DW BUREAU / Shimla

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today inaugurated the commencement of the Bulk Drug Park constructed at Panjuvana in Haroli Assembly constituency of Una district.

Addressing a large public gathering on this occasion, the Chief Minister highlighted this project was a revolutionary initiative of the state government which would go a long way in significant transformation of the entire region besides providing employment and self-employment opportunities to the local people.

The state government would provide land at a nominal cost of one rupee, electricity at the rate of three rupees per unit and free water for a period of ten years to the industries coming up in the Bulk Drug Park. The state government would also extend financial support for the construction of five-kilometer railway line from Jaijon to Polian costing approximately Rs. 3400 crore.

The Chief Minister said the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi scheme had been launched from Haroli and commencement of the Bulk Drug Park within 48 hours, were two significant developments in Una district. Under the Pyari Behna scheme, the women would receive Rs. 18,000 annually.

He said that reinstating the old pension scheme for government employees and providing financial assistance of Rs. 3 lakh to widows for building homes reflects the government's dedication to its employees and efforts towards women empowerment. The state government would also bear education expenses for the education of widows' children up to the age of 27. He said a Center of Excellence was also coming up at Kandaghat in district Solan, which aims to provide higher education to 9,000 specially abled children of the state.

Shri Sukhu said that the previous BJP government mismanaged the state's finances, which has put every resident of the state under a debt burden of Rs. 1.25 lakh. The present state government was committed to strengthening the state's economy and making it a self-reliant state.

(editor@dailyworld.in)