Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said that the purpose of his winter sojourn in Kangra and other constituencies was to ensure and inspect whether developmental works or schemes were being implemented in a proper manner or not.
Addressing a public meeting at Bharmad, in Jawali Assembly constituency. he said, "I get a chance to meet the people and know better about their grievances. It was due to proper planning and policies of the successive Congress Governments that Himachal Pradesh treaded fast on path of progress and was today the model of developed Hill State in the Country".
He said that t was a matter of pride that the State was ranked first amongst the best big state in field of education and inclusive growth in a recent survey.
Virbhadra Singh said that development of villages and rural areas was the priority of the State Government. He said that today the people were far better economically in rural areas than before. The shifting pattern of cropping, growing off season vegetables, floriculture, has strengthened the rural economy, he added.
The Chief Minister inaugurated Community Health Centre at Jawali from 30 bed hospital to 50 bedded Civil Hospital. He also inaugurated Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS) building at Hadsar completed with an outlay of Rs. 1.04 crore, inaugurated Primary Health Centre (PHC) building along-with residential accommodation at Durana completed with an outlay of Rs55.16 lakh and inaugurated additional block of GSSS, Daroka at Bariaal completed with an outlay of Rs52 lakh.
The Chief Minister also dedicated Rs2.65 crore lift Water Supply Scheme, Nagrota-Surian at Suknada village of Jawali, which would benefit estimated population of around 15,000 by the year 2030.
Virbhadra Singh also dedicated Rs 80 lakh span suspension type foot bridge over Brahala Khad near 33 Miles, which would connect village Kalri with Bhali. He also inaugurated PHC building at Kotla constructed with a cost Rs 58.29 lakh and inaugurated GSSS building at Palouda constructed at a cost of Rs1.20 crore.