Sh. Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh recently inaugurated the Video Conferencing facility that has been setup by NIC in all the district headquarters of the state. The inauguration function was attended by a number of Cabinet Ministers and officials of the State Government including the Chief Secretary. Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications and IT, also participated in the function through VC and assured the Chief Minister to provide all possible help for development of ICT in the state. The project implemented at a cost of over Rs. 3 crores includes the installation of VC studios in 10 districts and four tribal sub-divisions of Bharmour, Pangi, Pooh and Kaza. With this installation, Himachal Pradesh has become one of the few states in which all districts are interconnected through DAMA Video Conferencing Network.