As many as 1,056 public grievances were received during the Jan Manch programme organised in various assembly constituencies of 10 districts of Himachal on Sunday.

At the Jan Manch programme organised in PWD rest house Tihra in Dharampur assembly constituency of district Mandi, Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur said that Jan Manch has empowered poor and weaker sections of the society. This platform has become their voice and their grievances were solved at the spot, he said.

44 grievances and demands were received and most of them were settled on the spot and the remaining grievances were sent for disposal to the concerned departments.

The Minister said that construction of 30 bridges is under progress. A 50 bedded hospital at Tihra with an expenditure of Rs. 25 crore and civil hospital at Dharampur are being constructed.  Mini Secretariat buildings are also under construction at Tihra and Sandhol, he said.

Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj presided over the Jan Manch at Government Senior Secondary School Jhiralari in Barsar assembly constituency of Hamirpur district. During Jan Manch, 135 grievances and demands were received from 5 panchayats and one nagar panchayat, out of which most were disposed of on the spot.

In Rohru AC of Shimla district, the Jan Manch was presided over by Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar. As many as 111 grievances were received out of which most were disposed of on the spot.

In district Una, Jan Manch was organized at Gagret Assembly Constituency, which was presided over by Industries and Employment Minister Bikram Singh. 72 grievances were received and most of the cases were disposed of on the spot.