Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said picturesque Chanshal area of Rohru Assembly constituency would be developed as international-level tourist destination by providing best infrastructure to attract more adventure and snow sports lovers to the area.
The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering at Ramleela ground, Rohru in Shimla district.
He said although Rohru Assembly remained a focus point in the State politics, still most of the interior areas of this constituency are still underdeveloped. The present Government has completed almost eleven months of its tenure and welfare of the common man has remained the focal point of policies and programmes of the Government. The people of the State are feeling the difference between the working of the present and the previous Government, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government is not been working with vengeance and vendetta as the government is committed to ensure all-round and balanced development of the entire state. The State Government it its very first Budget announced launching of 30 new schemes for the welfare of every section of the society, he said.
Thakur said the State has launched Grihini Suvidha Yojna to provide free of cost gas connections to the woman beneficiaries of Himachal and till date about 35,000 connections have been distributed. The Government has launched several more schemes to ensure that benefits of development go down to the people living in the remotest parts, he added.
The CM declared Kharapathar-Sheelghat-Shrontha-Tikker and Sari-Jharag-Sheelghat as major district roads.
On the occasion, he announced construction of a multipurpose hall, canteen and modern girl’s hostel in Seema college, construction of parking complex at Rohru, Rs 20 lakh for upgradation of Seema-Ratnadi road and around Rs 80 lakh for various link roads of the area. He also announced opening of veterinary dispensary at Kanda, Rs 10 lakh for constructing community hall at Ratnadi and assured the people that on-going work on Sabzi Mandi Rohru would be expedited.
Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated 70 metre long span box gender bridge at Samoli constructed at a cost Rs. 1030 crore and inaugurated administrative block of PG college Seema constructed at a cost of Rs 7.24 crore.
He also performed Bhoomi Pujan of Dhamandhar Jawari-Mastot, Bashla-Antapu-Saridhar, Koftu-Koralla-Pekhadhar-Bajeshal roads.
Prior to this, the Chief Minister listened to the “Mann Ki Baat” programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with people in large number at Rohru. Speaking on the occasion, Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said that last 11 months of the State Government have been remarkable and full of achievements.
He said the very first decision of the State Government was to lower the age limit for senior citizens to get old age pension without and income limit from 80 years to 70 years. It was for the first time that the Chief Minister gave the
State helicopter for facilitating the tourists visiting the State, he said.
The Minister added that Jan Manch is another major programme launched by the State Government to ensure that grievances of the people get timely redressed nearer to their homes.
Member of Parliament Virender Kashyap said the Centre and State Governments are working with close coordination for the welfare of every section of the society and development of the State.
He said the State has won first prize in the field of education which shows the commitment of the Government for making Himachal Pradesh “knowledge hub” of the country.