Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is going to become the longest-serving Chief Minister of BJP in Uttarakhand today. He will complete four consecutive years in the CM’s chair. These are four years of his two tenures, in which he made a special identity across the country by implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state and made a lot of headlines.
Four years ago in July, Pushkar Singh Dhami was handed over the reins of the state. Then only six-seven months were left for the assembly elections. The responsibility of making BJP win the elections was on the shoulders of the new young face. There was a myth of the ruling party not being able to make a comeback. But Dhami broke the myth. BJP created history by winning the elections.
The BJP high command also wrote a new chapter by handing over the command to Dhami. Since then, Dhami has proved to be the most trusted face of BJP in Uttarakhand for the central leadership. Whether it was about implementing UCC or laws like anti-copying, anti-conversion, Dhami did not delay in implementing them.
Dhami’s behavior always showed gentleness and strictness in action. PM Modi came to Uttarakhand several times to recognize his work. Patted his back and gave a clear message that he should keep working at the same pace without any worry. Meanwhile, whether it was the breath-taking Silkyara tunnel episode or the thrilling National Games, Dhami passed the test of his abilities with full marks.
Chief Ministers in BJP governments and their tenure
- Nityanand Swami 9.11.2000 to 29.10.2001
- Bhagat Singh Koshyari 30.10.2001-01.03.2002
- Major General BC Khanduri (Retd) 07.03.2007-26.06.2009
- Major General BC Khanduri (Retd) 11.09.2011-13.03.2012
- Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 27.06.2009-10.09.2011
- Trivendra Singh Rawat 18.03.2017- 10.03.2021
- Tirath Singh Rawat 10.03.2021-03.07.2021
- Pushkar Singh Dhami 04.07.2021- Continued
Decisions dominated the national stage, became models for the country
Dehradun. During the four-year tenure of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the decisions taken regarding Uniform Civil Code, Anti-Copying Law, Conversion Prevention Law dominated the national stage and became models for the country.
- Anti-Copying Law: To break the vicious cycle of copying mafia, in February 2023, Uttarakhand implemented the law to prevent copying in competitive examination (Measures to prevent and prevent unfair means in recruitment). It became a model anti-copying law for the country.
- UCC implemented: Uttarakhand became the first state in the country to implement UCC in Uttarakhand from 27 January 2025. After this, some other BJP ruled states also took initiative for UCC. More than two lakh registrations have been done in the state under UCC.
- Law made for recovery from rioters: Uttarakhand Public and Private Property Damage Recovery Act implemented from 2024 to compensate the loss at market price from the miscreants who damage public and private property in riots, strikes, protests.
- Gangster Act made strict: While amending the Gangster Act, crimes like cow slaughter, human trafficking, child labor, bonded labor, counterfeit mafia, money laundering were brought under its purview. On conviction, a provision of 10 years non-bailable imprisonment and fine up to Rs 50 thousand was made.
- Reservation to state agitators and women
The Dhami government re-implemented 10 percent horizontal reservation in government jobs for Uttarakhand state agitators. Women of the state were given 33 percent horizontal reservation in government jobs.
These decisions also made headlines in the Dhami government
- Start of ‘Apple Mission’ and ‘Kiwi Mission’ to stop migration
- Efforts to get hill products recognized in the country and the world through House of Himalayas
- Strict land laws, and tough stand on ‘Love-Land-Spit Jihad’
- New identity of the state at the international level by organizing national games and organizing meetings of G-20 countries
- Direct recruitments made on 23 thousand government posts
- Winter Yatra, Manaskhand Mandirmala Mission, Mahasu Temple Hanol Development Project started
- Performed brilliantly in the GEP Index. Uttarakhand ranks first in the SDG Index
