CM Sukhu today inaugurated multiple development projects and distributed benefits under various flagship schemes during the Jan Sankalp Sammelan held in Mandi. He also dedicated the newly built Community Relief Centre at Rahkhot Thunag to the public.
During the event, the Chief Minister launched several digital initiatives, including the MyDeed Portal, the Naksha Scheme, the digitally signed and updated Jamabandi module, and the Bhunaksha 5.0 platform. He also unveiled the new logo of Gramin Bank and inaugurated the Basketball Girls’ Hostel at Rabindranath Tagore Government College, Sarkaghat.
As part of the welfare disbursements, he transferred ₹50.63 lakh directly into the bank accounts of 401 beneficiaries under the Rajiv Gandhi Prakritik Kheti Khushal Kisan Yojana. Special relief assistance of ₹51.12 crore was also provided to disaster-affected families across Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Lahaul-Spiti, Sirmaur, Solan, and Una districts.
Under the Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgar Start-up Scheme, the Chief Minister handed over symbolic keys of e-taxis to 25 beneficiaries and provided air tickets and visas to 21 youths selected for overseas employment. Assistance was also extended to beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Sukh-Ashray Yojana and Mukhyamantri Shagun Yojana.
Additionally, ₹10.38 lakh was distributed to 10 beneficiaries from Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, and Una under the Mukhyamantri Carp Matsyapalan Yojana. Beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Madhu Mandav Vikas Yojana in Mandi received ₹1.76 lakh, and support was also provided under the Himachal Pushp Kranti Yojana. Five individuals from Kinnaur were issued certificates granting ownership rights over their traditional forest land under the Forest Rights Act.
The Chief Minister also distributed e-₹ vouchers to meritorious students under the Srinivasa Ramanujan Students Digital Scheme, enabling them to purchase laptops, tablets, or smartphones of their choice. So far, 8,450 Class 10 and 12 toppers and 900 final-year undergraduate students have benefitted from the initiative.
CM Sukhu said that these steps reaffirm the state government’s commitment to expanding access to modern education and digital learning resources.
Nurturing Creativity – Keekli Charitable Trust, Shimla
