Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Himachal Pradesh, assessing the damage caused by recent floods and landslides.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Gaggal Airport in Kangra district on September 9, where he was welcomed by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
The Himachal Pradesh government has placed a recently issued pay revision notification in abeyance, just two days after its promulgation. The move comes amid a growing wave of resentment among government employees who claimed the new rules would lead to a significant pay cut.
Following the directions of Himachal Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the notification to remove Rule 7A from the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2022, issued on Saturday, shall be held in abeyance.
Himachal Pradesh has been officially declared a fully literate state, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu making the announcement during a celebratory event attended by Education Minister Rohit Thakur, Education Secretary Rakesh Kanwar, and other dignitaries.
Himachal Pradesh was declared a fully literate state on International Literacy Day. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the achievement in Shimla, crediting reforms and efforts under the New India Literacy Programme. Himachal recorded 99.30% literacy, surpassing the national benchmark.
This was aimed at helping to tackle the calamity caused by the heavy rains this year in the state. He said that this support would go a long way in providing relief to those affected during this hour of distress. He also thanked all contributors who have generously come forward to support
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visited disaster-hit Sujanpur in Hamirpur, announcing Rs 7 lakh for house construction and Rs 70,000 for essentials. With local MLA support, each family will get Rs 8.7 lakh. He said safe forest land transfer will be raised with Centre.
Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jairam Thakur, slammed Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and alleged that the people affected by the devastating monsoon in the state have not received the compensation amount yet.
The Board management had already created field and technical posts under the rationalisation of the Generation Wing in February 2025, which further strengthened the security arrangements of the Larji project.