block Ramshahar in Solan district by creating a new Elementary Education Block at Baddi, along with the creation and filling up of the requisite posts to ensure smooth functioning. It also decided to re-organise the Development Blocks of Sulah, Bhawarna and Lambagaon of Kangra district and Bhoranj of Hamirpur district to facilitate the people of these areas.

Himachal Tribune