The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu decided to constitute 7th State Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats and Municipalities and to make the recommendations to the government. It also decided to include 1.50 lakh workers registered under Himachal Pradesh Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Asha Workers, Aaganwari Workers and Helpers under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
The Cabinet also decided to bring more items under the ambit of Himachal Pradesh Industrial Investment Policy, 2019 to attract more investment in service sectors like IT, Ayush, Health, Tourism and Education etc. The Cabinet gave its nod to introduce Direct Benefit Transfer to the meritorious students upto Rs. 25000 under the Srinivasa Ramanujan Digital Device Yojna. It also gave its approval to appoint 140 Ayurvedic Medical Officers to provide better facilities to the people of the State.
It decided to upgrade Civil Hospital Sunni in district Shimla from 50 to 100 bedded Civil Hospital. It also decided to open a new Development Block at Surani in Jawalamukhi assembly segment of Kangra district. It decided to upgrade GPS Baghi to Government Centre Primary School in Kotkhai area of Shimla district.