[6] He studied at the Mayo College in Ajmer, before heading to Delhi to engage in civil and judicial training that preceded him being invested with full ruling powers of Bilaspur, 9 January 1933.
Schools, health centres, and roads linking Suket and Mandi to Delhi were constructed during his reign.
In 1976, Chand moved to London, England, with his family after government-given privileges and allowances to princely states were abolished in 1971.
Chand was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1977 and would travel to Bilaspur and Shimla while the legislature was in session.
Anand Chand first married Umawati Devi (1916–1961), the daughter of Raja Rana Bhagat Singh of Jubbal, in May 1931.