Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday announced sub-tehsil for Bagachanogi in Seraj Vidhan Sabha area of Mandi district.
He also laid foundation stones and inaugurated developmental projects worth about Rs 13 crores during his one-day visit to this constituency.
While addressing a public meeting at Bahgachanogi, the Chief Minister said that the people of the area had given him wholehearted support for the last over two decades and he had also strived hard to come up to their expectations.
He urged the people to keep this support and momentum going on so that the pace of development goes uninterrupted.
The Chief Minister said that the biggest achievement of the Union Government during the first hundred days in office was to scrap the Article 370 from Jammu Kashmir, thereby paving the way for one nation one Constitution.
Thakur said that Jan Dhan Yojna, Ayushmaan Bharat, Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna, Ujjawala Yojna etc. were a few central schemes launched by the Prime Minister which were proving a stepping stone for making of a New India.
The State Government had also launched Him Care scheme to cover the 22 lakh people not covered under Ayushmaan Bharat and till date, over 45,000 people have been benefitted under it. Similarly, the State Government has launched Grihini Suvidha Yojna to cover all the families not covered under Ujjawala Yojna, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government was endeavouring to make Himachal Pradesh a smoke free state of the country at the earliest. The State Government has also launched Sahara Yojna to provide financial assistance of Rs 2000 per month to the family of those with seriously ill patients.
He further said that the government has launched Jan Manch to ensure that the issues, problems and grievances of the general public were redressed in a time bound manner. Now, going a step forward, the Chief Minister Helpline 1100 has been started to ensure that the people did not require even to go to Jan Manch for redressal of their grievances, he said.
The Chief Minister inaugurated building of Primary Health Centre at Bagachanogi constructed at a cost of Rs 86 lakh. He also inaugurated lift water supply scheme for census villages Kalhani, Sarachi, Khanwachi, Baggi Khudagi, DFP Funjar, Kuklah in Gram Panchayat Kalhani constructed by spending Rs 195.06 lakh which would benefit about 43 habitations of these
Panchayats.
Apart from this, he laid foundation stones of inspection hut of IPH at Bhatkidhar and building of Government Senior Secondary School Bhakidhar to be completed by spending Rs 137.26 lakh and Rs 155.28 lakh respectively. He also laid foundation stone of office-cum-residence of Assistance Engineer, IPH Sub Division Bagachanogi to be completed by spending Rs 150 lakh.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister announced to open health centre at Kanu, upgradation of middle school Kanu to high school and Ayurvedic dispensary at Jashla. He also announced that the work on PHC building at Shilli Bagi, Dharwa Thach and Kalni would be started soon.