The Himachal Pradesh government has accelerated tribal development with an investment of more than Rs 3,000 crore in the past two-and-a-half years in the state, government officials said on Sunday.

This intervention has directly benefitted more than 35,000 tribal families through improved infrastructure, enhanced access to education and healthcare, livelihood generation programmes and better social services, an official statement said.

New roads, bridges, residential schools, health facilities and community-based interventions are steadily transforming the socio-economic landscape in the state.

The Tribal Area Development Programme has been implemented on a strong financial footing with budgetary provisions of Rs 855 crore in 2022-23, Rs 857.14 crore in 2023-24, Rs 890.28 crore in 2024-

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