CM calls upon entrepreneurs to invest in Himachal

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today invited investments for the hill state, assuring the investors of a healthy business environment.
Addressing apublic meeting at Parwanoo in Solan district, Singh said, "The state has opened more avenues for entrepreneurs. A day will come when we will see Himachali products capturing international markets with the 'Made in Himachal' tag."
The CM said that the Himachal Bureau of Investment was being established for speedy clearance of projects proposed by investors to enable them to invest in key sectors such as horticulture, industries and agriculture.
"The state government is endeavouring to strengthen the education sector. In the last three years, 36 government colleges and 1,289 schools have been opened by the government, raising the number of government colleges to 110," Singh said, adding that more vocational courses have been introduced in many schools.

In order to provide state-of-the-art infrastructural andteaching facilities, the Mukhya Mantri Adarsh Vidyalaya Yojna has been launched with an outlay of Rs 30 crore. Under it, two senior secondary schools in each constituency are being selected, the CM said, adding that the state has made rapid strides in education and was next only to Kerala in terms of literacy rate.
As regards the court case against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Singh, a Congress politician, said that even if false cases were being made out against him by the opposition, the Prime Minister was not aware of it.

He said that three investigating agencieswere probing the same case against him simultaneously, which has never happened in the history of the country.
"In the end, truth shall prevail," the CM said.