The Himachal Cabinet on Friday decided to continue with registration for people entering the State till September 15 and also decided to open big temples and religious places of the State by September 10. The state will prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in this regard, an official statement said.
It was decided that the quarantine requirement be reduced from 14 days to 10 days and the District Administration would strictly enforce use of masks and social distancing in the field.
The Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur also decided to provide wheat flour and rice to the income tax payee APL Consumers under Public Distribution System as was being provided to them earlier on APL rates and provide them pulses, edible oil, salt and sugar on zero subsidy on actual rates, the statement said.
To create a sustainable ecosystem of affordable rental housing solutions for urban migrants/poor and to achieve overall objective of 'Housing for All', the State Cabinet decided to request Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs, Government of India to sign Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) related to Affordable Rental Housing Complexes Scheme with the State Government.