Virbhadra Singh announces opening of SDM office at Jawalamukhi

Dharamsala, January 25, 2014: The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Vir Bhadra Singh announced Rs 40 lakh for development of Shaheed Bhuvnesh Dogra Stadium Dehra (Kangra ), CT Scan Machine on Public-Private mode at Civil Hospital Dehra and Rs 4.30 crore to  Government College Haripur.
Singh announced this while he was addressing the public at Dehra on the occasion of State Level function of Himachal Day on Saturday. The function was organised to mark the occasion at Shaheed Bhuvnesh Dogra Stadium Dehra in Kangra district, Singh unfurled the National Flag and took salute at an impressive march past presented by Police, Mahila Police, IRB Battalion,  Home Guards, NSS. Punit Raghu, Deputy Superintendent of Police commanded the Parade.
Chief Minister announced up gradation of Government Girls High School Dehra to Senior Secondary School, Government High School Beh Bhaunta to Government Senior Secondary School and Government Middle School Shivnath to Government High School.  For Jaswan-Pragpur Constituency Chief Minister announced upgradation of Government Girls High School Pragpur to Government Girls Senior Secondary School and Government Girls High School Garli to Senior Secondary School.
For Jawalamukhi constituency Chief Minister announced opening of SDM office at Jawalamukhi.
Chief Minister also announced opening of sub tehsil at Haripur (Guler), Gangath (Indora) and Panchrukhi. Chief Minister also announced upgradation of Civil Hospital Jaisinghpur to a 50 bedded Hospital.
He said that second campus of Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla would be constructed near Ghanahatti in Shimla district at a cost of Rs 150 crore. He said that 142 Medical Officers were appointed during this period and 60 new ambulances were added to National Ambulance Service.  
Vir Bhadra said,” Himachal Pradesh today has not only emerged as a model of development of hill areas in the country, but has also shown the way to big states by becoming a pioneer in various fields.” While giving credit of this to the hardworking and arduous people of the State, he said that successive Congress Governments at the Centre and the State also gave positive direction to the developmental endeavors of the State.
Virbhadra Singh said that the per capita income of the State, which was merely Rs 651 in 1971 has gone up to Rs. 82,611 in 2013-14 and the Gross Domestic Product at current prices has shot up from Rs 223 crore in 1971 to Rs 72,076 crore. He said that food grain production has increased from 9.36 lakh metric tonne to more than 15.34 lakh metric tonne, and fruit production from 1.49 lakh metric tonne to 5.41 lakh metric tonne. He said that there were only 4963 educational institutions in 1971 whereas today 15,292 educational institutions providing quality education to the youth of the State.
Terming the present one year tenure of the State Government as a fruitful and productive, Virbhadra Singh said that the Government has strived hard for the welfare of the common man and balanced development of all areas of the state. //dharamsala news update, dharamsala information, dharamsala news, himachal news online, himachal news kangra, himachal news in english, himachal news today, himachal news, india news, world news,

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