After a long cabinet meeting, the state government through its cabinet has taken a number of decisions for filling some different vacant posts and has also created hundreds of new government posts.

After a long cabinet meeting, the state government through its cabinet has taken a number of decisions for filling some different vacant posts and has also created hundreds of new government posts.

Giving details of the cabinet meeting, Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Thursday evening here at Civil Secretariat said that cabinet has earlier decided to appoint 6,067 Special Executive under Home Department on contract basis and they will be appointed in the service through SPs of the districts and on Thursday’s cabinet meeting, the government has decided to give honorarium of Rs. 11,000 per month and the minimum educational qualification has been increases from class-VIII standard to Madhyamik pass. He said that interested people from the age group of 21 to 45 years can apply for the post in their respective police stations and the recruitment process will be completed in the next one month and the government has to spend Rs. 82 crore for this purpose.

The cabinet has decided to release the posts of 8 Food Safety officers and their appointment letters will be given within next one week, who were already selected through the examination process by Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC).

Chowdhury said that the cabinet has also decided for combined competitive examinations for recruitment of engineers in all departments including PWD, RD etc instead of Tripura Engineering Service examinations through TPSC.

In a significant decision, the cabinet decided for amendment of Tripura Health Service (THS) for recruitment of general duty medical officers and present strength of 1480 sanctioned posts has been increases to 2,170 posts by dividing the posts in two stages with increases of 690 posts for appointment of Specialist and Super-Specialist doctors with relevant qualifications. Now, the THS has been divided into two posts including =general duty medical officers and posts for specialist and super-specialist doctors.

The government has decided to constitute a Health selection Committee for direct recruitment of different technical posts under the Health department, said Chowdhury.

The cabinet decided for direct recruitment of 18 posts of computer assistant under the Election department and soon the process will start, said the minister.

Highlighting the filling up the long pending demand of the media fraternity and introduction of the "Tripura Journalist Health Insurance Scheme-2022" with a sum assured of Rs. 3 lakh for each beneficiary for a year to complete their treatment, the Minister said that government has already floated the tender and hoped that by the first week of November next the tender process will be completed..

Minister Sushanta Chwodhury after the state’s cabinet meeting on April 20 last the pro-journalist and pro-media government has approved the long pending demand of the media fraternity and has approved the health insurance scheme for journalists.

He said that only accredited journalists will get the benefit of Rs. 3 lakh health coverage insurance with 80:20 ratio per year as the state government will bear premium cost of 80% and the beneficiary have to pay the 20% of premium cost. Chowdhury said that along with existing accredited 177 journalists, the government will sanction accreditation for 323 more journalists across the state and they will get the benefit of the scheme from November next.

After bidding process, Chowdhury said that by November first week, it will be finalized which insurance provider company will get the insurance scheme with maximum coverage of all top graded hospitals of the country, said Chowdhury and added that the the eligible candidate must be working journalist, permanent residence of Tripura, must be accredited from state government or from PIB and the age must be in between 21 years to 65 years.

Minister also said that now no working journalists will not be left out to get government accreditation and soon they will get the benefit of health insurance.