The Himachal Cabinet on Tuesday decided to fill up 2277 vacant posts of various categories of teachers on contract basis in the Elementary Education Department.
These include 671 posts of JBT, 835 of TGTs, 375 posts of Shastri and 396 posts of Language Teachers.
The Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur also decided to implement the Himachal Health Care Scheme (HIMCARE) in the State. The cashless treatment coverage of rupees five lakh per year per family will be provided under the scheme on family floater basis to all five members of per family as a unit.
The treatment will be provided on the basis of pre-defined package rates in the empanelled hospitals. The hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat will stand automatically empanelled for HIMCARE. This will cover all families of the State which are not covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme.
PRADESH GAU SEWA AAYOG TO BE SET UP
In another decision, the Cabinet gave its approval to establish the Himachal Pradesh Gau Sewa Aayog for preservation, conservation and welfare of cows in the State. It would regulate the institutions like Gausadans, Gaushalas, cow sanctuaries, Gau Vigyan Kendras and community animal rearing centres etc. engaged in welfare of cows. The Aayog would also be helpful in addressing the problems relating to abandoned cows.
