Haridwar. Haridwar Police has arrested the accused husband who beat his wife to death in the greed of dowry. The police has challaned the accused. According to the information, on May 29, Raj Singh, a resident of Jamalpur in Kankhal, had filed a dowry case against his son-in-law in Kotwali Ganganahar Roorkee in connection with the murder of his daughter for non-fulfillment of dowry demands. After this, the police team arrested the accused husband Shivam’s son Jasvir resident of village Gangnauli police station Nagal, Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh, resident of Sangam Vihar Subhasnagar district Haridwar from Nasheman Tirahe near railway station. The police has challaned the accused.
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CBSE: CBSE strict on dummy admission in schools, now there will be three checks
Dehradun (IANS) | The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has become strict over the increasing practice of dummy students enrollment in Uttarakhand. The board will also examine the number of enrollments done in the school for the 12th examination, how many registrations were done and how many students filled the examination forms. The board will analyze the enrollment data several times a year. Schools will have to update the number of students along with teachers on the online portal. After enrollment in 11th, there will be three checks from the board between filling the 12th examination form.
CBSE has issued instructions in this regard to the managers of the schools. According to the officials of CBSE Dehradun Region, in the current academic session, it has come to notice that some coaching institutes on their website clearly confirm the names of schools in big cities like Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital etc. to give educational tie-up and dummy admissions. This type of arrangement for personal interest is against the law. Schools have been clearly told that no pre-admission will be allowed in any way if the student strength is not in proportion to the lower class.
If any school tries to add non-attending and dummy students of unrecognized institute or coaching institute especially for registration in class 11th, then the school itself will be responsible for this illegal act. Many cases have already been found According to the officials of CBSE Dehradun Region, for the session 2022-23 for senior secondary, some schools have unauthorizedly colluded with unrecognized institute or coaching to increase the number of registrations in class 11 to the board. Gave request letter. But this request did not make sense. It has been seen that many schools tie up with private coaching institutes and tell new things to encourage students towards coaching. Which is done from own interest and business point of view. Coaching institutes and various unrecognized institutes avoid their responsibility by giving dummy admission to the candidates in these schools.
CBSE Dehradun Regional Officer Dr. Ranbir Singh said that it is against the rules to give dummy admission to any school. The board is continuously making school managers aware in this regard. If such cases come to light then the school itself will be responsible.
In dummy admission, the student takes admission in the school but instead of coming to that school, he goes out and prepares from any tuition institute. His attendance is taken in the school. In lieu of this, parents also pay higher fees to the school than usual.
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Modi flags off Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express train
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the inaugural run of Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express from Dehradun to Delhi and slammed the previous governments for not working on the connectivity in the hill state. The Prime Minister said that the Vande Bharat Express will attract more tourists to the state. Prime Minister Modi also dedicated the newly electrified rail line sections as a part of his vision to provide cleaner means of public transport and electrifying rail routes in the country. With this, the state will have its entire rail route 100 per cent electrified.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi underlined that now Dev bhoomi will be connected to the national capital through Vande Bhart Express which will make the journey more pleasant.
Modi said that the manner in which India has strengthened its economy has earned the trust of the world. Even during the Covid pandemic, the country gave a tough fight and supplied vaccines to other countries.
“Today, people want to come to India and in such a scenario, it is a big opportunity for Uttarakhand and this Vande Bharat train will help the hill state,” Modi said.
“After offering prayers at Baba Kedarnath, I had murmured that this decade will be of Uttarakhand’s and today the way the state is striding ahead in development is commendable. It is good for preserving the identity of Devbhoomi. This devbhoomi will be the centre of attraction of spirituality,” he said.
On tourists visiting Uttarakhand, the PM said, “We have seen how people visit the state for char dham yatra and also to participate in the Kumbh here. There are only a few states in the country where people come in such large numbers.”
Catering to so many people is not an easy task but the double engine government is working at full pace. BJP has focused on Kedarnath and Badrinath projects worth Rs 1,300 crore, Rs 2,500 crore for Gaurikund-Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib ropeway work, promotion of home stay, 16 eco tourism development, spread of health services, among others.
