Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 28 Jun 2026
“We shall frame a new policy to safeguard the interests of the ex-servicemen and security personnel appointed through UPNL.”
The promise was to frame a new policy to safeguard ex-servicemen and security personnel appointed through UPNL. UPNL itself is operational and its official site lists job enrolment and government orders on honorarium revision and incentive allowance. In August 2025, TOI reported that the Uttarakhand cabinet approved proposals to frame policies for women, youth and ex-servicemen, and that ex-servicemen working through UPNL would be integrated with government employment and self-employment schemes and matched with suitable services. In January 2026, TOI reported cabinet approval for equal-pay-for-equal-work benefits for UPNL-sponsored personnel with 10 years of continuous service in the first phase. This is real movement, but I did not find the promised comprehensive new UPNL policy specifically safeguarding ex-servicemen and security personnel. Budget status: related salary benefit and honorarium measures exist, but no single policy-specific budget allocation found.
TOI reported cabinet approval of equal-pay-for-equal-work benefits for UPNL-sponsored personnel with 10 years of continuous service in the first phase.
View sourceTOI reported cabinet approval for proposals to frame employment policies, including integrating ex-servicemen working through UPNL with employment and self-employment schemes.
View sourceBJP manifesto promised a new policy to safeguard ex-servicemen and security personnel appointed through UPNL.
View sourceCabinet nod for policies to boost jobs for women, youth and ex-servicemen
Uttarakhand cabinet approves equal pay for equal work benefits to UPNL-sponsored personnel
UPNL official website - mission, job enrolment and government orders
We will increase the special scholarship amount for the wards of ex-servicemen as follows: Intermediate from ₹12,000 p.a to ₹60,000 p.a for 80% and above marks in High School; Graduation from ₹15,000 p.a to ₹75,000 p.a for 80% and above marks in Intermediate; and PG from ₹18,000 p.a to ₹90,000 p.a for 70% and above marks in UG final year.
We will augment the scholarship for the wards of ex-servicemen to cover the school fees and stationery expenses: General education I-VIII from ₹3,000 p.a to ₹5,000 p.a; IX-XII from ₹6,000 p.a to ₹10,000 p.a; U.G. from ₹4,000 p.a to ₹20,000 p.a; P.G. from ₹4,000 p.a to ₹20,000 p.a; and Research and M.Phil from ₹10,000 p.a to ₹50,000 p.a.
We will provide a job-kit with a one time financial grant of ₹50,000 to ex-servicemen at the time of their retirement from the Armed Forces.
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