Shimla, June 6 -- Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, in its meeting held in Shimla on Saturday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, approved the reconsideration of claims for compassionate appointments that were earlier rejected by various departments for various reasons.

As a one-time measure, the most genuine rejected cases will be re-examined for consideration along with various needed relaxations.

The Cabinet approved the Policy for Regularisation of Certain Encroachments on Government Land, 2026, aimed at addressing the humanitarian concerns of landless families and marginal farmers who are in possession of government land for residential, agricultural and horticultural purposes.

The policy has been framed in co...