Shimla, July 14 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday decided to fill 500 posts of medical officer in the Health Department to ensure better health services for the people. Out of these 500 posts, 300 posts will be filled through walk-in interviews within a month and the remaining through the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission.
The Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, also decided to appoint 880 community health officers on contract under the National Health Mission at various health and wellness cen- tres of the state. It also decided to fill 19 posts of medical officer (dental) in the Department of Dental Health Services on contract i.e. 50 percent through Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission and 50 percent on a batch-wise basis. It decided to open block medical office in Kafota in the Sirmaur district along with the creation and filling of 18 posts of different categories. The Cabinet gave its nod to extend the market intervention scheme for procurement of apple, mango, and citrus fruits viz. kinnow, malta, or- range, and galangal for this year with an enhancement of Re 1 per kg from the last year.
Under the scheme, 144,936 metric tons (MT) apples would be procured at the rate of Rs 10.50 per kg with handling charges of Rs 2.75 per kg. For this, 305 procurement centers would be opened as per the demand of the fruit growers, out of which 169 collection centers would be opened and operated by HPMC and 136 by HIMFED. Approximately 250 MT seedling, 500 MT grafted and 500 MT ‘aachari’ mango would be procured at the rate of Rs 10.50 for all varieties of mango.
These would be procured through HPMC and HIMFED with handling charges at the rate Rs 1.30 per kg. Similarly, 500 MT kinnow, Malta, and orange would be procured at the rate of Rs 9.50 (B grade) and Rs 9 (C grade) per kg, whereas 100 MT galgal would be procured at the rate of Rs 8 per kg with handling charge of Rs 2.65 per kg for citrus fruits and Re 1 per kg for galgal.
