Dehradun, June 24 -- The Government of India has approved a total of Rs 2,355 crore for Uttarakhand under the "Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI)" scheme, the release said.

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Finance, Rs 71.94 crore has been sanctioned under the SASCI scheme. In addition, Rs 2,283.60 crore has been approved for Uttarakhand under the "Pride of Hills" initiative, a special development assistance programme for hill states operating under the same scheme.

The Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated that with these approvals, the Government of India has so far provided a total of Rs 2,355.54 crore to the state under this scheme during the current financial year 2026-27.

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