Finance Ministry releases Rs 180 crore to Uttarakhand for capital investment
CM Dhami said the amount will provide financial assistance for the development of the state and important projects, which will further strengthen the infrastructure of Uttarakhand.
ANI
Oct 30, 2024 06:52 IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], October 30 (ANI): Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday, released a special assistance amount of Rs 180 crore for Uttarakhand for capital investment, an official release stated.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the Finance Ministry has approved and released an amount of Rs 180 crore as special assistance under capital investment to the state of Uttarakhand. This amount will provide financial assistance for the development of the state and important projects, which will further strengthen the infrastructure of Uttarakhand.
He said that the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has granted permission to Uttarakhand to use 103 hectares of forest land for the Koteshwar-Rishikesh power line project.
This approval is an important step towards the development of the energy sector and strengthening the power supply infrastructure in the state, the release stated.
Earlier in September, Chief Minister Dhami said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the state government is continuously working to take Uttarakhand forward.
CM Dhami said that the development work of the state and giving the benefits of schemes to every section and the last end of the village is the priority of the government.
He also said that many services are being provided online by the government, and welfare policies and schemes of all departments have been shifted online. Due to this, now people do not have to visit government offices. Now people are getting direct benefits from government schemes and programmes sitting at home. Our aim is that even the person standing at the last end of the state should get the benefit of the public welfare schemes of the government, he said.
The Chief Minister further that the government and administration take the problems of the common people very seriously. In case of any negligence in works related to public interest, accountability of the concerned officers and departments is being fixed. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state government is continuously working to take Uttarakhand forward. (ANI)
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