Himachal Pradesh Government

Chief Minister calls on Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
Requests for special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal at New Delhi late evening on Thursday.

The Chief Minister requested for special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh. He said that in order to ensure balanced regional development it is the need of the hour that a special industrial package on the lines of Jammu and Kashmir and North-eastern states should be provided to the State.

He also urged to restart the previous transport subsidy scheme for hilly areas like Himachal Pradesh keeping in view high logistic cost due to rugged terrain. He said that this would go a long way in promoting industrial production and boosting exports.

He also requested for providing funds for industrial infrastructure development projects, quality testing labs and certification labs for export promotion etc.

Chief Minister also requested for releasing pending amount of capital subsidy under Industrial Development Scheme and sanctioning pending cases under the IDS at the earliest.

The Union Minister assured that the issues raised would be examined and that all possible support to the state would be extended.

Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, Political Advisor to the Chief Minister Sunil Sharma, Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister Ram Subhag Singh and other senior Officers of the state attended the meeting.

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Crack Academy proposes to provide coaching to 6800 students for competitive exams: CM
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today, in a meeting with the representatives of the Crack Academy, stated that the academy has proposed scholarship worth Rs.34 crore to provide coaching to 6800 students for various competitive exams.

He said that the state government has taken various initiatives to provide world class coaching facilities to the students of the state and Crack Academy was one of the India's leading Edtech platform that would prepare 100 students from each of the 68 assembly constituencies of the State for various competitive exams.

The Chief Minister stated that under the initiative the academy would provide information regarding various competition and skill development to the students from class six onwards.

Chief Executive Officer of the academy Neeraj Kansal gave a detailed presentation on 'Journey Towards Inclusive Education'.

Education Minister Rohit Thakur and Secretary Education Rakesh Kanwar were also present in the meeting.

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CM visits Himachal Pavilion in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Appreciates efforts of the Industries Department

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visited the Himachal Pradesh Pavilion in the 43rd International Trade Fair in Pragati Maidan at New Delhi today. The Fair commenced on 14th November and shall conclude on 27th November.

Chief Minister visited all the 16 stalls set up by the HP State Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation, others by various Self Help Groups, Him-Ira and HPMC which showcased Horticultural and Agricultural Products, Himachal's Honey, Shawls, Handicrafts, Woolens etc.

The Chief Minister appreciated the efforts of Industries department for showcasing the exquisite products of the State in the national capital.

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan briefed the Chief Minister that around more than two lakh people visited the Pavilion and sales worth Rs 40 lakh has been registered so far.

Director Industries Yunus Khan welcomed the Chief Minister and informed about the exhibits and activities during the Trade Fair.

Political Advisor to CM Sunil Sharma, Resident Commissioner Meera Mohanty and senior officers of State Government accompanied the Chief Minister.

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Himachali Youth to be trained in Drone Driven Services for self Employment: CM
Effective steps will be taken to make Himachal a self reliant state by 2027 and the most prosperous by 2032, stated Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while presiding over a meeting to discuss the role of National Resource Management and Agro-ecology towards achieving the motto of 'Samridh Himachal-Green Himachal' here today.

To make Himachal a Green and Clean State, the government was working towards judiciously utilizing the existing natural resources of the State, reiterated Sh. Sukhu. He said that to create opportunities of self employment for the youth, medium and small scale industries play a pivotal role and the government was serious in setting up such units in the State so that the youth could also contribute towards strengthening the economy.

The Chief Minister said that the Drone technology can play an important role for construction, agriculture, delivery of small logistics, medicines, food etc and can be adopted as a new mode for self employment. He said that the government would support the drone based enterprise development on mission mode by providing technical training to drone pilots and all kind of support needed. This will be a better option for the youth to start with the Government support as the drone courses would be started in State Industrial Training Institutes (ITI's). He said that as many as 15,000 drone driven services would be created in near future.

To harness rooftop Solar energy and other renewals to open doors of self employment, the Chief Minister said that every 100 Solar rooftops on homes could create job for two individuals besides saving and earnings for the households and revenue generation for the State. The target is to bring 10 percent, i.e 16 lakh sloping roof households and buildings under the Solar Rooftop Subsidy Scheme on Mission mode for which the exercise has been started. The youth can earn by selling excess electricity produced to the Government for which the government mulls to raise the price of electricity purchase and facilitate bank loans in near future.

The Chief Minister said that tourism contribute 7% to the State's GDP. The tourist influx seems to be increasing every year and Himachal wants to leapfrog into a Green tourist friendly destination. The State Government under the Rs.680 crore Rajiv Gandhi Start–up Scheme has already made a provision of 50 percent subsidy on purchase of e-vehicles for the youth so that they can earn their livelihood.

The Chief Minister also emphasized upon high value agriculture produce and stated that as many as 2603 farmers have taken over to the high value agriculture production. Himachal has become the first State to procure natural farming produce from the farmers. The wheat was being procured at Rs. 40 per kg and maize at Rs. 30 per kg.

Earlier, Director National Resource Management and Agro-ecology gave a detailed presentation on the Green and Clean initiatives of the State and the measures to be adopted to make it 'Smridh Himachal' (prosperous State).

