Uttarakhand

• 03 May 2023

Review of Vision 25, Sankalp 2022

Why in News?

• Under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, Dr. S.S. Sandhu, the Government's "Vision Paper 25, Sankalp 2022" was reviewed in the Secretariat.

Key Points

• During the review, the Chief Secretary gave instructions to collect the data of the state so that the ex-servicemen of the state can take maximum advantage of this scheme under the General Bipin Singh Rawat Ex-Servicemen Credit Guarantee Scheme. Along with this, instructions were also given to monitor this project daily.
• He directed to focus on the development of roads from Tanakpur, Ramnagar and Haldwani to the Manaskhand circuit to make access to the Manaskhand circuit easy.
• To strengthen the women's self-help groups, the products made by them should be made available in the market. Online platforms should be made available for marketing. Along with this, instructions were given to increase the maximum number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the state.
• To promote eco-tourism across the state, instructions were given to identify & develop maximum eco-tourism sites and to bring maximum proposals for the development of affordable rental housing complexes in rural & urban areas.
• While expediting the construction of excellent schools, the Chief Secretary instructed us to put the scheme on the ground soon and to focus on providing hostels along with strengthening colleges under higher education & technical education.