Besides, the state is all set to make a significant Growth in chopper Services with the introduction of the facility to several prominent hill areas.
The state will start chopper service from Dehradun to Haldwani, Gauchar, Pithoragarh and Chinalisaur. The chopper to Gauchar and Chinalisaur would fly from Sahastradhara.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhatt emphasised on the need for finding destinations of tourist interest and developing such locations across the state. He said that this is important for developing the economy of the state. Inner line areas where the tourists are considerably interested due to historical aspects should also be identified. He said that proposals should be sent to him for any assistance required from the ministry in this regard.
Expressing his views, Maharaaz stressed on the development or religious tourism along with various different circuits like Mahabharat, Ramayana and Vivekanand circuits. Both the ministers also spoke of developing the Kainchi Dham temple in Nainital district, stating that it has elicited global interest and been a popular destination for visitors. Bhatt and Maharaaz also spoke of developing border area tourism to raise the living standards of the local inhabitants. The ministers also agreed to pursue the matter of giving the status of Central IHM to the State IHM in Dehradun. Stress was laid upon the importance of swift development of road, rail and water transport in the state.
He also assured that centre would help the state in construction of ropeways and cable cars. Dhami thanked Gadkari for these announcements and said that historic work in the increasing connectivity has taken place in Uttarakhand in last your years.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the officers of department to expedite the process of making all the village Panchayats of Uttarakhand Open Defecation Free (ODF) plus. An ODF plus village is the one which has either solid or liquid Waste Management systems to sustain its ODF status.
He also directed that installation of solar lights in villages should be encouraged and computerisation of remaining Village Panchayats should be done. The CM gave these orders while undertaking a review meeting of the Rural development and Panchayati Raj departments at the State secretariat on Thursday. The meeting was held to review the progress of these departments in achieving targets under Empowered Uttarakhand @25 mission.
The CM said that the utilisation certificates (UC) and pending processes of the schemes funded in 90: 10 ratio by Union Government and State Government respectively should be completed and sent to the central government. He sought details of the centrally sponsored schemes that are pending from 2020 and before it.
The CM told the officers of the rural development department to ensure better Marketing of the local products and said that a system of online marketing should also be followed. Arrangements of maintaining supply of the products in demand should also be made.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the ‘kanwariyas’ (devotees of Shiva) coming to Uttarakhand for the forthcoming kanwar yatra will be motivated to plant a sapling each in the state.
The CM said the Plants can be named after the devotees and will be looked after by the . “The devotees collect water from the Ganga in Haridwar and offer it to Lord Shiva, who fulfills their wishes. Uttarakhand offers pure air and Environment to the country and the world,” the CM said at an event.
While discussing the first scheme Nanda Gaura Yojana (NGY), the district programme officers (DPOs) of all districts demanded a budget of about Rs 200 crore from the department to ensure its proper implementation across the State. Arya said the department will soon allocate the required amount to all the districts.
Moreover, the preparations of Mukhyamantri Mahalakshmi Kit Yojana (MMKY) were also reviewed in the meeting. Under this scheme, Women will be given kits worth Rs 3,500 each on the birth of the first two daughters which include items like dry fruits, clothing, soaps, bedsheets etc that can be used by new mothers and daughters.
The Minister said all the kits have reached the Anganwadi centres across the State and will be distributed among the eligible beneficiaries soon. She also disclosed that the CM will officially launch this scheme this week which is set to benefit at least 50,000 women in Uttarakhand.
Talking about Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY), the Minister said the district administrations have marked over 2,000 beneficiaries under this scheme but the WECD department has received only about 600 applications which have been thoroughly verified under the district magistrates.
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami handed over appointment letters to the successful candidates of the constable and firemen examination in a ceremony held at Police lines here on Tuesday. The CM personally handed over the letters of appointment to 55 candidates in the programme. The Uttarakhand police has recruited 1,425 constables and firemen in its ranks. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that a new recruitment drive will soon start to fill 1,550 vacant posts of constables in the police.
Congratulating the successful candidates, the CM said that constables are the primary unit of the police force which acts as the foundation of the department. He expressed confidence that the newly appointed constables would discharge their duties with dedication, hard work and honesty. Dhami said that the is committed to make Uttarakhand Police modern and smart as per the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Appreciating the police force, the CM said that it has created a special place for itself with friendliness, service and security. He said that the State is visited by pilgrims whose number is five times the Population of the State but the police personnel are discharging their duties with utmost alertness and dedication.
The CM said that the State government has enacted a stringent anti-copying law for ensuring a transparent process of recruitment. He said all the competitive examinations after imposition of new law have been conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The CM said that the stringent provision made in the law would prevent the copying mafia from affecting the sanctity of the examinations. To maintain the sanctity of the recruitment examinations,I resolved to undertake the strictest possiblemeasures. I was prepared to face any challenges and criticism in this endeavour, he said.
Reviewing the Irrigation department, Rawat directed officials to ensure that work on the CMs announcements should be completed on time without any complacency regarding the quality. He directed officials to expedite works in view of the summer and coming monsoon. Coordination should be established with the district magistrates and the cooperation of public representatives should be taken to expedite works, he said.
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that innovation is necessary in Education. He said that the objective of education is balanced development of every dimension and it is impossible without innovations. The CM was addressing a programme organised on the occasion of Praveshotsav ( enrollment festival) at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose residential school Bhaniyawala.
He said that apart from inculcating high ideals and virtues in an individual, education provides solutions for the problems of the Society. Dhami said that the is consistently working to promote girl education. He added that the government is committed to a bright future of the students. The CM opined that any society can become powerful and enrich only with the help of education. He said that the National Education Policy (NEP) -2020 would provide EMPLOYMENT oriented education to the students and now they would not have to prepare separately for the competitive examinations. It would also encourage research and innovations and it would go a long way in making India a developed nation. He said that Uttarakhand is the first State in the country which has implemented the NEP-2020.
Rawat suggested that GPS based mobile application technology should be used for marking attendance of the teachers in the schools. He added that the plans at state level should be made for the students not covered under the centrally sponsored projects. While reviewing the progress of the Atal Utkrishta Vidhyalayas (AUV), the CM said that proper monitoring of these schools should be done and it should be ensured that work