Shimla, Feb. 13 -- Despite fiscal challenges and recommendations from the finance department regarding freezing recruitment, the state cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to create a total 600 posts (150 posts each) of Sanskrit, physical education, music and drawing teachers for the proposed CBSE schools.

The cabinet nod comes a week 4 days after finance secretary Devesh Kumar, through the presentation on February 8, talking about the grim fiscal health of the state, had warned that the withdrawal of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) may force the state government to abolish all sanctioned posts lying vacant for more than two years and withdraw all subsidies and financial support being extended to various sections of society, including social we...