Shimla, Oct. 5 -- Himachak Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu today announced the establishment of a milk processing unit in the Arki Assembly constituency to benefit the area's livestock farmers.

He also promised to open a Block Development Office in Darlaghat, for which a preliminary study will be conducted. He said the state government is also working on a scheme for truck operators, under which a 40 percent subsidy will be provided for converting diesel trucks into e-trucks.

This scheme will benefit truck operators in Darlaghat and Barmana.

Addressing a public meeting in Darlaghat, the Chief Minister said that the state government has increased the milk procurement price by Rs. 21 in two years to directly benefit those inv...