HP to form Rajput Kalyan Board and Brahmin Kalyan Board: CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today announced that the state government would form Rajput Kalyan Board and Brahmin Kalyan Board under his chairmanship.
He made this announcement during a function organised by the Rajput Kalyan Sabha and Trust at Kangra, after unveiling the statue of Maharana Pratap at the Maharana Pratap Complex.
The statue has been created by Shri Faqir Charan Farida, a renowned sculptor of the country. The Chief Minister lauded the work of Shri Farida who had also made the statue of Rani Jhansi Bai statue in the state capital.
Singh also laid the foundation stone of Government Industrial Training Institute at Daulatpur in Kangra Tehsil. The construction work will be completed within two years at a cost of over Rs 3.81 crore. He also approved introduction of science classes in GSSS Daulatpur and said a separate block would be constructed for the facility.

He announced setting up of 25 hand pumps in Changer area.
Singh said roads, education and health sectors were priorities of his government, for which there would be no financial constraints.
He said unemployment was a major concern and the state government was taking effective steps to tackle the challenge.
The Chief Minister said the state government has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Ann Yojna to benefit various sections of the society. A telephone number has been put up at all fair price shops for consumers to report any problem regarding availability of ration to the concerned officers or directly to the Chief Minister's Office, he said.