<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer affairs Food and Public Distribution and textiles, Piyush Goyal has appreciated the achievements of the Himachal Pradesh Government in becoming first State of the Country in providing cent-percent first dose of Covid-19 vaccination to the eligible population besides ensuring food safety to the targeted groups.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was addressing Sewa Aur Samarpan Abhiyan at Totu-Jutogh in Shimla  today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Union Minister said that the State Government has made tremendous progress in all spheres of development during the last fifty years after attaining the status of statehood. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said  the State had not only emerged as role model for hill States of the country but also shown path for others big States.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It may recalled that  the Sewa Aur Samarpan Abhiyan was being launched throughout the country to celebrate two decades of Prime Minister in public services. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The  birthday of Prime Minister on 17th September was celebrated as Sewa Divas throughout the country and various welfare activities were being organized to mark the occasion.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''Earlier, Chief Minister welcomed Union Minister Piyush Goyal at Peterhoff by presenting him bouquet, shawl and himachali cap. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister and Chief Minister also visited vaccination centre Totu and interacted with the doctors, paramedical staff and the people who came for vaccination.</span><br />''  <br />