# Uttarakhand Cabinet expands cow scheme, approves wage rules 2026-08-07T13:49:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Uttarakhand Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a raft of decisions covering cow rearing, wages, hostel management, eco-tourism, GST, a high court complex, sports university, cooperative rules, rural drinking water, forest development, an expressway with Uttar Pradesh, and industrial relations. The state sector cow rearing scheme now includes general category farmers, with unit cost raised from Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000. SC/ST beneficiaries get up to 90% subsidy, general category up to 60%. The scheme aims to benefit about 2,128 livestock farmers in the first year. Separately, the CM transferred Rs 146.32 crore in pension benefits via DBT to 9,87,017 beneficiaries for July 2026 under various social welfare schemes, including old age, widow, disability, farmer, abandoned women, maintenance grant, Teelu Rauteli and dwarf pensions. Freepressjournal.in reported the cabinet decisions were announced by Director General Information Banshidhar Tiwari. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: cow rearing scheme, Ganga Expressway, Pushkar Singh Dhami, state governance, Uttarakhand Cabinet, wage code Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-cabinet-expands-cow-scheme-approves-new-wage-rules/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-cabinet-expands-cow-scheme-approves-new-wage-rules/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.