New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Uttarakhand cabinet on Monday approved a set of proposals covering business compliance, recruitment, infrastructure regulation and public administration, including a bill aimed at simplifying business activities and revised rules for employing former Agniveers in uniformed state government posts.

The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Haridwar, cleared the Second Uttarakhand Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, for introduction in the state assembly. The proposed legislation seeks to decriminalise minor offences, introduce civil penalties and administrative action for minor technical and procedural violations, and remove obsolete or unnecessary legal provisions.

The Jan Vishw...