For bringing about improvement in the State’s economy and increasing livelihood resources, the State Government has formed a high level advisory committee with former chief secretary Indu Kumar Pande as its head. To reduce the loss caused the lockdown in place for preventing spread of COVID-19 and to strengthen the economy of the state, this high level committee has been formed on the directions of the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
While retired IAS officer Indu Kumar Pande has been made the chairman of this committee, its members will include industry principal secretary Manisha Panwar, finance secretary Sowjanya, finance additional secretary Bhupesh Tiwari and planning additional secretary Yogendra Yadav.
This committee will study the loss caused to the economy of the state due to the lockdown and given its recommendations to the State Government for improvement in economic resources. The committee will also consider which sectors to accord top priority to for facilitation of livelihood to the people.
This high level committee will present its report to the State Government at the earliest.