Uttarakhand govt hikes ‘Andolankari Pension’ for agitators who participated in Statehood Movement in 2000
The Uttarakhand government has increased the Andolankari pension for those who were jailed or injured while agitating for the state’s formation in 2000, according to a letter sent by Additional Secretary Home to all district magistrates.
According to a note from Additional Secretary Home, Ridhim Aggarwal, the pension of those who were not jailed or injured during the revolution has increased from Rs 5000 to Rs 6000 per month.
The order of the allotment of pension was officially enacted on March 25, 2013.
The price of the pension for the protesters who were injured during the attack has also increased from Rs 3100 to Rs 4500 per month, with Governor Gurmit Singh’s consent.
Dhami went on to laud the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre for the development of Uttarakhand over the last five years, highlighting the sanctioning of development projects worth ₹5,000 crore for the state during the period.
Some of the infrastructure work highlighted by him are the Chardham all-weather road and the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail link projects, the work for which is underway. Dhami said the work will revolutionise the state’s job scenario and rid the hills of the migration problem by 2025.
The chief minister, who is a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, also thanked the Centre for giving final clearance to the strategically important 155-km-long Tanakpur-Bageshwar road project.
Dhami said his government has heavily reduced medical education fees to ₹1,45,000 per annum and one-time financial assistance of ₹50,000 was being given to those who qualified in the civil services written exams to help them prepare for the interview, reported PTI.
To facilitate online education for students of classes 10 to 12, Dhami also announced tablets for them.Carved out of Northern Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand was formed on November 9, 2000, as the 27th state of India.
It is a largely hilly state and shares boundaries with China (Tibet) in the North and Nepal in the East.The state formation day function began with Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh and Dhami reviewing a parade done by police personnel. Dhami also paid a visit to the Shaheed Smarak in the district court premises and placed a wreath there to pay a tribute to the martyrs of the statehood agitation.
Updated by Deveshi Gupta