Dehradun: A cabinet meeting was held in the secretariat under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The meeting held in the secretariat after about 2 months was very important in many ways. 25 proposals related to public interest were approved in the meeting. The meeting started at 6:25 pm and lasted for about 4 hours.
These 25 proposals were approved in the meeting-
Uttarakhand Kiwi Policy approved: At present, 381 metric tonnes of kiwi is being produced in an area of 682 hectares. In such a situation, under this policy, it is proposed to increase the area to 3500 and production to 33 thousand metric tonnes from 2025-26 to 2030-31. The standard in this scheme will be Rs 12 lakh per acre. Also, subsidy of 50 to 70 percent will be given by the state government. • Amendments were made in the Chief Minister’s Micro Food Enterprise Upgradation Scheme.
- Management plan after apple harvesting in the state got approval. Provision of subsidy has been made in it.
- Dragon Fruit Farming Scheme got approval. Under this scheme, subsidy of up to 80 percent will be available. A target has been set to cultivate dragon fruit on 282 acres of land in the next 5 years. Which will benefit about 450 farmers.
- Amendments were made in Uttarakhand State Millet Policy 2025-26.
Instructor will be appointed for the promotion of Sanskrit language
At the same time, in the cabinet meeting, one village will be declared as Sanskrit village in all the districts of the state. Where an instructor will be appointed for the next three years for the promotion of Sanskrit language. Who will be given a salary of 20 thousand rupees. Also, the employees of the Accounts Cadre working in all the departments will come under the Accounts and Entitlement Department. The Director of the Accounts and Entitlement Department will be the director of all the employees of the Accounts Cadre, the proposal was also passed.
- Apart from this, the Government of India has increased the amount of drinking water scheme for semi-urban areas funded by the World Bank. Which was approved by the Cabinet.
- The stamp duty for registration between the promoters developing residential colonies and the Resident Welfare Association has been fixed at Rs 10,000.
- The Uttarakhand State Science Education and Research Center will be adjusted in the Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Council.
- The cabinet agreed to make Shirolikala, Udham Singh Nagar a municipality.
- The structure of the Uttarakhand Housing and Development Council was amended.
- The Drug Controller in Food Safety and Drug Administration will be able to become Additional Commissioner FDA.
- A proposal came regarding the notification of flood filling zone from Shikharfall to Mothorowala Sangam on the banks of Rispana River in Dehradun. Which was approved by the Cabinet.
Sub Registrar declared for marriage and divorce in UCC
At the same time, the pay scale of the model assistant in the scientific cadre of the Irrigation Department was increased. Apart from this, the service manual of the irrigation department was amended. The Uttarakhand Private Security Agency Amendment Manual was amended. The prorogation of the fifth assembly was approved. The sub-registrars of the stamp and registration department were working only for the bill. But now they have been declared sub-registrars for marriage and divorce in UCC as well.
- If a government employee working in a clean profession dies or becomes disabled, his children will also be given scholarships.
- Children from class one to class 12 will get free notebooks. It will be implemented from this year.
- The structure of the Information Technology Department was amended.
- The tenure of the Mega Industrial Investment Policy was extended till June 2025.
- The adoption of the University Grants Commission Act 2018 in Uttarakhand Sanskrit University Haridwar was approved.
The financial power of the DM and Commissioner was increased
In the meeting, the financial power of the officers was increased for recovery and reconstruction in the disaster. The power of DM has been increased from 20 lakhs to 1 crore rupees. The power of Divisional Commissioner has been increased from 20 to 50 lakhs to 1 to 5 crore rupees. A new policy has been brought for the cadre secretary of PACS. An agreement was reached to give 11 hectares of land free of cost to the Airport Authority for the expansion of the proposed Greenfield Airport in Pantnagar of Udham Singh Nagar district.
