UTTARAKHAND

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the has prepared the new Sports policy- 2022 to promote sports and sportsmen. He said that more and more youngsters of the State are taking active part in the competitive sports due to which Uttarakhand is getting a new recognition.

He said that the traditional games such as Kabaddi, Kho- Kho, football and Malkhambh are becoming popular again. The CM said that efforts are being made to ensure that the work of cultural enrichment is also done through the sports. He said that his government has started Mukhyamantri Udaiman Khiladi Unnayan scheme on sports day this year under which the scholarships are being given to the sportspersons. Under the scheme a Scholarship of Rs 1,500 per month is being given to 3,900 ( 150 boys and 150 girls in each district) young players in the age group eight years to 14 years.

Dhami said that efforts are being made to make Raipur sports college a sports university of international standards. He said that the daily allowance of the inmates of the sports hostel has been increased from Rs 175 to Rs 225 per day. The CM said that provision for a sum of Rs 10 crore has been made in the budget for setting up open gyms in the villages. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken many initiatives to promote the sports in the country and Khelo India programme is one such initiative. He said that sports talent is being identified, assisted and being trained and India is emerging as a sports superpower. Dhami said that every possible effort is being made to make Uttarakhand a leading State by the year 2025 as per the wish of PM Modi.

On November 9, Uttarakhand Foundation Day is commemorated. The day is commemorated every year to commemorate the founding of India’s 27th state.

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Uttarakhand was formed in 2000 by combining some districts from Uttar Pradesh’s northwestern region with a section of the Himalayan Mountain range.

Uttaranchal was the previous name for this state. In 2007, it was renamed Uttarakhand.

The year 2021 marks the 21st anniversary of Uttarakhand’s foundation.

Uttarakhand is renowned as the “Land of Gods.” Glaciers, snow-capped mountain peaks, rivers, and lush forests are among its abundant https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources.

It also has the Char Dham of Uttarakhand, which consists of four of the most sacred and respected Hindu temples: Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri. Uttarakhand’s capital is Dehradun.

The Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) minister Rekha Arya transferred Rs three crore to the bank accounts of 5,000 newly marked beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY) for August and September. Arya said that the government is committed to taking care of such children who lost their parents or guardians to Covid or any other disease between March 1, 2020 to March 30, 2022. She said that protecting such childrens assets and legal rights are also the departments responsibilities under this scheme besides providing them monthly monetary assistance of Rs 3,000 till they turn 21 years old. She said that the WECD department in coordination with various departments has made important provisions for the beneficiaries in a coordinated manner like the facility of Atal Ayushman card by the Health department for providing free medical treatment along with the reservation and free Education provided by the technical education department for studies in technical educational institutions of the State.

Similarly, the department concerned has also made a provision of five per cent Horizontal Reservation Rules, 2021 for orphan children in government Services.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi always remain concerned about the poor and 80 crore people were provided free ration during the pandemic period by him. He said that under PMGKY, five kg food grain (wheat/ rice) and one kg pulse was given to the Antyodaya and primary families for eight months from April to November in 2020. Dhami said that under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Yojana, five kg rice and one kg chick pea was given to the migrants. He added that under One Nation One Ration card scheme, ration card portability is being implemented from August this year. Dhami said that under the state food scheme, the Uttarakhand government provided subsidised ration to 10 lakh families for three months each in the year 2020 and 2021.

The Cabinet Minister Banshidhar Bhagat said that the objective of Annotsav programme is to provide food and respect to every beneficiary. He said that free ration kits would be distributed from all fair price shops of the state.

The CM also announced that electric surcharge would be waived off for a period of two years for setting up the charging stations for the electric vehicles.

However this benefit would be given to the first 250 charging stations only and for it they should have approval of the local urban body.

The State transport secretary Ranjit Sinha informed that the department has decided to provide the financial help of Rs 2,000 each to 1,03,235 registered public transport operators, Conductors and cleaners across the State.

The operators of all the public transport, including maxi cabs, electric rickshaws, Vikrams, autorickshaws and buses, will receive this financial aid for the next six months except the buses of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC).

The department will transfer this to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through regional transport officers and district magistrates, stated Sinha. He said a total of Rs 12,388.20 lakh will be spent on this financial aid through the funds of the CM relief fund.

“The recent visit of Odia actor Sabyasachi Mishra and his wife Archita at the temple created a buzz. Many people have started coming to the temple in the last few days. We plan to make good use of this new-found recognition of the temple and develop it as a major centre of religious tourism on a national level,” said Uttarkashi district tourism development officerJaspal Chauhan.

Uttarakhandssex ratioat birth is currently among the worst in the country, as per the goals (SDG) indicators released byNiti Aayoga few days ago. The states performance has been steadily declining every year as far as the sex rtatio at birth is concerned. The thirdNational Family Health Survey(NFHS) done in 2005-6 revealed Uttarakhands sex ratio at birth was of 912 female births per 1,000 male births, which was below the then national Average of 914. After a decade, in 2015-16, the sex ratio at birth inUttarakhanddropped to 888, as per the NHFS -4. In 2018, the ratio dipped to 850 and thereafter to 841 the next year, according to SDG surveys in those years. This year, the ratio stands at 840, making Uttarakhand the state with the worst sex ratio at birth.

Meanwhile, several states which previously had highly skewed sex ratios at birth have shown improvements. Punjab and Haryana, where the sex ratio at birth was 734 and 762 respectively in 2005-6, increased to 860 and 836 by 2015-16. In 2021, the situation in Punjab has improved, its sex ratio at birth is now 890. Haryanas has dipped to 843.

According to the district-level break-up of the data as per the NHFS-4 in 2015-16, Pauri Garhwal had the worst sex ratio at birth then, at 705. Pithoragarh was the second worst, at 758 sex ratio at birth. The state capitalDehradundid not perform too well either, as the figure was 832. Almora topped the list, with 986 female births per 1,000 male births.

Uttarakhandauthorities — as part of the ongoing anti-encroachment drive on government land under the directions of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami — have identified a total 3,793 encroachments across the state, of which it has succeeded in getting 1,288 vacated.

The information was revealed in the data shared by one of the senior officials of the state Home department. It includes figures related to the action taken against encroachers since the start of the drive on April 29 to May 7.
According to the data, before the drive was started under the state home department, only 2,608 encroachments were identified by the authorities which rose to 3,793 after the drive. Of the total encroachments, 1,288 were removed, with 2,505 remaining.

Reaching the Covid centre at the district hospital in Gopeshwar, the CM directed that installation of the Oxygen plant here be completed in the next two days. He also inspected the vaccination of people in the 18-44 years age group at the government PG college.

Rawat said that vaccination is the top priority of the government which is working to ensure that no individual is left without being vaccinated against Covid. He said that work is alo being undertaken to import Vaccines from abroad, adding that all will be vaccinated in Uttarakhand soon. The CM said that adequate oxygen beds, ventilators, PPE kits and other Resources are available in the state. Further, 500-bed Covid hospitals are being set up at Rishikesh and Haldwani with the assistance of DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He also appealed to the people to wear masks in public, wash hands frequently and observe all the Covid guidelines properly.