Himachal Govt is prioritizing development of Kangra district: CM
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday commenced his 10 days winter sojourn in Kangra district from Dharamshala.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday commenced his 10 days winter sojourn in Kangra district from Dharamshala.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the first 750-kilowatt solar power project at Dharamshala in Kangra district on Friday, built at a cost of Rs. 4.74 crore.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while chairing the review meeting of the Finance Department here on Tuesday, said that the state government was ensuring ideal financial management. He said that the state government has taken effective steps towards financial discipline during its two-year tenure.
"Tenders have been invited for setting up seven solar power projects of total capacity of 72 MW, which are being evaluated," he said, adding that their work would be allotted to the concerned companies this month. Apart from this, survey and investigation of eight projects of 325 MW is going on, he added.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the proposed Economic Development and Livelihood Generation Project (Navjeevan) to be constructed at a cost of Rs 4 crore in Hareta of Nadaun Assembly Constituency of Hamirpur district.
While releasing a book 'Gender Perspectives in Public Policy and Development' authored by Dr Rajeev Bansal, Dr Basu Sood and Dr Prabhat Mittal here on Thursday, he said, "We must strengthen gender-sensitive policy frameworks and legislative environment should support gender-inclusive programming, budgeting foster partnerships, collaborations that amplify gender equality efforts, invest in data collection and research to inform gender-responsive decision-making."
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu urged the affluent people of the state to voluntarily give up electricity subsidy as a mark of contribution in bringing about reforms in the state to make it self-reliant.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ,while presiding over the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) in Shimla, announced to rename the institute after former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Sukhu further said that medical colleges are being upgraded with the facility of robotic surgery in Neurology, Oncology, orthopedics and other departments as this will reduce the workload of the doctors and would also benefit the patients receiving treatments.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Saturday that the state government is planning to establish a potato processing plant in Una district, with an investment of approximately Rs 20 crore.
