Himachal Industries and labour Minister Bikram Singh on Monday hailed the Budget 2018-19 presented by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, terming it as a blue print of reforms and economic transformation of the State.
He said the Budget embraces all sections of society and makes them equal stakeholders in the progress of the State.
He said the Budget was an embodiment of the hopes of the youth because many schemes for employment generation. lauding the Budget, Bikaram Singh said the decision for simplification of various procedures is for increasing investments.
He also hailed the announcement to launch ‘Him Pragti’ an online monitoring system He said that this will be an effective tool to monitor investment and infrastructure progress.
The Minister said the Budget provision of Rs35 crore for Baddi Brotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority an Rs4 crore for widening of road between Barotiwala-Mandhala-Parwanoo and Barotiwala-Gunnai-Parwanoo would go a long way in providing a better infrastructure to the industrialists in industrial area of Baddi, Brotiwala and Nalagarh.
Singh also thanked the Chief Minister for announcing increasing the lease period of land for industrial plots to 90 years from 30 years as this would instil confidence potential entrepreneurs to invest in the State.