UTTARAKHAND

TheUttarakhandEducation department has decided to allow government schools to call primary students along with secondary students on Saturdays to make up for the time lost in the current academic year. The decision has been taken in view of the “stable Covid-19 situation” in the hill state.

The education department, meanwhile, has released its annual holiday calendar for the next academic year. The state-run schools will operate for 244 days in winter prone areas while those located in summer prone areas like the plains, will operate for 243 days.
Though, the calendar for 2022 shows that schools will remain closed on Saturday. The principals will have the right to declare upto three holidays in the year for their respective schools. But, they will need to provide prior information to the concerned block education officer.

These three leaves will be counted as “discretionary leaves”. The same right for discretionary leaves have been given to all district magistrates.

Finally, Uttarakhand was formed on the 9th November 2000 as the 27th State of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. It was earlier known as Uttaranchal, however, in 2007, it was renamed Uttarakhand. This year, it will be 22nd Uttarakhand Foundation Day.

Located at the foothills of the Himalayan mountain ranges, it is largely a hilly State, having international boundaries with China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east.

It is rich in https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources especially water and forests with many Glaciers, rivers, dense forests and snow-clad mountain peaks. Char-dhams, the four most sacred and revered Hindu temples of Badrinath,Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are nestled in the mighty Mountains. Its truly Gods Land (Dev Bhoomi).

10 facts about the state

The natives of the state are generally calledUttarakhandi, or more specifically eitherGarhwalior Kumaoni by their region of origin. According to the 2011 Census Of India, Uttarakhand has a Population of 10,086,292, making it the 20th most populous state in India. The majority of the population speak Indo-Aryan languages and other languages, like Gharwali, Kumauni, Punjabi, Nepali whereas the Official Language is Hindi.

Uttarakhand is Home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites i.e Valley of Flowers and Nanda Devi National Park. . Both are encircled by the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. These dreamlands shelter rare and endangered species of Flora and Fauna.

Population density wise Uttarakhand has the highest number of soldiers in the Indian army than any other Indian state. Not only this, Uttarakhand has produced the most number of Army officers in this country since the last 10 years and keeps the position under top 3 every year. As a small Himalayan state, the contribution of Uttarakhand in the Indian army is just mind blowing.
Two of Indias most revered rivers, Ganga and Yamuna, originate from Uttarakhand. While River Ganga originates from Gangotri, Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the Himalayas.

Politics in Uttarakhand is dominated by the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Since the formation of the state these two parties have ruled the state in turns. As of today,PushkarSinghDhamiof the BJP is the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Leader of the House in the 5th Vidhan Sabha.

The Uttarakhand state is the second fastest growing state in India. Its gross state domestic product (GSDP) (at constant prices) more than doubled from 24,786 crore in FY2005 to 60,898 crore in FY2012. The real GSDP grew at 13.7% (CAGR) during the FY2005FY2012 period. Per capita income in Uttarakhand is 1,03,000 (FY 2013) which is higher than the national Average of 74,920 (FY2013).

Uttarakhand has many tourist places such as Mussoorie which is also known as Queen of Hills and Auli, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Nainital, Almora, Dhanaulti, Rudraprayag, and many more. These places attract thousands of tourists not only from India but from all over the world.

Indias top two mountaineering institutes are in Uttarakhand. The Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi was set up in 1965 and is one of the most famous institutes in the country. The other one is Pandit Nain Singh Surveyor Mountaineering Training Institute in Munsiyari, Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

Rishikesh in Uttarakhand is the Yoga Capital of the world. There are several famous Yoga and meditation institutes here, which usually remains crowded with followers and yoga practitioners from across the globe.
Tehri Dam, at 260.5 m above sea level, on River Bhagirathi in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand is the highest dam in India. This is also among the 10 highest Dams in the world.

Emphasising that community radios are important for nation-building, preservation of language, culture and heritage, Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) inaugurated the countrys first Gorkhali community radio station at Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha in Garhi Cantt area of Dehradun.

Those behind the initiative say the idea is to preserve and promote the culture of the Gorkha community.

India has around 1.5 crore Gorkhas, of which nearly 15 lakh are based in Uttarakhand.

Inaugurating the event on Tuesday Dhami said the export from Uttarakhand has nearly doubled in the past five years. Uttarakhands exports were valued at Rs 10,836 crore in 2017-18 which have increased in value to Rs 15,914 crore in 2020-21.

