The Governor of Uttarakhand recently issued an ordinance to control unfair recruitment in the state. In accordance with the ordinance, the can impose fines of up to 10 crores of rupees against unfair practices in exams and in recruitment. Since 2016, there were multiple paper leaks in the state.
The ordinance is applicable to all the public examinations conducted by the and also to the autonomous bodies that come under the purview of the state government
If an examinee cheats during the exam, he shall be imprisoned for 3 years and fined a minimum of 5 lakh rupees