HP CM Jai Ram Thakur
Shimla, October 27, 2020: The State Cabinet in its meeting held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur decided to upgrade Municipal Councils, Mandi, Solan and Palampur to Municipal Corporations by the inclusion of adjoining areas.
It also decided to create six new nagar panchayats viz. Kandaghat in Solan district, Amb in Una district, Ani and Nirmand in Kullu district and Chirgoan and Nerwa in Shimla district. It also gave its nod for re-organization of these Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). This includes Ner Chowk and Karsog in district Mandi and Nagar Panchayat Jwali in Kangra district by exclusion and inclusion of certain areas.
The Cabinet also decided to exempt land and buildings in newly included areas of these Urban Local Bodies from payment of general tax for a period of three years and to retain the customary rights as provided in the Wajib-Ul-Urz in the record of rights.
It also decided that election to the ULBs in the State (including newly created Nagar panchayats) and newly created Municipal Corporations of Mandi, Solan and Palampur would be conducted in January 2021 after consultation with State Election Commission. The elections to Municipal Corporation Dharamshala shall also be conducted with all ULBs in January 2021 to avoid repetitive elections and associated expenditures. The elections for Shimla Municipal Corporation will be conducted in due course in 2022.
The Cabinet also decided to restore ‘Janmanch’ Programme from 8th November this year to ensure speedy redressal of public grievances nearer to their homes.
It gave its nod to fill up 1334 vacant posts of Constables which includes 976 male and 267 female and 91 drivers on regular basis through direct recruitment and to fill up 32 posts of a leading fireman, 11 posts of driver cum pump the operator in newly opened Fire Posts at Sansarpur Terrace in Kangra district, Bahawalnagar and Sangla in Kinnaur district and Patlikuhal in Kullu district. Also decided to raise the honorarium of IT teachers engaged on an outsourcing basis in the Education Department by 10 percent from 1st April 2020. This would benefit 1345 IT teachers.
It gave its approval to provide an extension in services of already engaged SMC teachers of various categories in Elementary and Higher Education Departments for the academic session, 2020-21 and their remuneration may also be disbursed to them for the academic session 2020-21 subject to final outcome of Special Leave Petition (Civil) pending in Hon’ble Supreme Court.
The Cabinet also renamed the government college Takipur in district Kangra as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government College, Takipur. Health sub-center Tyoda in district Kangra decided to upgrade to the primary health center by filling up of three posts of different categories.
The Cabinet decided to provide 19-13 bigha land to M/s Kala Amb Infrastructure Development Company as Special Purpose Vehicle for 95 years on lease of one rupee per square meter per year for setting up of Common Effluent Treatment Plant at Industrial Area Kala Amb in Sirmaur district.