Shimla, Nov. 15 -- Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that in three years Himachal has moved toward becoming a self-reliant state.

"In three years, our two major policy changes have moved Himachal toward becoming a self-reliant state," said the CM after the inauguration of the "Children of the State Sports and Cultural Meet-2025" on The Ridge in Shimla.The event is organised jointly by the police and social justice and empowerment department, will continue till November 16 in which around 600 children from 29 Bal-Balika Sukh Aashraya ashrams from across the State are participating.

Talking of the reforms, Sukhu said, "We have shut the backdoor of corruption through which irregular appointments and malpractices...