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Himachal, Madhya Pradesh Mark Anniversaries as Sukhu Touts Reforms and Yadav Declares State Naxal-Free

State scorecards present a split picture, with Himachal pressing for overdue disaster aid as Madhya Pradesh highlights security gains and investment momentum.

Overview

  • Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu marked three years in Himachal Pradesh by citing 'vyavastha parivartan' reforms in education and health, while arguing the state received only ₹451 crore so far against far larger assessed monsoon losses and announced support.
  • He said the previous BJP regime left ₹75,000 crore in debt and ₹10,000 crore in employee liabilities, defended restoring the Old Pension Scheme, and blamed a ₹1,600 crore cut in borrowing limits for added fiscal strain.
  • Sukhu highlighted relief changes including raising housing assistance for disaster-hit families to ₹8 lakh, school mergers and English from Class 1, and new medical technologies such as robotic surgery at AIIMS Chamyana and Tanda Medical College.
  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, completing two years, declared the state 'Naxal‑free' after 42 Maoist surrenders and 10 neutralisations in recent weeks, and pointed to river-link projects like Ken–Betwa advancing with central support.
  • Yadav said investment proposals exceed ₹32 lakh crore with ₹8.57 lakh crore materialised, launched a three‑year governance roadmap with annual departmental reviews, and faced Congress criticism over rising debt and farmer distress.