Shimla: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired the 216th Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Forest Corporation and approved a three percent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for the Corporation’s employees with effect from 1 April, 2025, in accordance with the notification issued by the State Government. The Board also approved the payment of bonus to 175 employees drawing a monthly salary of up to Rs. 21,000.
During the meeting the Board approved the regularisation of the services of daily wage workers who have completed 240 days of service in each of the last four years, in accordance with the notification issued by the Government of Himachal Pradesh on 1 April, 2026. It also approved the regularisation of eligible contractual employees as per the State Government’s policy. The Board further approved the revision of minimum wages for different categories of workers from Rs. 425 to Rs. 450 per day with effect from 1 April, 2026, in line with the Government notification.
Reviewing the Corporation’s functioning, the Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over the substantial increase in revenue following the modernisation of the Resin and Turpentine (R&T) Factory at Bilaspur. Encouraged by the positive results, the Board decided to undertake the modernisation of the R&T Factory at Nahan as well to further improve productivity and revenue generation.
Appreciating the initiatives taken by the Managing Director to strengthen the Corporation’s financial position, the Chief Minister directed the officers to continue adopting innovative measures to enhance revenue, improve operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Corporation.
Vice Chairperson of HPSFDCL Kehar Singh Khachi, Chief Secretary K.K. Pant, PCCF (HoFF)-cum-Managing Director HPSFDCL Sanjay Sood, Director PF&PE-cum-Special Secretary (Finance) Vijay Wardhan, non-official Directors of the Board and senior officers of the Corporation also attended the meeting.
