Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that during the last eight years, Himachal Pradesh has scaled new heights of development and the double-engine government changed all that. He said that today Himachal Pradesh is equipped with Central universities like IIT, IIM and IIIT. Shri Modi further added that AIIMS, Bilaspur being the apex of medical education in India will add to the glory of Bilaspur.
Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of around 31 km long project for four laning of the National Highway from Pinjore to Nalagarh on NH-105, worth over Rs. 1690 crore today. He dedicated to the nation, AIIMS, Bilaspur.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of the Medical Device Park at Nalagarh, which will be built at a cost of about Rs 350 crores. He further inaugurated the Government Hydro Engineering College at Bandla.
Remarking on the developments that have happened over the past years in Himachal Pradesh, the Prime Minister said that it is the vote of the people that are solely responsible for all the developments. He gave the credit to people’s confidence in the state and the centre that has propelled all the development work.
He said that for a very long time the thinking was that facilities like education, roads, industries, hospitals are meant for big cities only. As far as hilly areas were concerned, even the basic facilities reached there last.
This, the Prime Minister said, created a huge imbalance in the development of the country. He continued that people of Himachal Pradesh were forced to go to Chandigarh or Delhi for small issues.
He observed that it is a moment of pride for the people of Himachal Pradesh as it is one of the three states that have been selected for the Bulk Drugs Park. Himachal Pradesh is also one of the four states that have been selected for Medical Devices Park and the Nalagarh Medical Device Park is part of this. “This is the land of the brave and I am indebted to this land”, the Prime Minister said.
Highlighting the medical tourism aspect, he said that Himachal Pradesh has endless opportunities. He said that the air, the environment and the herb of the state can be a source of a plethora of benefits for the state.
