SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today Inaugurated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects worth about Rs. 20 crore in Shillai segment of Sirmaur district. He announced opening of Degree College at Sataun, Medical Block at Kaffota, opening of PHCs at Balikoti and Halah among other things.
He inaugurated SDM (Civil) office at Kaffota, Rs. 11.15 crore building of Government Degree College Kaffota and Rs. 46 lakh Lift Water Supply Scheme for Kiyana basti in Gram Panchayat Kota Pab. He also planted a sapling in the campus of Degree College Kaffota and a sapling of ‘Arjun’ plant in the campus of newly inaugurated SDM campus.
Chief Minister laid foundation stones of Rs.1.01 crore Solar based Water Supply Scheme for Khun Bag and Dhochi Bias Bizui in Shillai tehsil under Jal Jeevan Mission, Rs. 1.60 crore Lift Water Supply Scheme Kando-Cheog-Thana under NABARD in Paonta Sahib Tehsil, Rs. 60 lakh Flow Irrigation Scheme Sainga in Gram Panchayat Kando Cheog under NABARD, Rs. 1.03 crore Ground Water Supply Scheme in Gram Panchayat Chandni in Kamaru Tehsil under Jal Jeevan Mission, Rs. 1.38 crore Primary Health Centre Building at Timbi and Rs. 2.53 crore Primary Health Centre Building at Kamaru.
Addressing public meeting at Pab village, Kaffota, the Chief Minister said that Shillai area and Seraj area were not only geographically similar, but the area also shares common tradition, culture and developmental requirements. State Government ensured that all the developmental demands of the area were fulfilled, he added.
Jai Ram Thakur said that Congress leadership in the State was in a state of fix after the recently held elections in four States of the country. He said that the BJP won in all these States with a massive margin and Congress was completely rejected by the people of these States.
He said that BJP succeeded in regaining power in all the four states and now the people of the State have also made up their mind to repeat the BJP Government in the State. Congress leaders have no issue against the State Government and were busy in infighting for supremacy over one another, he claimed.
He said that the State Government was taking up the issue of declaring Trans Giri area of Sirmour district as Tribal area. He has personally taken up this issue with the Union Home Minister to give Haati Community tribal status, he said.
He also announced upgradation of a few schools of the area. He also announced that adequate arrangement of funds would be made for link roads of the area. He also announced opening of Sub Tehsil at Sataun. He also announced plying of Mudrika bus at Kaffota. He also announced that the new Degree College Kaffota would be named as Swami Vivekanand Government Degree College, Kaffota and Degree College Shillai as Vir Savarkar Government Degree College, Shillai, opening of Sports Hostel at Jakhna. He also announced Rs. 10 lakh for the Pab ground where the public meeting was held.
Various social, political organizations, Haati Committee Kaffota and other organizations also honoured the Chief Minister on the occasion.
MP and State BJP President Suresh Kashyap thanked the Chief Minister for initiating various welfare schemes in the budget presented by him for the financial year 2022-23. He said that whole Sirmour district has witnessed unprecedented development during the last over four years.
Vice Chairman State Civil Supplies Corporation Baldev Tomar thanked him for dedicating developmental projects worth crores of Rupees for Shillai area. He said that this area was represented by the Congress for almost fifty years, but still the area remained neglected in matter of development.
He said that the present tenure of the State Government has ensured all-round development of this area. He also counted various developmental projects sanctioned by the Chief Minister during this period. He said that the Degree College dedicated by the Chief Minister today would go a long way in providing quality education to the students, particularly girls of the area.
Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary, MLA Nahan and former Speaker Vidhan Sabha Dr. Rajiv Bindal, MLA Pachhad Reena Kashyap, Chairman State Agriculture Marketing Board Baldev Bhandari, Sirmour district BJP President Vinay Gupta, Shillai Mandal BJP President Surat Singh Chauhan, Chairperson Zila Parishad Sirmour Seema Kaniyal, Deputy Commissioner Sirmour R.K. Gautam, Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal were present on the occasion among others.
