Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 4 Jul 2026
“We will establish a "Kumaoni Research Centre" in Nainital. These centres will initiate the compilation of a digitized Shabd Bhandar in Kumaoni, Garhwali, and Jaunsari.”
Uttarakhand Bhasha Sansthan has moved toward digitising dialects, folk literature, e-library work and a linguistic map, but I did not verify a physical Kumaoni Research Centre in Nainital. The digital-language objective is partly moving, but the named research centre is not verified. Budget: Bhasha Sansthan activity exists; centre-specific allocation not found.
BJP manifesto promised: We will establish a "Kumaoni Research Centre" in Nainital. These centres will initiate the compilation of a digitized Shabd Bhandar in Kumaoni, Garhwali, and Jaunsari.
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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