SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday announced to set up Rs 101 crore CM's Sukhashraya Sahayata Kosh for the destitutes in the state.
The CM said that all 40 Congress MLAs have agreed to contribute Rs one lakh each from their first salary for the fund and also requested the MLAs from BJP and other parties to contribute. He said that the collected fund would be spent on the higher education of destitute children so that they can fulfill their dreams of pursuing courses in engineering, medicine, management and other streams from the reputed institutions like IIT, IIM, AIIMS and NIT.
