Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu made major announcements for Sulah assembly constituency during his stay in Kangra district on Friday. The Chief Minister announced monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,500 to all the eligible women of the area under ‘Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojana’.
Along with this, he also announced opening of new division of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board in Sulah and upgrading of Bhawarna town as Nagar Panchayat.
Addressing the public meeting, the Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to the all-round development of Kangra district and the work of expansion of Kangra Airport is going on at a fast pace. He expressed confidence that the expansion of the airport will boost tourism and create new employment opportunities for the local youth, so that they will not have to migrate to big cities like Delhi or Chandigarh for small jobs. The Chief Minister also announced that the state government will soon recruit 800 constables in the police department.
Taking aim at the Central Government’s ‘Agniveer’ scheme, the Chief Minister said that his government will give priority to those youth who return after serving Agniveer. He announced that such youth will be accommodated in Himachal Pradesh Police, where they will get permanent job till the age of 58 years and the benefit of Old Pension Scheme (OPS). Sukhu said that he does not believe in such policies which leave the future of the youth in limbo after four years.
Referring to the reforms in education and health sector, the Chief Minister claimed that Himachal, which had slipped to 21st place in the education ranking during the previous BJP government, has now reached fifth place. He said that AIIMS like technology would be made available in all regional hospitals including Tanda Medical College within a year. Attacking the BJP, he alleged that despite getting a huge budget, the previous government misused it and caused loss to the government revenue by allotting land to big industrialists in Baddi at throwaway prices.