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 invest Rs 8000 crores over a span of ten years through a new scheme "HARI (Heritage Augmentation and Rejuvenation Initiative)" to develop transportation and physical infrastructure around all the temples and pilgrimage centres, with special focus on easing access through ropeways.”
I found major pilgrimage and ropeway investments, but no approved source confirming a dedicated HARI scheme with Rs 8,000 crore over ten years for all temples and pilgrimage centres. Related pilgrimage projects cannot substitute for the named Rs 8,000 crore HARI scheme without scheme/order/budget evidence. Budget: No HARI-specific Rs 8,000 crore allocation found.
BJP manifesto promised: We will invest Rs 8000 crores over a span of ten years through a new scheme "HARI (Heritage Augmentation and Rejuvenation Initiative)" to develop transportation and physical infrastructure around all the temples and pilgrimage centres, with special focus on easing access through ropeways.
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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