Shimla, Feb. 29 -- The state cabinet in its meeting held under the chairmanship of chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu decided to constitute the seventh state finance commission to review the financial position of panchayats and municipalities and to make recommendations to the government, on Thursday.

It also decided to include 1.50 lakh workers registered under the Himachal Pradesh Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Asha Workers, Anganwadi Workers, and Helpers under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

The cabinet also decided to bring more items under the ambit of the Himachal Pradesh Industrial Investment Policy, 2019, to attract more investment in service sectors such as IT, ayush, health, tourism, and education.

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