Shimla, Oct. 11 -- Fulfilling one of its poll promises, the Himachal Pradesh government, led by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Saturday approved filling approximately 15,000 posts across various departments.

Sharing details of the decisions taken during a cabinet meeting, industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said that the government aims to provide a total of 50,000 jobs by the end of this year. "Additionally, the cabinet directed that the process of filling these approved posts be completed by next March," Chauhan said.

Around 200 agenda items were discussed during the cabinet meeting, which the CM chaired on Saturday.

Approvals were granted to fill posts in various departments, including education, health, forest, Jal ...