To do away with malpractices and ensure fair and transparent selection of candidates on merit, Himachal Pradesh government has decided to bring Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) within the ambit of Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board or other Specified Examinations Act, 1984.

The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday.

The Cabinet has decided to roll out Himachal Pradesh Sadhbhawana Legacy Cases Resolution Scheme, 2023 initially for a period of three months to address the legacy cases.

The scheme aims to dispose-off approximately 50,000 cases still pending for assessment under various enactments of the pre-GST era. This scheme would facilitate the small and marginal traders and other taxpayers.

It decided to bring 90,362 MNREGA Workers, Ekal Nari and persons with more than 40 percent disability, registered Street Vendors and children living in the orphanages under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna.

The Cabinet also took a decision to merge Himachal Pradesh Agro Industries Corporation Limited with Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Producing and Marketing Corporation.

It also decided to fill up nine posts of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services on regular basis through Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission.

The Cabinet decided to constitute Cabinet Sub-Committee comprising of Industries Minister, Harshwardhan Chauhan, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister, Anirudh Singh and PWD Minister, Vikramaditya Singh to decide and dispose-off all the matters of felling, removal and lopping of trees in territorial jurisdiction of Municipal Corporations of the state.

The Cabinet decided to restructure the financial assistance extended to Himachal Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (HPPTCL) under Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Transmission Investment Programme.

This will help HPPTCL in improvement of financial status and will assist in easy execution of existing and upcoming projects by availing financial assistance from domestic financial institutions

The Cabinet decided to approve the Draft Development Plan for Shree Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham Special Area in Kangra district.

Sanction was accorded sanction by the cabinet for signing a MoU with the new centrally sponsored scheme of PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) in the Centre-State ratio of 90:10.