Parmar dedicated his entire life for people’s welfare: Sukhu

Tribune News Service

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Shimla, August 4
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired the state-level programme organised on the 118th birth anniversary of Yashwant Singh Parmar, the founder of Himachal Pradesh, at Vidhan Sabha today. “Parmar was a great personality who used to think ahead of his times. He dedicated his entire life for the welfare of Himachal and its people,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that it was because of the continuous and untiring efforts of Parmar that Himachal got its separate identity having a distinct culture, tradition and language. Sukhu said Parmar was a preserver and promoter of Himachal’s rich culture and environment, and always paid great respect and importance to the preservation of forest and wildlife. “It was Parmar who laid the roadmap for making Himachal a green state,” he said.
On the occasion, Sukhu said the government was working with a vision to ensure a bright future for the state, and was bringing quality changes in every sector, including education, hydro-electricity, tourism, health, agriculture, horticulture and food processing. etc. “As a result of better management of resources, the government has earned an additional revenue of Rs 2,200 crore in a year. The government was making sure that the benefits of its policies and programme reaches the last person standing in the queue,” stated the Chief Minister.
On the occasion, Sukhu released the book ‘Parmar: Himachal ke Shilpkar’ by Dr Anshuk Attri and Dr Rajender Attri, and another book in English ‘The crafting of Himachal Prades’ by Dr Anshuk Atri.