Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a series of funding proposals for health infrastructure, higher education, roads, tourism and flood management during financial year 2026-27.
The approvals include ₹13.48 crore from the State Contingency Fund as the state’s share against the central share for medical and public health infrastructure. The amount will be used under infrastructure maintenance and the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission-1.0, after permission to open a new head of account under capital expenditure for medical and public health.
Funding for colleges and district projects
The Chief Minister also approved ₹77.69 crore for salary and related payments to staff working at 21 private colleges under the Higher Education Department. The approved amount represents the balance against ₹155.38 crore allocated for the current financial year 2026-27.
Several location-specific works also received approval. These include ₹93.08 lakh for an internal link road in Gram Sabha Dar, in the Dharchula Assembly constituency of Pithoragarh district.
In Khatima Assembly constituency of Udham Singh Nagar district, ₹10.00 lakh was approved for beautification, security arrangements and boundary-wall construction at Shiv Mandir Anjania. The project is directly relevant to local public access and the upkeep of the religious site.
A further ₹92.32 lakh was approved for the first phase of road construction from Bhumia Mandir Gaithan to Kalsin Mandir and Khuni village in the Pithoragarh Assembly constituency.
Tourism, irrigation and flood planning
For the Bageshwar-Pindari Glacier trek route, ₹04.44 crore was approved for repairs and improvement work at the Tourist Rest House in Furkiya, under the Kapkot Assembly constituency of Bageshwar district.
The government also approved ₹04.89 crore for slope-protection work included in the revised cost of the Satpuli barrage construction project in the Dwarikhal and Ekeshwar development blocks of Pauri Garhwal district.
Under the state-sector floodplain zoning programme, ₹47.31 lakh was approved for consultancy work on floodplain zoning along the Sharda (Kali) River. The proposal is intended to support planning related to areas along the river.
Road infrastructure allocation
The largest approval covers 09 works under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund scheme. The total sanctioned amount is ₹288.41 crore, while ₹115.36 crore has been approved for release as the first instalment.
The package combines state-level infrastructure spending with district projects covering roads, a religious-site facility, a tourist accommodation facility, a barrage-related protection work and floodplain planning. The approved funds are connected to financial year 2026-27, although the source does not provide individual completion dates for the works.
Conclusion
The approvals clear funding for health infrastructure, college staff payments and infrastructure projects across Uttarakhand, including a specific ₹10.00 lakh allocation for work at Shiv Mandir Anjania in Khatima and the first instalment for 09 Central Road Infrastructure Fund works.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How much was approved for health infrastructure?
₹13.48 crore was approved from the State Contingency Fund as the state’s share against the central share.
Q. Which health programmes are covered?
The funding covers infrastructure maintenance for medical and public health and the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission-1.0.
Q. How much was approved for staff at private colleges?
₹77.69 crore was approved for salary and related payments for staff at 21 private colleges under the Higher Education Department.
Q. What funding was approved for Khatima?
₹10.00 lakh was approved for beautification, security and boundary-wall construction at Shiv Mandir Anjania in Khatima Assembly constituency.
Q. How much was approved for the Central Road Infrastructure Fund works?
₹288.41 crore was approved for 09 works, with ₹115.36 crore cleared as the first instalment.
Q. What flood-management work received approval?
₹47.31 lakh was approved for consultancy work on floodplain zoning along the Sharda (Kali) River.
Q. Which tourism facility will be repaired?
The Tourist Rest House in Furkiya on the Bageshwar-Pindari Glacier trek route will receive repairs and improvement work funded through an approved ₹04.44 crore allocation.
