The Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee has sought reservation in Central Government services for all residents of Uttarakhand and release of Rs4,000 crore for disaster related works in the State.
These are among the demands stated in the memorandum addressed to the President of India, submitted to the Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi by a Congress delegation led by PCC president Kishore Upadhyaya. In its memorandum, the Congress has accused the NDA government at the Centre of maintaining an apathetic attitude towards Uttarakhand.
In the six-point memorandum addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee, the PCC has alleged that since NDA formed government at the Centre, Uttarakhand had been facing apathy. Due to the efforts of the chief minister, the State is slowly coming out of the effects of the June 2013 disaster but the Central Government has not assisted the State proactive for dealing with disaster and rebuilding the State.
The Congress has demanded that all the residents of Uttarakhand should be provided reservation in Central Government services, the benefit of the industrial package accorded in the past should be extended by 10 years and the first-stage proposal submitted by the chief minister Harish Rawat to the Centre for Ganga purification should be approved without delay.
“The proposal submitted to the Central Government for green bonus to Uttarakhand for protection of the environment should be approved without delay. At least Rs4,000 crore should be released to Uttarakhand for provision of relief to affected families in the disaster affected areas and for reconstruction of damaged infrastructure. Central Government enterprises like IDPl and HMT in Uttarakhand should be revived with provision of necessary financial package,” states the memorandum. PCC chief coordinator Jot Singh Bisht, programme in-charge Rajendra Shah and other party members were part of the delegation.