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Himachal Pradesh Launches Multi-Sector Reforms Funded by Rs. 3,000 Crore in Anti-Corruption Savings

Recovered anti-corruption savings are financing the launch of a CBSE science stream, new degree courses, a rural procurement centre, phased medical college upgrades.

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder SIngh Sukhu (File)
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Overview

  • Rs. 3,000 crore reclaimed through anti-corruption measures has been earmarked for education, healthcare and rural development projects.
  • Government Senior Secondary School in Dhaneta will become co-educational under a new CBSE curriculum with a science stream and Dhaneta Degree College will introduce B.Ed. and BCA courses.
  • A new agricultural procurement centre in Nadaun will secure minimum support prices for milk, raw turmeric, naturally grown maize and wheat to bolster farmer incomes.
  • Phase one of medical college upgrades is underway at Tanda, IGMC Shimla and Chamiyana, with renovations planned next at Ner Chowk, Hamirpur, Chamba and Nahan.
  • Memorial gates honoring martyrs Arvind Singh and Subedar Kuldeep Chand will be constructed in their native villages.