SHIMLA, Jan. 19 -- HEALTH and Family Welfare Minister Vipin Singh Parmar said today that 338 Community Health Officers (CHO) would be given provisional posting in Health Sub-Centres of the state.

These posts would be filled up with the candidates who have completed bridge course after B.Sc nursing.

Parmar said that B.Sc nurses were provided with bridge course certified by IGNOU and the first batch was being posted in Health Sub Centres of the state, which have been upgraded to Health Wellness Centres (HWC).

The posts of CHOs are being filled through HLL company, which is a PSU of the central government.

He said that 12 essential services regarding communicable and non-communicable diseases would be delivered by the CHO.

He said that th...