Chief Minister’s Dialogue with Workers’ programme begins

21 July, 2026
· Chief Minister calls upon party workers to unite and strengthen the Congress ideology

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today launched the ‘Chief Minister’s Dialogue with Workers’ programme initially for the Pachhad assembly constituency in Sirmaur district and the Chopal assembly constituency in Shimla district. From his official residence, Oak Over, Shimla, the Chief Minister interacted with Congress workers from both constituencies, sought their feedback and discussed developmental works.

The party workers welcomed the Chief Minister’s initiative and said that Congress workers stand firmly with the Congress government. They held detailed discussions on development works in their respective constituencies and assured the government of their full cooperation.

The Chief Minister urged all the party workers to remain united and strengthen the Congress ideology while taking the state government’s policies and public welfare schemes to the people. He said that during the last three-and-a-half years, the state government has launched several welfare schemes to ensure the well-being of the people, and every eligible person should receive their benefits.

He stated that the Congress government inherited a deteriorated administrative system from the previous BJP government. Several measures have since been taken to improve the system. He said that significant reforms have been introduced in the health and education sectors. The number of postgraduate seats in medical colleges has been increased, which will further strengthen the healthcare sector in the coming years. In addition, Aadarsh Swasthya Sansthans have been established in every assembly constituency.

The Chief Minister said that over 150 government schools have been affiliated to CBSE by the state government. The move is aimed at providing quality education to the children living in rural areas and teachers in adequate ratio are being appointed in these schools. He added that to strengthen the rural economy, the government has increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) on milk procurement. Cow’s milk is being purchased at Rs. 61 per litre, while buffalo milk is being procured at Rs. 71 per litre. He also said that the government was promoting natural farming and was providing MSP for agricultural produce grown through natural farming.