On Monday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in a procession organized at the Dehradun Municipal Corporation to mark the ‘Maharishi Valmiki Prakatotsav’ (the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki). During the event, the Chief Minister announced an upcoming increase in the honorarium for ‘Paryavaran Mitras’ (sanitation workers) employed across various state government departments, adding that a meeting would soon be convened to address this.
Paying tribute to Maharishi Valmiki, CM Dhami remarked that his life serves as an inspiration for a society free from discrimination and rooted in human values. He noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation is reaching new milestones in both cultural heritage and development.
The Chief Minister highlighted that the state government is consistently working toward the upliftment of marginalized and Scheduled Caste communities. Students are being provided with scholarships, hostel facilities, and coaching support. Furthermore, under the ‘Atal Awas Yojana’, financial assistance of ₹1.20 lakh is being provided for the construction of homes, while ₹50,000 is being granted to support the marriages of daughters and for inter-caste marriages.
