Dehradun. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the approval and payment of Rs 118.91 crore to Uttarakhand under the National Social Assistance Program by the Central Government.

Under the National Social Assistance Program, funds are given by the government to help the elderly, widows, and disabled people of families below the poverty line.

The Chief Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari for sanctioning 6 RoBs works worth ₹ 193.92 crores to Uttarakhand under the “Setubandhan” of the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) scheme. He said that definitely, this construction work will give a new impetus to the development of the state.