Ahead of the state’s annual budget 2021-22, Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will hold a series of meetings with state MLAs for fixing their priorities for the development works to be carried out in the next financial year.
A spokesperson of the State Government said that the meetings of MLAs with the Chief Minister will be held for fixing their priorities in the annual budget. These meetings would be held on February 8 and 9 in the HP Secretariat.
The meeting with MLAs of Chamba, Sirmaur and Una districts would be held from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm while meeting with MLAs of Mandi, Kullu and Bilaspur districts from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm on february 8, the spokesman said.
The meeting with MLAs of Kangra and Hamirpur districts would be held from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm whereas with MLAs of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Solan and Shimla districts from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm on February 9, he added.
Recently, the Chief Minister had directed all the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the MLAs are taken into confidence while finalising the detailed project reports of development works.
He had said that it had been felt that the MLA priorities got delayed as detailed project reports were not prepared in time by the respective departments. The Chief Minister had directed that regular meetings must be held at the district level regarding planning of development works with active involvement of concerned MLAs.