Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 2 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has authorised the rise within the present price of dearness allowance admissible to these staff of the State Government and State Autonomous Bodies/Undertakings, who’re drawing their salaries and allowances within the pay band/grade pay relevant as per the suggestions of the Fifth and Sixth Central Pay Commission, from January 01, 2025, the Chief Minister’s workplace mentioned in a press launch.
The enhance can be carried out from 455 per cent to 466 per cent for the fifth pay scale and from 246 per cent to 252 per cent per thirty days for the sixth pay scale.
He has authorised the discharge of an quantity of Rs 40 crore as the primary instalment whereas approving a scheme of Rs 516 crore for the slope stabilisation work plan of the disaster-affected space of Joshimath in Chamoli district.
The Chief Minister has additionally authorised the discharge of an quantity of Rs 200 crore by reappropriation in anticipation of the quantity to be obtained because the central share from the Government of India for the continuing works below the centrally funded Jal Jeevan Mission program.
The Chief Minister has authorised the approval of an quantity of Rs. 40.49 crore for the development of ‘Devbhoomi Silver Jubilee Park’ at 52 websites within the city our bodies of the state.
The Chief Minister has authorised the approval of Rs 350 lakh to Uttarakhand Drinking Water Corporation and Rs 10 lakh to Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan for applications like NABARD, State Sector, EAP, Ring Fencing and many others. below the self-project by Uttarakhand Drinking Water Corporation. Approval has been given for the discharge of an quantity of Rs 150 lakh.
The Chief Minister has additionally authorised the approval of a scheme of Rs 11 crore for strengthening and protecting work of Ramjhula bridge positioned at Munikireti in Narendra Nagar meeting constituency of Tehri Garhwal district below the State Plan.
Earlier, CM Dhami on Saturday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he launched the twentieth instalment of the ‘Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana’, in Varanasi, transferring Rs 20,500 crores to 9.7 cr farmers.
Addressing an event, CM Dhami highlighted that over eight lakh farmers in Uttarakhand will profit from this initiative.
CM Dhami mentioned, ‘Today, I’ve the privilege of being current amongst all of you on the historic event of the switch of the twentieth instalment of the ‘Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana’ by PM Modi. Today, PM Modi will switch Rs 20,500 crore into the financial institution accounts of roughly 10 crore farmers throughout the nation. Under this initiative, an help quantity of greater than Rs 184 crore can be distributed to greater than 8,28,000 farmers in Uttarakhand at this time. For this, I categorical my heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister and the Agriculture Minister.’
PM Modi launched the twentieth instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Varanasi at this time, transferring an quantity of greater than Rs 20,500 crores into the financial institution accounts of 9.7 crore farmers. (ANI)