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 establish a "Spoken Sanskrit Laboratory" in every government school in Uttarakhand. Weekly laboratory sessions will be made compulsory for students of all classes.”
Model Sanskrit villages and Sanskrit promotion exist, but I did not verify spoken Sanskrit laboratories in every government school or compulsory weekly sessions for all classes. The promise is universal and school-level; related Sanskrit promotion is insufficient. Budget: No statewide Sanskrit-lab allocation found.
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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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