Uttarakhand Sets Aside Rs 340 Crore for Kumbh Mela, Ganga Corridor and Nanda Raj Jat

Current Summary

Uttarakhand has proposed a Rs 7,844.18 crore supplementary budget for 2026-27, outlined by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at a press conference in Gairsain. The budget provides Rs 4,164.32 crore for capital expenditure and Rs 3,679.86 crore for revenue expenditure. Within it, about Rs 290 crore is earmarked for Divya Kumbh preparations and infrastructure, with works linked to the Nanda Raj Jat Yatra and the Haridwar-Ganga Corridor also factored in. Other major provisions include Rs 1,100 crore under the Annapurti Scheme for paddy and wheat procurement from farmers, Rs 500 crore under a special infrastructure assistance scheme, Rs 300 crore for the Jal Jeevan Mission, Rs 122 crore for the Gairsain Water Supply Dam Project, and Rs 721 crore to raise local bodies' share of state tax revenue from 10.5% to 12.5%. The Vidhan Sabha's third 2026 session was adjourned sine die by Speaker Ritu Khanduri at Bharadisain, Gairsain, after the house passed the supplementary budget, nine bills, and tabled two ordinances; Congress protested demanding discussion on corruption under Rule 310, which the Speaker deferred to Rule 58. CM Dhami travelled by road from Srinagar to Dehradun after the session, stopping at a tea stall near Srinagar Toll Plaza, and directed officials to repair damaged sections of the Haridwar-Badrinath road. Congress state unit president Ganesh Godiyal criticised the government for holding a brief session at Bharadisain, calling it a misuse of taxpayer money, and said the opposition's demands for discussion on the Ankita Bhandari case, corruption and unemployment were rejected.

What Changed

• 28 Oct, 01:42 pm
  Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami travelled by road from Srinagar to Dehradun after the Vidhan Sabha session, stopping at a tea stall near Srinagar Toll Plaza, and directed officials to repair damaged sections of the Haridwar-Badrinath road without delay. Congress state unit president Ganesh Godiyal criticised the government for holding a brief session at Bharadisain, Gairsain, calling it a misuse of taxpayer money, and said the opposition's demand for discussion on the Ankita Bhandari case, corruption and unemployment was rejected. He said Gairsain would be declared Uttarakhand's permanent capital if Congress forms the next government.
• 28 Oct, 01:42 pm
  The Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha's third session of 2026 was adjourned sine die by Speaker Ritu Khanduri on Wednesday at Bharadisain, Gairsain. Amid opposition protests, the house passed the Rs 7,844.18 crore supplementary budget along with nine bills, and tabled two ordinances. Congress members, led by Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya, demanded discussion on corruption under Rule 310; the Speaker deferred it to Rule 58, prompting repeated adjournments during question hour.
• 28 Oct, 12:21 pm
  The full supplementary budget for 2026-27 has been detailed: Rs 7,844.18 crore in total, of which about Rs 290 crore is earmarked for Divya Kumbh preparations and infrastructure, with works for the Nanda Raj Jat Yatra and Haridwar-Ganga Corridor also included — a more specific figure than the previously reported Rs 340 crore. The budget was outlined by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at a press conference in Gairsain.
• 28 Oct, 11:11 am
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