By IANS
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh will soon have a central university, an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and a broad-gauge railway track, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced here Tuesday.
The proposed central university and IIT will be funded fully by the centre, the finance minister said.
“The Bilaspur-Bhanupali broad-gauge railway track will be built in a time-bound manner with the centre pitching in 75 percent of the cost,” he said.
Chidambaram, who was here to launch the “Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana” (common man’s insurance scheme), said he was making these announcements on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to go to polls in less than six months.