Himachal appoints MLA Dhawala as deputy chairman of State Planning Board

The Himachal Pradesh government Friday appointed MLA Ramesh Chand Dhawala as deputy chairman of the State Planning Board, an official statement said.

Dhawala, who is the MLA from Jawalamukhi constituency in Kangra district of the state, would get the status of a cabinet minister, it said.

The government also appointed Baldev Bhandari as chairman of the State Agricultural Marketing Board, it said.