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Dehradun, October 13 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday announced a two-day special assembly session to celebrate 25 years of the creation of the hill state.
“This is our silver jubilee year. In the last 25 years, our state has progressed through many ups and downs. It has been a long journey of development since its formation. A two-day special session has been decided in the Assembly to discuss it and the dates will be announced soon,” he said.
Uttarakhand was formed as the 27th state of India on 9 November 2000 by separating from Northern Uttar Pradesh. Initially its name was Uttaranchal, in 2007 its name was officially changed to Uttarakhand.
The decision to create the new hill state was taken after decades of sustained activism and protests by the hill people, who felt neglected by the government in Lucknow and demanded a separate state to preserve their distinct cultural identity and address the specific developmental challenges related to the hilly terrain.
Earlier, CM Dhami reiterated the BJP-led state government’s focus on youth and employment generation. “The youth and students of our state have always been our top priority. In the last four years, our government has transparently provided more than 25,000 jobs.”
Speaking to media persons, he said, “Our youth have secured employment and achieved success in various examinations. Recently, a complaint was received regarding an examination centre, and a committee was formed to investigate. Based on the committee’s report, action was taken and the examination was cancelled.”
Assuring zero tolerance towards attempts to rig recruitment examinations, he said, “Our endeavor will be to re-conduct this examination in a completely transparent manner, with no scope for loopholes. We will monitor the process closely.”
Earlier, speaking at an event, he also highlighted the steps taken to improve health services.
He said, “Our government is continuously working with the resolve to provide better health facilities to the people of the state. In this direction, 207 types of pathological tests have now been made completely free in the government hospitals of the state. It is our endeavor that every citizen gets timely and accurate tests and quality treatment, so that no person is deprived of treatment due to financial reasons.”
Addressing an event at Pauri Gadwal, Srinagar, to mark the International Year of Co-operation (IYC)-2025, the Chief Minister highlighted that under the BJP government there has been a three-fold increase in customers of co-operative banks, and the total money deposited in these institutions has increased to Rs 16,000 crore.
He also highlighted that the government has increased the MSP of locally grown millet, Mandwa grains from Rs 42.90 per kg to Rs 48.86 per kg for the benefit of farmer cooperatives.
–IANS
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