Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur provided 53 solar lights under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes sub-plan for different villages of Bashing in Manali today.
He said thegovernment was committed towards the welfare of people belonging to the SCs and the STs and various schemes had been launched for their uplift.
The minister said through this alternative arrangement of lighting, the dependence of the residents on electricity would reduce and rural areas would lit up. He added that this would provide lighting in rural areas round the clock and people would also save money.
