To provide quality education to students in schools near residence of student, the state government has reopened all 149 schools which were de-notified by the previous BJP government, he said in a function at Bharmaur tribal area.
Singh laid the foundation stone of a Police station and car parking at Bharmaur.
Sources linked Singh's visit to the area with the Mandi Lok Sabha by-poll, for which the Election Commission may soon announce the date.
The Mandi Lok Sabha seat was vacated by Virbhadra Singh, following his election to Himachal assembly in December 2012.