CM Sukhu inaugurates ₹2.47 cr sub-tehsil office in Una's Kutlehar
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A new administrative building worth ₹2 crore 47 lakh is now open for citizens in Bihdu village, Kutlehar assembly constituency, Una district — a facility that promises to cut the bureaucratic distance between rural Himachal Pradesh residents and basic revenue services. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the newly constructed sub-tehsil office building virtually from Shimla on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
What a sub-tehsil office means for Bihdu residents
For residents of the Kutlehar constituency, the new sub-tehsil building addresses a practical, everyday need: access to revenue services — land records, mutation certificates, income and domicile certificates — without travelling long distances to a larger town. Sub-tehsil offices serve as the frontline of state administrative machinery in rural Himachal Pradesh, and a purpose-built structure replaces the cramped or rented premises that often hamper such services.
CM Sukhu, posting in Hindi, noted that the initiative had been realised through 'निरंतर प्रयासों' ('continuous efforts') of local MLA Vivek Sharma, crediting constituency-level advocacy as the driver of the project.
Senior officials join the virtual ceremony from Shimla
The inauguration drew a notable gathering at the Shimla end. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, State Planning Commission Vice-Chairman Bhawani Singh Pathania, and Advocate General Anoop Rattan were all present, signalling the political weight the ruling Congress government is placing on visible constituency-level delivery ahead of continued grassroots outreach.
Kutlehar's place in Himachal's rural infrastructure push
Kutlehar is one of the assembly segments in Una district in the lower hills of Himachal Pradesh, a region where improving citizen-facing administrative infrastructure has been a consistent demand across political cycles. Successive state governments have invested in sub-tehsil and tehsil building construction as a low-cost, high-visibility way to demonstrate administrative reach in rural constituencies. CM Sukhu reaffirmed this commitment, stating that his government remains 'सर्वांगीण विकास' ('all-round development') focused for Kutlehar.
At ₹2.47 crore, the project sits within the standard band for single-building district-level infrastructure in the hill state, where construction costs are elevated by terrain and logistics.
For the people of Bihdu, the doors are open — and the next test is whether the staffing and services inside match the quality of the building itself.