International Women's Day: Himachal CM announces to increase award money from Rs 21,000 to Rs 1 lakh
Shimla, March 7: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday felicitated several women for their contribution in different fields and announced to increase the amount of the HP Mahila Vikas Protsahan Puraskar from Rs 21,000 to Rs 1 lakh and district-level awards from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000.
Ahead of International Women's Day, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu participated in a state-level function in Shimla and awarded three women with Mahila Vikas Protsahan Puraskar and eight others were awarded in different fields such as Utkrisht Award for Women.
Addressing the function, CM Sukhu said, "Women are the pillars of society". He announced to increase the amount of Himachal Pradesh Mahila Vikas Protsahan Puraskar from Rs 21,000 to Rs 1 lakh and district-level awards from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000.
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"We have started the Mukhayamantri Sukh Ashray fund and have also started to give them three-star facilities for travelling once a year to orphan girls and boys." CM Sukhu added.
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- ANI
