The women candidates appearing for competitive examinations held by the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) and the state Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) will not have to pay the entry exam fee. The Cabinet also constituted three companies of the State Disaster Response Force to deal with natural calamities and human-induced hazards in the state. The force would help the government to ‘pre-position its resources and mobilize them within the shortest possible time.
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The Cabinet gave its consent to provide free textbooks to all students of classes IX and X of general category studying in government schools. It also enhanced the monetary benefits awarded under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Gramin and Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna by Rs 20,000. Ten more market yards across the state will be linked with the electronic national agriculture market, the Cabinet decided which would provide the farmers a common online market platform for sale of their produce besides providing them better price through transparent auction process along with timely online payment. The cabinet also sanctioned new health centres and a police post. The cabinet also decided to fill up 10 posts of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services through direct recruitment from the HPPSC in Personnel Department.
