Himachal Pradesh to recruit over 2200 teachers in Elementary Education Department

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to recruit 2277 teachers in the Elementary Education Department.

The cabinet also decided to implement the Himachal Health Care Scheme in the State. The cashless treatment coverage of Rs 5 lakhs per year per family will be provided on a family floater basis.

A government official said, "The treatment would be provided on the basis of predefined package rates in the empanelled hospitals. The hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat will stand automatically empanelled for this scheme."

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This will cover all families of the state which are not covered under the central government's Ayushman Bharat scheme.

The cabinet led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur took a decision to establish the Himachal Pradesh Gau Sewa Aayog for preservation, conservation and welfare of cows. The aayog would also be helpful in addressing the problems relating to abandoned cows.

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The Cabinet also approved the lease amount of Patanjali Yog Peeth as per the lease rules.

The approval was accorded for the Himachal Pradesh State Urban Solid Waste Management Policy with an objective to provide directions for carrying out the waste management activities in a manner which is not just environmentally, socially and financially sustainable but also economically viable.