DEHRADUN: On the last day of the monsoon session of the Uttarakhand assembly, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that a committee — to be led by former chief secretary Subhash Kumar — would be constituted to look into the issue related to land law in the hill state.
The CM also announced that free tablets will be given to 1 lakh degree college students. The move will cost Rs 100 crore to the state exchequer. Earlier on Independence Day, the CM had announced to give free tablets to students of Classes X and XII.
Dhami also announced that the state government would stop deducting money from MLALAD funds so that legislators can carry out developmental works in their respective constituencies more efficiently. Till now, Rs 1 crore was being taken from MLALAD funds to fight the Covid-19 crisis.
Also, a one-time grant of Rs 10,000 would be given to constables, head constables, sub-inspectors, inspectors, patwaris, lekhpals, revenue inspectors, nayab tehsildars, gram vikas adhikaris and gram vikas panchayat adhikaris for their contribution during the Covid-19 phase.
During the session, Congress raised the issue of shortage of toilets and the problems faced by the girl students. To which, the CM announced that each state-run school would have a toilet and there would be a separate arrangement for girl students.
Meanwhile, the scholarship amount given under the Shivanand Nautiyal Scholarship scheme was raised from Rs 250 to Rs 1,500 and the number of beneficiaries was increased from 11 to 100. Similarly, the amount given under Shri Dev Suman state meritorious scholarship scheme was raised from Rs 150 to Rs 1,000. Besides, 600 more schools would be connected through virtual classes.
After the session, Speaker Prem Chand Aggarwal said, “It was a fruitful session where most of the questions were answered. A total of seven bills were passed in the House.” He pointed out that the five-day monsoon session lasted for 28 hours and 22 minutes.
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