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MostpeopleinHimachalPradeshdependfortheirlivelihoodonagriculture,pastoralism,transhumance(seasonalherding)horticulture,andforestry.However,thegovernmentofHimachalPradeshhasencouragedthedevelopmentanddispersalofmanufacturing,withdifferenttownsmostlyinthesouthernpartofthestateoftenspecializinginthemanufactureofparticulargoods.ThetownofNahan,forinstance,isknownforitsproductionofagriculturalimplements,turpentine,andresin,whiletelevisionsets,fertilizer,beer,andliquorhavebeenamongthemajormanufacturesofSolan.Meanwhile,Rajbanisidentifiedwithcementproduction,andParwanooisrecognizedforitsprocessedfruits,tractorparts,andelectronics.Shimlaisalsoknownforitsmanufactureofelectricalgoods,whilepaperandhardboardproductsgenerallyhavecomefromBaddiandBarotiwala.Alongsidethegrowthofheavierindustry,thousandsofartisanbasedsmallscalemanufacturingunitshaveremainedinoperationacrossthestate.Thestatehasimplementedaseriesofdevelopmentplansbasedontheutilizationofitsabundanthydropowerpotentialandmineralandforestresources.HimachalPradeshproducesasignificantportionofIndia’shydroelectricpower.ExistinghydropowerplantsincludeastationontheUlhRiveratJogindarnagar,themassiveBhakraDamontheSutlejRiver,thePongDamontheBeasRiver,andtheGiriDamontheGiriRiver.HimachalPradeshalsohasembarkedonjointventurehydropowerprojectswiththecentralgovernment,suchasthelargeNathpaJhakriprojectinShimladistrict.TocombataserioussoilerosionproblemintheSiwaliksandtoprotectthefragileHimalayanecosystem,thestatehaslaunchedareforestationprogram.Italsohasinstitutedstricterenforcementofenvironmentallaws.ThebasicgovernmentalstructureofHimachalPradesh,likethatofmostotherIndianstates,isdeterminedbythenationalconstitutionof1950.Thestategovernmentisledbyagovernor,appointedbythepresidentofIndia.TheCouncilofMinisters,headedbyachiefministerandresponsibletothedirectlyelectedLegislativeAssembly(VidhanSabha),assistsandadvisesthegovernor.Thestateisdividedintoanumberofdistricts,eachofwhichisheadedbyadeputycommissioner.Thedistricts,inturn,compriseseveralsubdivisions,whichembraceseveralmorelevelsoflocaladministration.Thesmallest(andmostnumerous)administrativeunitisthevillage.Sincethelate20thcentury,HimachalPradeshhasmadegreateffortstoexpandeducation.Consequently,therehasbeenaremarkableriseinthenumberofprimary,secondary,andpostsecondaryinstitutionsandacorrespondingincreaseinenrollmentatalllevels
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