Shimla, Feb 21 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will be discharged on Tuesday from AIIMS in Delhi where he had been admitted for a routine check-up after pain in the chest, an official spokesperson said.

Thakur will be discharged a day before the budget session of the state assembly begins on February 23. The session will continue till March 15 and the budget will be presented on March 4.

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The chief minister's health parameters have been found as normal, the spokesperson said.

Thakur will reach Shimla on Tuesday through a helicopter at around 3.35 pm from Chandigarh, where he is likely to arrive in a fixed-wing aircraft of the Haryana government from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday afternoon, he said.

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Thakur was admitted to AIIMS on February 18 for a routine checkup on the advise of doctors, the spokesperson said.

Earlier on Friday, he had visited Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital here for a routine check-up, IGMC Senior Medical Superintendent Dr Janak Raj had said.

His report had been found to be normal during his examination, he added.

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