HP clears proposals to recruit ‘bijli mitras’

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday cleared the decks for the recruitment of 1,602 ‘bijli mitras’ in the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board to meet the shortage of field staff and also approved filling up posts of job trainees in the Health Revenue department.

- ASHWANI SHARMA

‘The Cabinet also gave its approval to fill 645 posts of Patwaris on a trainee basis under the state cadre. It sanctioned filling up 400 posts of staff nurses as job trainees in various medical colleges across the state. Additionally, the Cabinet approved the engagement of 300 job trainees in Gram Panchayats to build a pool of trained manpower for Panchayati Raj Institutions through training, exposure, and assistance on a fixed monthly stipend.