In Udhamsingh Nagar AIIMS satellite centre is being built, Tihri lake development project work Rs 2000 crore is underway, Rishikesh and Hardiwar are emerging as adventure tourism destinations and yoga capital. Work on the Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line will also start soon, he said.
Under Pushkar Singh Dhami government, all the projects have been paced up on Chardham project with Rs 12,000 crore, between Dehradun and Delhi expressway is also on fast track, which will ease the travel.
Besides roadways, works are also going on ropeway connectivity. With the Parvat Mala project, it will change the face of the state as people have waited for long for proper connectivity. Riskiest and Karnprayag projects will be completed in the next two to three years and over Rs 16,000 crore is being spent on that,” Modi said.
“This project will help in creating employment opportunities and industrial development and Vande Bharat Express will also act as a big gift for the people,” Modi said.
Uttarakhand is now emerging as a film shooting destination, wedding destination, tourism Hub, adventure tourism hub with the efforts of the state government and is attracting the foreign tourists as well, he said. Now, many parts of the country are having Vande Bharat Express. Train is the first choice of families for long travels.
Taking a pot shot at the previous governments, Modi said, “For long, the ruling parties did not understand the people’s requirements. Those were focused more on scams, corruption, they were involved in families. In India for high speed trains, previous governments made hig promises. And even after many years they couldn’t do so.
“Similar was the condition of electrification of the Railway network as only one third of the rail network was electrified. So it was impossible to think of running high speed trains. So after 2014, we started bringing the high speed train projects and on other hand we also started preparing trains for semi high speed trains. And also sped up the process of electrification of the rail network. Today, more than 90 per cent of electrification of the entire network has been done and in Uttarakhand we have achieved 100 per cent electrification of the rail network,” he said.
During previous governments, Uttarakhand used to get Rs 200 crore, but this time the state has been granted Rs 5,000 crore projects and this is the reason why the rail network is expanding in the state which is needed for a hill state,” he charged.
“How many villages went vacant due to connectivity issues, we want to save the generations from the issue and thus we are focusing on connectivity. Even for providing proper connectivity to defence forces these projects would help,” he said.
The semi-high speed train will be India’s 17th and Uttarakhand’s first-ever Vande Bharat train which commenced its inaugural run from Dehradun to Delhi’s Anand Vihar terminal.
According to Northern Railway, the regular operations for the Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express will commence on May 29. The train will cover a distance of 302 km in four hours and forty-five minutes. It will operate six days a week, except Wednesday.
The Vande Bharat is scheduled to depart from Dehradun at 7 a.m. and will reach Delhi’s Anand Vihar terminal at 11.45 a.m., while it would depart from Anand Vihar at 05.50 p.m., and arrive at Dehradun by 10.35 p.m. During the journey, the train will stop at Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Roorkee, and Haridwar.The fare for an AC chair seat from Delhi to Dehradun will be Rs 1,065, while an executive chair car ticket will cost Rs 1,890.
According to the Prime Minister Office’s (PMO) official release, the train is equipped with advanced safety features including the Kavach technology.
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62 percent candidates remained absent in Uttarakhand Secretariat Guard Recruitment Examination
Dehradun (IANS) | In the first secretariat guard recruitment exam after the UKSSSC paper leak case, now it seems that the youth have lost faith. This is the reason that 62 percent of the candidates remained absent in the first secretariat guard recruitment examination after the paper leak. Admit cards were issued to 25,806 candidates for this examination, out of which a total of 9,939 i.e. 37.9 percent candidates appeared in all the centres. 15,867 (62.10 per cent) candidates remained absent from the examination. Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) conducted the Secretariat Guard recruitment exam only after 10 months of the paper leak case, in which 62 percent candidates remained absent. The commission conducted the examination amid tight security arrangements.
On Sunday, the Commission conducted the Secretariat Guard Recruitment Examination in 11:00 am to 1:00 pm shift at 62 centers in Almora, Dehradun, Nainital and Pauri. Admit cards were issued to 25,806 candidates for the examination, out of which a total of 9,939 i.e. 37.9 per cent candidates appeared in all the centres. 15,867 (62.10 per cent) candidates remained absent from the examination. The examination was conducted peacefully at all the centres.
