Dehradun: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah along with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 62 development schemes worth ₹ 1475.31 crore in the Uttarakhand Rajyotsav ceremony held at the Parade Ground in Dehradun. These include the laying of foundation stone of 44 schemes worth ₹1073.11 crore and inauguration of 18 schemes worth ₹402.20 crore. These projects relate to roads, electricity, drinking water, education, health, tourism, urban development and other infrastructure facilities.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Uttarakhand will be the first stop in the journey of building a developed India by the year 2047. He said that Uttarakhand Rajyotsav is an occasion of pride, accomplishment and determination. Late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee created the state of Uttarakhand and today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand is moving towards new heights of development.
GSDP of Uttarakhand increased by 50 percent
The Union Home Minister said that compared to the year 2022, Uttarakhand’s GSDP has increased by 50 percent and per capita income has increased by 40 percent. Out of the investment agreements worth ₹3.56 lakh crore signed at the Global Investors Summit, investment of more than Rs 1 lakh crore has been grounded. He appreciated the important decisions of the state government including Uniform Civil Code, strict anti-copying law and anti-conversion law. He said that 35 thousand youth have got government jobs in Uttarakhand. More than three lakh women have become Lakhpati Didi in the state.
Referring to various projects including Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Chardham All-Weather Road, Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rail Project, Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib Ropeway, Amit Shah said that the efforts of the Central and State Government have given a new impetus to development in Uttarakhand. He appreciated the development work being done under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Pushkar Singh Dhami welcomed the Home Minister
Welcoming the Union Home Minister, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the state government is continuously working to develop and prosper Uttarakhand. He said that the economy of the state is getting strengthened due to expansion of connectivity, tourism, industry, self-employment and basic facilities. Uttarakhand has secured first place in the Sustainable Development Goals Index of NITI Aayog. The Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to the Union Home Minister for conferring the prestigious ‘President’s Police Colour’ on the Uttarakhand Police.
At the ceremony, the Union Home Minister and the Chief Minister honored 15 eminent personalities with the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman Award-2026. Life Time Achievement Awards were presented to famous folk singer Shri Narendra Singh Negi and actor Shri Hemant Pandey. Six children who displayed indomitable courage were honored with the first Chief Minister State Child Bravery Award. Each child was given a prize money of ₹ 51 thousand.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister presented the traditional cap, shawl, Ganga water and the symbol of Samudra Manthan to the Union Home Minister. Former Chief Ministers, Union Minister of State Ajay Tamta, MPs, State Government Ministers, MLAs, public representatives, senior officials and a large number of people of the state were present in the ceremony.
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