Ahead of the Assembly elections in the state later this year, Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday inaugurated 8 developmental projects of Jal Shakti Vibhag worth about Rs. 20 crore for Haroli assembly constituency of Una district as part of the Pragtisheel Himachal : Sathapna Ke 75 Varsh programme.
Addressing a public meeting at Kangra ground at Haroli, the Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Government of India for in-principal approval of Bulk Drug Pharma Park to the State pointing out that this would be spread over an area of 1,405 acres at Pollian in Haroli and would prove a game changer for the people of the area. With an expected investment of around Rs. 50,000 crore, this project would provide direct employment to about 30,000 persons.
Thakur said that the contribution of the present State Government to bring investment in the State was far more as compared to the investment attracted during the tenure of the former Industries Minister of the State. He said that it was for the first time that a mega Global Investors Meet was organized in Dharamshala in November, 2019 in which 703 MoUs with an investment of Rs. 96,721 crore were signed. He said that ground breaking of 240 projects amounting to Rs. 13,656 crore was held at Shimla and second such ground breaking ceremony was performed by the Prime Minister at Mandi on 27th December, 2021 on the occasion of completion of four years tenure of the state government in which 287 projects worth Rs. 28,197 crore were grounded. He said that all this was possible due to the investor friendly policies framed by the State Government to facilitate the investors.
He said that the people of the State had made up their mind to once again bring BJP in power so that the pace of development goes uninterrupted, pointing out that in a desperate bid to come in power, the opposition leaders were making tall promises to woo the voters of the State. He said that people of the country have out rightly rejected the Congress and now it was the turn of Himachal Pradesh.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said that Rs. 200 crore IIIT was opened in Una district and National Career Centre worth Rs. 50 crore was also opened in the district. He said that PGI Satellite Centre was also being opened at Una worth Rs. 450 crore.
CM THANKS EVERY CITIZEN OF HIMACHAL FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN LAST 75 YEARS
The Chief Minister while presiding over Pragtisheel Himachal : Sathapna Ke 75 Varsh’ programme at Gondpur Banehra in Gagret Vidhan Sabha area of Una district, thanked every citizen of Himachal Pradesh for their contribution in making the State strong and vibrant over these 75 years.
He said that Himachal was celebrating 75 years of its existence and the State Government was celebrating this event in a befitting manner to thank everyone who has contributed towards making the State where it stands today. He said that this initiative of the State Government was not going well with the Congress leaders, which was unfortunate and uncalled for. He said that the Congress leaders were seeing political motive in celebration of this historic event, which shows the mindset of their leaders.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the State over these years has made unprecedented development and credit of this goes to every Himachali and vision of leadership provided by successive governments. He said that the literacy rate at the time of formation of the State was only 4.8 per cent, whereas today it has gone upto over 83 percent. Road length which at that time was 228 kilometers has today gone upto 39,500 kilometers and number of educational institutions from 301 in 1948 to 16,124 today, he added.