ator ies , ▁da iry ▁far ms ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁work sh ops ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁various ▁cent res , ▁besides ▁an ▁Agricult ure ▁University ▁at ▁Pal amp ur . ▁ ▁Him ach al ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁states ▁in ▁India ▁which ▁was ▁rapidly ▁transformed ▁from ▁the ▁most ▁back ward ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁advanced ▁states . ▁At ▁present ▁Him ach al ▁ranks ▁fourth ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Union . ▁ ▁Him ach al ▁education ▁system ▁is ▁well ▁established , ▁its ▁agricult ure ▁is ▁enough ▁for ▁its ▁self - su ffic iency , ▁its ▁h ort icult ure ▁is ▁highly ▁impress ive ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁even ▁in ▁abroad , ▁its ▁road ▁connect ivity ▁system ▁has ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁areas ▁in ▁India , ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁for ▁its ▁industrial ▁development ▁are ▁well ▁laid ▁out , ▁its ▁rich ▁forest ▁resources ▁being ▁augment ed ▁and ▁above ▁all , ▁the ▁increasing ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁towards ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁its ▁hyd el ▁resources ▁are ▁the ▁signs ▁for ▁its ▁bright ▁future . ▁It ▁has ▁already ▁become ▁the ▁ideal ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁hill ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁cont ributes ▁nearly ▁about ▁ 4 5 % ▁to ▁the ▁net ▁state ▁domestic ▁product . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁income ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁employ ment ▁in ▁Him ach al . ▁About ▁ 9 3 % ▁of ▁the