Himachal CM announces Rs 10 lakh each for 12 panchayats in Nachan

Tribune News Service

Mandi, July 30

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated development projects worth Rs 75.50 crore in the Nachan Assembly constituency from Jai Devi in Mandi district.

He announced the upgrade of various health centres and education facilities, Rs 10 lakh each for 12 new panchayats in the Nachan constituency for the construction of panchayat bhawans and the opening of a new patwar circle at Killing. He said Ayurvedic dispensaries would be opened at Gharot and Ghinvi.

The Chief Minister said that Rs 50 lakh each had been released for the construction of stadiums at government senior secondary schools at Aatgarh and Chail Chowk.

Nachan MLA Vinod Kumar took up with the Chief Minister various development issues of the area. He said that the constituency had witnessed unparalleled development in the three- and-a-half-year rule of the BJP government in the state.

Later, Thakur presided over a conference of the elected members of the panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) of the block and the elected members of the Municipal Council, Sundernagar. He said that 39 development projects worth about Rs 300 crore had been inaugurated or their foundation stones had been laid in the Sundernagar Assembly constituency in the past two days.

He said that the PRIs were the basic units of the local administration. Steps should be taken to make the panchayats more vibrant and lively. He urged the elected representatives to work with transparency and responsibility to come up to the expectations of the people.

The Chief Minister said that as of now, there were adequate funds available with the panchayats, thus their responsibility had increased manifold. He added that the elected representatives should work with focus and dedication for speedy development of their areas. He urged them to ensure quality in all development works.

He said that the PRIs should also come forward for effective policy making and planning of their areas.