Uttarakhand govt gives approval to state’s first service sector policy

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 13 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government has approved the new policy for the service sector. Through this policy, a target has been set to create 20 lakh employment opportunities and facilitate the skill development of 10 lakh workers in Uttarakhand, an official said. 

The Chief Secretary of the state Sukhbir Singh Sandhu said, that health, education, hospitality, wellness, IT, data centres, sports, and the film industry have been included in this policy.

This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday at the State Secretariat.

For the first time in the state, the service sector policy has been approved, the official added. 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also held a meeting with real estate investors on residential projects and other issues on Tuesday for the “Global Investors Summit 2023” in Dehradun.

In the meeting, the Chief Minister exuded confidence that the proposed Investor Summit in the coming month of December will play an important role in increasing the development and economy of the state.

Dhami said that along with making new policies to increase investment in the state, the single window system is being made more effective, and whatever suggestions have been received today regarding real estate will be included in the future action plan.

The Chief Minister said that the government is continuously working on the ground for the development of the state through investment and providing new employment opportunities to the local people.