Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today released ALMA magazine for Himachal Pradesh. He said that this magazine had been inspired by the vision and values of former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi and special emphasis was being given to IT Education and computer literacy to the youth of the country.Shri Virbhadra Singh hoped that quarterly magazine ALMA and their other monthly publication ALMA Times tabloid newspaper would help in disseminating State’s Government welfare oriented schemes such as Skill Development Allowance amongst the masses especially the youth.
North India Head, ALMA, Shri Ravi Kant Sharma apprised the Chief Minister that they were running 1300 ALMA computer education centres in the country and 50 of them were in Himachal Pradesh. He said that since last 13 years ALMA computer education centre were conducting various job oriented courses in rural and urban areas of the country.
North India Coordinator National Congress Brigade Shri Rakesh Negi was also present on the occasion.