Increase pension for regional instrumentalists and Baajigars to Rs 5,100
We will increase the pension paid to regional instrumentalists, and the Baajigars to Rs 5,100 from the current Rs 3,100 upon completion of 60 years of age.
Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 4 Jul 2026
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Help us verify“We will bring a "Uttarakhand Folk Culture Protection Policy" to protect the Intellectual Property Rights of folk artists whose work is used in films, web series and other media platforms.”
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BJP manifesto promised: We will bring a "Uttarakhand Folk Culture Protection Policy" to protect the Intellectual Property Rights of folk artists whose work is used in films, web series and other media platforms.
View sourceWe will increase the pension paid to regional instrumentalists, and the Baajigars to Rs 5,100 from the current Rs 3,100 upon completion of 60 years of age.
In order to promote Uttarakhand's folk instrumentalists, we will provide them with a monthly financial aid of Rs 3,000.
We will fully fund the education of all those students enrolled in classical dance and music courses.

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