Shimla, Dec. 31 -- The Himachal Pradesh cabinet-led by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday approved the creation of separate sub-cadre for 100 government schools that will be affiliated to the CBSE, and sanctioned 400 posts of English and Maths teachers. The cabinet also approved the creation of a dedicated sub-cadre for CBSE schools with defined recruitment, training, tenure and performance evaluation norms in these schools. The state government has decided to introduce the CBSE curriculum in 100 government schools from March 2026. The state government also gave nod to Rs.100 crore for the education department to meet all CBSE parameters and has directed it to address any deficiencies in the schools so that the classes can begin in March 2026. Giving details of the cabinet decisions, state industry minister Harshvardhan Chauhan said, "Separate staff will be hired in these schools. Their educational qualifications have also been determined. One watchman position has been approved in each of these schools" Chauhan said the cabinet has also amended the chief minister's Sukhashray Yojana. He added that children whose parents are more than 70% disability will also receive the benefits of the scheme. Children, who have lost their father, or whose mothers have left them will also be verified by the SDM's committee, and upon the SDM's recommendation, these children will be included in the scheme. It decided to include children enrolled and studying in Tong-Len School, Dharamshala and children of disabled parents either both or single surviving parent with disability of 70 percent or more under the ambit of Mukhya Mantri Sukh Aashray Yojna. Himachal Pradesh government has decided to develop a major world-class township near Chandigarh. The development project along Himachal Pradesh's industrial belt paved way for the same from the state cabinet on Tuesday. The state government has approved acquisition of nearly 3,000 bigha of land at Shitalpur in Baddi in Solan district Industries minister confirmed that HIMUDA will lead the land acquisition process. Chauhan emphasised that Shitalpur's strategic location on the Himachal-Chandigarh border offers significant development potential and clarifiedthat the project is not a replacement for the previously announced Jathiadevi township near Shimla...