Regional Centre of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in Shimla While felicitating the people of the State on the occasion of Statehood Day, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh termed the present one year tenure of the State Government as a fruitful and productive. He said that the Government has strived hard for the welfare of the common man and balanced development of all areas of the State. The State Level function was organized to mark the occasion at Shaheed Bhuvnesh Dogra Stadium Dehra in Kangra district today where Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh unfurled the National Flag and took salute at an impressive march past presented by Police, Mahila Police, IRB Battalion, Home Guards, NSS. Punit Raghu, Deputy Superintendent of Police commanded the Parade. He said that a Technical Park would be developed at Baddi in Solan district by spending an amount of Rs 147 crore. A Regional Centre of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade would be set up at Shimla for studies of Small & Medium Enterprises with a cost of Rs. 50 crore and new Industrial Areas would be developed in Solan, Una and Kangra districts, he added. Chief Minister announced Rs 40 lakh for development of Shaheed Bhuvnesh Dogra Stadium, CT Scan Machine on Public-Private mode at Civil Hospital Dehra and Rs 4.30 crore of Government College Haripur. Chief Minister also announced upgradation of Government Girls High School Dehra to Senior Secondary School, Government High School Beh Dhaunta to Government Senior Secondary School and Government Middle School Shivnath to Government High School.,upgradation of Government Girls High School Pragpur to Government Girls Senior Secondary School and Government Girls High School Garli to Senior Secondary School. Chief Minister also announced opening of SDM office at Jawalamukhi and opening of sub tehsil at Haripur (Guler), Gangath (Indora) and Panchrukhi, upgradation of Civil Hospital Jaisinghpur to a 50 bedded Hospital. Referring to the development of Kangra district, Virbhadra Singh said that Kangra was the largest and most important district of the State. He said that the State Government was committed to maintain identity of the district and would not allow its division as was being mooted by some vested interests. He said that during his previous tenure he had opened several offices in Dehra subdivision of Kangra district. Virbhadra Singh also distributed 25 Digital Note books to students of 10th and Plus Two under the Rajiv Gandhi Digital Students Scheme. He said that that a total of 5000 Note Books would be distributed to the meritorious students under this scheme. A colourful cultural programme was also presented by various cultural troupes from different parts of the State. -- **VijyenderSharma*, Press Correspondent Bohan Dehra Road JAWALAMUKHI-176031, Kangra HP(INDIA)* Contact Number is 09736276343Mobile
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:24:38 +0000