While presiding over the meeting of the officers of Kangra district in Dharamsala yesterday, he said that the year 2025 would be “Year of Performance” for the state government and all officers and officials must extend their cooperation for development of the state.
He directed officials to end the practice of delaying matters, calling it “delayed corruption.”
The state government was providing budgets for all the schemes, ensuring that there was no shortage of resources for development.
The government’s goal is to make Himachal Pradesh self-reliant and to ensure that welfare schemes reach the eligible beneficiaries.
The CM said that the government was focusing on the health and education sectors and Rs 1,500 crore would be spent in the coming months to procure modern equipment for health institutions.
The state government was making efforts to boost tourism in Kangra district. An international-level zoological park was being established in Bankhandi, Dehra Assembly constituency. The construction has begun and the first phase was expected to be completed by April 2026.
Tenders for the construction of heliports in Rakkar and Palampur will be opened this month. The construction of the Pathankot-Mandi and Matour-Shimla four-lane highways is underway, with instructions to keep a 5-meter median on these roads, he said.
He said the government was working to strengthen the rural economy by encouraging natural farming. In Kangra district 8,894 farmers were engaged in natural farming and their mapping was necessary.
The government has procured 48.32 metric tonnes of maize produced through natural farming from 294 farmers and has made payments to them. Natural farming products were being promoted under the “Him-Bhog” brand, he said.
The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure better marketing of products made by self-help groups.
He asked them to allocate some shops in shopping complexes in the urban areas of the district to women self-help groups to enhance their income.
The selection criteria for BPL families was being changed, increasing the income limit to Rs 1.50 lakh annually. A new survey will begin in April this year.
He said that during last year’s disaster, the state government provided a special relief package of Rs. 4,500 crores to affected families. Two installments have been released to rehabilitate 383 fully destroyed homes in Kangra district and the third installment will be released soon.
Sukhu also directed officers to explore the possibilities of establishing solar energy projects in Kangra district and accelerate the creation of green panchayats.
BPL selection criteria being changed
The selection criteria for BPL families was being changed, increasing the income limit to Rs 1.50 lakh annually. A new survey will begin in April this year.
He said that during last year’s disaster, the state government provided a special relief package of Rs. 4,500 crores to affected families. Two installments have been released to rehabilitate 383 fully destroyed homes in Kangra district and the third installment will be released soon.
