Shimla, Nov 4 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh has entered into an agreement to sell electricity to Rajasthan at Rs 15.50 per unit, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday.
Addressing a public gathering at Banjaraadu Kala Manch in Churah Assembly Constituency in Himachal's Chamba district, he said the sale of power to Rajasthan would generate revenue of Rs 400 crore for the state over the next four months.
The government was firmly committed to making Himachal self-reliant by closing all avenues for corruption, an official statement quoted Sukhu as saying.
The state government had strongly taken up the matter with the central government to increase Himachal Pradesh's free power share in the 180 MW Baira-Siul Hydroelectric Project to 50 per cent, following the completion of 44 years of its operation, he added.
The chief minister announced that the four senior secondary schools at Himgiri, Thalli, Jajjakothi and Maroond in Churah Assembly Constituency of Chamba district would be affiliated with the CBSE.
He also announced that the state government would provide the required funds for the construction of roads in various panchayats of the constituency.
He said that 100 per cent electrification and access to safe drinking water had been ensured in all permanent and seasonal tribal settlements across the state.
