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
“We will expand the Department of Veda in Uttarakhand Sanskrit University into the "School of Veda Pathanam".”
Uttarakhand Sanskrit University has a Department of Veda and MA in Ved, but I did not verify expansion into a separate School of Veda Pathanam. The underlying Veda department/course exists; the promised institutional upgrade is not verified. Budget: University course/department operations exist; no School of Veda Pathanam allocation found.
BJP manifesto promised: We will expand the Department of Veda in Uttarakhand Sanskrit University into the "School of Veda Pathanam".
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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