Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) gives his consent to a Bill providing 30% horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the state in government jobs. On 29th November 2022, the state assembly passed Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill, 2022.
- The bill aims to offer 30% reservation in government jobs in order to ensure social justice, equality of opportunity, improvement in living standards and gender equality in public planning.
About Uttarakhand
- Founded: 9 November 2000
- Capital – Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
- Governor – Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Chief Minister – Manik Shah
- State Bird – Himalayan Monal
- State Tree – Burans
- State Flower – Brahma Kamal
- State or International Borders – Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tibet, Nepal