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Rs 350 cr allocated for development of Gairsain capital region: Uttarakhand CM

Bharadisain, Mar 5 (UNI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said Rs 350 crore has been allocated for development of Gairsain capital region in budget.
The state government has drawn up a plan for the development of the Gairsain capital region and an allocation of Rs 354 crore has been made in the budget for the purpose, Mr Rawat said.
Mr Rawat said for the first time, financial allocation has been made for the Mukhyamantri Ghasyari Kalyan Yojana, and the Saubhagyawati Yojana in the budget.
The Chief Minister said "Our focus in the budget was on four things -- a healthy, easy to reach, self-reliant and safe Uttarakhand.''
Briefing about the the Rs 57,400.32 crore budget presented in the state assembly, Mr Rawat said this year the financial statement laid emphasis on health, rural infrastructure, education, employment generation and agriculture.
The allocation includes provisions of Rs 50 crore for infrastructure development, Rs 20 crore for the Chaukhutia airport, Rs 15 crore for the Secretariat at Gairsain, Rs 19 crore for the state assembly bhawan, Rs 106.87 crore for the Gairsain drinking water project, Rs 93.25 crore for the PMGSY and Rs 2.42 crore for a stadium, he said.
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