India, Oct. 31 -- Uttarakhand has secured the second rank among special category states in the national assessment of renewable energy development conducted by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The recognition has been given under the Renewable Energy State Assessment Framework (RE-SAF), which evaluates the performance of states and Union Territories across several parameters related to the clean energy sector.

The achievement was communicated by Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy secretary Santosh Sarangi in a letter dated October 31, 2026, addressed to Uttarakhand chief secretary Anand Bardhan. The letter congratulated the state government and acknowledged its continued efforts to create an enabling environ...