SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Cabinet in its meeting held on Monday decided to fill up 200 posts of MBBS doctors on regular basis through Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission and 714 posts of staff nurses in Health and Family Welfare Department through Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission Hamirpur on contract basis.In the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, it was felt that decision will go a long way to cope with the shortage of doctors and staff nurses in health institutions and in providing better health services to the people at their door steps.In order to provide major relief to consumers under public distribution system, Cabinet decided to reduce the sale of sugar to above poverty line (APL) ration card holders from Rs 29 per kg to Rs 24 and for beneficiaries under National Food Security Act, 2013 from Rs 18 to Rs 13 per kg.Nod was given to implement the support price under Market Intervention Scheme for procurement of mango and apple fruits by increasing the support price of these fruits by 50 paise per kg from the existing rates.To encourage industrial investment in the state, approval was given to necessary amendments in the rules regarding Grant of Incentives, Concessions and Facilities to Industrial Units in Himachal Pradesh, 2011.Decision was also taken to start tele-medicine services in Pangi in Chamba district through Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited besides to open new Town Planning offices at Poanta Sahib in Sirmaur district and Amb in Una district along with creation of requisite posts to man these offices.It also gave its approval to upgrade Town Planning office, Manali as Sub Divisional Town Planning office along with creation and filling up of requisite staff. it was decided to start Science (Medical and Non-Medical) classes in Government Degree College, Seraj (Lambhathach) in Mandi district along with creation of necessary staff.Decision was also taken to introduce Digipay system for Aadhar linked cashless transactions in fair price shops run by the State Government through Common Services Centres Scheme-Special Purpose Vehicle for the convenience of consumers and for bringing transparency in Public Distribution System.Approval was given to open Fire post at Banjar in Kullu district along with requisite staff and vehicles on the pattern of Thunag and Karsog. Nod was given to fill six vacant posts of Junior Draftsman in Town and Country Planning Department on contract basis.

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