Shimla: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today announced that the four senior secondary schools at Himgiri, Thalli, Jajjakothi and Maroond in Churah Assembly Constituency of Chamba district would be affiliated with the CBSE. He also announced that the state government would provide the required funds for the construction of roads in various panchayats of the constituency.
The Chief Minister made these announcements while addressing a large public gathering at Banjaraadu Kala Manch in Churah Assembly Constituency. Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the present state government was taking concrete steps to strengthen the state’s economy. He said that, in a historic decision, the government had entered into an agreement to sell electricity to Rajasthan at the rate of Rs. 15.50 per unit. This would generate revenue of Rs. 400 crore for the state over the next four months.
He said that the government was firmly committed to make Himachal self-reliant by closing all avenues for corruption. He added that the state government had strongly taken up the matter with the Central Government to increase Himachal Pradesh’s free power share in the 180 MW Baira-Siul Hydroelectric Project to 50 percent, following the completion of 44 years of its operation.
Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that, for the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh, a government had given special attention to strengthening the rural economy. He said that the state government was providing a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs. 150 per kg for raw turmeric, Rs. 80 per kg for wheat and Rs. 50 per kg for maize. The government was also offering a support price of Rs. 61 per litre for cow’s milk and Rs. 71 per litre for buffalo milk, nearly double the earlier rates.
He said that the previous BJP government had played with people’s sentiments and failed on the front of good governance. He said that, amid financial challenges, the Central Government had discontinued the Revenue Deficit Grant being provided to the state. Furthermore, the financial assistance of Rs. 1,500 crore announced by the Prime Minister during his visit to Himachal Pradesh following the natural disaster had not yet been received.
