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Shimla: State cabinet has granted permission to create and fill up 536 posts of different categories in different departments, boards and corporations of the state government. It includes 300 vacancies of constables in Himachal Pradesh police through direct recruitment, 155 posts of clerks in education and 65 posts of scientific, technical and non-technical personnel in HP state science, technology and environment council etc. to deliver to the people of the state efficient and quality services.
It decided to authorize the Lok Mitra Kendras to issue copies of domicile, scheduled caste/scheduled tribe certificates to the general public by further authorizing the revenue department through Director of Land Records to enter into an agreement with two Service Centre Agencies (SCAs) approved by the state government to make Lok Mitra Kendras functionally operational throughout the state. Cabinet took cognizance of the complaints received from different quarters and decided to convene special Gram Sabha meetings throughout the state in the month of April, 2011 to consider the complaints and carry out the additions and deletions in lists of BPL families in accordance with laid down norms. It approved amendment in the HP Panchayati Raj (Finance, Budget, Accounts, Audit, Works, Taxation and Allowances) Rules, 2002 to authorize Takniki Sahayak to execute original developmental works up to Rs.1.5 lakh, junior engineer up to Rs5 lakh; assistant engineer up to Rs.10 lakh and executive engineer above Rs10 lakh in the gram panchayats under different developmental programmes approved by the state government from time to time.
