Tuesday, 17 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Gives its nod to the supplementary budget which would be tabled in upcoming monsoon session of assembly
The word East Pakistan would be removed from the caste certificates of the migrants of present day Bangladesh residing in Udham SIngh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. This decision was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet held on Monday. The cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took many decisions on Monday. It also gave its nod to a supplementary budget of Rs 5,300 core which would be placed in the assembly during the monsoon session.
There was no official briefing about the cabinet as the monsoon session of the Uttarakhand assembly has been convened by the governor. However it is learnt that the cabinet discussed 20 points and a decision on one was kept on hold. The cabinet appointed a PMC for the Badrinath and Kedarnath master plans. In another important decision the special provision act 2018 meant to protect the slums has been extended for three more years. In another important decision, the cabinet decided to increase the stipend of the guest faculty in government colleges of the state to Rs 35,000 per month. In a decision which would provide relief to the employees of Uttarakhand roadways, the state cabinet approved a sum of Rs 16.17 crore for Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC). In other decisions the cabinet approved the regulation for the Uttarakhand Dairy Development subordinate services. It also gave its nod for creation of 70 posts in the Nursing College Bazpur and relaxed the norms for the widow pension.
