Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said that the State Government is considering to start Punjabi and Urdu classes in Government middle schools, provided a batch of more than 30 to 40 children were interested to take up the subjects and the teachers would be made available accordingly.
Speaking on the occasion of the local Fair Tikkar in Kasumpti constituency of Shimla, he said that the State Government had taken a decision that in all Government schools subjects like Maths, English and Hindi would be mandatory.
On the occasion, Virbhadra Singh also appealed to the people to not abandon the domestic animals particularly the cows, after utilising them. He said that it was against our traditions to abandon the domestic animals. The local community should come forward and spread awareness amongst the people about the same.
“Today we see cows wandering on the roads and streets and in crowded areas and there always exists a risk of accidents and the children being attacked by the stray cattle.” said he, adding that it was ungrateful and against the rich culture and tradition of the Pradesh where cow worship was considered sacred.
He said that the State Government was committed to open ‘Gau Sadans’ for such stray animals and was also providing assistance to those who had opened such shelters for the livestock. He exhorted the people to voluntarily come forward for providing shelter to stray cattle and not to desert them.
The Chief Minister also assured to provide assistance for setting up the ‘Gau Sadan’ in the area and also enhanced the Nazarana of the Nanal Devta Temple Committee to Rs 1 lakh and announced Rs 25000 for Tikkar Mela Committee.
Virbhadra Singh also announced a PWD Rest House to be constructed between Mashobra and Baldehan. On the demand of opening ITI at Mashobr,a the Chief Minister said that the matter would be discussed with the concerned department regarding the same.