A two-day state-level symposium of NGOs funding agencies and the government was inaugurated in Mashobra, today by the Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal. Mr Dhumal said Himachal had set an example in hill area development in the country. After Kerala, Himachal can be called the second fully literate state having achieved 70 per cent literacy rate. According to a UNICEF report, Himachal has fertile land and conducive atmosphere for development, working and functioning of the NGOs.