Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the innovative concept, Thakur said Dehla was amongst the largest villages of Himachal Pradesh whose population is around 10,000 and they overwhelmingly voted in favour of BJP in the 2014 Loksabha polls.
"Further, people from every community reside here which makes it fit to the BJP's philosophy 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'," he said.
Under the SAGY, one village has to be turned into a model village by 2016 and another two by 2019 but instead of three, he will turn six villages as model villages by 2019, he said.
Dehla would be developed holistically by strengthening health, road, water and educational facilities, Thakur said.
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