"Rs 100 crores to be spent under Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojna": CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 28 (ANI): In a review meeting with the Administrative Secretaries today, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the incorporation of technology in the day-to-day functioning of the government departments to bring transparency and promptness to facilitate the common man.
He asked the revenue department to expedite the disposal of the long pending revenue and said that the 'Revenue Lok Adalats' would be organized at the tehsil headquarters level on 1st and 2nd December 2023 to decide the long pending mutation and partition cases on priority.
"A sum of Rs. 100 crores would be allocated under Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojna. Apart from this, Rs. 20 crores would be provided to Public Works Departments to repair and maintain the roads affected due to the recent disaster," CM Sukhu said.
CM Sukhu also directed to maintain transparency in dealing with these revenue cases and forward the complete list of the disposed cases with names, addresses and contact numbers to the Chief Minister's Office.
He said "The entry would be made in the Annual Confidential Reports of Revenue Officers and progress would be considered during the promotion of the concerned officers. The ACRs of Revenue Officers will be made online from next year."
The Chief Minister said that 'Mutation Adalats' were organized on the 30th and 31st of October, in which more than 31000 mutation cases were settled.
"Tourism is the key sector for revenue generation and the State Government is enhancing the tourism infrastructure in the State so as to attract more tourists," he added. He
CM Sukhu also directed to complete the Detailed Project Reports by 15th December 2023 for establishing heliports at Rakkar and Palampur in Kangra district and Sultanpur in Chamba district. A modern heliport would also be established near Shimla city as well. Furthermore, the State Government is also mulling to promote tea tourism.
He said "As of now, 90 applications have been received for e-taxi. Charging infrastructure was being developed in a phased manner and necessary instructions were issued to expedite the construction of proposed e-charging stations."
"Under Rs. 680 crores, Rajiv Gandhi Swarojgar Start-up Yojna, the local youth would be provided subsidy for making them self-reliant and to open up new avenues of self-employment for them," he reiterated.
An integrated project of agriculture and fisheries departments will be launched in the State under Startup Yojna shortly which will go a long way in providing self-employment avenues to people in the State in this sector, said Sh. Sukhu.
Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretary Revenue Onkar Chand Sharma, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bharat Khera and other Administrative Secretaries attended the meeting. (ANI)