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Inaugurates & lays foundation stones of 62 projects worth Rs 1,475 crores PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun  The Union Home and Cooperation minister, Amit Shah has said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in all BJP ruled States of the country. He was addressing the State Foundation Day programme organised at theParade Ground here on Friday. Complimenting Uttarakhand for becoming the first State to implement the UCC, Shah said that 15 States in the country are moving forward towards implementing the UCC which prevents anyone from marrying four times or giving triple Talaq.  Paying tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said that while Vajpayee created Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to develop it. Shah said that Uttarakhand development journey has accelerated over the past ten years under the BJP rule. He said that the State’s GSDP has increased by 50 per cent and per capita income by 40 per cent compared to 2022. Expressing happiness that out of the total MoUs inked during the Global Investors Summit held in 2023, projects worth Rs one lakh crore have already been grounded, the Union minister said that despite the numerous challenges, Uttarakhand has achieved this significant milestone in a short time. He expressed confidence that Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to achieve the milestone of a developed State in the journey of fulfilment of the vision of Viksit Bharat. He said that after implementation of a strict anti-copying law, the guilty of paper leaks are being punished and consequently, 35,000 youngsters of the state have secured a government job.  Shah also praised the State for taking an important step towards curbing religious conversions by implementing the anti-conversion law. He said that projects like Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Chardham All Weather Road, Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rail Line, Tanakpur-Bageshwar Rail Line, Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib Ropeways and Song, Jamrani and Kisau Dams are writing a new saga of development in Uttarakhand. In his address, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that some political parties are creating confusion in the society for petty politics. He criticised Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for terming the people of the State intruders. The CM said that the economy of the State is growing at a good pace and the per capita income in Uttarakhand is 25 per cent more than national average. In the programme, the Union Home minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 62 development projects worth Rs 1,475 crore.  Amit Shah pats CM Dhami’s back DEHRADUN :  In his speech, Union Home and Cooperation minister Amit Shah effused praise on chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. He said that under Dhami’s tenure, Uttarakhand has enacted laws such as Uniform Civil Code, Anti- religious conversion law and Anti Copying law. He said that while former chief ministers, major general (retd) BC Khanduri and Bhagat Singh Koshyari laid the foundation for development in the State and Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ prepared a development roadmap for the state’s development which has been furthered by Trivendra Singh Rawat and incumbent CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. Shah concluded his address by congratulating CM Dhami for taking forward the development works in Uttarakhand.  Negi, Pandey conferred with life time achievement award DEHRADUN Union Home minister Amit Shah and chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated famous folk singer Narendra Singh Negi and actor Hemant Pandey with Life Time Achievement Award at the State Foundation day programme at Parade Ground on Friday.  Selected under the Uttarakhand Film Policy- 2024 for the years 2024 and 2025, these two eminent personalities were honoured for their significant contributions to Uttarakhandi cinema and the art world. Both artists received prizes of Rs two lakh each and a citation. In the programme, Shah and Dhami also honoured 15 eminent personalities with the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman -2026 for their outstanding contributions in various fields. Former CM major general ( retd) Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri was posthumously honoured for his outstanding contribution to the political and government sectors. Dr Jeevan Singh Titiyal was felicitated for his remarkable contribution to the medical field and Manmohan Bhardwaj for his contribution to entrepreneurship. The other recipients were Himani Shivpuri (film industry).  Hema Negi Karasi and Reshma Shah ( Folk singing), Girish Ranjan Tiwari (journalism), Anita Thapliyal Sharma and Kashmir Singh (social sector),  Suresh Bhai (environmental protection), Ekta Bisht,  Vandana Kataria, Ankita Dhyani, Nikita Chand and Kapil Pokhariya ( Sports). Shah brings BJP into the election mode DEHRADUN : Union Home minister Amit Shah’s Dehradun visit on Friday has brought the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party into the election mode. In his address at the well-attended event at Parade Ground, Shah set the target of 65 seats for the ruling party in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections. The State has 70 seats in the Vidhan Sabha. Exhorting the party workers to take the achievements of 10 years of BJP rule in the State, he said that while Congress is known for corruption, the BJP has focussed on all round development of the State. Shah said that while Uttarakhand was known for money order economy, the BJP has changed it to industrial economy. He said that on the lines of Assam, Gujarat and Haryana, Uttarakhand is all set for a third consecutive BJP government.