<span style="color: #222222;">Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said that the country is becoming self-reliant under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <br />''<br />''Anurag Thakur was addressing the public meeting at the event "75 years celebrations of Progressive Himachal Pradesh" organized at Badhera in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh today.<br />''</span><br />''He said today India has emerged as the fifth largest economy in the world. Anurag Thakur said that Himachal Pradesh has established new dimensions of development since its inception and the state has made maximum progress in education, health, road, electricity and other sectors.<br />''<br />''He said that the people of the state have made their mark across the world with their hard work and honesty.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Anurag Thakur said Himachal has achieved first place in achieving the target of Covid vaccination due to the collective efforts employees and officers of health, police and other departments under the leadership of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.</span><br />