SHIMLA, March 17 -- The beneficiary schemes announced by the Sukhu government in Himachal Pradesh have been put on hold. As soon as the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections came into force, the Election Office has stopped the implementation of all such schemes whose beneficiaries are currently applying for benefits under these schemes. These include the much-publicised Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh-Samman Nidhi Yojana of the Sukhu government. Chief Electoral Officer of Himachal Pradesh Manish Garg said in a press conference in Shimla on Saturday that after the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, applications for such schemes will no longer be possible because there are government campaign advertisements on these schemes....