In Almora, 760 out of 2,315 took the exam at seven centres. In Dehradun, 6,159 out of 15,642 took the exam at 34 centres. In Nainital, 2,359 out of 5,628 appeared in 12 centers and in Pauri Garhwal, 661 out of 2,221 appeared in nine centres. Apart from the paper leak in the past, the tight security system this time is also being considered as the reason behind the absence of such a large number of candidates. However, the chairman of the commission, GS Mertolia, says that the examination has been done with complete transparency, fairness.
Commission Chairman GS Mertolia said that biometric attendance was taken at the examination centers to maintain fairness. The exam was conducted under the surveillance of CCTV cameras. Jammers were installed in all the centres. The police gave entry to all the candidates only after checking them with metal detectors. Police, administration and education department jointly took responsibility for conducting the examination. According to the commission chairman, now all the upcoming examinations will be done on this pattern.
GS Martolia, Chairman, Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission, said that the Subordinate Services Selection Commission has stood firmly only after 10 months of paper leak of several examinations including graduate level. The commission had earlier conducted this examination for 33 posts on 26 September 2021 at 107 centres. In this, 25,806 candidates out of 36,533 appeared. The exam was canceled by the commission after its paper was leaked. The last examination of the Commission was held on 31 July 2022 for the recruitment of Police Telecom. Since then, the examinations of the Commission were stuck due to the paper leak case coming to the fore. We have conducted the re-examination only after 10 months of the paper leak episode under tight security. For the examination, the Commission has undertaken wide-ranging internal reforms, which include personnel management as well as improvements in the internal structure and systems. The future examinations will be conducted on this pattern.
The Subordinate Services Selection Commission has also released its answer key late night after conducting the Guard (Secretariat Security Cadre) recruitment examination. Commission Secretary SS Rawat told that candidates can register their objections on this answer key till May 24. A link will be issued on the website from the morning of May 22 to register objections. For objection, the candidate will have to upload question, answer objection, representation, evidence. No objection will be accepted after May 24. After this, the commission will release the result of this examination. To view the objection and answer key, the website of the Commission is www.sssc.uk.
The link is available at ‘gov.in’.
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Foreign guests arriving in Uttarakhand for the G-20 Summit receive traditional welcome at Jollygrant Airport, VIDEO
Doiwala (IANS) | Foreign delegates have started reaching Uttarakhand for the G-20 summit. For the G-20 Summit to be held from May 25 to 27, guests have started coming to Devbhoomi. 10 foreign guests reached Jollygrant Airport to participate in the summit, where they were accorded a warm welcome. The foreign guests were elated to see the culture of the land of gods. The guests were welcomed with Choliya dance. Foreign delegates who arrived for the G20 summit took selfies with artists performing choliya dance. After which he left for Narendranagar.
Foreign delegates who arrived for the G20 Summit got a chance to see the culture and heritage of Uttarakhand at Jolly Grant Airport. Strict security arrangements have been made at Jollygrant Airport for the arrival of foreign guests. As soon as the foreign guests reached the airport in the morning, they were warmly welcomed. The entire airport is decorated like a bride. At the same time, 10 guests from China and Italy reached Jollygrant Airport, where the guests were welcomed with Choliya dance. And two guests from France reached the airport in the afternoon.
Actually, G20 meeting is to be held in Oni village from 25 to 27 May. For which 10 foreign guests reached the airport today, out of which 5 are from China and 5 from Italy. Tomorrow morning i.e. on May 24, more than 100 guests from all 20 countries will reach Uttarakhand who left for Narendra Nagar from Jolly Grant Airport. -
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Rajaji National Park with Union Minister
Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav and State Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal visited Rajaji National Park in Motichur range on Saturday. On this occasion, a tigress brought from the forest area of Corbett Tiger Reserve was released from the enclosure in Motichur forest area of Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that efforts are being made to make this area of Rajaji National Park a tourism hub, people should come to see the natural beauty here. Today a tigress has been released in the Motichur range of Rajaji National Park. Continuous work is being done in the direction of maintaining balance between ecology and economy and protection and enhancement of the environment. On this occasion, Principal Secretary R. K Sudhanshu, Chief Forest Conservator Anoop Malik, Chief Wildlife Warden Sameer Sinha were present.
