The Physiotherapist Association of Uttarakhand has welcomed the recent cabinet decision of granting approval in principle to the formation of an independent state council of physiotherapy. In a statement issued by the association, its head Dr SK Tyagi thanked Chief Minister Harish Rawat and Medical Education Minister Dinesh Dhanai for taking this decision taken in the Cabinet meeting held earlier on Monday. He stated that with the cabinet approving the creation of an independent State physiotherapy council, now the Bill on the same will be in a position to be tabled in the Vidhan Sabha during the session to be held in Gairsain. The PAU head went on to state that the decision taken by the state cabinet had spread a wave of cheer especially among the about 2,000 students of physiotherapy studying in Uttarakhand. If executed as envisioned, this move could bring about considerable improvement in various aspects of physiotherapy in the state from its vocational training to utilisation for alleviating varied problems.