Agriculture minister, Chander Kumar, Education Minister Rohit Thakur, Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, MLA's Sanjay Awasthi, Kewal Singh Pathania, Suresh Kumar, Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena and other senior officers were present on the occasion.

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CM calls for smooth planning for two years celebration function
Reviews plans for two years celebration event

Bilaspur to host State Government's two year milestone event

The state government would commemorate the completion of two years in office with a grand function scheduled for December 11, 2024, in Bilaspur. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu convened a meeting with senior officials on Monday evening to discuss the outline and preparation of programme.

The Chief Minister said that the senior congress leaders would be invited to grace the occasion. Apart from this all ministers, Congress MLAs, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of boards and corporations, leaders who contested the assembly elections and Congress party office bearers would attend the event. Beneficiaries of various state government schemes would also be invited. The rally is set to begin at 10:30 AM.

The Chief Minister emphasized the importance of meticulous planning for the success of the event. He instructed officials to ensure smooth traffic arrangements in Bilaspur to minimize inconvenience to the public. Apart from this he directed the officials of district administration to ensure adequate parking facilities, cleanliness and proper toilet arrangements during the event.

Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state government would present its two-year report card to the people that would highlight the positive changes in the society due to the policies and programmes initiated by the present state government. He said that the present state government has introduced significant reforms across various departments which have improved public services, enhanced transparency and promoted digitization through the state.

Shri Sukhu also instructed the Information and Public Relations Department to produce a documentary highlighting the achievements of present state government over the past two years.

Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, Additional Chief Secretaries Onkar Chand Sharma and Kamlesh Kumar Pant, DGP Dr. Atul Verma, Secretary to the Chief Minister Rakesh Kanwar, Administrative Secretaries and senior officials were present during the meeting whereas Deputy Commissioner Bilaspur Abid Hussain Sadiq joined the meeting through video conferencing from Bilaspur.
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CM dedicates projects worth 43.37 crore in Kasumpati AC
Announces Bus service from Peeran to Shimla

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu dedicated development projects worth Rs. 43.37 crore to the people of the Kasumpatti Assembly constituency here today.

He inaugurated the Zila Parishad Bhawan at Chalonthi, built at a cost of Rs. 20.26 crore. He also inaugurated the new building of Government College Koti, constructed at a cost of Rs. 21.36 crore and the newly constructed science block at Government Senior Secondary School Koti completed with an outlay of Rs. 1.75 crore.

He also announced 10 additional beds and more staff for Koti Community Health Centre (CHC) at Koti and assured that an ambulance would be made available at CHC to cater to the emergency needs. Along with the opening of a police post in Koti, the Chief Minister announced Rs. 50 lakh each for the improvement of the Koti-Padechi and Koti-Mundadhar roads. He also announced that a new Patwar Circle for Satlai. He also announced Bus service from Peeran to Shimla via Kufri. He expressed pride in the development of a modern campus at Koti which has been made possible through the efforts of Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh. He further revealed that the state government plans to make Koti the first college in Himachal Pradesh to offer B.Ed. classes, starting from the next academic session. Besides the government mulls to introduce B.Ed. and ITI courses in other colleges of the state.

The Chief Minister said that due to the negligence in the education sector and lavish spending of the previous government, the standard of education had declined. He assured that the present state government was continuously working to reverse the trends and establishing of 800 'Schools of Excellence' besides opening Rajiv Gandhi Day-boarding Schools across the state. He said that along with educational reforms, the government was also strengthening public health facilities throughout the state and particularly at IGMC Shimla.

While launching a scathing attack on the BJP Government, Sh. Sukhu said that the opposition leaders were flaring up the petty issues on social media platforms thus trying to defame the government nationwide. He responded firmly to personal attacks by the opposition, stating that he would not be intimidated and would continue to take decisions in the best interest of the people of the state and to strengthen the derailed economy, which would hardly affect 70 percent of the population of the State. He said that the present state government inherited empty coffers from the previous Government. They opened 900 institutions during the last six months before the elections and do not talk of the development strides of the present government and make irrelevlent statements which show their frustration following the victory of the present government in recent by-elections.

Citing the initiatives of the of his government, the Chief Minister said that we increased the wages for MNREGA workers, from Rs. 240 to Rs. 300 and restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for 1.36 lakh employees in the first cabinet meeting. Apart from this that the price of cow and buffalo milk has been increased to Rs. 45 and Rs. 55, respectively. Wheat produced through natural farming was being procured at Rs. 40 per kg and maize at Rs. 30 per kg.

He said that these measures were not taken for any electoral gain but were designed to improve the lives of rural citizens. He said that the previous BJP government believed and favored wealthy and distributed freebies to their favorites but the present state government was much focused on the welfare of the people.

He also mentioned the initiatives under the Sukh Aashray Yojana and the benefits being given to women under Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Yojna.

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh thanked the Chief Minister for dedicating the various development projects. He said that significant development projects were now underway in the constituency, including Rs. 40 crore being spent on roads.

Vice- Chairman, State Fortest Corporation, Kehar Singh Kahchi, Chairman APMC Shimla, Devanand Verma, Zila Parishad Chairperson, Chander Prabha Negi, and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. –00--

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