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Uttarakhand: BJP leader chastises party members for opposing daughter’s marriage with Muslim man
A BJP leader in Uttarakhand has chastised his party members for opposing the impending marriage of his daughter to a Muslim, telling them not to forget “this is the 21st century”.
“This is the 21st century and our children have every right to take their own decisions. Nobody should oppose it,” said Yashpal Benam, president of the Pauri Garhwal Nagal Palika (municipality) whose daughter Monika is set to get married to Monis Ahmad, son of Raees Ahmad, on May 28.
“I want to tell those who are looking at this event through the prism of religion that it is something very crucial for the two families. Two youths are involved in this and religion is least important for me in this case. However, this marriage will be held according to Hindu tradition,” Benam said.
The invitation card issued on behalf of Usha Rawat, Benam’s wife, shows the would-be bride and groom standing with garlands in their hands. Monis, the groom, is from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Monis and Monika had studied together at Lucknow University.
Pictures of the invitation card have been shared widely on social media, with BJP members and supporters criticising Benam.
Dharmveer Gusain, a BJP member and member of the state government-managed Gosewa Ayog (cow-protection commission), told reporters: “We still follow the tradition of short dhoti (lower-rung Brahmin) and long dhoti (higher-rung Brahmin) in Uttarakhand. This means we believe in our traditions and cannot accept anything that is objectionable in our culture. We cannot accept such marriages.”
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Unchecked Pilgrimage, Construction In Uttarakhand Spell Disaster For Fragile Himalayas, Warn Experts
Crumbling mountainsides, sinking towns and untrammelled construction. It is against this backdrop that thousands of pilgrims make their way to the upper reaches of Uttarakhand each day, posing serious risk to the fragile Himalayan region, say experts. That reports of landslides are increasing and people in subsidence-hit Joshimath, the gateway to Badrinath, one of the Char Dham destinations, are being compelled to move back to the homes they left because of large cracks add to the general sense of foreboding gripping the area.
Environmentalists point to the road expansion project as another factor posing a serious risk to the stability of the region, already highly prone to climate-driven disasters, experts say. The Uttarakhand government’s decision to lift the daily cap on the number of pilgrims visiting the state for the Char Dham Yatra is a matter of grave concern, according to environmental activist Atul Sati.
Earlier, the daily limits were — Yamunotri (5,500 pilgrims), Gangotri (9,000), Badrinath (15,000) and Kedarnath (18,000). “The increasing influx of thousands of pilgrims per day to Badrinath and other pilgrimage sites, along with a surge in the number of vehicles and heedless construction projects in the vicinity, is posing a significant threat to the ecological and biological diversity of the region,” Sati told PTI.
“On May 4, a mountain crumbled in Helang on the way to Joshimath while road widening was taking place. After Joshimath, the land is sinking in many other places in Uttarakhand. Every day we hear about people losing lives due to landslides on the roads,” he added. Geologist C P Rajendran said the attendant problem of higher footfall is the generation of huge amounts of waste, including plastics and horse and donkey excreta.
The heavy pilgrim traffic, he explained, could also result in the melting of glaciers and environmental degradation with a serious impact on biodiversity. “Many higher altitude areas in the Uttarakhand Himalayas host rare medicinal plants that are facing serious extinction threat due to climate change coupled with the dumping of waste,” Rajendran told PTI.
A 2019 report headed by veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra described the Char Dham project — an ongoing road project that will connect the four important pilgrim towns of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri — as “an assault on the Himalayas”. The committee recommended limiting road widths to 5.5 meters on the Char Dham project. However, in December 2021, the Supreme Court in its order allowed the road width to 10 meters.
