Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shanta Kumar today donated Rs 5 lakh from his MPLADS fund to help the inhabitants of Khajjan village in the district to construct a road on their own.
Impressed by the villagers' decision to construct the road without waiting for government help, 81-year-old Kumar, the BJP MPfrom Kangra, donated the sum from his MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) fund.
"If public takes the initiative at their own for developmental works, the government doesn't lack behind to cooperate,"Kumar said vide a written statement in Dharamshala today.