The automobile and pharmaceutical units are emerging as the biggest exporters in the state. Apart from these, floriculture, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Food Processing, organic produce, aromatic-medicinal Plants, Biotechnology and handicrafts are also being exported from the state, said Dhami.

Minister Ganesh Joshi said Uttarakhand is emerging as an industrial destination for industrialists around the world. He also spoke about the various measures and plans of the State Government aimed at boosting industrial development in Uttarakhand.

Pithoragarh-based boxer Nivedita Karki claimed the gold medal at the Fourth Youth National Boxing Championship in Sonipat on Friday after stunning youth world champion Gitika in the finals by 3-2.

The 17-year-old boxer clinched the top spot in the womens 48kg category. Her win has shocked several observers as her opponent Gitika had won a gold medal in the 48 kg category at the Youth World Boxing Championship, held in Poland in April 2021.

Karki first shot to fame after she won a gold medal for the country at the Golden Girl Box Cup held in Sweden in February 2020.

Various government departments, academic institutions, medical colleges, Police, paramilitary staff, and District Administration inUttarakhandcame together to celebrateInternational Dayon Wednesday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in ayoga session at Jageshwar DhaminAlmora, where he announced plans to develop the location as “a centre for holistic well-being”.

Yoga encompasses mental, physical, spiritual, religious, and cultural awareness.

He further mentioned the initiation of the Manas Mandir Mala Mission, a project aimed at developing major temples in the Kumaon region, starting with Jageshwar dham. Meanwhile, Swami Rama Himalayan University celebrated InternationalYoga Daywith the theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ meaning ‘the world is one family.

Agrawal was apprised of various activities and progrmmes executed by the ENVIS-FRI. He saw various ENVIS publications and appreciated the outreach awareness programmes of the centre on various occasions involving school, college and university students.

He also appreciated the implementation of Green Skill development Programme of MoEF&CC wherein 32 GSDP training programmes were organised during financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 by ICFRE Institutes benefiting 596 participants. He informed that the government has a target of imparting training to seven lakh participants for EMPLOYMENT generation by the end of this financial year. He stressed over the need to increase participation of secondary level students significantly to achieve the objective of this government scheme.

In a major push to the sector, theUttarakhand cabineton Tuesday approved 17,648polyhousesin the Himalayan state.

Eying the Delhi market, these polyhouses would be used to grow vegetables, flowers and fruits. While a farmer would contribute 20% of the fund required, the remaining 80% would be provided by the State Government.

In a major decision to prevent traffic snarls and unplanned constructions at key locations in the hills, the government has decided that anyone constructing a structure within a distance of 50 metre of state highways, national highways and key tourist locations in hill areas will have to take permission from the development authorities. Similarly, in the plains, the distance would be 100 metre from such locations.

The institute was once inaugurated on Friday through Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. ITBPs Mountaineering and Skiing Institute at Auli will independently run this institution, which will impart coaching in aero, water and land-related sports and journey activities.

Training in kayaking, rowing, canoeing, water skiing, para-gliding, para-sailing, scuba diving, paddle boating, pace boating, kite surfing, jet skiing, etc, will additionally be provided at this institute. Apart from this, water rescue and life-saving publications will be carried out here. It has been centered to train at least 200 early life in water sports activities at this group each year.

ITBP was founded on 24 October 1962. The headquarters of ITBP is in New Delhi, India. The Director-General of ITBP is S S Deswal.

The State cabinet in its meeting held gave its approval to the new excise policy-2023-24. In an attempt to curtail the sale of illicit liquor and smuggling from other States the policy envisages bringing parity in prices of the liquor bottles of regular brands. There would not be a difference exceeding Rs 20 per bottle between the prices of liquor of regular brand in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The excise department has also decided to carry forward the licences of existing liquor shops for the year 2023-24 as well. The existing license holders would have to submit an additional surcharge of 15 per cent on last year’s rates to renew their licenses. The licences of the shops which are not renewed would be allotted on the basis of a lottery. The has set up a target of Rs 4,000 crore for the excise department. In another decision the government has decided to levy a cess of Rs three on sale of every bottle of liquor in the state. A sum of Rs one each has been levied for Sports, Women welfare and conservation of bovine species.

In another decision the cabinet decided to extend existing fitness charges for the vehicles engaged in mining for one more year. The cabinet also gave its nod to the proposal that has a provision of self attestation to the applicant for construction of single story houses.