Himachal Pradesh govenor Shiv Pratap Shukla to soon get Rs 92-lakh Mercedes, as cabinet gives nod
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Industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said the governor's existing car was over five years old.
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As per protocol and norms, the governor's vehicle has to be changed after five years.
The CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu cabinet's nod to buy the luxury car for the governor came on a day several other important decisions were taken by the cabinet.
These decisions included introduction of other backward classes (OBC) reservation in upcoming polls to urban local bodies.
The cabinet also approved the constitution of a backward classes commission to compile accurate data on the population of backward classes before the finalisation of the reservation roster.
The cabinet recommended to governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to convene the monsoon session of the vidhan sabha from Aug 18 to Sep 2. Approval was also granted to a one-time relaxation of two years in the upper-age limit of candidates for the competitive exams of TGT and JBT posts, to be conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog.
A decision was also taken to reserve one seat per course in all govt, govt-aided and private technical institutions, including ITIs, polytechnics, engineering, and pharmacy colleges, for orphans. The cabinet also gave its nod to initiate the operation of lotteries in the hill state.
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