DW BUREAU/SHIMLA The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur decided to create and filling up 104 posts of Medical Officers (Dental) on contract basis to provide specialized dental health care facilities to the people of the State nearer to their home. 50 percent posts would be filled up through HPPSC and 50 percent posts would be on batchwise basis. It also decided to open 22 Homeopathic Health Centres under Ayush Department in various parts of the State alongwith creation and filling up of 22 posts of Homeopathic Medical Officers to manage these centres. The Cabinet gave its approval to fill up 164 (newly created and vacant) posts of Technical Assistant in Panchayati Raj Department through Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission Hamirpur. The Cabinet gave its nod to provide monthly salary on the basis of daily rate at par with class III employees (at present Rs. 396 per day) to those Silai Adhyapikas who have completed 12 years of continuous service in gram panchayats. In order to boost tourism and provide better connectivity to the residents of Himachal Pradesh, the Cabinet gave its approval to the draft MoU with Alliance Air Aviation Ltd. to start flights in two sectors i.e. Shimla-Kullu-Shimla (4 times a week) and Shimla-Dharamshala-Shimla (3 times a week). It decided to upgrade Primary Health Centre Ginni in Sirmaur district to Community Health Centre alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It gave its nod to open new Primary Health Centres at Dharchandna and Kayotholi in GP Kiran in district Shimla alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. The Cabinet decided to upgrade Health Sub Centre Dyotha in district Kullu to Primary Health Centre. It gave its approval to upgrade Primary Health Centre Chhatri in district Mandi to Community Health Centre alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It also decided to open Health Sub Centre at Doghara in GP Mund-dal in district Kullu alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It provided its nod to create Health Sub Centre at Lassi in GP Chhatri in district Mandi alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It approved to open new Primary Health Centre at Dharotdhar in GP Musrani in district Mandi alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It decided to create new Elementary Education Block at Sanaura in Sirmaur district by bifurcating Elementary Education Block Rajgarh alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It decided to open new Primary School at Chayala in GP Bathlag in Education Block Kuthar in Solan district. It also decided to open new Primary School in Thach Khanyar in GP Saroa under Education Block Bagsiad in district Mandi. The Cabinet decided to start Science classes in Government Senior Secondary Schools, Sari Bhekhali and Commerce classes in Government Senior Secondary School Fozal in district Kullu alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It decided to upgrade Government Middle School Karol in Kasauli assembly constituency of Solan district to Government High School alongwith creation and filling up of requisite posts. It also decided to upgrade Government Primary School Bobri in Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency of Sirmaur district to Government Middle School alongwith creation and filling up requisite posts. The Cabinet gave its consent to upgrade Government Primary Schools Devithach and Talarah in Kullu district, GPSs Tandi, Majhol Talwara and Shilh in Mandi district and GPS Kahvi in Bilaspur district to Government Middle Schools alongwith creation and filling up of 18 posts of different categories. (editor@dailyworld.in)