Ten schools will be identified in each district of the State where language labs will be set up. It is our dream to get railway connectivity into the hills. The Indian Government had approved the Rishikesh-Karnprayag and Bageshwar-Tanakpur Rail projects.
Gairsain was yet another dream of this Government. A Vidhan Sabha session would be held there. Now biggest challenge is to start the Kedarnath yatra by May 5 and work is in progress to achieve this” said Harish Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand while laying the foundation stone for the National Institute of Technology at Sumadi village of Pauri district on Wednesday.
In his address, CM Rawat said that there can be no better place for an NIT than Sumadi. He appealed to the director of the institute to provide the local youth with employment as per their qualifications. You also provide space to the locals in the institute to carry on their business. He also appreciated the Institute for making its proposed campus eco friendly. The CM expressed his gratitude to the people of Sumadi and nearby villages for providing the land for the institute.
There was a need to improve the quality of human resources and education in the state. By 2025, there will be a need for 25 crore human resource. To make the most of it, focus had to be placed on skill development. There had to be more emphasis on IITs, Polytechnics and engineering institutes instead of normal institutions. It was government’s priority to develop human resources and the environment. He reminded the gathering that there was now a provision for pension for farmers after the age of sixty. Under the Food Security Act, emphasis would be placed on providing local products such as Mandua, Bhatt, Gahat. A consolidated payment would be made after three years on planting trees for fodder.
It is important to understand the pain of the mountains if development was to be planned. The CM also extended his gratitude to Rahul Gandhi for approving the scheme of one rank one pension.