Dehradun, Oct. 22 -- Uttarakhand Cabinet approved 25 proposals as it met on Thursday, ahead of the two-day Assembly session scheduled to take place in the winter capital Gairsain next week.
The proposals approved included changes in the Uniform Civil Code Rules, a one-time settlement scheme for resolution of pending stamp-duty-related cases, and establishment of an Uttarakhand Adventure Tourism Corporation Limited.
The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, also approved changes to the approval process for road and bridge construction works under the Public Works Department.
Currently, under the second phase, approvals for various components -- such as hill-slope cutting, construction of retaining walls, culverts, drains and other related works -- are granted in separate stages.
As per the new system, all works in the second phase will be approved in a single stage, which will ensure that all essential protective measures after hill-slope cutting can be implemented in a timely manner, thereby minimising damage to the roads.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal to raise the annual family income limit for eligibility under the free coaching scheme to Rs 8 lakh from Rs 2 lakh.
The scheme is run by the Social Welfare Department for students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Officials said the new approval will enable a larger number of students to avail free coaching for competitive examinations.
Approval was also given to notify the "Civil Code (Amendment) Rules, Uttarakhand, 2026" to implement the provisions of the "Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand (Amendment) Act, 2026".
Officials said this will address the practical difficulties encountered during the implementation of certain provisions of the original Code, and also rectify clerical errors.
The meeting also gave nod to amendments to the relevant regulations, to grant 5 per cent relaxation in passing marks for students with disabilities appearing for examinations conducted by the Uttarakhand Board of School Education.
Consequently, students falling under this category will be considered "passed" upon securing 28 per cent marks.
In the Cabinet meeting, a decision was taken to restructure all 13 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) in the state, through which the number of existing positions in each DIET will be reduced from 48 to 44.
Under the "PM Poshan" scheme, the Cabinet approved a proposal to allocate land to Annamrita Foundation in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts, for establishment of centralised kitchens that provide cooked meals.
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