Uttarakhand - Government
Uttarakhand d (earlier known as Uttaranchal) came into existence on November 9, 2000 as a separate state. Earlier it was a part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. The demand for separate state Uttarakhand was completed on August 25, 2000 with the passage of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000. At the time of formation it was named Uttaranchal. Which changed on December 21, 2006, after the passage of the Uttaranchal (Name Change) Act, 2006, became Uttarakhand and the notification of the Government of India came into force on January 1, 2007 as on 1 January 2007.
At the time of formation of the state, there were 30 members in the provisional Legislative Assembly. Out of which, 22 members were from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and 8 members from the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh. The first general election for 70 seats of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly took place in February 2002 and one member was nominated from the Anglo-Indian community. Thus, the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly has been 71. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is 5 years apart from the condition of dissolution before normal condition.
With the creation of the State of Uttarakhand, the Raj Bhawan was temporarily established at Bijapur House situated on New Cantonment Road, Dehradun. Subsequently the Circuit House, Dehradun was redesignated as Raj Bhawan and the first Governor, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala, shifted there on 25th December 2000. The present Raj Bhawan (earlier known as Circuit House) was built in 1902. It was then called "Court House", where the then British Governor of United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) often used to reside. In the post-Independence period, India's first Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru used to stay in this building whenever he visited Dehradun. From time to time, various Presidents of India and almost all Prime Ministers, so far, have stayed in this historic building. The Rajbhawan is situated at a height of 2305 ft. from sea level.
While the Raj Bhawan was shifted to Circuit House, the Governor's Secretariat continued to function from Bijapur House premises till 27 July 2009, when the new Raj Bhawan Secretariat and Auditorium buildings were inaugurated by H.E. Shri B. L. Joshi (the 3rd Governor of Uttarakhand). Later, a separate Governor's Official Residence was built in this premises which was inaugurated by Smt. Margaret Alva (the fourth Governor of Uttarakhand) on 14 April, 2010. The Old building, previously known as Circuit House, is now being used as Raj Bhawan Guest House.
At the time of the creation of the State, the High Court of Uttarakhand was also established on the same day at Nainital. Since that day the High Court is functioning in an old building situated in Mallital Nainital which was known as old Secretariat. The building of the High Court is a very magnificent and was constructed in 1900 A.D. There is a park in front of the building and Naina Peak, the highest peak in Nainital, in the background, which makes the building more picturesque. In the beginning five Court rooms were constructed but later on more Court rooms have been added. A huge Chief Justice Court Block and a Block of Lawyers’ chambers have also been built up in the year 2007.
Uttarakhand is mainly separated into two regions namely Garhwal and Kumaon consisting 13 districts. The districts under Garhwal region are Almora, Champawat, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Chamoli, Tehri Garhwal, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal (usually identified as Garhwal) come under Garhwal region.
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