Expressing happiness at the innovative works initiated by the Uttarakhand Government, Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar has said the achievement of the State was better than national average and other bigger States in many fields.
He said the per capita income of the State is Rs 146,826 while the national per capita income is Rs 94,130. The human development index is also much above the national average.
State Government officials said that by the year 2022 all human habitations would be covered under the drinking water schemes. Work on construction of 1091 km long sewer lines is presently in progress in the State and 9,155 villages out of 15,745 are connected with roads.
The officials claimed that the State has progressed by leaps and bounds in industrial sector and 53,487 medium and small industrial units have been set up till date. The State ranks ninth in ease of doing business and tops the Himalayan States. Uttarakhand has also implemented the single window scheme.
The State has entered into understanding with skill council in 23 areas. The Vice Chairman was informed that 12,000 youths were given skill training last year.