MARCH 2022

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh passes bill to stop tea garden land sale   The Government in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday slammed the door on sale of tea gardens allowed under certain clauses of the Land Ceiling Act after passage of the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the state assembly on … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Hydrogen plant in Chamba soon   The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has decided to provide a 33-seater bus based on hydrogen fuel and set up a hydrogen fuel generation plant through a 250 kW photovoltaic solar plant in Chamba district as a pilot project. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) will … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   300-km rural roads to be built by year-end   As many as 300 km roads connecting 20 panchayats will be constructed by the end of this year. As a result, 3,576 panchayats will be connected by roads. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had made this announcement in the Budget proposals presented on … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur dedicates Rs 265-cr welfare projects in Hamirpur to public   The major projects included the inauguration of Rs 2.47 crore 10-bedded Ayurvedic hospital building at Bijhari, a Rs 6.33 crore bridge over the Sirhalikhud, a Rs 4.07 crore ChorNullahbridge, Rs 1.34 crore metalling and tarring of the … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH     HP’s 1st drone pilot school starts ops   Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur dedicated the first drone pilot school of the state established at ITI Shahpur of Kangra district on Saturday. On the occasion he said drones were a new dimension of modern era technology that could be easily controlled by any person … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Agri sector share in HP GSDP down to 9.6% in FY21 from 57.9% in FY51   Over the years, the economy of Himachal Pradesh has shown a shift from agriculture sector to industries and services as the percentage contribution of agriculture in total Gross State Domestic Product has declined from 57.9 per cent in 1950-51 to … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Government to take up land encroachment with Centre   The state government will take up the issue of encroachments on its land in the border areas with Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Haryana with the Union Home Ministry and the North Zonal Council. Revenue Minister Mahender Singh said this during the … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH HP’s first rain harvesting dam to be ready next month Himachal’s first ever multipurpose rain harvesting dam has been constructed by the Jal Shakti Department at Samoor khad near Samoor village in Una district with a total cost of Rs 16.38 crore. The project will store the rainwater in a massive reservoir collected from catchment area of … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal: Rise in MLALAD Fund   While presenting the Budget 2022-23 in Himachal Pradesh’s state assembly, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced that the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund would be increased from Rs 1.80 crore to Rs 2 crore. The MLALAD fund has been increased by Rs … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur presents Rs 51,365-crore budget   Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday presented an Rs 51,365-crore budget for the financial year 2022-23. In the election year, the chief minister has tried to woo every section of society by making some announcements for them. The budget for … Read more