India, June 18 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected executive committee of the Uttarakhand Secretariat Association during a swearing-in ceremony held in Dehradun.

Congratulating the newly elected office-bearers, the Chief Minister said the secretariat was not merely a government building but the soul of the state's administrative system and a key centre of public trust. He said policies were shaped and welfare schemes received direction through the secretariat, making it central to Uttarakhand's development process.

The Chief Minister extended greetings to newly elected president Deepak Joshi, vice-presidents Rakesh Joshi, Sanjay Kumar Sharma and ...