Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a scheme of Rs. 516 crore for the slope stabilization work plan of the disaster affected area of Joshimath in Chamoli district and has approved the release of Rs. 40 crore as the first installment.
The Chief Minister has also approved the release of Rs. 200 crore through reappropriation in anticipation of the amount to be received as central share from the Government of India for the ongoing works under the centrally funded Jal Jeevan Mission program.
The Chief Minister has approved the approval of an amount of Rs. 40.49 crore for the construction of “Devbhoomi Silver Jubilee Park” at 52 places in the urban bodies of the state.
The Chief Minister has given approval for the release of Rs. 350 lakh to Uttarakhand Drinking Water Corporation and Rs. 150 lakh to Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan for programs like NABARD, State Sector, EAP, Ring Fencing etc. under self of project by Uttarakhand Drinking Water Corporation.
The Chief Minister has also approved the approval of a scheme of Rs. 11 crore for strengthening and protective work of Ramjhula bridge located at Muni Ki Reti in Narendra Nagar assembly constituency of Tehri Garhwal district under the state plan. Chief Minister approves increase in dearness allowance of employees receiving fifth and sixth pay scale
The Chief Minister has approved the increase in the existing rate of dearness allowance admissible to the employees of the State Government and State Autonomous Bodies/Undertakings, who are drawing their pay and allowances in the pay band/grade pay applicable as per the recommendations of the Fifth and Sixth Central Pay Commission, from 455 percent to 466 percent for the fifth pay scale and from 246 percent to 252 percent per month for the sixth pay scale respectively from January 01, 2025.
