Dhami’s big announcement on Uttarakhand Foundation Day, – Villages with a population of more than 50 will be connected by road, prize money for medal winners in national games will be doubled

On 9 November 2024, the state of Uttarakhand is celebrating its 25th Foundation Day. From 9 November to the next one week, different programs are being organized across the state. In this sequence, a rally parade was organized at the Police Line in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand. During this, Governor Retired Lt. Gen. Gurmeet Singh, who arrived as the chief guest, inspected the parade and took the salute. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Cabinet Ministers, MPs, MLAs and hundreds of school children were also present in the rally parade.

On the occasion of State Foundation Day, every year all the talented persons of the state are honored with the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman Award. In this sequence, this year five talented persons of the state were honored with the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman Award. Governor Gurmeet Singh honored all the five talented persons.

People who received Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman-

1. Chief of Defense of India Anil Chauhan.
2. Well-known folk singer of Uttarakhand Pritam Bharatvan.
3. Social reformer and spiritual guru Mangala Mata.
4. Hindi film actor Hemant Pandey.
5. Dr. Mahesh Kudiyal. Dr. Kudiyal has been doing excellent work in the medical field for the last three years.

At the same time, during the rally parade, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while wishing the people of the state on the State Foundation Day, first of all paid tribute to the people who died in the Almora bus accident. The CM said that the state of Uttarakhand, nurtured and nourished by former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is progressing rapidly under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi today. Along with the establishment of medical colleges in all the districts of the state, a satellite of AIIMS Rishikesh is being established. The Uttarakhand government has taken many big decisions in the state, which include decisions including Uniform Civil Code, Anti-Riot Law, Anti-Copy Law.

Reiterating the point of bringing land law, the CM said that the government will soon bring strict land law in the state of Uttarakhand and take strict action against those who mess with the land of the state. The government has taken major action against land jihad as well as spit jihad. Chief Minister Dhami said that the Silver Utsav Year of Uttarakhand starting from today will prove to be a historic year in terms of making Uttarakhand the leading state of the country in the direction of all-round development. The Uttarakhand government will continue to work with the basic mantra of ‘Vikalp Nidhi Sankalp’ to make the state the best state of the country.

The Chief Minister also mentioned about bringing rail to the hills soon through the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line and said that along with setting up medical colleges in various districts of the state, a satellite center of AIIMS Rishikesh is also being constructed. Uttarakhand is progressing rapidly in various sectors including tourism, agriculture, horticulture and industry, due to which business, self-employment and job opportunities are being created on a large scale in the state. The government has worked to increase the opportunities for capital investment in the state by making many new policies including Industrial Policy, Logistics Policy, Startup Policy. Similarly, an ‘Industrial Smart City’ is going to be established soon in Khurpiya of Udham Singh Nagar.

10 big announcements of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-

1. By the year 2030, roads will reach villages with a population of more than 50.
2. A comprehensive policy will be formulated by taking various departments together for effective prevention of road accidents.
3. In case of roads and bridges getting washed away due to disaster in the state, valley bridges will be installed to immediately smoothen the traffic.
4. To ensure the overall development of women in the state of Uttarakhand, the women’s policy will be notified as soon as possible.
5. A specific ‘youth policy’ will be made for the all-round development of the youth.
6. The state government will additionally provide an amount equal to the amount fixed for the prize to the players of Uttarakhand who will win medals in the upcoming National Games.
7. ‘National Uttarakhandi Migrant Day’ will be organized every year in the month of November for the migrants living in other states of the country outside Uttarakhand.
8. ‘International Uttarakhandi Migrant Day’ will be organized every year in the month of January for the migrant Uttarakhandis living abroad.
9. To ensure the quality of roads, a special process will be created to determine the responsibility of contractors and engineers.
10. Work will be started to provide ‘Mukhyamantri Jacha-Baccha Protsahan Sahayata’ to women for the care of mother and child during delivery.

PM’s special message

During this time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also gave a special message to the people of Uttarakhand from Delhi. PM has made five requests to the people of Uttarakhand on the State Foundation Day. PM said that the dialect of Uttarakhand, Kumaoni, Garhwali and Jaunsari is very unique, hence its preservation is very important. The people of Uttarakhand must teach these dialects to their future generations. These dialects are very important to strengthen the identity of Uttarakhand. Along with this, the people of Uttarakhand are nature and environment lovers. In such a situation, it is very important that we protect nature. Every person has to take forward the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Abhiyan’.

Pahari people should stay connected to their roots

PM Modi appealed to all people to conserve rivers and streams while recalling the tradition of worshipping streams and rivulets in Uttarakhand. He also said that to keep their roots strong, the hill people living outside should regularly visit their villages. After retirement, definitely visit your villages and keep the relationship strong with them. PM appealed to the people of the hills that the people of Uttarakhand should save their old houses and not forget them. You can make these houses a source of income by making them homestays, because the number of tourists coming to Uttarakhand is increasing every year.

PM made four requests to the tourists coming to Uttarakhand:

1. Whenever you go to the mountains in the lap of Himalayas, keep cleanliness paramount. Along with this, do not use single use plastic.
2. Remember the mantra of Vocal for Local during the journey.
3. If you go to the mountains, then definitely follow the traffic rules there, be careful because everyone’s life is precious.
4. Find out about the customs of religious places and the rules and regulations there before the journey.