DW BUREAU / chandigarh To provide better health facilities to the people at their doorstep, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday approved creation of 775 posts including Senior Medical Officer, Medical Officers, Staff Nurse, Pharmacist, Laboratory Technician, etc. by upgrading 28 health Institutions (PHCs, CHCs, SDHs etc) which is under active consideration. The Cabinet also gave approval for opening of new Trauma Centre at Community Health Centre at Morinda. According to the spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office, after the up-gradation of these Institutions, additional staff would be required and to meet the staff shortage, therefore 706 new posts of different cadres would be created as per department norms. To provide immediate medical facilities to the injured in tragic incidents, the Cabinet also decided to create 69 new posts of various cadres for Trauma Centres at Pathankot and Jalandhar. Meanwhile, the Cabinet also gave approval to abolish 50 posts as per department norms upon upgradation of these health institutions.The Cabinet also gave sanction for creation and filling of 513 new posts to operationalise newly constructed Central Jail at Sri Goindwal Sahib. This decision would strengthen the jail security besides bringing efficiency in the functioning of Jail administration and easing the problem of overcrowding in the Jails of the state. The Jail Department would create and fill these posts of Uniformed Staff, Ministerial Staff, Medical Staff and Technical and Teaching Staff by recruitment and on deputation from concerned departments. The Cabinet also gave nod for formulation of the Punjab Department of Water Supply and Sanitation Group 'D' (Field Workers) Service Rules, 2021. It may be recalled that following the restructuring on September 3, 2019, the department issued notification whereby 3503 regular posts of Group-D Workcharge (Helper Technical) were approved in place of the earlier 3503 temporary posts of Workcharge (Group-D). Since there were no existing rules for the Helper (Technical) (Group-D) posts of field worker, therefore the aforesaid Rules have been framed for the first time, keeping in view the requirements of the department. Furthermore, 100% posts of Helper (Technical) would now be filled through direct recruitment. In order to provide constructed houses to the Economically Weaker Section of the society across the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved invitation of applications for allotment of 25,000 EWS houses to be constructed by various Urban Development Authorities. The applications for these houses along with necessary documents would be invited from the eligible applicants as per approved policy. The dwelling units would have carpet area of approx 30 sq. metres. This pro-poor scheme would be instrumental in benefitting nearly 25000 EWS families of the state, who do not own a dwelling unit will get ownership of the same for healthy and safer lifestyle. A decision to this effect was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here at Punjab Bhawan this evening. According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office, at present 397.048 acre land is available for EWS housing in all the development authorities viz. GMADA (233.588 acre), GLADA (73.29 acre), PDA (16.52 acre), BDA (13.48 acre), JDA (11.25 acre) and ADA (48.92 acre). M/S WAPCOS Ltd., a Public Sector Undertaking of GoI has been recently engaged through open selection process as Project Management Consultants (PMC) for this project for end to end execution of the project. (editor@dailyworld.in)