Sixth Pay Commission in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Government has decided to extend the privilege of the Sixth Pay Commission to all government-aided school staff both teaching and non-teaching. This will benefit 7,200 teachers and 4,000 non-teaching staff of government-aided schools besides pensioners. The Uttarakhand cabinet also decided to accept the demands of the state government employees for grade pay and approved the Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme under which an employee would get a higher grade after every 10 years in service in case no promotion was given during the period.

In public announcement, it has benn said that all government employees working in border areas would be given hill development allowance which was earlier not being given to them as they were getting border area allowance. Areas would be identified which are higher that 1,000 metres and allowance would be paid which would range between Rs 150 and Rs 540 in accordance with the grade pay, said Pandey. Valleys located over a height of 1,000 metres but lower in altitude would also be included.

Vijaya Barthawal becomes first deputy speaker of Uttarakhand

BJP MLA Vijaya Barthawal, become the first deputy speaker of Uttarakhand assembly. The opposition parties Congress and BSP not field the candidate against Barthawal. Both the parties criticised the ruling party for not following the healthy traditions of a parliamentary democracy and said the post of Deputy Speaker goes to the opposition by convention. Vijaya Barthawal is from Yamkeshwar assembly seat in Pauri district.

Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand

Following list is the Chronological order of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand


Nityanand Swami: Nityanand Swami was the first chief minister of Uttarakhand - from November 2000 to 2001. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Bhagat Singh Koshiyari: Bhagat Singh Koshiyari was the second chief minister of Uttarakhand - from November 2001 to 2002. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

As a carrer graph in politics, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, joined the RSS. He took part in the struggle against the Emergency and was imprisoned. In 2000, he was appointed minister of Energy, Irrigation, Law, and Legislative Affairs of the newly created state of Uttarakhand. In 2001 he replaced Nityanand Swami as the chief minister. He has also served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party of his state.

Narayan Dutt Tiwari: Narayan Dutt Tiwari, was the chief minister of Uttarakhand - from November 2002 to 2007. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. In his political carrer, he became governor of the state of Andhra Pradesh, three times chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and chief minister of Uttarakhand.



Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri: Maj. Gen. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri is the current chief minister of uttarakhand. He elected on 8 march 2007. He was also a former minister in the Indian federal government.