Environment researcher Abhijit Mukherjee noted that a primary reason for landslides in the Himalayas is because road widening cuts away the toe of slopes that support the rocks. This in turn destabilises the mountain area. “I would imagine the mega-road constructions going on in the surrounding of Char Dham have certainly developed such ill-supported slopes which are absolutely prone to sliding and sinking,” Mukherjee, professor of Geology and Geophysics at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, told PTI.
He explained that several hydropower projects being built in the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh region in recent times involve building a dam or barrage, and this has its own perils. “While these dams or barrages are important to engineer the river by building a reservoir, what it also does is disturb the natural hydrologic equilibrium of the slopes with the rivers,” he added.
Sati said reports of accidents have increased due to continuous stone shooting and mountain crumbling. “It is more important to make traffic safe than widening the road,” he said. In his view, authorities have not taken adequate measures to address the environmental and safety concerns of both the pilgrims and the local community.
Adding a note of warning, Rajendran said the mountains, already dealing with forest fires, deforestation, loss of water sources, and soil loss, cannot bear the brunt of “unregulated tourism and footfall”. On January 2 this year, hundreds of people were displaced by a land subsidence event in Joshimath town and forced into relief camps.
Experts as well as locals attributed the event to unscientific road construction and infrastructure projects coming up in the ecologically fragile zone. A study published earlier this year estimated that 309 “fully or partially road-blocking landslides” were identified along the 247-km road stretch between Rishikesh and Joshimath, which translates to an average of 1.25 landslides per km.
According to environmental expert Anjal Prakash, there is need for a regulated system based on the carrying capacity of the hills. “The hills have their own carrying capacity. Water supply is limited, and people run out of water, and sanitation is problematic at times. Definitely, the number of people visiting should be regulated, but the regulation has to be oriented towards people,” said the associate professor (research) and research director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
Uttarakhand has a long history of natural disasters, including earthquakes, landslides, cloud bursts, and flash floods that have claimed thousands of lives in the past. Over 1,000 people were killed in such extreme weather events between 2010 and 2020. Many villages in the state have been marked unsafe for living.
The 2013 Kedarnath flood, which killed over 6,000 people, was a wake-up call, said Rajendran. “The intensity of this disaster was directly proportional to the unregulated rise in tourism that led to a construction boom in unsafe zones such as the river valleys and floodplains and slopes vulnerable to landslides, violating laws on land use,” said Rajendran.
Sati said the impact of climate change is already being felt in the mountains of Uttarakhand, with unseasonal rains and snowfall creating difficulties during the ongoing yatra. “Every day we hear about people dying on the way to Badrinath due to landslides. If we keep up with our unscientific ways of destroying nature, it will only lead us to a bigger catastrophe,” he warned.
Mukherjee also criticised the lack of respect for scientific knowledge in most development projects in India. “The utter disrespect for science from the top administrative level to local contractors has led to discontinuity in background scientific study-led decision-making. Any of these big projects, missions, activities, plans should have been based on scientifically-prudent decisions… longer, sustainable development can be definitely done,” he said. The Char Dham are situated at a considerable height with Yamunotri at an altitude of 3,291 metres, Gangotri at 3,415 metres, Kedarnath at 3,553 metres, and Badrinath at 3,300 metres.
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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the registration office cum transit camp for Chardham Yatris
Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday inaugurated the Registration Office cum Transit Camp for Chardham Yatris in Rishikesh at a cost of about Rs 22.25 crore. On this occasion, he installed CC on Astha Path constructed from Dhalwala bridge to bus stand on the right bank of Chandrabhaga river in Rishikesh area with a cost of about Rs 4.71 crore. He also inaugurated the construction work of the road.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also inspected all the works being done for the convenience of Chardham Yatris on the occasion of the inauguration of the Registration Office cum Transit Camp for Chardham Yatris. On this occasion, he also visited the hospital, registration office, inquiry and help center in the transit camp and reviewed all the arrangements there. During the inspection, the Chief Minister instructed the officers that all arrangements should be made well for the convenience of the passengers. Passengers should be treated with courtesy.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacted with the devotees who had come for Char Dham Yatra from different states. He welcomed everyone to Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister said that efforts have been made by the state government to provide all possible facilities to the devotees for the Chardham Yatra. He extended best wishes to all the devotees going on Chardham Yatra.
