After the end of the assembly session in Gairsain, a cabinet meeting was held today under the chairmanship of CM Dhami. During this, it was decided that a separate policy will be made for the three categories to increase the means of employment of women, youth and ex-servicemen, skill development, providing jobs in government and private institutions.
Arrangements will be made for training in the field of preparation of competitive examinations like government service, NEET, nursing, training in foreign languages, artificial intelligence etc. Youth festivals and employment fairs will be organized on a large scale. ITI, polytechnic and schools will work in mutual coordination to promote vocational education. Work will be done under short-term, medium-term and long-term plans to connect the youth with employment.
To connect youth and women with self-employment, 200 people will be trained in the initial phase in every block for beekeeping, apple mission and horticulture. Voluntary Consolidation Scheme will be started soon. MoU has been done between the Agriculture Department and ITBP for the purchase of local products of the state, fruits, vegetables, milk. Similarly, MoU will also be done with SSB and other central agencies, which will promote local products of the state and will also increase the livelihood of people at the local level. Market linkage will be arranged through the Department of Industries to promote local products in the private sector as well.
Ex-servicemen work in the state through Upanal, they will be linked to government schemes to provide employment and self-employment and work will be done towards linking them with services based on their qualifications in various institutions.
Uttarakhand Crime Victim Assistance (Amendment) Scheme, 2025 approved
Uttarakhand Crime Victim Assistance (Amendment) Scheme, 2025 has been approved in the meeting. Home Secretary Shailesh Bagoli said that under this amendment, new provisions have been included as Schedule-2, determining the minimum and maximum compensation amount for POCSO victims. Through this, timely and effective assistance will be provided to the victims.
Uttarakhand Government approves ‘Sakshi Suraksha Yojana, 2025’
To make the justice system strong and fair, the state government has approved the ‘Uttarakhand Witness Protection Scheme, 2025’, which will ensure the safety and dignity of witnesses. The objective of this scheme is to provide a safe environment to the witnesses to testify freely and honestly before the court by keeping them free from any kind of fear, pressure or retaliation. Under the scheme, security measures like identity confidentiality, change of location, change of contact details, physical security arrangements and financial assistance as per requirement have been provided at various levels. Confidentiality has been given top priority in all decisions.
