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HP Rajya Chayan Aayog to replace disbanded staff selection commission
A cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s took the decision to replace the disbanded Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) at Hamirpur with the new body, the statement said
The state cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog to conduct examinations for the recruitment of subordinate staff for the state government, public sector undertakings (PSUs), boards, corporations and local bodies, an official statement said.
A cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s took the decision to replace the disbanded Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) at Hamirpur with the new body, the statement said.
The HPSSC was dissolved in February, two months after the paper leak was unearthed on December 23, 2022, when the vigilance bureau arrested Uma Azad, a senior assistant of the commission, with solved question paper and ₹2.5 lakh.
On September 4, Sukhu had announced to set up the new commission. He had maintained that a transparent and merit-based selection process would be in place.
He had said that 6,000 teachers will be recruited through the new commission and the state government will conduct the examinations for recruitment of more than 10,000 people this year.
The cabinet also approved the “Mukhyamantri Laghu Dukandar Kalyan Yojana- 2023” and decided to allocate ₹40 crore under the scheme to provide better opportunities for availing loans to small entrepreneurs and skill-based workers, the statement added.
It also decided to bring the HP Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the upcoming monsoon session of the state assembly to address the issue of delayed decisions of revenue court cases and to streamline various revenue operations like partitions, corrections, mutations, appeals and demarcations to facilitate the public.
The cabinet gave its nod to amend the Swaran Jayanti Energy Policy, 2021, in order to manage the shortfall of energy during the lean period due to climatic, topographic and other reasons. The new provisions will encourage installation of rooftop based solar projects and contribute to power generation.
It decided to increase the honorarium for School Management Committee (SMC) teachers and part time water carriers working in the education department from April 1, 2023, benefitting about 2,400 individuals.
The cabinet decided to fill up 1,226 posts of constables in the police department which include 877 male constables, 292 female constables and 57 constable drivers to strengthen the department. It also decided to fill 74 posts of mining officers at various levels to check the illegal mining activities.
