Shimla, Nov. 4 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that providing quality technical education to the students within the State was the focus of the present state government so as to equip them with market-relevant skills that enhance employability.

While reviewing the functioning of the Technical Education department on Tuesday, the Chief Minister expressed concern over the vacant buildings and said that seven buildings constructed at a cost of Rs 126.45 crore between 2018 and 2023 were lying vacant. He directed the department to formulate an action plan for the optimum utilisation of these buildings in the public interest.

He said that wastage of public funds in the name of mere construction was not accep...