Himachal sees four Cabinet meeting in four days; approves OBD quota in ULB polls

The Himachal Pradesh government held the fourth consecutive cabinet meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025 and made hill decisions, including other retrospective classes (OBC) reservations in the upcoming urban local object elections, even when the peak decisions were taken and the basic decisions were taken.

Prime Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired the cabinet meetings between 28 July and 31 July. In an important survey reform, the cabinet decided to start the reservation of the OBC in the ULB elections in 2026, to facilitate this, before completing the reservation staff, a retrospective class commission was approved for the constitution of a retrospective class commission that would compile the right data on the population of the backward classes. In particular, the reservation policy was limited to caste/planned tribal communities and women so far. The Department of Urban Development of the State 76 audits urban local organs (ULBs).

Apart from this, the cabinet proposed to the Governor to gather the Monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly between 18 August and 2 September 2025.

After the widespread demolition caused by heavy rains during the ongoing monsoon season in the state, he gave approval after actual assistance in the form of rent support for the families who were residing in cabinet aid camps. Families, in rural areas 5,000 ₹ 5,000 and maximum 6 months in urban areas of 10,000 ₹ per month will receive rent aid, he added.

Cabinet meetings, which function of about thirty working hours, decided to approve an old policy of one -time policy to regularize non -registered construction equipment vehicles. In accordance with this policy, the owners can record their vehicles upon the payment of 50% of the valid tax and 50% of the required penalty to be paid collectively. The policy will remain in force for three months from the date of notification. According to estimates, there are 2,795 assumptions in the state that can benefit from this initiative.