Shimla, Nov. 13 -- The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Friday approved a series of significant decisions, including the launch of the Mukhyamantri Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar Yojana, under which eligible women aged between 18 and 59 years will receive financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month.

Around 3.5 lakh women are expected to benefit from the scheme. The Cabinet also decided to provide 300 units of free electricity to eligible beneficiary families.

Among other major decisions, the Cabinet approved the recruitment of 1,000 Rogi Mitras in the Health Department, filling 561 Junior Office Assistant (IT) posts in medical colleges and increasing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of naturally g...