Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 28 (HBTV): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, during his visit to Mamligh in Solan district on Tuesday, announced the upgradation of Mamligh sub-tehsil to a tehsil and the opening of a Public Works Department sub-division at Mamligh.
After dedicating development projects worth INR 27.43 crore to the people of the area, the Chief Minister addressed a large gathering at Mamligh. He also announced INR 50 lakh for constructing the school’s roof and INR 50,000 for promoting cultural activities.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has taken ‘corrective steps to bring qualitative improvements’ in the education sector, which are now showing positive results.
‘Himachal has jumped to fifth position from the 21st, as during the BJP regime, the standard of education deteriorated. The BJP was busy transferring teachers throughout the year, thereby adversely affecting children's education. However, the present government has taken stringent measures to stop this,’ CM Sukhu said.
He added that schools opened by the previous BJP government for political gains during the last six months of their tenure have been closed by the present government.
‘To boost the confidence of rural students and to prepare them for future challenges, Rajiv Gandhi Day Boarding Schools are being opened in every Assembly constituency. Construction of such a school has also started in Mamligh. In the first phase, 100 CBSE-based schools are being set up in the state, where subject teachers will be appointed and a separate cadre will be created for these teachers,’ he said, adding that students studying in these schools will have a ‘separate dress code’.
Sukhu stated that the state government was holding Revenue Lok Adalats across Himachal Pradesh and has launched the My Deed project, a pilot initiative for modernising land registration. The project aims to enable online registration of land without repeated visits to revenue offices.
He added that efforts were being made to strengthen the health sector by recruiting doctors and paramedical staff and installing modern medical equipment.
‘The previous BJP government focused only on building construction but paid no attention to providing facilities and staff. The present government is spending INR 3,000 crore on modern medical technology in state health institutions, equivalent to AIIMS Delhi. Robotic surgery has been started at Chamiyana and Tanda hospitals. The government has approved INR 75 crore for setting up automated labs in Super Speciality Hospital Chamiyana, IGMC Shimla, and Tanda Medical College so that multiple tests can be done simultaneously using a single blood sample,’ the statement added.
‘Our focus is to strengthen the rural economy and to make farmers economically self-reliant. Our government has increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of cow milk to INR 51 and buffalo milk to INR 61 per litre. Wheat produced through natural farming is being purchased at an MSP of INR 60 per kg, maize at INR 40 per kg, raw turmeric at INR 90 per kg, and barley from the farmers in Pangi Valley of Chamba district at INR 60 per kg, ensuring fair returns to them,’ he reiterated.
‘We have adopted zero tolerance towards corruption,’ Sukhu said, adding that the ‘previous BJP government gave away 5,000 bighas of land for just INR 14 crore under five customised packages, whereas the actual value of the land was INR 1,000 crore, and also provided free electricity and water to investors.’
He further stated that Himachal Pradesh suffered heavy losses after the implementation of GST, and the Union Government compensated the state only till July 2022.
‘The previous BJP government received an additional INR 50,000 crore but did not spend it for the welfare of the people. As of today, the government is compelled to raise loans to repay the previous borrowings by the BJP,’ the CM said.
Earlier, on his arrival at Mamligh, the Chief Minister received a grand welcome from the local people.
(ANI)