introduction of uttarakhand state

introduction of Uttarakhand state  

• The creation of Uttarakhand State by the people of Uttarakhand State was to identify the heterogeneous geographical situation or cultural social heritage as a hill state after a long struggle.

• Uttarakhand was recognized as the 27th state of the Indian Union on 9 November 2000.

•  Till as 31/12/2006 the name of the state was Uttaranchal and on 1/1/2007 the name of the state was changed to Uttarakhand.

• If we talk about the word of Uttarakhand, then this word was the first time used during the state movement by a person who named was Ganga Dutt Pandey in his letters.

• Uttarakhand is the 11th Himalayan state located in the Central Himalayas.

• If we talk about Himalayan state then Assam was the only Himalayan state before independence in India.

• For the first time in Uttarakhand, the Himalayan state meeting was held in Mussoorie on 28 July 2019, in which 10 out of 11 Himalayan state representatives participated, the only state whose representative did not participate that was Assam.

• Uttarakhand state is divided into 2 divisions, Garhwal Division and Kumaon Divisio

• The total number of districts in these two divisions of Uttarakhand is 13.

• Establishment of Garhwal Division - 1969  
• Headquarters - Pauri Garhwal.

There are 7 districts in Garhwal Division -

1) Dehradun

2) Haridwar

3) Uttarkashi

4) Tehri

5) Chamoli

6) Pauri

7) Rudraprayag

• Establishment of Kumaon Division-1854 
• Headquarters- Nainital

There are 6 districts in Kumaon Division.

1) Almora

2) Nainital

3) Pithoragarh

4) Udham Singh Nagar

5) Bageshwar

6) Champawat

• The largest districts based on the area of ​​Uttarakhand - Uttarkashi, Chamoli Pauri, Pithoragarh

• Smallest district based on the area of ​​Uttarakhand - Champawat, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Haridwar

• Uttarakhand state second language - Sanskrit 2010 declared

• Uttarakhand State Sports - Football 2011 declared 

• Uttarakhand state musical instruments - Dhol announced in 2015

• Uttarakhand State Butterfly Kaman Pikok announced in 2016.

• Uttarakhand state song - Uttarakhand dev Bhoomi, shat-shat vandan Abhi Nandan.

• The Uttarakhand state song is composed by Hemant Bisht. Which was declared a state song in 2016.

• This song has been given vocals by folk singers Narendra Singh Negi and Anuradha Nirala.

• Uttarakhand State Capital - Dehradun

• Summer Capital Proposed - Gairsain

• The capital of the state of Uttarakhand has been the subject of controversies, with some believing that the capital should be Dehradun, while some believed that the capital should be the Gairsain of Chamoli, two commissions were formed in the wake of public sentiments. 

• Ramashankar Kaushik Committee - This committee was formed in 1994, this committee spoke in favor of the capital being non-military.

• Virendra Dixit Committee - This committee spoke in favor of being the capital Dehradun

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