Shimla, January 10
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today said the state government was giving thrust on development of tribal areas of the state so that they could be developed at par with the other areas of the state. He said this while presiding over the 47th meeting of Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) here today.
He said Rs 904 crore Plan and Rs 831 crore Non Plan allocations have been made under the Tribal Sub Plan during the current financial year. The Chief Minister said several policy decisions were taken by the Council since Single Line Administration was adopted to solve various issues of the tribal people. He said 9 per cent of the state budget has been earmarked for Tribal Sub Plan for development of the tribal areas.
Thakur said Rs 144.17 crore had been earmarked for construction of buildings, roads and bridges, Rs 169.37 crore for education sector, Rs 99.22 crore for health sector and Rs 59.54 crore for irrigation and water supply schemes in the tribal areas.
The Chief Minister said the government was ensuring that regular helicopter sorties were carried out to facilitate the people of the tribal areas. Last year 71 helicopter flights had been carried out in the tribal areas and 2,303 people benefited. He said the state government had taken up the matter of providing subsidy on helicopter services for tribal areas during the year 2018-19 with the Tribal Affairs Ministry and Rs 4 crore subsidy was received by the government. — TNS
Courtesy: Tribune News Service
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