Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday announced opening of Irrigation and Public Health Division at Shillai and IPH Sub-Division at Ronhat in Sirmour district.
He made these announcements while addressing a public meeting at Shillai after he inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs 3.50 crore in Shillai Assembly constituency.
The Chief Minister said the State Government would ensure all possible help for all-round development of this Vidhan Sabha constituency. The foundation stone of lift water supply scheme Kando-Dugana which he dedicated to the people of the area on Tuesday, was laid by the then state BJP government in the year 2008 and it took about ten years to complete this scheme, Thakur said.
He said that the State Government soon after assuming the office lowered the maximum age limit for availing benefit of old age pension without income limit from 80 years to 70 years which benefitted over 1.30 lakh people. More than 14,000 people were getting this pension in the Sirmour district.
The Chief Minister said that the government would take up the matter to declare Hatti community as Scheduled Tribe with the Government of India.
He announced upgradation of CHC at Shillai to civil hospital and upgradation of Primary health centre Ronhat to community health centre. Rs 26 crore would be spent on augmentation of different water supply schemes to solve the drinking water shortage in Shillai area, he said.
Thakur said the State Government is laying special stress on construction and maintenance of rural roads. He announced Rs 1.60 crores for construction and maintenance of roads in the Shillai constituency.
A helipad would also be constructed at Shillai, he added.