Dharamshala, Feb. 3 -- The state government has decided in principle to establish a common cadre for all future faculty appointments in government medical colleges and super-specialty institutions across the state to enhance equity, operational efficiency and overall quality of medical education and healthcare services.

At present, faculty appointments follow a college-specific cadre system, leading to administrative redundancies, inconsistencies in service conditions and acute faculty shortages, particularly in newly established medical colleges. To address these challenges, the common cadre system will create a unified structure for faculty recruitment, career progression and inter-institutional transfers, ensuring a fair and transpare...