Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said that the government was committed to improve the road condition and provide connectivity to every village of the State, particularly in remote areas as roads were the lifeline of any State or nation and were harbingers of development.Addressing a public meeting at Devthi in Rampur Sub-division of Shimla district, late Sunday evening. he said all the census villages in the State has been provided electricity.
He said there were 91 degree colleges in the State and the State Government during last two and half years of its regime had opened as many as 22 degree colleges.Besides, the already existing two medical colleges and hospitals in the State, the government had opened three more medical colleges in the State and AIIMS at Bilaspur, Indian Institute of Management at Dhaulakuan in Sirmaur district. He said education was a key to knowledge and knowledge was a path towards both physical and mental development of an individual thus leading to development of any state.
Singh said building of engineering college at Kotla in Sarahan would soon be constructed so that classes could be started in Kotla itself which at present were being held in Sundernagar.Virbhadra Singh said that it was the Congress Government in the State which made trusts for smooth functioning of shrines and temples. He urged people to protect their religious places and also to conserve culture and customs for future generations.
Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Nand lal welcomed the Chief Minister to his home segment and thanked him for dedicating development projects and performing foundation stones worth `70 crore in his two days visit to Rampur sub division.