Budget 2021: State CMs divided over obvious party lines
The Chief Ministers of the states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party hailed the Budget, while the CMs of non-BJP ruled states called it “disappointing”. February 02, 2021 / 11:36 AM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stands next to Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur (L) as she leaves her office to present the Union Budget in the parliament in New Delhi on February 1. (File image: Reuters)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for 2021-22 in Parliament on February 1. In the Budget, the minister proposed to increase spending on health care that promises extra help for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uttarakhand CM flag off 132 new ambulances ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 21:30 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 2 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday flagged off 132 new ambulances which join the existing fleet of emergency medical services 108.
He flagged off the new ambulances in a programme organised at Gandhi Shatabdi Eye hospital in Dehradun.
The ambulances have been purchased through the World Bank assisted Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP). The Chief Minister also inaugurated a 10-bed ICU unit in the same hospital. The strengthening of health facilities has been a top priority of the state government, with the inclusion of 132 new ambulances in the emergency service, patients will get quick benefits of healthcare, especially in the hilly areas, this service will prove to be life-giving for patients, Rawat said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister says five police lines will be made hi-tech ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 00:44 IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], February 2 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that five police lines in the state will be made hi-tech and a new police headquarters will also be established.
The Chief Minister attended a two-day police officers conference.
He said a policy will be made against drugs and police will get helicopter for emergency services.
He said the police were doing good work and efforts are being made to improve facilities for them. (ANI)
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 28 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday announced the abolition of all development authorities in the hilly districts of the state.
Uttarakhand CM flags off women trans-Himalaya cycle expedition ANI | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 17:30 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday flagged-off the first women trans-Himalaya cycle expedition at his residence here.
According to an official release, the Chief Minister congratulated the Shruti Rawat, who is representing Uttarakhand in the expedition, and Sabita Mahto, who is representing Bihar.
Rawat also handed over a cheque of Rs 1,50,000 for the campaign to Shruti Rawat. The Trans-Himalaya Cycle Expedition will begin on February 2 from the Attari border and the cyclists will cover 5,000 km in 80 days, the release said.
It also mentioned that the expedition will end at Teju in Arunachal Pradesh after passing hroughout Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Nepal.