Uttarakhand CM Dhami Hands Appointment Letters to 307 New Recruits
REPORT : ALOK SEMWAL
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday personally handed over appointment letters to 307 freshly recruited candidates at Mukhya Sevak Sadan, his camp office. The new recruits comprise 243 Medical Officers, 42 Pharmacists, and 22 Laboratory Assistants and Mushroom Supervisors from the Horticulture Department.
Addressing the gathering, CM Dhami struck an emotional chord, telling the recruits, “Take this letter not as proof of a government job, but as a promise you are making to the people of this state.”
Healthcare in the Hills
Dhami underscored just how critical frontline health workers are in a rugged, mountainous state like Uttarakhand, where a doctor or paramedic often means the difference between life and death in cut-off villages. He called on the newly appointed staff to bring genuine compassion to their postings, not just professional competence.
On the infrastructure front, the state currently runs 5 medical colleges with 2 more under construction, alongside 9 nursing colleges and 3 nursing schools. Dehradun, Haldwani, and Srinagar are getting expanded super-specialty units, while a dedicated cancer institute is taking shape in Haldwani. For villages that roads barely reach, telemedicine and heli-ambulance services are already bridging the gap.
The Ayushman Yojana has also made a tangible difference — over 62 lakh cards distributed and nearly 12 lakh patients treated cashless, with the total treatment bill crossing ₹2,200 crore.
A Push for Smarter Farming
Beyond healthcare, Dhami spoke about reshaping agriculture in the state. Kiwi, dragon fruit, high-density apple orchards, mushroom cultivation, and beekeeping are being actively promoted to move farmers away from low-yield traditional crops and towards higher earnings. He said the newly appointed horticulture staff would be on the frontlines of this shift.
Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi backed that vision, pointing out that mushroom farming alone could become a reliable secondary income stream for mountain farmers — improving not just their bank balances, but their overall standing in society.
Clean Hiring, Real Results
CM Dhami also took a moment to highlight the integrity of the recruitment process. Uttarakhand, he said, now enforces the toughest anti-cheating law in the country for competitive exams — and the numbers back it up. More than 32,000 young people have landed government jobs in the last four and a half years, all through a process built on transparency.
Health Minister Subodh Uniyal added that plugging the doctor shortage — especially in remote pockets of the state — has long been a priority, and today’s appointments are a meaningful step in that direction.
