Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday announced to increase the honoraria of Special Officers (SPOs), the local youth deployed to assist the security forces along interstate border of the state with Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to Rs.2,000 per month.
He made this announcement while addressing a public meeting in Churah assembly constituency of district Chamba.
He said deployed since 1998 after the massacre of obverse 35 labourers in Satrundi area of Churah by terrorists, these SPOs were playing an important role in assisting paramilitary forces.
They were getting an honorarium of Rs.4000 which now would be Rs.6,000 per month.
The chief minister who inaugurated the development projects worth Rs.18 crore in Churah, announced sub tehsil office at Pukhri, HPPWD division at Tissa and Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Bhanjraru in Tissa.
He announced new Primary Health Centre to be opened in Masroond and a hostel for minorities at Bhanjraru.
He directed to strengthen the electricity infrastructure in the area especially in the villages close to the bordering state of Jammu and Kashmir. He directed the department to replace old electric poles immediately and to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the far off villages.