ITANAGAR, Oct 11: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved a series of measures to strengthen technical education, improve public healthcare and expand assistance for women in distress, including the creation of 25 posts for the Women Helpline-181 scheme and food-safety enforcement.

The Cabinet approved 20 posts to operationalise the Women Helpline-181 under Mission Shakti. The toll-free, round-the-clock service will provide emergency assistance to women in distress and connect them with medical care, shelter, legal aid and counselling.

It also cleared five Group B, Gazetted Non-Ministerial posts of Food Safety Officer to address manpower shortages and strengthen food-safety monitoring and enforcement across the state.

In a move to standardise appointments in technical education institutions, the Cabinet approved recruitment rules (RRs) for 12 categories of teaching and technical posts in government engineering and polytechnic colleges in accordance with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations, 2019. The rules aim to ensure uniform, transparent and merit-based recruitment.

The Cabinet also approved the renaming of Government College, Seppa, as Donglo Sonam Government College, Wessang, in recognition of late Donglo Sonam’s contributions to East Kameng district and Arunachal Pradesh. Government Higher Secondary School, Daporijo, will be renamed Lt Punji Mara Government Higher Secondary School, Daporijo, while Government Model Degree College, Daporijo, will be renamed as Popak Bage Government Model Degree College, Reempu Yorlo.

In another healthcare-related decision, the Cabinet approved enhancement of grade pay for various categories of employees under the National Leprosy Elimination Programme (NLEP) in the Health and Family Welfare Department. The measure aims to address pay-parity concerns, improve staff morale and strengthen patient care and rehabilitation services. (Source: EoA)