Tirath Singh Rawat

The Uttarakhand government has decided to provide Rs 3,000 monthly maintenance allowance to the children who lost their parents due to COVID-19. Earmarking 5% horizontal reservation in government jobs, the ‘Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana provisions maintenance until they attain the age of 21. Moreover, making arrangements for education and employment-related training for them, the government also plans to make rules to protect their ancestral… read-more

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat announced that the government will no longer have direct control over the management of 51 temples across the state including Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. The ex-CM Trivendra Singh Rawat citing ‘professional management of shrines’ passed the Char Dham Devsthanam Management Bill. Notably, the decision saw a flak from priests and temple authorities who protested against the government's… read-more

Days after the ‘ripped jeans’ remark, Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat has sparked another controversy by saying people should have produced more children to avail extra ration during lockdown. Rawat said people having less children are jealous of those having more, and they should have produced 20 children while they had time. Speaking at a Nainital event, Rawat stated that parents having 20 children got one quintal ration while those… read-more

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat's remark over ripped jeans has caused a flood of photos from women in distressed denims on Twitter. Several users, including politicians and celebrities, have shared their picture in ripped jeans in protest against CM Rawat's comments, making #RippedJeansTwitter a trend. Earlier, speaking at a workshop for protection of child rights in Dehradun, Rawat had said that showing "bare knees" in ripped… read-more

The new Uttarakhand government led by Tirath Singh Rawat has scrapped the mandatory rule to produce negative COVID-19 certificate by pilgrims visiting Haridwar for Kumbh Mela. For the festival starting April 1, CM Rawat called the decision a responsibility to arrange for facilities for the devotees. Notably, former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat had imposed strict restrictions in the state and made the COVID-19 negative certificate mandatory for… read-more