India, Jan. 27 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday addressed administrative officers at a two-day "Chintan Shivir and Dialogue on Vision 2047" at the Civil Services Institute, calling for a "clear, practical and time-bound" strategy to align the state's development priorities with the national objective of making India a developed country by 2047.

According to the state government's statement, Dhami said the exercise would focus on key sectors linked to Uttarakhand's overall development and help set a direction for the coming years. He added that the national goal could be achieved only if all states progressed in parallel, and that Uttarakhand should determine a long-term development pathway based on its resource...