Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 4 Jul 2026
“We will grant an amount of ₹ 1,00,000 to all students from the state as an incentive for clearing UPSC prelims.”
The Higher Education Department lists a financial assistance scheme for meritorious students preparing for mains examinations of competitive exams including UPSC/State PSC. The government order provides ₹50,000 after clearing preliminary examinations, not ₹1,00,000. Intent partially met: there is financial assistance for prelims-qualified candidates, but the amount is half the manifesto promise and the scheme predates the 2022 manifesto. Budget: Government order places expenditure under Higher Education grant head; amount per eligible candidate is ₹50,000.
BJP manifesto promised: We will grant an amount of ₹ 1,00,000 to all students from the state as an incentive for clearing UPSC prelims.
View source“Uttarakhand State Private Universities Act” will be enacted to ensure effective regulations of private universities in the state as well as enable a transparent process in opening new private universities.
Unnecessary rules like that of mandatory essentiality certificates will be abolished.
Compliance norms for schools will be streamlined and made more transparent.
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