CM gives credit to successive Cong govts for HP's development

Himachal Pradesh today celebrated its 46th Statehood Day at Jaisinghpur in Kangra district with chief minister Virbhadra Singh crediting people and successive Congress governments for development that had taken place in the state.
Himachal was granted statehood on January 25, 1971 and the state had been celebrating this momentous occasion every year since then.
Addressing the people at the state level function, chief minister made series of announcement and detailed the progress made by the state, especially during the past three years of Congress rule.
Chief Minister said that Himachal got Statehood due to persistent efforts of former Chief minister Dr Y S Parmar and grace of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the real credit for development of the state goes to Congress governments.

Singh announced Sub-Divisional offices at Nagrota-Bagwan and Shahpur,HPSEB division at Jawalamukhi,DSP office and Fire Brigade unit at Jaisinghpur and up-gradation ofPanchrukhi police post to fully fledged Police Station in Kangra district.
He also announced government Degree College at Rakkar in Dehra sub-division and takeover of Sugh-Bhatoli and S D Rajpur private colleges by the State government.

Chief Minister said that Dharamshala had been made second Municipal Corporation of the State to ensure planned development of the town.
He said that Chadiar, Haripur, Gangath, Panchrukhi, Alampur and Darini were made Sub-Tehsils and Dadasiba as Tehsil by the present government and a new sub-division had been approved for Jawalamukhi whereas Tehsil Welfare Offices had been opened at Shahpur, Nagrota-Bagwan and at Rakkar in Pragpur in Dehra sub-division.

Singh said that a sum of Rs 26 crore was being spent under Rajeev Gandhi Electrification programmeto give fillip to tourism in the district while approval had been given for Himani-Chamunda rope-way and the foundation stone of rope-way between Dharamsala to Mcleodganj had been laid which would be completed within one and a half years.
He said that government had adopted its election manifesto as a policy document and had gone beyond to fulfill the promises made in the manifesto.
Around 1365.65 kilometres of new motor-able roads and 134 bridges were constructed during last three years and 255 villages had been provided road connectivity and emphasis was being laid on providing houses to poor and needy.

As many as 13652 houses had been constructed under Indira Awas Yojana by spending Rs 8538.65 lakh and 2141 under Rajiv Awas Yojana at a cost of Rs 2280.47 lakh.
Besides, three Biswas of land was being provided to the landless in rural areas and two biswas in urban areas.