The Uttarakhand government has deferred the implementation of the much-awaited Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to January 2025. Earlier, it was scheduled to be brought into effect in November 2024 coinciding with the state's foundation day.
The government will also implement a monetary reward scheme for higher education teachers whose research papers are published in renowned international journals.
The Pushkar Singh Dhami government has appealed to the people of Uttarakhand to refrain from buying properties from non-natives.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's temple was held on January 22, 2024.
Pushkar Singh Dhami warned that those involved in love jehad, land jehad, and religious conversion would be dealt with a heavy hand.
Uttarakhand wants Niti Ayog to provide special financial packages and development models for the Himalayan states.
In an unprecedented announcement on the occasion of Kargil 1999 battle anniversary, Dhami said that the Uttarakhand government has decided to increase the ex gratia payments for martyrs from ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
Dhami has become the third chief minister of the state to head to complete three years or more at a stretch.
Former Chief Minister and Haveri-Gadag constituency MP Basavaraj Bommai has requested the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, to upgrade the Ilkal-Karwar state highway to a national highway.
Dhami also sought the centre's nod for the 24 projects which will also lead the state to meet its power requirements
