Punjab Newsline, Shimla, April 5-
The State Cabinet, in its meeting held today under the Chairmanship of CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, decided to regularize the services of contractual employees who have completed two years of continuous service as on 31st March, 2025. It also approved the regularization of daily waged workers and contingent paid workers who have completed four years of continuous service as on the same date.
The cabinet approved the takeover of the 382 MW Sunni, 210 MW Luhri Stage-I, and 66 MW Dhaulasidh hydroelectric projects, which were earlier allotted to SJVNL, as well as the 500 MW Dugar and 180 MW Baira Suil hydroelectric projects allotted to NHPC. To facilitate the takeover of the Sunni, Luhri Stage-I, Dhaulasidh, and Dugar projects, it approved the appointment of an independent evaluator to assess the actual expenditure incurred on these projects. For the takeover of the Baira Suil project, approval was granted for the appointment of an Administrator.
It accorded sanction to establish a 50-bedded Critical Care Block (CCB) at PHC Swahan (Regional Hospital Bilaspur) along with necessary equipment and another 50-bedded CCB at Civil Hospital Rohru in Shimla district with required equipment.