Itanagar, October 12: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved a series of welfare and administrative measures covering technical education, women’s safety, healthcare, food safety and the renaming of educational institutions.
The Cabinet approved Uniform Recruitment Rules for 12 categories of teaching and technical posts in government engineering and polytechnic colleges. The move aims to ensure transparent, merit-based recruitment and align the state’s technical education recruitment process with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations, 2019.
To strengthen support for women in distress, the Cabinet approved the creation of 20 posts to operationalise the 24×7 toll-free Women Helpline-181. The service will provide emergency assistance, counselling, legal aid and referral services to women across the state.
The Cabinet also approved renaming three educational institutions to honour prominent personalities of Arunachal Pradesh. Government College, Seppa, will be renamed Donglo Sonam Government College, Wessang; Government Higher Secondary School, Daporijo, will become Lt. Punji Mara Government Higher Secondary School; and Government Model Degree College, Daporijo, will be renamed Popak Bage Government Model Degree College, Reempu Yorlo.
In the healthcare sector, the Cabinet cleared an enhancement of grade pay for various categories of employees under the National Leprosy Elimination Programme (NLEP), recognising their contribution to leprosy control, patient care and rehabilitation.
To strengthen food safety enforcement, the Cabinet approved five new Group B, gazetted, non-ministerial posts of Food Safety Officers to improve monitoring across districts.
The Cabinet also adopted a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years of continuous service as head of government, from his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister to his current role as Prime Minister. It further reaffirmed its commitment to the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.