CoMs decide to provide concession on Electricity Duty to Industry

 In order to provide an industry friendly environment to the entrepreneurs, the State Cabinet has decided to provide concessions on Electricity Duty to large industrial units in the State. This decision was taken in council of Minister meeting under the chairmanship of Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur here today.It gave its ex post facto sanction for raising or  fixing the existing cut off dates 31.3.2022 and 30.9.2022 for regularization of the services of contract appointees, daily waged workers or contingent paid workers and for conversion of services of part time workers to daily wages. It decided to institute the Lata Mangeshkar Memorial Award for promoting Himachali folk music and culture in the State. The Cabinet gave its approval to open a new Government Degree College at Nauradhar in Sirmaur district alongwith creation and filling up of 18 posts of different categories to man this Degree College. The Cabinet gave its nod to determine the jurisdiction of newly opened Sardar Patel University Mandi and Himachal Pradesh University Shimla. As many as 137 colleges in Mandi, Kangra, Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti and Kullu district would come under the jurisdiction of Sardar Patel University Mandi whereas 165 colleges of Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Kinnaur, Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Una districts would fall under the jurisdiction of Himachal Pradesh University.It decided to start science classes in Government Senior Secondary Schools, Kulehra and Dhabiri and commerce classes in Government Senior Secondary School, Koharli in Hamirpur district to facilitate the students of these areas. It also decided to enhance the financial assistance being provided to the Cow Sanctuaries and Gau Sadans from existing Rs. 500 to Rs. 700 per cow per month in Cow Sanctuaries or Gausadans.