The Cabinet today decided to extend the benefits under the economically weaker sections (EWS) of BPL category to some other sections including families headed by women, families whose head has a disability of 50 per cent or suffering from chronic diseases.
The decision was taken by the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, here today.
The Cabinet approved the inclusion of families in BPL list, with no adult members between the ages of 18 and 59, families headed by women, families whose head has a disability of 50 per cent or more, families that worked for at least 100 days under MG-NREGA in the previous financial year and families whose earning members are suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, muscular dystrophy, thalassemia, or any other condition resulting in permanent disability.
The Cabinet also approved the establishment of a Special Task Force to combat drug abuse and launch a crackdown against drug trafficking and organised crime networks in the state through a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach.
Additionally, the Cabinet decided to promulgate an ordinance to amend Schedule 1A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
This amendment will enable the levy of a uniform stamp duty rate of 12 per cent on transfer and lease transactions secured under Section 118(2)(H) of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972, with prior sanction from the state government.
The Cabinet approved the ban on felling of trees except Safeda, Poplar and Bamboo while felling of khair for sale in accordance with ten years programme.
The cabinet approved the guidelines for ‘Sarkar Gaon Ke Dwar’ Programme to redress the grievances of common man residing in remote and hard areas of the state.
The Cabinet approved the Baddi-Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority Land Pooling Policy-2025 and gave nod to introduce HP Sadbhawana Legacy Cases Resolution Scheme 2025 to dispose of pending cases, litigations and arrears under the subsumed enactments such as VAT, CST and Entry tax.
To protect the environment and minimise the footprints of human interventions in the green belts, the Cabinet decided to bring the area surrounding Tara Devi Temple in Shimla district under the ambit of Green Area.
It decided to upgrade Panchrukhi Sub Tehsil in Kangra district as tehsil and open new sub tehsils in Dhamwari of Shimla district, Saho in Chamba district and Chachiyan in Kangra district along with creation and filling of requisite posts.
Nod was given for creation of the Block Primary Education Office (BPEO) Rohnat by bifurcating the existing BPEO Shillai in Sirmaur.
The Cabinet gave approval for transfer of gram panchayats of Matyal, Kudal, and Dhadol under Development Block Lambagaon to Baijnath block in Kangra. It also accorded district level fair status to the Rathal Jatar Mela, Bhaular in Shimla district.