DW BUREAU / shimla Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today presided over the Pragatisheel Himachal: Sthapna ke 75 Varsh program at Balichowki in Seraj Vidhan Sabha area of Mandi district. The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various developmental projects worth crores of rupees for Balichowki area on the occasion. The Chief Minister inaugurated Rs. 4.94 crore Silk Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Center Balichowki and Rs. 87 lakh building of Government Senior Secondary School Ghaniyar. He laid the foundation stones of Rs. 1.51 crore reconstructions and remodeling work of Lift Water Supply scheme DPF Jufarkot and Rs. 98 lakh source augmentation of water supply scheme from Tirthan Khad for Thachadhar to Balichowki and other areas and inaugurated the Jal Shakti Division Balichowki. While addressing a massive public meeting on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that during the last 75 years, unprecedented development has been ensured in every field in the state and Himachal has emerged as a model for other states of the country. The state has made remarkable progress in many areas including health, education, roads, food grains production, fruit production, per capita income and hundred per cent electrification. Jai Ram Thakur said that development of every section and every area has been ensured in the state with the welfare schemes of the State government and the financial support of the Central government during the last four and a half years. Chief Minister announces upgradation of Community Health Center Balichowki to Civil Hospital, opening of Primary schools in scheduled caste Basti Gothla and Kandi, opening of Health Sub-Centre in Shalbad area, opening of BMO office at Balichowki and upgradation of Government Primary School Thatta to Government Middle school. (editor@dailyworld.in)