Current term
Since Mar 2022 · Present
Pushkar Singh Dhami
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand · BJP
Pushkar Singh Dhami
Chief Minister
BJP
Uttarakhand
Career
Uttarakhand CM since 2021 (re-elected 2022)
Born
1975 · Age 51
Education
LLB, HNB Garhwal University
Terms in Office
Uttarakhand CM since 2021 (re-elected 2022)
About
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (born 1975)
Pushkar Singh Dhami is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, serving as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand since 4 July 2021, who is also the longest serving chief minister for the state. He has represented the Champawat Assembly constituency in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly since 2022 and represented Khatima from 2012 to 2022. He lost his seat in the 2022 elections, but was re-elected as Chief Minister by BJP MLAs. He was later elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly following a by-election. He is the only Chief Minister of the state to assume a second consecutive term as CM..
Projects & Initiatives 1 ongoing · 1 completed
Uniform Civil Code — Uttarakhand
CompletionImplemented 27 Jan 2025 (Act passed Feb 2024, presidential assent Mar 2024)
Official agency / source
Char Dham All-Weather Road
Budget₹12,000 crore (central government allocation to NHIDCL and BRO for 889 km of highway)
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Manifesto
Headline manifesto commitments of the current government, with a sourced status. We track only whether each promise was kept — not its merits.
BJPBJP · manifesto 20223 Delivered1 In progress
Delivered
Since 2025
Implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code came into force on 27 January 2025 with the launch of an official portal, making Uttarakhand the first state in India to enact a UCC covering marriage, divorce, succession and mandatory registration of marriages and live-in relationships (scheduled tribes excluded).
Delivered
Since 2025
Enact a strict land law (Bhu Kanoon) to curb outside land buyers
The Uttarakhand cabinet approved a stringent land law on 20 February 2025 and the Assembly passed it on 21 February 2025, barring outsiders from buying agricultural/horticultural land (except Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar), capping outsider residential purchases, and shifting land-purchase approval from district magistrates to the state government.
Delivered
Since 2022
Enact a stricter anti-conversion (Freedom of Religion) law
The Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill on 29 November 2022, making unlawful religious conversion a cognisable, non-bailable offence punishable with 3 to 10 years' imprisonment plus fines and victim compensation.
In progress
Since 2023
Empower rural women economically (Lakhpati Didi / self-help groups)
Under the Mukhyamantri Lakhpati Didi Yojana (target of 1.25 lakh women, support up to Rs 5 lakh), the state reported over 1.63 lakh women certified as 'Lakhpati Didi' by August 2025, with the program continuing alongside Saras/Growth Centre marketing infrastructure.
Parliament Record
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Uttarakhand government schemes & projects
- Uniform Civil Code — Uttarakhand — completed · since 2024
- Char Dham All-Weather Road — ongoing · since 2016
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Pushkar Singh Dhami?
Pushkar Singh Dhami is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, from the BJP.
Which party does Pushkar Singh Dhami belong to?
Pushkar Singh Dhami belongs to the BJP.
Which government schemes and projects are linked to Pushkar Singh Dhami?
Schemes and projects under Pushkar Singh Dhami's government include Uniform Civil Code — Uttarakhand, Char Dham All-Weather Road.