Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday announced the opening of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Kotdhar in Jhandhuta Assembly constituency in Bilaspur district.

While addressing a public meeting at Lag in Jhandhuta, the Chief Minister announced opening of branch Himachal Pradesh Cooperative Bank and to start bus service from PMCH in Nakhleda and Shahtalai to the AIIMS Kothipura and double laning of Thapna to Bagchhal road.

“I have never compromised with my principles while in politics. I have always been against corruption and have worked in the interest of the state,” said the Chief Minister.

He reiterated that the people will not spare the rebel MLAs who deceived their faith. They have insulted the public vote and the public will make them realize the power of their vote.

He further said that due to the earnest efforts of the government to generate income from own resources, the revenue has increased by Rs 2200 crore in this financial year and a profit of Rs 600 crore was obtained from the auction of liquor vends and the revenue so obtained was being spent on the development works.

The BJP with its mismanaged affairs left state in the debt of Rs 75 thousand crores and liabilities of the government employees worth Rs 10 thousand crores, said the Chief Minister.

Despite this, the state government implemented the old pension scheme for 1.36 lakh government employees. The government launched Mukhyamantri Sukh Aashray Yojana for the care of 4000 orphan children of the state.

During the natural disaster 51 deaths occurred in a single day in the 75-year history of Himachal and more than 500 people lost their lives during this disaster.

To rehabilitate more than 16 thousand disaster affected families, the state government changed the norms of relief package.

Later, he also addressed public meeting at Ghumarwin and counted the guarantees and welfare schemes started for the common man.

He said that introducing English medium in government schools and opening of Rajiv Gandhi Day-Boarding Schools will certainly prove a game changer for qualitative education.

Sukhu said that the model health institutions being established in every assembly constituency will cater to the health needs of the people till village level.

He said that adequate funds have been made in this year’s Budget for technical education sector which would be utilized for honing the technical skills of youth and enabling them for self employment ventures.

The Chief Minister announced upgradation of Sub-Tehsil Bharari to Tehsil and a professional technical Institute at Ghumarwin. The CM assured to fulfill the various demands of the people of Ghumawin assembly constituency on priority.