New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday announced eight measures to address traders' concerns, covering disaster relief, insurance awareness, tourism registrations, homestay expansion, road infrastructure and access to worker welfare schemes. The announcements were made at a provincial traders' conference at the Government Medical College auditorium in Haldwani.

Dhami said traders were important contributors to the state's economy, employment generation and local development. He said the government was seeking to reduce procedural hurdles, improve transparency and establish a system for resolving grievances within defined timelines.

The government will take necessary action to provide eligible trad...