Uttarakhand News: Request of ₹63.60 crore from the Centre for setting up a “Cyber Centre of Excellence”

India

oi-Oneindia Staff

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 23:51 [IST]

Chief
Minister
Shri
Pushkar
Singh
Dhami
met
Union
Home
Minister
Shri
Amit
Shah
in
New
Delhi
and
discussed
various
key
issues
related
to
the
holistic
development
of
the
state.

In
view
of
the
growing
challenges
in
the
field
of
cyber
security,
the
Chief
Minister
requested
the
Union
Home
Minister
to
approve
a
fund
of
₹63.60
crore
for
establishing
a
“Cyber
Centre
of
Excellence” in
Dehradun.
This
centre
will
play
a
vital
role
in
preventing
digital
crimes,
providing
expert
training,
advancing
cyber
forensics,
and
developing
modern
resources.

The
Chief
Minister
also
apprised
the
Union
Home
Minister
of
the
damage
caused
to
the
state’s
power
infrastructure
due
to
natural
disasters.
Considering
the
geographical
challenges
of
small
Himalayan
states,
he
requested
that
power
generation,
transmission,
and
distribution
assets
be
brought
under
the
compensation
framework
of
the
NDRF/SDRF.
This
would
further
strengthen
and
enhance
the
effectiveness
of
the
state’s
disaster
management
system.

The
Chief
Minister
also
sought
prompt
approval
for
the
₹150.16
crore
proposal
to
expand
the
Sitarganj
Central
Jail.

Referring
to
the
successful
“Uttarakhand
Global
Investors
Summit
2023”
held
under
the
inspiration
of
Prime
Minister
Shri
Narendra
Modi,
the
Chief
Minister
informed
that
investment
MoUs
worth
more
than
₹3.50
lakh
crore
were
signed.
Terming
this
achievement
a
matter
of
pride
for
the
state,
he
told
the
Union
Home
Minister
that
a
celebration
in
the
form
of
an
“Uttarakhand
Investment
Festival”
is
proposed
to
be
organized
in
the
Pantnagar-Rudrapur
industrial
region.
The
Chief
Minister
invited
the
Union
Home
Minister
to
attend
the
program
as
the
Chief
Guest.

Union
Home
Minister
Shri
Amit
Shah
assured
positive
action
on
all
proposals
presented
by
the
Chief
Minister.
The
Chief
Minister
reiterated
that
the
Uttarakhand
government
is
committed
to
realizing
the
vision
of
a
“New
India”
under
the
leadership
of
Prime
Minister
Shri
Narendra
Modi.
He
also
stated
that
the
continuous
guidance
and
support
of
the
Central
Government
is
providing
new
energy
to
the
development
of
the
state.