Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday said the State Government was committed towards the welfare of the serving soldiers, ex-servicemen and their families and had initiated several schemes for their welfare as a token of respect for the services rendered by them for the cause of the Nation.
He was addressing a function after performing Bhoomi Pujan of the Shaheed Samarak and Park to be constructed at Bilaspur.
Earlier, the Chief Minister paid floral tributes to the Martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Transport and Forest Minister Govind Thakur, MlAs Rajinder Garg, J.R. Katwal, Subash Thakur, former MP Suresh Chandel, former MlA Randhir Sharma, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Sanjay Kundu, Deputy Commissioner Bilaspur, ex-servicemen and other people from different walks of life joined the Chief Minister in paying floral tributes to the Kargil martyrs.
The Chief Minister said that that work on four lane of Kiratpur to Manali road would be expedited. Rs. 66 crore water supply scheme for Bilaspur would be completed soon and dedicated to the people at the earliest. He said that efforts would be made to develop Bilaspur from tourism point of view.