The Himachal Pradesh cabinet, during its meeting in Shimla, approved the hiring of retired faculty members as professors in new medical colleges located in Nahan, Chamba, Hamirpur, and Nerchowk. This initiative aims to tackle the acute shortage of teaching staff in various clinical and non-clinical specialties. Each professor will receive a monthly salary of ₹2.5 lakh along with an additional incentive of ₹50,000. Additionally, an honorarium of ₹3 lakh will be provided to radiology professors. The cabinet also cleared the creation of 1,550 vacant posts, including 1,000 police constables and 500 assistant forest guards, with a 50% quota for Van Mitras. Furthermore, the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat has been increased from ₹60 to ₹80 per kg, and similar increases were made for maize, barley, raw turmeric, and ginger. Other decisions included streamlining the homestay certification process and approving 71 small hydroelectric projects to enhance renewable energy generation in the state. Notably, there was no discussion on the upcoming panchayat polls.