Shimla, Sep 5 (Reporter) Expressing a resolve to improve the health services, the Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday admitted in the Assembly that the state’s health sector is facing a major challenge as reflected in the drop in its national ranking. “We went down in the health sector to the 21st rank which is worse than the education sector in which the state slipped to the 18th position,” Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated. He said that the health system is not proper in the state and the government is trying to deploy additional paramedics and nurses at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda. My government would ensure that we have a world class ratio of doctors and experts in all the medical colleges, he said. In response to another question, the government said that it would persuade state-based industries to use at least two per cent of their profit on Corporate Social Responsibility projects in the state. Industry Minister Harash Vardhan said in the Assembly that around 100 industries based in the state were spending their entire CSR money outside Himachal Pradesh but the government would persuade them to spend it on conserving the state’s environment. Replying to a query by the Vinod Sultanpuri (Congress), Chauhan said that the government has no control on the spending of CSR money by industries. “We can only use persuasion,” he said. These industries have a net worth of Rs 500 crore, turnover of Rs 100 crore and a profit of Rs 5 crore per annum, he said. Sukh Ram Chaudhary (BJP) stated that the industries were polluting rivers in the state so they should spend their CSR funds to protect the state’s environment. Earlier, while raising a separate question in the Assembly, Randhir Sharma sought details of the number of public dealing offices and institutions opened in the state by the Congress government. Chief Minister Sukhu said that such institutions are opened after assessing need in each Assembly. “I cannot elaborate on the query much since the government is collecting the complete information. At Dehra need-based SP, DM and Electricity office were opened. We have also opened institutions in Kangra,” he said. In response to another query in the Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri denied the Opposition’s allegation and reiterated that the government has not pledged any temple treasure. He said there was no truth in the allegation of Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur which seemed to have been made to create a sensation...////...