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Uttarakhand Cabinet expands cow scheme, approves new wage rules
The Uttarakhand Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, approved multiple decisions on Wednesday. The state's cow rearing scheme now includes general category livestock farmers, with unit costs rising from ₹40,000…
The Story in Brief
The Uttarakhand Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, approved multiple decisions on Wednesday. The state's cow rearing scheme now includes general category livestock farmers, with unit costs rising from ₹40,000 to ₹60,000. SC/ST beneficiaries get a 90% subsidy, general category 60%. The scheme expects to cover 2,128 farmers in its first year. The Cabinet also cleared the Uttarakhand Wage Code Rules, 2026, mandating minimum wages, double overtime pay, monthly salary by the 7th, digital payments, and equal pay for equal work. New hostel rules for SC/ST students and amendments to cooperative and GST laws were also approved. The Cabinet approved a land transfer of 40 hectares out of 73 hectares of forest land in Lamachaur, Haldwani, for a High Court complex. It sanctioned 122 regular posts for the Uttarakhand State Sports University in Gaulapar. A memorandum of understanding was signed with Uttar Pradesh to extend the Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Haridwar, aiming to boost religious tourism and trade. The Cabinet also adopted the Uttarakhand Industrial Relations Rules, 2026, for time-bound dispute resolution and union recognition.
The Indian Opinion
Some narratives paint the Dhami Cabinet's moves as purely political or populist. The decisions, from expanding the cow rearing scheme to adopting industrial and cooperative reforms, show a practical mix of rural support and modernisation. The new wage and GST rules align Uttarakhand with central norms, not ideology. The real test will be if the promised jobs, from the Ganga Expressway to new sports facilities, materialise. Numbers, 2,128 expected livestock beneficiaries, 122 new sports posts, are modest. Will execution match ambition? That question merits attention over simplistic praise or blame.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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