A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami approved several important proposals related to the state. A total of 17 proposals were presented at the meeting, including decisions related to the cooperative, transport, health, and personnel departments. Additional Secretary Banshidhar Tiwari, briefed the cabinet on Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. The cabinet approved the Uttarakhand State Cooperative Policy-2026 and set seven missions under it. In the transport sector, the Uttarakhand Motor Vehicles Taxation Reform Act was approved. The green cess exemption for CNG vehicles in Uttarakhand will continue, while the exemption for hybrid vehicles has been withdrawn. After studying the EV policies of various states, the Chief Minister directed the Cabinet to formulate a new electric vehicle policy for Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand Medical and Family Welfare Statistical Cadre was also approved. These proposals were approved at the cabinet meeting The Uttarakhand State Cooperative Policy-2026 was approved in accordance with the National Cooperative Policy 2026. In the transport sector, the Uttarakhand Motor Vehicles Taxation Reform Act was approved. The green cess exemption for CNG vehicles will continue in Uttarakhand, while the relief provided to hybrid vehicles has been withdrawn. Uttarakhand’s new electric vehicle policy will be formulated after studying the EV policies of other states in the country. The Chief Minister issued these instructions during the cabinet meeting. The statistical cadre of the Uttarakhand Medical and Family Welfare Department was also approved. The establishment of the Uttarakhand Medical Supply Corporation under the Uttarakhand Health Department was approved for the procurement of medicines and surgical supplies. This corporation, headed by the Chief Secretary, will procure medicines, surgical supplies, and chemicals. The allocation of one acre of land in Haridwar for the National Center for Disease Control and the Prison Service Rules were approved. The Uttarakhand Lokayukta Search Committee, 2026, for the selection of members under the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act, 2014, was approved. The Uttarakhand Population Survey Records Rules, 2026, were approved. An agreement was reached to accommodate Class III and IV employees of the Uttarakhand Seeds and Development Corporation in other departments. The state government will now bear the 10% fee that was to be collected from slum dwellers in 116 houses in Kathbangla on the banks of the Rispana River. Approval was given for drinking water and sewerage works in urban bodies. Antyodaya Foundation’s proposal for a cancer institute in Rishikesh was approved, and stamp duty was exempted. Partial amendments were made to the Personnel Department’s pay regulations. The regulations for Uttaranchal University were approved under the Uttarakhand Private University Act. Under the Sainik Welfare Department, the benefit of equal pay, equal work will be provided to Sub-Payable Penal Code employees in three phases. Employees on break will receive dearness allowance starting January 1, 2016. New posts will be created for Sub-Payable Penal Code employees who are not working against the sanctioned posts. A committee will be formed at the government level. Variable dearness allowance will be provided. If new posts are not created, adjustments will be made. A dedicated cell will be established for retired Agniveers returning from service. Six posts have been approved for the formation of the cell. The Energy Department’s 1320 MW coal-fired power plant has been awarded to the Adani Group. The coal block in Chhattisgarh has been allocated. Adani Power will install the plant. The contract was awarded to Adani Power for 25 years.
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