Pushkar Singh Dhami was born on 16th September 1975. He is the 10th and the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand since 2021. He was born into a Kumaoni Hindu family in Tundi village in the Pithoragarh district. His ancestral village is Harkhola, Pithoragarh district in the state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand is rapidly moving forward on the path of all-round development through various projects, schemes, and events like the Global Investors Summit under the capable and dynamic leadership of Sh Pushkar Singh Dhami. Today is his birthday and we all ” Uttarakhandis” wish him a very happy Birthday and long life.

His government has taken historic decisions regarding anti-copying law, conversion law, and UCC.
This is the first time after the formation of the state that the myth of the government changing hands and the party in every state election has been broken in the state. It is the first time that any political party (BJP) has been allowed to serve for the second consecutive time by the state’s people almost unanimously.

Along with the achievements, some major challenges surfaced in the state during the past two years. But the government finally passed the UCC in the Assembly. This was one of the major promises of the BJP when it went to the assembly polls two years ago. The safety of every section of people has been ensured by this law. A strong anti-copying law, anti-conversion law, and anti-riot law, all of which have been implemented in the state and they will make a major difference. A provision has also been made to give the benefit of 30 percent horizontal reservation to the women of the state and 10 percent horizontal reservation to the statehood activists and their dependents.

A Helpline 1064 has been set up to curb corruption by the state and more areas have been included under the jurisdiction of regular police instead of revenue police to enforce better law and order and to ensure speedy investigation of crimes in those areas.

A large number of investors participated in the Global Investors Summit. The result was that till now the grounding process of investment proposals worth more than Rs 81 thousand crores has been achieved. The ‘House of Himalaya Brand’ has been prepared to brand the products of the state. In addition, the Haridwar-Rishikesh Ganga Corridor project will be completed by 2026 and Sharda Corridor will also be taken up. The Jamrani Dam Project and Song Dam Project have also been approved for Haldwani and Dehradun regions. Approval of Rs 1700 crore has been received from the center for the reconstruction of Joshimath.

Heli connectivity has been promoted in the state under the UDAN scheme and this will be launched in all the districts as well. Dehradun Airport has been made a much better airport which is counted among the selected airports of the country. The land has been acquired to make Pantnagar Airport an international airport. Soon one will be able to reach Delhi from Dehradun in under three hours.

Under Dhamis’s able leadership, the facilities in Chardham Yatra have been greatly improved. The recruitment process is going on at a fast pace in all the departments. A total of about 10,000 youth have been given employment in the past two years through the Public Service Commission. In 22 years only 7,600 youth were given employment. The process of providing more employment to the youth is in progress.

Various scholarship schemes have been started for students. 207 medical diagnostic tests are being conducted free of cost in government hospitals. Medicines are being delivered to remote areas through drones. Under the scheme of Lakhpati Didi, women are being made millionaires.

As a result of work done by the double-engine government, more than 70 lakh people are being benefited from the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. About 10 lakh people are getting benefits under Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

With the consecration of the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, Dhami has decided to build a guest house in Ayodhya for which land has also been given by the UP government.

Not only this, while moving forward in the direction of cultural nationalism, work is also being done on the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission for the development of mythological and ancient temples of Kumaon on the lines of Kedarnath Dham and Badrinath Dham. Its master plan is also being prepared. Along with Kedarkhand, an action plan is being prepared on Manaskhand Corridor, Haridwar-Rishikesh Corridor, and Sharda Corridor.

Approval of ₹ 304 crore has been given for the homestay scheme for rural economy and establishment of 17648 polyhouses in the state.
An attractive new tourism and film policy has been made in the state. In this, a provision of up to 100 percent subsidy has been made to promote self-employment. Along with Mission Apple and Mission Kiwi, it has been decided to start Mission Cinnamon and Mission Timaru.

Due to the vision of the Prime Minister, India’s nutritious coarse grains are getting world class recognition. The government is also promoting local coarse grains like Manduwa, Jhangora, etc in Uttarakhand. State Millet Mission has been approved.

For the empowerment of women in the state, a scheme called ‘Mukhyamantri Lakhpati Didi Yojana’ has been launched, and under this, there is a target of associating 1.25 lakh sisters with women self-help groups millionaires by the year 2025.

LONG LIVE OUR WORTHY AND DYNAMIC CHIEF MINISTER.

Article written by and Editorial credit: State Bureau Chief Himanshu Nauriyal.