Himachal Pradesh Cabinet clears 4,090 Jal Shakti para-workers and 3,900 teaching posts for 100 new CBSE-affiliated schools

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Himachal Pradesh Cabinet clears 4,090 Jal Shakti para-workers and 3,900 teaching posts for 100 new CBSE-affiliated schools

10 October 2026

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, approved the engagement of 4,090 para-workers in the Jal Shakti Vibhag, including para pump operators, para fitters and multipurpose workers. The Cabinet also decided that 100 more government schools will be affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, and approved the filling of 3,900 teaching and 900 non-teaching posts in these schools.

Jal Shakti para-workers: 4,090 Schools to be affiliated with CBSE: 100 Teaching posts: 3,900 Non-teaching posts: 900

Why it matters for exams: Cabinet-cleared post counts and a state's move to the central school board are concrete, examinable governance facts.

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10 October 2026 Source: UNI India

In plain words

Jal Shakti Vibhag Jal Shakti Vibhag — The Himachal Pradesh department in charge of water supply, irrigation and sewerage works.

CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education — The central school examination board that affiliates schools across India and abroad.