SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, April 24 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated that the state government was committed to boost the rural economy by strengthening the agriculture and horticulture sectors. He said that an amount of Rs. 2,000 crore would be spent during the present financial year for this purpose.

He was presiding over a meeting with the senior officials of departments of Agriculture, Horticulture and other allied sectors, here today. He said that the state government was working to develop most favourable infrastructure for the processing and marketing of agricultural and horticultural produce. He said that i...