Uttarakhand Government to hold panchayats to encourage reverse migration
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to intensify efforts to curb large-scale migration from the hills, calling it one of the state’s major challenges.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to intensify efforts to curb large-scale migration from the hills, calling it one of the state’s major challenges.
Home Secretary Shailesh Bagoli on Friday ordered district magistrates and Superintendents of Police across the state to increase vigilance in their respective areas with special focus on international borders.
In a significant step on Wednesday, the Dhami cabinet gave its in-principle approval to the implementation of special scheme "Devbhoomi Parivar Yojana" (Devbhoomi Family Scheme) for the identification of families residing in the state of Uttarakhand.
It will also develop the Kedar Valley religious circuit on the line of Manaskhand circuit of Kumaon region.
A directive to this effect was issued by the state Culture Department on Wednesday with instruction to upload photographs of the functions and mail information to the Central government.
The Chief Minister added, “An authority will be constituted under the Act for granting recognition to minority educational institutions. The Governor’s approval has paved the way for this legislation, which will make the state’s education system more transparent, accountable, and qualitative.”
However, the date of restoration of heli sorties is yet to be finalized as the weather condition in high hills is still not conducive.
Under the agreement, which was signed in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister Ajay Tamta on Tuesday, NHLML will hold a 51 percent equity stake, while the state will contribute 49 percent of the project cost
Top BJP leadership has given a free hand to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to induct new faces or remove from his existing ones.
The Uttarakhand government will hand over its 550 hillside schools to the industries for revival of their infrastructures and other learning facilities for children in remote areas.
