The cabinet also accepted the final report of Benami Commission submitted on May 30 last and directed the Revenue and Home Departments to initiate required action in the cases mentioned in the report.
The cabinet approved release of 8.33 per cent bonus to the employees of HP Food and Civil Supplies Corporation for the financial years of 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.
The maximum limit of bonus for each year would be Rs 3500.
The cabinet approved upgradation of police posts at Kala Amb and Fatehpur in Sirmaur and Kangra districts as full- fledged police stations, besides opening new Police Posts at Tanda (Kangra), Tahliwal,(Una) and Neoli ( Kullu).
The cabinet approved the policy for capacity enhancement for optimization and levy of capacity addition charges to regulate the projects seeking capacity enhancement over and above the approved capacity and also granted permission for relocation of 30 MW Malana-III HEP in Kullu district.
It was also decided to enhance capacity of 9 MW Beas Kund HEP to 12 MW by allowing setting up a separate unit to generate 3 MW additional power.
It further decided to upgrade 20-bedded Ayurvedic Hospital at Hamirpur to 50-bedded Hospital to expand health network in the area and also approved the draft Himachal Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Area Rules, 2012.