Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 4 Jul 2026
“We will institute an "Authorship Grant" of upto Rs 1 Lakh to each author for books published in Kumaoni, Garhwali, and Jaunsari.”
Bhasha Sansthan honours and literature-promotion measures exist, including awards for Hindi/local-language literature, but no per-author Rs 1 lakh book grant in Kumaoni/Garhwali/Jaunsari is verified. Writer recognition exists, but the exact authorship-grant scheme is not verified. Budget: Award/prize support exists; no Rs 1 lakh authorship-grant allocation found.
BJP manifesto promised: We will institute an "Authorship Grant" of upto Rs 1 Lakh to each author for books published 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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