On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj, Prem Chand Aggarwal, MP Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Mayor Rishikesh Anita Mamgai, Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar, IG Garhwal K.K. S. Nagnyal and other officers were present.
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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated Shri Anna Mahotsav 2023 at Hathibarkala
Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated Shri Anna Mahotsav 2023 at Survey Stadium, Hathibarkala on Saturday. Thousands of farmers from all over the state are participating in this Shri Anna Mahotsav which lasts for four days. On this occasion, the Chief Minister inspected various stalls based on millets and released the book “Health with Taste” based on nutritious crops of Agriculture Department, Uttarakhand.
Addressing a huge gathering on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that today’s event would prove to be a milestone in the promotion of ‘Shri Anna’. Such events will not only encourage the cultivation of millets, but also provide necessary information related to millets to the farmers. The year 2023 is being celebrated as “Millets Year” in the country. He said that due to the guidance and foresight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today the whole world is understanding the importance of traditional crops of our country. On India’s proposal, the United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The Chief Minister said that “Shri Anna” is not limited to farming or eating only, where there is “Shri” there is prosperity, there is inclusiveness and there is victory. That’s why the Prime Minister has given Millets the name of “Shri Anna”. Along with nutritional elements, medicinal properties are also found in Shri Anna crops.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the state government is working to encourage millet cultivation in the hilly areas of the state through government schemes to encourage farmers and provide employment. Coarse grains like Mandwa, Jhingora, Chaulai are being procured from the farmers of the hilly districts of the state at minimum support price as well as online payment is being made to the farmers. This is not only increasing the income of farmers, but also encouraging farmers to produce millet products.
The Chief Minister said that an amount of about Rs 73 crore has been given to the State Millet Mission by the government to encourage millet crops and include them in the food of common people. Along with organic agriculture, the implementation of the National Natural Agriculture Mission scheme is being started in 11 districts of the state from this year. For this, approval has also been granted by the Government of India to run an agricultural mission program of about 796 lakhs on 6400 hectares of land. In the state, a target has been set to cover maximum agricultural area of the state under natural agriculture through “Chief Minister Natural Agriculture Scheme” and Namami Gange Natural Agriculture Corridor Scheme. It is also proposed to set up a “State Natural Agriculture Board” for regular monitoring and planning to encourage natural farming. He has appealed to the people of the state to include Shri Anna in folk festivals and festivals.
On this occasion, Uttar Pradesh’s Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said that Shree Anna was cultivated in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand since ancient times. Devbhoomi Uttarakhand has been the capital of coarse grains. It is a commendable effort to take Manduve from farmers in the state on MSP and for this, arrangements have been made to give incentives to the women of women self-help groups. He said that today the world is understanding the importance of food. Nutritious foods are also being promoted fast in Uttar Pradesh.
State Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, continuous work is being done in the field of millets in the state. The production of food grains is increasing in the state. The MSP of Manduve has been kept at Rs 35.78 paise in the state so that the farmers get good price for the production of coarse grains. An incentive of Rs 1.50 per kg has been arranged for women self-help groups for taking mandua from farmers at MSP. By 2025, a target has been set to make 1.25 lakh sisters of the state Lakhpati Didi. Good work is also being done in the state in the field of organic farming. For this, Uttarakhand has got the first prize for two consecutive years. In the field of aroma too, work is going on fast in the state. A provision of Rs 35 crore has been made for the Apple Mission and Rs 20 crore for the Kiwi Mission. A target has been set to double the production in the field of millets and horticulture by 2025.
On this occasion, MLA Savita Kapoor, Brij Bhushan Gairola, Suresh Gadia, President of Kisan Commission Rakesh Rajput, President of Kisan Morcha Jogendra Singh Pundir, District President of BJP Mr. Siddharth Agarwal, Secretary Agriculture B.V.R.C. Purushottam, Director Agriculture Gauri Shankar And farmers from all over the state were present.