Border Region Development Board

The promise was to constitute a Border Region Development Board for all-round development and empowerment of border districts. Uttarakhand has a Mukhyamantri Border Area Development Programme, started in 2020, that supports border-area infrastructure, livelihoods, tourism, skill development, growth centres, and reverse migration through annual action plans. In October 2025, the Chief Minister announced plans to form a Border Area Development Council to improve facilities and services in border regions. However, I did not find approved-source evidence that the promised Border Region Development Board, or a clearly equivalent council/board, has actually been constituted. The verdict is pending because the promised body remains unverified, even though related border-area development activity exists. Budget status: MBADP gap-funding exists, but no board-specific allocation or constituted-body budget found.