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U'khand cabinet clears new rules for spl edu, sanitation
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand cabinet, chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday, approved key policy decisions across education, sanitation, legislative affairs and rural governance.
The cabinet granted approval to the Uttarakhand Special Education Teacher Service Rules, which formalises the recruitment and service structure for 135 posts of special education teachers. The decision follows a directive issued by the Uttarakhand high court on March 7.
In another major decision, the cabinet authorised the Panchayati Raj department to implement the
Swachh Bharat Mission
(gramin) phase III in the state. The department will officially take over as the nodal agency from April 1, 2026, for executing all key components under the rural sanitation programme.
The cabinet also approved convening the monsoon session (second) of the fifth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in 2025. Dhami was authorised to finalise the session's date and venue.
Additionally, a cabinet sub-committee reviewed the report submitted by the Single-Member Dedicated Commission on Panchayati Raj governance reforms. Its recommendations and suggestions were tabled before the full cabinet during the meeting.
