Civil Service aspirants from Himachal Pradesh would get a coaching assistance of Rs30,000 from now on provided they have cleared the preliminary examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission.
The decision was taken by the Himachal Cabinet, presided by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday.
The Cabinet decided that Rs30,000 per candidate would be one time incentive or award, irrespective of income and caste. The scheme will come into force in financial year 2015-16.
Approval was given to Governor's draft address to be delivered by the Governor on the inaugural day of the eleventh session of the Vidhan Sabha.
The Cabinet also gave its assent to the revised Eco-Tourism Policy, 2016. The vision is to preserve and protect the natural flora and fauna and cultural heritage of the state, besides providing opportunities to the people to enhance their livelihood, generate resources for sustainable development and promote greater understanding through authentic eco-tourism incentives. It also aims to make Himachal a leading eco-tourism destination with local participation and in eligibility criteria preference will be given to the people of Himachal Pradesh.
Decision was taken to make mandatory the registration of retailers of tobacco products to ban the sale of loose cigarettes & beedis and licensing of all the tobacco product retailers in the state to discourage the younger generation from consumption of tobacco products.
The Cabinet approved the Project Implementation Plan of World Bank funded Himachal Pradesh Horticulture development Project for Rs1,114.75 crores.
It was also informed that for improvement and strengthening the alternate routes from Parwanoo-Shimla due to the ongoing four-laning work, Rs26.04 crore has been sanctioned by Centre as one time measure to ensure smooth motorable access to the commuters. These routes are Parwanoo to Dharampur via Kasauli, Parwanoo to Joharji via Bansar and Bhojnagar, and Chakki Mor to Bhojnagar.
The Cabinet also decided to de-notify Shri Naina Devi Ji out of Planning area liberating the same from the enforcement of Town and Country Planning Regulations and to facilitate the general public of the area.