Overview
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a 13‑point welfare package on Monday that raises honoraria for Anganwadi, ASHA and mid‑day meal workers and creates a cabinet committee to address demands of statehood movement activists.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted central funding and active construction on major connectivity projects, saying the Centre has spent more than Rs 11,000 crore on the Char Dham All‑Weather Road and noting progress on the Rishikesh–Karnaprayag rail line, the Delhi–Dehradun Expressway and airport and heliport upgrades.
- Officials presented project implementation as ongoing on the ground, and Dhami cited expanded healthcare access with more than 63 lakh Ayushman cards issued to widen medical coverage across the state.
- The announced administrative steps aim to change how activists and vulnerable residents access benefits by easing ID and pension issues, connecting remaining revenue villages to the power grid, offering extra aid for serious wildlife injuries and giving incentives to small women entrepreneurs.
- The events tied Foundation Day commemoration to policy ahead of assembly elections early next year, building on Uttarakhand’s 26‑year development record and recent state laws on civil code and land that officials say shape governance and conservation choices.